The Red Cloud chief., 1918-10-17
CHAPTER Iv-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 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
no fear Of anything wearing feathers.
"Scat, you brute (" she cried. and
made grab for the turkey, gripping
him with her left hand behind his
head, bearing his long neck downward.
In her other hand she seized a piece
Of lath and with It chastised the big
turkey across the launches with
vigor.
"Oh, don't spank him any more,
Aunty Rosel" gasped Carolyn May at
last. He must be sorry"
With q 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. II 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 Princel Not-not
that way. Please don't! Why. he's
never been spanked in his lifel He
wouldn't know what 1t 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.
Car'lyn May"
She led the way to an open coop Of
laths in the middle Of the back yard.
This was q hutch In which she put
broody hens when she wished to break
up their desire to set. She opened
the gate Of 1t and motloned Prince to
enter.
The dog looked pleadlngly Mt his
little mistress face, then into the won.
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 overlooked.
TITS just as II he was arrested" she
said. "Poor Prince! Has he got to
stay there always. Aunty Rose?"
He'll stay till he learns his lesson"
said Mrs. Kennedy grimly. 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 f1ont paws. She had hoped to
20 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.
recti0n Of the prisoner nor ut his little
mistress.
Prince whined and lay down. He
had begun to realize now that this was
no play at all, but punishment. He
blinked his eyes at Carolyn May ant
looked as sorry as ever dog will
cropped ears and an abbreviated tai
could look.
The peas and potatoes were cook
ing for dinner when Aunty Rose ap
In ha
girl. all of dewy sleep, lying on tn
grass by the prison pen. Aunty Ros
would have released Prince, blu,
though he wagged his stump of tai
at her and yawned and blinked, sh
had still her doubts regarding a mon
grel's good nature.
She could not allow the child I
sleep there, however; so, stoopln,
picked up Carolyn May and carrie
her comfortably into the house, layin
her down on the sitting-room couch I
have her nap out--as she suppose,
without awakening her.
Aunty Rose came away softly an
getting dinner she tried to make n
noise which would awaken the chill,
Mr.. Stage came home at noon, quit
as full of business as usual. To te
the truth, Mr.. Stagg always felt basl
fui in Aunty Roses presence; and l
tried to hide his affection by convers
ton. So he talked steadily throue
the meal.
But sOmewnere-about at the p
course, It was-he stopped and locke
around curiously.
"Bless meI he exclaimed, "where
Hannah's Car'lynf