New Britain herald., 1921-12-30
TRiCkIN,. TNINkLEHEELS.

Clutching in one hand the four quart measure with a taste of oats in Il, and holding the halter carefully be- hind his back, Johnnie Green walked slowly towards TWinkleheels. He called with short, sharp whistles-al on one note. And TWinkleheels soon came cantering mp from the other side of the brook where he had been feeding. As he neared Johnnie Green he slowed down to d walk.
 Johnnie stood still and shook the oats about inside the measure. holding it up so that TWinkleheels could see it.
 Twinkleheels whinnied. He knew that sound. He thought it one of the pleasantest on the farm. He tuC stopped. Then he moved forward q few steps, stopped again, sniffed, and at last came straight up to Johnnil and thrust his nose into the grain measure.
 While he was munching the oats Johnnie Green passed the end of the halter rope about his neck.
 "Theret" Johnnie cried. There, young fellow. Now I've got you. And youIl never lead me such a merry chase again."
 Twinkleheels acted as mild as the Muley Cow. He stood perfectly still while Johnnie slipped the halter on his head and buckled it, Then he followed Johnnie to the pasture bars, down the lane, and into the barn.
 Ia; Ioh tn father.
 "I thought you would" said Farmer Green. That pony likes oats too well to resist taste of them"
 After that Johnnie had little trouble catching Twinkleheels in the pasture. Somehow the sound of the shaking oats, and the sight of the grain meas ure seemed to put all though of the halter out of his head.
 TO he sure, once Johnnie forgot what he was doing and hid the oats behind his back, while he held the halter up in front of him and shook that at TwinkIeheels. And if was an hour that time, before Twinkleheels would let Johnnie come near him. But that was Q mistake.
 One day Johnnie Green was in a great hurry. He was going 10 ride over the hill. to play with some friends. Running to the barn, he caught m Twinklehecls halter and snatrhed the four-quart measure oil the top of a barrel.
 "I won't stop to take any oats to- day.r Johnnie said to himself "I!l fool Twinl,leheels. lt will be good joke on him when he puts his nose into the measure and finds 1t empty.
 Johnnie Green hurried to the pas turc. At his first whistle Twinkle heels pricNcd up his ears. He had come 10 think only of one thing when that whistle sounded in the pasture, That one thing was oats. And now Twirllleheels squealed and kicked and tore down the hillside to the bars, where Johnnie Green stood and waved the grain measure in the air.
 Twiuklchocls had long since given ID stopping to listen for the swish of the oats inside the measure. He came ,otting up to Johnnie and reached his head out for the treat that he had .Iways found waiting for him.
 He thrust his nose into the meas Ire. There was something wrong. He p}cwi nto the measure. Then he snorted and drew back. And if John nic Green hadn't been spry Twinkle aeels would haze given him the slip
 But Johnnie grabbed him and had thc halter on him in a twinllling.
 "I fooled you this time said Johnnie as he turned to let down the bars.
 Twinkloheela hung his head. tronvriGht 1921, hy The Metropolitan
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