Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11

Farmer Browns Boy,
Farmer Browns BY was SO excited
that he was all of a tremble Yes. sir.
he was shaking. actually shaking with
excitement. AS he lay behind a mound
in Prairie-dcg Town watching a band
OF Antelope feeding toward him he
realized that one of his dreams was
really coming true. Never had he ex-
pected to see F,ectfo-t the Antolope
or any of his family, at home. Now
there right before him although slme
distance away. were dozen or more.
Farmer Browns BY tested the wind
to make sure that it was not blowing
from him toward them. 1t wasn't. The
Merry Little BreezeS were coming from
The opposite direction. No telling scent
would be carried to these delicate noses.
Ordinarily those Antelopes would hive
oeen feeding up wind that is with the
Merry Little Breezes blowing in their
faces, but on this ranch they had long
been protected from hunters and so did
not need to be quite as particular as
would have been necessary in some
other parts of their range
Il wonder which one is Fleetfoot."
mutter2d Farmer Browns Bow. as he
watched and paid no heed at all to the
barking of the Prairie-dogs all around
him. Il suppose that one who seems to
be the leader of the band is Fleetfoot.
MY what trim, graceful fellow he is. l
would like to SEE him run. Yes, sir. l
would like to see him run. I've been
told that he is the fastest of all Ameri-
can amin Is. He
Farmer Browns Boy stopped NUT
tering and a funny look crept over his
face. The band had drawn near
enough fer him to see little ones. and
one of these had run up TO the one he
had been sure was FleetIoot and he
Knew that he had been mistaken.
IT is Mrs. Fleatfoot," he exclaimed
under his breath. Il had forgotten that
Mrs. Fleetfoot has horns but smaller
than those of Fleetioot. and looks much
like him in every way. All those big
ones look alike, so guess Fleetfoot is
not with them"
That was good guess, for Fleetfoot
wasn't with them. They were mothers
With their children, for at this season of
the year the fathers are off bv them
selves. while the mothers and children
stay together. Mrs. Fleetfoot. as the
Oldest and w1SeSt. was the lea der of this
little band. And very alert she was
The responsibility of watching over two
pretty children and guarding them from
eli danger was wholly hers, for, as l
have told you. Fleetfoot was not there
W Help. one WOULD put her head down
Tor BITE of grass only to throw it high
In the air minute later for a careful
look around in all directions. The
other mothers were constantly doing the
same thing. so that there wasn't a sec
ond that one or more pairs of wonder
fully keen eyes were not looking for
possible enemies.
Meanwhile the kids, as young Ante
lope are called, were playing about as
children will and should and Farmer
Browns Boy thought it was one of the
prettiest sights he ever had seen. Gradu-
ally they drew nearer and nearer until
he could see the great soft eyes of the
mothers. He had thought the eyes of
Lightfoot the deer beautiful. but these
eyes were even larger and more beauti-
full. Mrs. Fleetfoot was not as large as
Mrs. Lightfoot. but she was if possible.
even more trim and graceful in appear