Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15

The moment Farmer Browns Boy saw
the two Deer lying head to head, UNI
able to get to their feet, he understood
exactly what had happened. He had
never seen such thing before, but he
had read about it.
Locked antlers!" exclaimed Farmer
Browns Boy. 1.-The poor things! Just
see how they roll their eyes at mel"
He walked around the two fallen an
finals, and presently they struggled to
their knees and then to their feet.
But they were so tired and so weak
! that they trembled. And they did roll
/ their eyes. 1t seemed to Farmer
Browns Bow as if those eyes were sim
| ply begging him to do something. He
| didn't waste any time. He turned on
! his heel and began to hurry away.
/ Peter Robbit, who had been peeping
/ out and watching hopefully, was DIS
appointed. Farmer Browns Boy had
been there and had done nothing.
81 told you he couldn't do anything!
| cried Sammy Jay.
Perhaps he's gone to get some one
to help him." said Peter, trying 70 ap-
pear hopeful.
II don't believe it," said Sammy Jay,
| lust to tease Peter. Nevertheless,
Sammy in a few minutes few away
/ and secretly followed Farmer Browns
Boy. The latter hurried back home.
He went to the barn. Presently ne
reappeared with something in his
hands. What it was Sammy Jay didn't
know. Sammy waited only long enough
to see that Farmer Browns Boy was
| heading straight back for the Green
: Forest. Then Sammy flew back as last
as he could CO. Hes coming back
Farmer Browns Boys coming backl''
he cried.
what did tell you'll" cried Peter
joyfully.
Now, the thing that Farmer Browns
Boy had gone home for was saw
The two Deer were down again. Thell
tongues hung from their mouths, FOL
they were very, very thirsty. Farmer
Browns Boys heart fairly ached WITH
pity as he looked at them. He reached
out and patted Lightfoot lightly
"Never mind, old fellow" said he. II
won't be long now before you are ou
of your trouble" Then he CAREFUL!
studied those antlers, which are wha
many people call horns. He studied
them to see just how they were LOCKED
together. Then he began to saw ont
of those antlers. 1t was one OF tn
antlers of the strange Deer, VINO max
challenged Lightfoot. There was 81
lence all around as Farmer Browns
Boy worked Presently that antler wal
cut through. Then he cut through
the other antler. He had cut at jus
the right places. Lightfoot, somewha
weakly trying to toss his head, found
to his surprise that he could do II
He was freel Farmer Browns 30!
stepped back. After a moment or tw'
Lightfoot scrambled to his feet. So di'
the other Deer.
For a moment or two both acted a
| II they didn't know what to do. The.
acted as IL they couldn't believe tina
they were free. Lightfoot shook hi
head, with its crown Of great antlers
The other Deer shook his head, blu
only part of his antlers remained. H
seemed to sense this, and. turning aside
he slowly made his way back in tn
direction Of the Great Mountain, as
| in shame because he no longer had hi
wonderful crown of antlers. Lightfoc
took a step forward and blew fam
4 challenge. But there was no more hgh
left in either Lightfoot or the othel
The stranger stopped at the Laughin
: Brook and drank and drank and drank
and Lightfoot followed him there, 5
that the two enemies were side by sid