The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-12-19
CHAPTER iv--continued.

Therefore General Bolivar charged
with o~utspread wings and aulyering
IAN. His eyesight was not good, how
ever. He charged the little CIR. IN
stead of the roistering dog.
Carolyn May frankly screamed. Had
the angry turkey reached the little
girl he would have beaten her down
and perhaps seriously injured her.
He missed her the first time, but
turned TO charge again. Prince barked
loudly, circling around the bristling
turkey cock, undecided just how to get
into the battle. But Aunty Rose knew
40 fear Of anything wearing feathers.
Scat, you brute |" she cried. and
made a grab for the turkey, gripping
him with her left hand behind his
head, bearing his long neck downward.
In her other hand she seized q piece
OF lath and with II chastised the big
turkey across the launches with
vigor.
'Oh. don't spank him any more,
Aunty Rose" gasped Carolyn May at
last. HE must be sorry"
With q final stroke Aunty Rose al
lowed the big fowl Il go-and he ran
away fast enough.
Your dog. child. does not know
his III he Is going to stay
here with you he must learn that fowl
ire not to be chased nor startled"
oh, Aunty Rosei- begged the little
girl, don't punish Princel Not-not
that way. Please don'tl Why. he's
never been spanked In his life He
wouldn't know what 1t meant. Dear
Aunty Rose"
II shall not beat him. Cariyn May"
Interrupted Aunty Rose. But he must
learn his lesson. He must learn that
liberty Is not license. Bring him here.
cariyn May"
She led the way to an open coop of
inths In the middle OF the back yard.
This was a hutch In which she put
f,roody hens when she wished to break
up their desire to set. She opened
the gate of II and motioned Prince to
enter.
The dog looked p~ieadingiy at his
little mistress face, then into the WON
ans stern countenancs. Seeing no
%rcprieve In either. with dropping tail
he skunk into the cage.
With one hand clutching her frock
over her heart. Carolyn Mays big blue
eyes overlooked.
! IT'S Just as II he wal arrested" she
eaid. Poor Princei Has he got to
stay there always. Aunty Roser'
He'll stay till no learns his lesson
said Mrs. Kennedy grimly. AID went
on into the garden.
Carolyn May sat down close to the
lie Of the cage. thrust one hand be-
tween the Stats and held one Of the
-dng's trent paws. She had hoped to
80 into the garden to help Aunty Rose
pick Ress, but she could not bear to
leave Prince alone.
BY and by Mrs. Kennedy came M
from the garden, her pan heaped with
PODS. She looked neither In the di.
rectlon o. the prisoner nor at his little
mistress.
Prince whinsd and lay down. he
had begun b realise now that this was
no play ut al. but punishment. He
bllnked his cyes at Carolyn May and
looked - sorry NJ ever q dog with
cropped ears and m abbreviated tall
could look.
The peas and potatoes were cook
Ing for dinner when Aunty Rose ap-
feared again. There was the little
girl. all OF. q dswy sleep. lying on the
grass By the prison pen. Aunty Ross
would have released Prince. but
though he wagged his stump Of . tail
1t her and yawned and btinksd. me
lad still her doubts reeardiag . mon,
grel's ssod nature.
She could net allow the child y
sleep there. however. %. STOPPING
picked up Carolyn Nay and carried
her comfortably into the hose. laying
her down On The sitting-roon couch t.
lHve her nap out-es ne supposed
without awakening her.
AuntY Rose came away eoftly and
closed the door and while she l1nishsd
getting dinner she tried to make nc
noise which would awaken the child,
Mr.. Stage came home ut noon. quite
IS full Of business ag usual. To tell
The truth. Mr.. Stage always felt bash
Sul in Annty Roses presence and be
tried to hide his afiiiction by converse.
zion. SO he talked steadily through
xar ssrui.
But eemewhere-about at the pie
~os,rS~, Ii ~as-ie stopped and locked
r.ssrl4l cnriorsly.
\ sless mel" he exclaimed. #wheres
= aai.ah'l Carlynf"