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"That's where people always blunder in a thing like this A little cool-headedness goes farther than hard words or lead And," he added cheeringly, "it may be a false alarm, reround, first thing we do"

"It's always easy enough to be calm over the other fellow's trouble," said Phoebe sharply, irritated in an indefinable way by the oily optiored, Mr Baurapevines, picked their way over a spot lately flooded from the ditch, which they crossed upon two planks laid side by side, went through an end of the currant patch, ooseberry bushes, and so ca place near the lightning-scarred apricot tree Bauthened his stride, and so reached the spot first

The boys were grouped belligerently in the strawberry patch, just outside a line of new stakes, freshly driven in the ground Beyond that line stood athem with a45-70 balanced in the hollow of his arround stood three other men in open spaces in the shrubbery, at intervals of ten rods or so, and they also had rifles rather conspicuously displayed They were grinning, all three Thewhile Good Indian spoke; the voice of Good Indian was even and quiet, as if he were indulging in casual small talk of the country, but that particular clai Even fro unco to come jerkily

"Now, roll your blankets and GIT!" Good Indian finished sharply, and with the toe of his boot kicked the nearest stake clear of the loose soil He stooped, picked it up, and cast it contemptuously from him It landed three feet in front of the man who had planted it, and he junificantly upon his arht shoulder-joint

"Noe don't want any overt acts of violence here," wheezed Bau hand upon Good Indian's shoulder from behind Good Indian shook off the touch as if it were a tarantula upon hily

"Tut, tut!" Bau,sensibly and cals worse See how quiet Wally and Jack and Clark and Gene are! THEY realize how childishly spiteful it would be for them to follow your example They know better They don't want--"