The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07
CHAPTER v-contlnued.

CHAPTER W-contInued. .
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Therefore General Bolivar charged
with outspread wings and quivering
fan. His eyesight was not good, how
ever. He charged the little girl In
stead Of the roistering dog.
Carolyn May frankly screamed. Had
the angry turkey reached the little
girl be 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
10 fear Of anything wearing feathers.
"Scat, you brutew she cried. and
made q grab for the turkey. gripping
him with her left hand behind his
head. bearing his long neck downward.
In her other hand she seized . piece
Of lath and with II chastised the big
turkey across the launches with
vieor.
"0h. don't spank him any more.
Aunty Rose" gasped Carolyn May at
last. HE must be sorry"
With q final stroke Aunty Rose a.
lowed the big fowl to go-and he ran
away fast enough.
"Your dog. child. does not know
bis manners. II he 10 going to stay
here with you ne must learn that fowl
ars not to be chased nor startled"
"Oh, Aunty Rosei" begged the little
girl. 'don't punish Princel Not-not
that way. Please. donti Why. he's
never been spanked In his llfel He
wouldn't know what II meant. Dear
Aunty Rose" 81
" shall not beat him, vCar'lyn May"
Interrupted Aunty Rose. "But he must
learn his lesson. He must learn that
liberty is not license. Bring him here,
Car'lyn May"
She led the way to an open coop Of
laths In the middle Of the back yard.
This was a hutch In which she put
broody hens when she wished to break
up their desire to set. She opened
the gate Of It and motioned Prince to
enter.
The dog looked pleadlngly at his
little mistress face. then into the wom-
an's stern countenance. Seeing no
reprievs In either. with dropping tail
he skunk into the cage.
With one hand clutching her frock
over her heart, Carolyn Mays big blue
eyes overnowed.
TITS just a. II he was arrested" she
said. "Poor Princei Has he got to
stay there always. Aunty Rosef''
Hell stay till he learns his lesson" "
said Mrs. Kennedy srimly. and went
on into the garden.
Carolyn May sat down close to the
side Of the cage. thrust one hand be-
tween the stats and held one Of the
dogs front paws. She had hoped to
90 into the garden to help Aunty Rose
pick peas, but she could not bear to
leave Prince alone.
BY and BY Mrs. Kennedy came up
from the garden. her pan heaped with
pods. She looked neither In the di.
rection Of the prisoner nor at his little
mistress.
Prince whined and lay down. He
had begun to realize now that this wal
no play at all. but punishment. He
olinked his eyes at Carolyn May and
looked ~ sorry a. ever a dog with
cropped ears and an abbreviated tai
could look.
The peas and potatoes were cook
ing for dinner when Aunty Rose ap
peared again. There was the little
girl. all Of dewy sleep. lying On the
grass by the prison pen. Aunty Rose
would have released Prince, but
though he wagged his stump Of tai
at her and yawned and blinked. She
had still her doubts regarding a mon
grel's good nature.
She could not allow the child tc
sleep there, however: 80, STOPPING
picked up Carolyn May and carried
her comfortably into the house, laying
her down on the sltting-room couch e
have her nap out--as she supposed
without awakening her.
Aunty Rose came away softly and
closed the door and while she finished
getting dinner she tried to make nc
noise which would awaken the child
Mr.. Stagg came home at noon. quite
az full of business as .uspelr II. tel
the truth. Mr.. StaggsalStySlSAlt hs3sll
full In Aunty Roses presence; and ht
tried to hide his afiiiction by converse
tion. So he talked steadily throdst
the meal,
But some,vhere-about at the pis
course. i was-he stopped and looked
around curioualy.