The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1919-02-27

'ut toIHb Oh money, ana Win no
delay whatever 1t went to my mouth
Suddenly 1t seemed to me that had
been hit by lightning 1t was the
sting of bee l felt myself 90
Ing and made Wild grab and caught
the edge of the pan and down We
came to the floor-the pan and /
with great crash.
| discovered that I was In dcSpcr
ate pain and trouble and | got l.
! my feet and ran. l didn't know
where | was going. 1t seemed 10 ne
! that any other place would be better
than that. Ny feet took ne toWaFd
the barn and | crawled under it aad
hid there, Ny lip began to feel better,
| by and by. but big aud queer Il
! stuck out 81 that | could see II. |
heard my uncle coming With Che
| horses. | concluded that | va8,3
stay whore | was but the do. raue
and smiled and barked AT tHc H#.e
through which had #eravlea - il
saying. Here he is" My position
MIS- untenable. came cit. Shef
began trying to clean ny clothes with
his tongue Unetc Peabody stood
near With tie horses. H. looked ~
me. lie sturl, his fa-rr into the
honey en- my coat and smclt II.
Wei. Big" he stopped and came
closer and asked
What's hapaened?"
Be stuns me answered.
"Where id ye find So much honey
that y could 20 swnmiu in liz" he
asscd
heard the door of the house open
>GlICp!y and the voice Of Aunt pcci
"reahady; Peabody, come here
quict, she called.
Uucfc Peabody ran to the house, but
stayed ont with the dog
Through the open door heard Aunt
neel saying Il cant stan it any
longer aud won't-not another day
ayes, can't stan II. That boy Is n
regla pest
They came out on tho veranda. Tn
Gle Peabody said nothing. hut l could
see that he couldn't stand 1t either
My brain WIS working fast.
Come here. sir" Uncle Peabody
called.
knew It was serious, Cor he had
never called me sir before. l went
slowly to the steps.
MY Lord ;" Aunt pecl exclaimed.
Look al that lip and the honey all
over him-aycS. l tell yc-I can't
stan It."
Say boy is thcrc anything on this
place Dhat y amt tipped over?" Uncle
Peabody asked in a sorrowful tone.
Wouldn't W like to TIP the house
OVER
l was near breaking down In tins
answer:
Il went into the but'ry and that
pan jumped on to me"
"pidn't yen taste the honcyT'
Ne drew in my breath and
>hool, my head.
Liar, too said Aunt Decl. ~
cant stan 1t an won't"
Uncle Peabody was sorcly tried. bat
he WAS keeping down his anger. Ills
voice trembIed as he said;
boy guess you'll have to"
Uncle Peabody stopped. He had
been driven to the last ditch. but he
had not stepped over 1t. However, l
knew what he had started to say and
sat Gown on the steps in great de-
lection. Shep followed, working at
my coat with his tongue.
touched the heart OF Aunt Deel.
Peabody Bayncs, we mustn't be
cruel Said She in softer tone, aud
then she brought a RAG and began to
assist shop in the process Of clean
ing my coat. Good land He's got To
stay hore-aycs lie amt got no
othcr place to 20 TO-
but If you can't stan It," fald Tn
Gle Peabody.
I've got t. stan it--ayes Il can't
stan Il, bat I've got to-aycs So
ave Yoti."
Aunt bcel put me TO bed although
It was olly five O'Clock. As lay
looking UP nj the shingles a singular
resolution came to me. Ii WAS born
IF my longing for the eompanionship
OF my kind and of my resentment.
would 90 and live with the Dunkel-
bergs. | would go the way they had
gone and fad them. / knew it was