| Show SCANDAL HAS WROUGHT UP SO CIRCLES IN A HOOS ER BARNYARD FOWL ADDS INSULT TO INJURY fights own mother of can nes and only allows her to nurse yoi ng ones fac nat on a mystery indianapolis ind the village of ben davis six miles west of the city is not to be outdone by indianapolis as a center the latter may have a millionaire as its sensational headliner if it likes what ben davis has to offer m the shape of a case makes indiana olis look like a mcl el s worth of noodles at a hunyak boari ng house doean doesn t last a minute ben davis scandal is in the barn yard of J G drummond of the meal institute who has a small farm at ben davis it appears that miss blackie hen a brunette has kid aped the six of airs kudje a blonde and the way miss hen holds hei captives against release would put the famous moorish bandit to shame miss hen not only pecks mrs pudge every time she comes near the children but adds insult to injury by sitting on the youngsters while she fights their mother once in a while out of sheer charity miss hen permits the mother to visit her children but the moment the children lose interest in thear mother she is immediately driven away by miss hen mrs pudge is a oung scotch collie one that would be a good mother if miss hen would only let her miss blackie hen the kidnaper is a nice fat good natured black hen that shows ill temper only when mrs pudge gets too familiar with the pup pies mr drummond noticed the strange attachment of the black hen tor the collie s pups the day they were born the next day he heard a great commotion and went to the kennel where pudge the collie and her six pups were tl ere he saw a fight that made him marvel blackie the hen was pecking pudge fiercely and both dog and hen were making a noise that could be heard a city block he quietly observed the scrap and finally saw pudge the mother sneak away while the black hen s tied down to rest on the pups there she has remained until the pups demand the return of their mother to brief visit blackie consented to the visit and when all hands were satisfied pudge vas sent sorrowing away the hack hen guaida aej litter jealously and scorns ny attempt to remove her to ir legged cl arges tie cups seem to like blackie and roll around over ind under her society circlet in the Drummo iid liriand Liri ard are greatly up over hinckle s strange fascination for the pups the oti er old hens seem to scorn her mrs pudge does not to mind the remarkable condl tio s that exist in her family and explains addy Is foster mother to S x pup p es it by saying she has blackie emi loyed as a nurse another unus lal thing abo t this hen pup combination is that before the birth of the pups blackie and i adge were almost inseparable wherever the dog went the hen v nt also at night pudge always remain ed near the se the frioni ship seems to be s ghaly strained now however owing to the kidnaper ir s of the pui s by the determined blackie hen another strange i base of the hen and do combination is that blackie will not set mr drum mond has tried to set her svera times but she refuses to pay any at antion to the eggs |
