Show s se e t 4 e ea a r s Y y ys ya yi t i l a THE BOLDNESS oS 01 t ll Uy By Thornton W W Fortune favors we al art ait told The brave the fearless earle s and nd the thebold thebold thebold bold Farmer Firmer Browns Brown's Boy Bo Farmer Browns Brown's Boy ha had gone out to teed reed the hens md collect the eggs as I li is his has way every morning He H opened the thc the gate of the henyard rd and walked over to to the henhouse door There he paused for tor a moment Sammy Simmy Jay was making slaking a great reat furs He wits was crying Thief thief thief from froman froman froman an apple tree that overlooked the henyard henard Farmer Browns Brown's Boy knew that wh when n Samm Sammy Jay cried Thief Thier In that way rIlY he saw some someone someone one whom he d as an enemy But though Farmer Browns Brown's Boy looked thIs th's way and looked that way w y and looked everywhere even up In the air he saw no one What Is the matter with you ou Sammy Jay he h demanded What are you making all of this fuss about It If I I didn't know bet bet- better better bet better ter I would think tha that thai you ou were yelling at me Still Sammy Jay kept on scream scream- screaming screaming ing and you OU know when Sammy mm sets ef out to scream cream cr am he certainly can scream Everybody in the Old Orchard and even over o In the edge dge of or the th Green Forest FOI est knew that Sammy Jay h his has s discovered som some ome one he didn't like But Farmer Browns Brown's Boy couldn't see anybody so o finally ht ho gave up opened the henhouse door and stepped Inside Right RI a 01 his heels somebody else el stepped inside Insl e also al Perhaps I should say that some some- somebody tome body bO body y else jumped Inside But they didn't make any noise about it Farmer Browns Brown's Boy put down own the tho food for the h hens ns and started to look for tor eggs egl's In the Ae nesting boxes Just as he picked up the first egg the th hens hen began making a 11 great racket It was plain that they were badly frightened ed Farm Farm- Farmer Farmer Farmer er Browns Brown's Boy looke looked up lP with such a 11 queer puzzled look on his face What was wrong with those tho ehens hens Then he noticed down In a cor- cor corner cor corner ner one on hen not moving He went to her at once Az A A to 10 re stooped over to pick her up h he discovered that some one was waa holding her fut fast by the neck It was a very small person but a It very cry deter deter- determined mined one It was Shadow the tho th Weasel Wea el And It U was de clear r that Shadow ow dl didn't nt Intend to lo let go even v n for tor such auch a great big giant as Farmer Browns Brown's Brown Boy Farmer Browns Brown's Boy picked up the hen and when he picked her herup herup herup up h he picked d Shadow hadol up too Shadow was hol holding on to the hen Farmer Browns Brown's bOY Hoy swung wung him against the side ilde of thi h henhouse and then he h dropped But even eyen then he didn't run away Shadow Shado Is no coward Ho H arched arche his hI back backan and an snarled and spat at Farmer Browns Browne Boy d eJ him a robber and a thief w which Is 1 ex u ex- ex exactly exactly what Farmer Browna Brown Boy wa way calling him Actually Farmer Browns Brown Boy Bo had hard work to chase chue Sha Shadow ow out of ot that hen hen- henI henhouse henhouse henhouse I house But he not got him out finally and an then shut hut the door dorr while he h collected the tho r r-nt of ot the th eggs Then with the tir eggs ere and the hen Shadow had killed he went back I henI to the hou house houie He lie didn't see ee re any any- an anything anything thing of Shadow but Shadow ha ow wu was wuI watching him And ail al the th time I Shadow was saying Haying to himself Thata my m hen that's my hen I You see ee In tn Shadows Shadow's mind h he had just ai at much right rl ht to one of those hens ns as a h he had 0 o anyonE any one else el e he could catch When hen he h was wa U sure Oure that there th re rewa was a no chance chanc for him hll to get g another hen Ac he h h headed a l toward towar Farmer armer Brown Browns Browni barn I It If f I cant can't have a hen for breakfast Ill IH try a Rat flat said aid hf hr 1928 1916 by T W Bur Bur- Burgess gess geas Tho next story tory Shadow Shidow ray Pays a for the lien I I II s J what hat is 11 the matter with you TOU Ja Jay he demanded r 1 2 1 teaspoons salt lt 4 1 tea tea- teaspoon teaspoon teaspoon spoon pepper 2 tablespoons but but- butter butter ter tablespoons 2 flour 2 cups cupa water or stock took 3 cups sell seasoned mashed d potatoes I Cut steak Ith either r freshly cool ed edor or cold Into small pieces Combine with uncooked oysters oyster and put Into It a well-buttered well baking dish Sprin Sprin- Sprinkle Sprinkle Sprinkle kle with salt and pepper r Melt butter in sauce pan stir In flour nd slowlY add water or stock stirring constantly Cook until thick hick and pour over meat and oysters oysten Cover with a layer of mashed potatoes about two Inches deep Bake In a mo moderately hot oven until the top Is browned bro and the pie has stood for two or three hours after combining allow 30 i minutes In a hot oven onn for tor baking Otherwise It will bake bak In 20 min minutes utes ute 00 I |