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Show UnPY-TJMt TAHI THE TALE OF SNOWBALL SsL- LAMB , hSftf ARTHUR SCOT BAILEYl XVIII Tt ftwlaar. Aa Snowball it raw older ha began to njy fine, new sport., At leaal thta port waa new to him. All th old rami had enjoyed It for year. It tit It waa not until Hnowhall'a horna began to arrow that h heram Interrated in ha vlna; fun in this aprlal way. Tha hw aport waa butt Inn. Hnow-' hall waa careful not to butt any ahm-p t hat were mm h btaraer than he waa. For Inatanre, ha never even threatened to butt tha black lamb, who waa soma montha th older of tha two. And Hnowball didn't butt Johnnla Green; for Hnowball waa fond of him. now ball didn't feel tha aama toward other boya. other boya liked to teaaa him. A itelarhbor'a boy railed "Ited" waa tha blKRe-at teaae of them at). Ma never mined a rhancn to bother Know-1 Know-1 baM unleaa Johnnie Hreen objected. Ho It waa only to he expected that Hnowball ahould want to butt lOtl. alora than, once he had aioln up behind be-hind Kwl ani butted him aa hard aa ha could butt. At f I rat Hd only laite;hed. Hut aa Hnowball ajrew blicvr and heavlar ' Hed no lonsr found anything to lauajh at In Knowballa favorlta aport. lnatead of laughing, Hd waa mora likely to go to rubbing hlmaalf where Unowbal had atrurk hi in. "You'll have to get rid of thia pet of youra'" Hed aald to Johnnl lren. "That la, you II have to If you expect me to coma to your place any longer." "I won't e"-t rid of Hnowball." John nte tireen declared "(t aervea you right If he tmtta you You ve teaaeil him too often. I don't blama Hr.ow hall at all " "Hend him away, now; or I'll go home." Ited threatened. At that Johnnie Oreen drove Hnowball Hnow-ball behind the barn. Hut be wouldn't atay there. He came trotting back to the farmyard In no time. "Leave Mm alone! lon't pay any attention to him and he won't touch you!" Johnnie advlaed Red. However, that young man waa un-eaay. un-eaay. Hut he aald nothing mora about the matter. And turning to the awing under the Mr old appe tree he cried, "Come on. Johnnie! I'll awing you Now, Johnnla tlreen had awung In that awing thouaande of tlmea. nut It waen't often anybody waa willing to atand and puah. him until ha went tip, up. up. high among tha leafy branchea. "All right1" ha said. "Nons of your trlcke, now!" Hed only grinned. And ha began piiahlng Johnnie. He puaherl an hard that for once Johnnie waa aatlafled. Once he thought the awing aeet with htm on It waa going to turn completely complete-ly over. The whole thing waa moat atrange. It waa moat unuaual Red waa always ready to be awung Vever had he been willing, before, to awing anybody elae. B Johnnie tlreen drrtdril to enjoy the fun while ha could, ilaek and forth ho rorfe In long eweepa. Meanwhile 'Hnowball kept edging nrarer. He waa behind Tted. Anil all the time Ked kept a careful eye on him. Hut nf tbta Johnnie Ureen aaw nothing. For of rouraa his back waa turned to Red and to Hnowball. too. There was no doubt that 8nowhall wantad to take a hand In the aport or perhapa It would be better to Bay take a horn. Anyhow, he lowered hla head now and then, and ehook It. And at laat he etamped upon the ground. "Hang tight. Johnnie!" ReJ cried. "Here cornea the hlggeat puah of all!" And he rave Johnnie a mtrhty ahove. Then Hed waved hla tattered hat almnet In Rnnwball'a face. That waa a deadly Ineult. At lenat. ao Hnowbal thought. He gathered hla lege beneath hint. He ahot forward. Already Johnnie Oreen had begun hla long backward awing. For a moment voti would have thought Tied waa going to get caught In a tight place. Johnnie Green waa almost upon him. Snowball waa almost upon him. And then Hed lumped. (Copyright. I S! I. by fefmpnlltan Newspaper Service. New York). Tomorrow A Bwln that Came to a Hudtlen End and Why Johnnie Green Groaned. |
