Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28
CHAPTER lV-Continued.

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Therefore General Bolivar charged
with outspread wings and quivering
fam. 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 he would have beaten her down
and perhaps seriously injured her.
He missed her the first time, but
9urned to charge again. Prince barked
loudly, circling around the bristling
turkey cock, undecided just now to get
lnto the battle. But Aunty Rose knew
no fear of anything wearing feathers.
"Scat, you brutew she cried, and
made a grab for the turkey gripping
him with her left hand behind his
head, bearing his long neck downward.
ID her other hand she seized a piece
of lath and with it chastised the big
turkey across the launches with
vigor.
ooh, don't spank him any more,
Aunty Rose" gasped Carolyn May at
last HE must De sorry.
With a final stroke Aunty Rose al
lowed the big fowl to go-and he ran
away fast enough.
Your dog, child, does not know
his manners. If he is going to stay
here with you he must learn that fowl
are not to be chased nor startled"
oh, Aunty Rose" begged the little
girl, don't punish Prince! Not-not
that way. Please don't! Why, he's
never been spanked in his life! He
wouldn't know what it meant. Dear
Aunty Rose"
II shall not beat him, Car'lyn 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
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 peadingly at his
little mistress face, then into the wom-
ans stern countenance. Seeing no
reprieve in either, with dropping tail
he skunk into the cage.
With one hand clutching her frock
over her heart. Carolyn Mays big blue
eyes overhowed.
It's just as if he was arrested" she
SAID Poor Prince Has he got to
stay there always, Aunty RoseT"
Hell stay till he learns his lesson"
SAID Mrs. Kennedy grimly, and went
On into the garden.
Carolyn May sat down close to the
s'oe Of the cage, thrust one hand be
tween the Stats and held one of the
Oos front paws. She had hoped to
so INTO the garden to help Aunty Rose
plck peas, but she could not bear to
NaVe Prince alone.
10y ana by Mrs. Kennedy came up
1'oln the garden, her pan heaped with
P"-S She looked neither in the di-
'ee'ioh Of the prisoner nor at his little
mistress.
Prince whined and lay down. He
id0 begun to realize now that this was
AID P'ay at all, but punishment. He
,''AAed his eyes at Carolyn May and
.O".' as sorry as ever a dog with
1'lned ears and an abbreviated tail
could look.
44e peas and potatoes were cook
7 Tor dinner when Aunty Rose ap-
t-'N again. There was the little
- a.s VI a dewy sleep, lying on The
ny the prison pen. Aunty Rose
nave released Prince, but,
Ae "ageed his stump Of d tail
81 Bier ana yawned and bunked. She
her doubts regarding Il mon
-od nature.
could not allow the child to
e-ere. however; so, stopping,
ah Carolyn May ana carried
-.fably into the house, laying
oa the elttng-room couch to
Yep Out-as She supposed,
akening her.
I'"-e tame away softly and
ae door and while she finished
-aner she tried to make 30
lh would awaken the child.
came acme Mt noon, quite
g.. business as usual. To tell
Dir. Staes always felt bash
F Roses presence: and he
..l- his affection by CONVERSE
he talked steadily through
8ere-about at the pie
as-he stopped and looked
saus.y
IFS Car1yn?a