The Arizona copper camp., 1919-02-08
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aunt demanded.
''On the haymow."
"Come an show me-"
We went to the NOW and searched
for the pennies, but not one of them
could we find.
I remembered that when I saw them
last Amos had them in his hand.
''Tm awful 'fraid for him-ayes i
be!' said Aunt Deel. SIN 'fraid
Rovin' Kate was right about him
ayes!"
What did she say?" I asked.
'"That he was goin' to be hung
ayes! You can't play with him no
more. Boys that take what don't
belong to 'em-Which I hope he didn't
ayes l hope it awful-are apt to
be hung by their necks until they
are dead-jest as he was goin' to
hang OF Shep-ayes they are!"
Uncle Peabody seemed to feel very
bad when he learned how Amos had
turned out.
Don't say word about it, said
he. "Mebbe you lost the pennies.
Don't mind EN-
Soon after that, one afternon,
Aunt Deel came down in the field
where we were dragging. While she
was talking with Uncle Peabody an
idea occurred to me, and the dog and
l ran for the house. There was @
pot of honey on the top shelf of the
pantry and ever since 1 had seen it
put there I had cherished secret de-
SireS.
ran into the deserted house, and
with the aid Of a chair climbed to
the first shelf and then to the next,
and reached into the pan and drew
out comb of honey, and with no
delay whatever it went to my mouth.
Suddenly it seemed to me that I had
been hit by lightning. It was the
sting Of bee. felt myself 60
ing and made a wild grab and caught
the edge of the pan and down we
came to the foor-the pan and T.
with great crash.
I discovered that I was in desper-
ate pain and trouble and I got to
my feet and ran. I didn't know
where I was going. It seemed to me
that any other place would be better
than that. My feet took me toward
the barn and I crawled under it and
hi6there. My lip began to feel better,
by and by, but big and queer. It
stuck out so that I could see it. ]
heard my uncle coming with the
horses. I concluded that I would
stay where I was, but the dog came
and shifted and barked at the hole
through which / had crawled as if
saying, "Here he is! My position
was untenable. / came out. Shep
began trying to clean my clothes with
his tongue. Uncle Peabody stood
near with the horses. He looked at
me. He stuck his finger into the
honey on my coat and smelt it.
"sWell, by" he stopped and came
closer and asked.
whats happened?"
''Bee stung me-" answered.
"Where did ye find so much honey
that ye could go swimmin' in it?" ne
asked.
I heard the door Of the house open
suddenly and the voice Of Aunt Deel.
peabody; Peabody, come here
quick" she called.
Uncle Peabody ran to the house, but
stayed out with the dog.
Through the open door I heard Aunt
Deel saying: 81 can't STAN it any
longer and won't-not another day
ayes, 1 can't STAN it. That boy is a
reg'lar pest.'
They came out on the veranda. Un-
Gle Peabody said nothing, but I could
see that he couldn't stand it either.
My brain was working fast.
Come here, sir" Uncle Peabody
called.
knew it was serious, for he had
never called me "sir" before. I went
slowly to the steps.
'My Lord!" Aunt Deel exclaimed.
"Look at that lip and the honey all
over him-ayes! I tell ye-I can't
STAN it."
"Say, boy, is there anything on this
place that ye amt tipped over?" Uncle
Peabody asked in a sorrowful tone.
wouldn't ye like to tip the house
over?"
I was near breaking down in this
answer:
ST went into the but'ry and that
pan jumped on to me-"
"Didn't you taste the honey?"
NO." I drew in my breath and
shook my head.
"Liar, too" said Aunt Deel. II
can't stan it an I won't.''
Uncle Peabody was sorely tried, but
ne was keeping down his anger. His
voice trembled as he said:
"Boy, I guess you'll have to-
Uncle Peabody stopped. He had
been driven to the last ditch, but he
had not stepped over it. However, I
knew what he had started to say and
sat down on the steps in great de-
lection. Shep followed, working at
NV cost with his fOnoup