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Show THE SANDMAN STORIES Billy Boy' Punuhment PART III. I have been In my new home almoat - two weeks bow and this Is the first time I have est still long enough te think much about things. You see. I'm being punished. Mr master brought me dowa here In the cellar, . which was bad enough without tying a string from my collar to a post. Just aa if 1 would run away like a -ward! But I know he doesn't think so, for hs took my face between his ..wasds and aald: "Billy Hoy, 1 Just hate i.ao de this to you. but I guess It Is the aly way to teach you to have a little I'ttallence. ... I had to give a little whine at that, its' felt so ashamed, for that was the ...very thing my mother bad warned me 'About before 1 went away from her. . My master patted my head and I tried bard to tell him It was all right. (,wnd then he went upstairs and left me "la the dark. .' 4t Is quite lonesome down here, but f shall be quiet and try to think about he good advice my mother gave me. I am glad 1 did not pick a quarrel with 'Kitty, or wa never would have b. -"eome friends, but at least she seems to "tike me and I expect it la all because "1 have ehowa her every courteey and "never growl at bar a bIL - Ah! Now It la a Utile lighter dowa here, bow! wew! No, I must not do -That, for Kitty will be euro te find out "1 am being punished and laugh at me. can't are why ladiea laugh at you "When you are being puniaboo, but they -wo. "" Hew did It happen that I am down "Tiers, anyway? Let me aee. oh. yes; "that pretty girl whom my master seems to like better thaa he does aie waa at the bottom of it. " I am beginning to think slnoe I met ")Cltty that girls are the cause of a lot "of trouble that we fellows get Into. 1 Bkhould aaver have upset my tlnplste "the other day It 1 had not been trying o look at Kitty aad eat at the same Ime. But that Is another story. sty master hss not told me he likes Jhe alee girl her name Is Kthel but .there are many things I know without being told. 1 understand him ao well. 3V'e have been walking over to Ethel's 3ous a lot lately, aad yesterday. Just .Jo shew him where he waa going, 1 .raced ahead of him. it goes te prove that mother was .right, for every time I know It all 1 Some to grief. - Well. Ethel's father had Just laid a w cement walk aad It was hardening harden-ing la the sunshine. I was In such a -eiurry to reach tha porch that 1 did a.t notice It until 1 felt aomethlag tick on my pawa I looked down, and there T was all covered With cement and Kthel'a small brother came out and began to laugh aad called the others to see the fun smd with Ethel's father talking very leodly to me all the time. 1 got so e.rvous f kept rnnalng from one aide ef the walk to the other. sly master came running up all out ef breath, and I was ao glad to see rttm, though I was a little afraid he rr'c-ht be angry when he aaw all the 4-rks I bad made on that new walk. Hut he did not say a word. He pVked me up and tucked me under ese arm and cleaned that horrid cement ce-ment off mv pawa Then he took me Inside the house aad told me te lis . down. . I guess he made everything all right with Ethel's father, because whea he ,m4 eul everyoae laughed, but say a ' ' I master can always fix everything right, and In a few minutes Kthel came In and took one of my news In her hand. "Hilly Hoy." she ssid. "you muin'l he In such a hurry to gut here neyt time." Her eyea were all twinkle, and somehow I can't help liking her, even' If she reallv waa at the bottom of It all. I licked her hard Just to show I wss not holding It against her. 1 re-mfinhered re-mfinhered about her pink cheeks I mean to lick her face, even If mv msster could not see us from where he was sitting. I trotted at mv master's heels' alt the way home, Just the wey mother told me to do. but 1 knew from his tsce I was not forgiven, and he ettid something shout minding the atxt time he- railed, ao that Is the reason I am down here in the cellar. When he t.rings my dinner. I hone he will see I have been verr patient, for 1 have not whined, and only once did I bark a very soft one. too: so I hope he will let me go free once more, don't you? (To- be continued.) fceiurrtsht. IJI. or the MM'Hr. K.essaser Syadicate. Ksw Tei-a City) |