Show I 1 I 1 U collie dan dam when betsy bakers bailers birthday was only iren ten ds 1 off bt her hir sia told I 1 ler her alii tb at she could coald lar a day TI af pleasure and an anything slie she de decided liddil epou apoi as being behig a proper of thi event she ghe would be allowed to carry ay out out I 1 now betsy was a generous little bittle gi girl ilariA and in hi scheming t for r i a happy holiday she thought of others before she considered consider dd her own pleasure and I 1 li ia ae the end decided that above au things she would gouid me like to have a picnic at uncle jims jima farm so i was determined that all the little boys and alid girls dif lilii in the neighborhood should be invited to aid in making betsyy bi birthday r t aday aut one long to be remembered betsy the rounds of the neighborhood and in ail adl of lief her friends the children childr er accepted cepter with joyous exclamations ercla batione and the consent of the pare parents lt als not harato haul to obtain for beisys mother was known isnow a to be ia e i ery car erril woman when w heu en ildren were placed in her fier charge carge the sua stia had not beera up very I 1 long un she he bright br lalit inns morri ing that ww dawned upon beisys s birthday before all the little falks dressed in holiday idly attire Pt tire assembled in ibe tb e baken ake ir 71 yard and their pre presence enie a alone 1 l on d that little corner of the worl lo 10 look ok brighter an and happi happier or than it I 1 hj had ever lop 1 1 they iia had d not been there long b be e tore fore tv tag ass grma wagons VAV each h drawn by grove ut fa i th 1 91 ftp P and lid b orie 6 st x into id tte tji arsia vo iye thea b beys caa a an and gir girls is tt I 1 I 1 quickly lift ld au jinto into the lasof am frere 9 2 I 1 7 V buckets bucket that gave i I 1 60 come mo c etwas it was five fire miles to uncle jinis jims but th ahe emr e folks I 1 w stent thi lime go d during alj the ride ia giring 1 i the he 1 tar tar spangled banner I 1 amed Ee dWhite V alvite 1 and blue and many other songs t hought the distance dia tance te ver ty short J 11 biele sw was ready for f ai th ali e picnic 1 e parly pait and an a so was aunt liannA wh Q had a kisa for each miling fice face abad and so we ie uncle jims big b g collie dogs P aia that appeared to think that the on ting was arranged solely for t their pleasure out ithe in the grovo grbo behind the orchard i jim had constructed construct ea a n number oe of and seesaws see saws and iv in one conier bf brithe athe big field fald bevoda bayon S hei he had t mowed ow ed the grass so ovll that the boys togy s coundit could imaye a nice ball field fiel CL y U r the little folks after the mauner manner I 1 I 1 nt 5 their kind kand aul quickly ly seAt scattered ered an andi d f aavo ga le y themselves entire entirely lyo over ve r to io the th many games that dat help amuse Jack and ill 0 r after af ter a ha while betsy and several gever alof of her friends wandered wa off down the lane toward the water ru ana arza of tha ile sound where uncle jim kept moored his yacht hauled out oa the sandy shore bior e the there re was a small boat boa and into this s the jumped and pla played I sailors c 3 0 it was rare goca fau and the they 7 y rol licked 6 t kneir hearts content they did mai notice I 1 e that in their rom pings they had loosened the skiff joo mooring ring and ancl that a rapidly ly esin rising tide had sether afloat suddenly betsy jis discovered that ahat beir frail craft was adrift they were ware nat su a hit bit i afia alamed anea but thought I 1 cisine t afi ne itin inn and I 1 shouted b ou m A their glee glees i but on the shore dan kanand ind dick two collie dogs ev evidently I 1 thought V differently they saw the little boat drift from the shore and I 1 scented di danger figer probably bly I 1 disaster chey ahey a ran aai to mild and fro along aling I 1 kie file waters aid edge gi emitting short sh sharp arp yelps and 11 iri td doK k langhage laikas lan gnage ge proclaiming the peril oathie little J 0 0 j i A strong wind from land 1 sprang up ana ita the Ae incoming I 1 wate waters ig thi the boat wr ws s surbir but s slowly lowly lowig making for the broad stretch of treacherous waters beyond betsy 3 began to realize thai at her h er position wi was not botone of pleasure alcan rel and ft air he h r distress ss called aloud for help ll 11 ber in i iak ap the cry and the V e cries es I 1 i the eare bf the troubled 1 n dogs on fi Korfi re TIL ea latt latter er redoubled bled their ye 1 butche y were wera ua fa ir born hi cejp eli for fortham them sto be aa h eard s al E az t r the frit frightened ht ened TOI gals s looked to the intelligent fe clogs 0 as inq the em they laa saw one of 6 1 the dogs his hii companion C 0 api an ion anart ana daa up th ejane 1 e hile therone waded bedr J ate water irater as fars as hind he could gothe g the nean me while W up p a i nc isson n of if diar s harp bias barks 11 5 t As ar the ahw boat drifter outward tit qt up ap peare feared a coeel the ful inq effects 6 ff the ii win aind ilg headway w was d km ates S ee m e d a t to the 64 li hiim ly alanne acl children who nili saw before them bui j a short stretch 61 I 1 id ru 0 locked e a ca cove 3 abd ai na a eidew pi ej of CF af W t i the se re ido jl febi in 1 1 ily l kli becoming com i ing d esperite desper aAa I 1 e ii tse girls siw aie r vividn a aw aa P i auge ackt se deeper water ara te r laoj abi i u M i tte x race between the iha a W aa aga i s WV 37 a jane atras ul 63 to jehli tha ave ate avys wital R i q irne ry i wl diep L A s arrew sr 41 41 4 i m a r aib I 1 ft iff 1 w well 6 ai ant ilist aka ig a JM au all ti ayala uzi ba it aki ailt a 1 I I 1 04 nf 1 e 5 4 pt rs A Z n s y I 1 V 4 s r s s 4 I 1 ife k 3 1 k I 1 I 1 get beyond this wm the chaneta ot a re th 6 chila en vera la ad AM deed aind this fact appeared to 1 fan known wn f to dan dail a th the good dog reached reacted tat loat Z te fori fore tho the danger line had beeren ii ea he s swam say ay r around arta and aroa seem ble to afford assistance with joyous bark he finall finally y grasped I 1 the lai baat lise line eiguy 1 between tween Ms 13 I 1 arid started toc paddle towai th the 1 point of the strip of lan land I P 5 3 fa I 1 darab dar dall lya ly a ab b abi a big 9 d bog 09 and possessed lots of ste tha vinct aided alad hi him for he had ojito only to 1 I e a slight ilian ged ine skews sli iffa course coarse to run taff rom 11 se e struggled as sal doai t ca f avei aper faugh E and his efforts were not ii inlaid for liter after tolling what seemed to be a loay iong j liei I 1 the bottoni of the boat scraped the pebbly ji shore shor e at tha t moment b nale jim and dick 1611 followed wed by a half dozen men brohfe through tho shrubbery that lined the shore and t into info the shallow water atef Ni the gfell safe sefel id to abbed it was it a joyous i rea ess cup andieu he could hate hard had bd ill all the good 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