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Laurie was visiting at his grand- fatharl farm. He had seen the baby lg and the new calf. He had hel feed the big grey hens and. gather the eggs. Then he had gone;

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hungry, but not hungry enough to be willing to fight with such a tough old lighter as Johnny Chuck. He probably would have said that Johnny was too touch to eat. Any- way, he was too tough to fight with. Presently Johnny chuck join- ed the young ohuok. "Did you us

with. Grandmother to feed the chickens over in their own house. By What could he do next? The farm was an interesting place. but! suspxcjopl lg 30334 -ie had seen about all there was g :0 see. He began to wish that he Be not too trustful, lest you find, iad someone to play with. That thus to danger you are blind. Just then his Grandfather came; -Johnny Chuck. Jut of the kitchen door. ”Whui ives in that house over there?" Suspicion 15 an U"PiC5-Wm 19011 Laurie asked. "Do they have anyylng. 'I'hat is, it is unpleasant for :hildren'."' imost folks. There are some who ”No, they haven't. Just two old'realiy seem to enjoy suspicion. They. ieople live there all alone," re-in out or their way to suspecti ilied Grandfather. "Why did youlumen, . ISK7" i Buster, who had been the small- i "Oh. I lust W0"d"9d- I W'5h lest, but now was the biggest. oil iad someone to play with. l-have the eight Children M Johnny and '”””"' W 91”", .5'3hed La””9'. iPolly Chuck. had much to learn. ”Would you like to come with You set he and his bmthen and "9?" .”l.(ed C”'a”d!am”i sisters really knew nothing of the Laurie Jumped up eagerrly from Gm” world and the dangers about t;;'in:5c5Vh:'f”fg .;w.?,:'f c;ff...y””ithem. When Reddy Fox had first ..-I-hue .5 Cream in mu. 1-", go. appeared near Bustersvhome. Bust- ing to take it down to the spring 91' mid "-M knoll” ill” he Vi": Come along and you will see." JOY 3nlr'W1n8 8501” hlm- H45 ha Lauri, ironed along beside not suspected that this handsome

Grandfather. Down the little hiilisi-ranger in A red Coat mishi bei they went. through a narrow galeliln enemy. In fact, he didn't knowl

in the fence and out into another that woodchucks had any enemies. field. Laurln started to walk on Then he had seen something very, ihe ITISS. f0it I1 TO" 50 deep and very dreadful. He had seen one of ioft on his bare feel. but then his sisters caught and carried off by 19 noticed i1 W35 Rem”! W"-v this stranger in the red coat. and Jrandfather was walking alongiright men Smplcjon Wu bum. ya, hoards placed in the path. Sm suspicion was bum; and never

"You had better walk up here as long as he might We would behind me. young fellow," lie sug- gested, "The ground '5 ram" sonlunpleasant IeellDZ- It took away

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Ahead of him Laurie could see afraid- a little sparkling brook that widi-n.l g ed to a pool where the little bridge-he D0ii5d N5 head 0115 We Imm- rmssed it. There seemed to be a.dc0r only enough to look around big wooden box in the narrow part. very carefully. He was making very. Srandfaiher walked towardsii. andbvery sure that no one in a red carefully set the cream can down coat was anywhere around. into a boxed in space. The cleail one xngrnlng when he peeked grater tbubbledt up! artoiind it. butyouht he ggw ml; gather Jdghany i no Colfiie 0 N! 09- " C Link. and a it le beyon im

"Why dill You Put l'- m"97 was Reddy Fox. Johnny Chuok was Liked I-'3””9e racing Raddy. Johnny was show-

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that fellow in: a red coat?" he asked. The young chuck nodded. "That

ihe whistle a warning to Johnny Chuck? But of course there was no need for that. Johnny already saw Reddy and that was why he i ;

was Raddy Fox. Never trust a fox as far as you can see one." said Johnny Chuck.

CLYDE RIVER W. I.

! The July meeting of the Clyde iRiver W. I. was held at the home : of Mrs. Harry MacLean on the eve- .ning of July 5. Meeting opened by lsinging. "The More We Are To- ,gether.” and the Collect. Twelve .membcrs answered roll call by re- .citing a verse from an old school ;book. The minutes of the previous

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was showing his teeth so. For a long time. or what seemed like a long time. neither Johnny Chuck nor Reddy Fox moved. Then suddenly

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"The water bubbles up out of the ground here. We call it a spring. It is always quite cold," explained Grandfather.

"Br-1'-r. I know," shivered Lau- rie. "When we were down to the shore yesterday, Daddy found a Ipring coming out at the rocks. i put my foot i to it. and almost froze my toes. was really cold."

”Yes. spring water is usually i-old." answer:-d Grandfather. "It gives any cows plenty of good

fresh water to drink when they are out here in the pasture." "it is a good little spring isn't, it, Grandaddy?" smiled Laurie "Why do you need to keep the cream cnld'."' "That is sn it won't get sour,"

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ing all his teeth as he crouched down in the grass. The young chuck held his breath. Was he go- ing to see the same dreadful thing happen to Johnny Chuck that had

sister a. few days before? Should

the factory. There it is made into butter or sometimes ice cream."

”Would it make the butter 1 eat?” Laurie asked eagerrly.

"Well. I don't know if it would be exactly your butter. but some- body will be eating it. of that I am sure."

"'It takes a lot of milk and cream for all the children. doesn't it. Grandiiddy? I always drink all

Reddy grinned. Yes, sir. there wasl a. grin on that sharp face of his.

young chuck didn't know what. to make of it. "It must be that fellow isn't hungry this morning," thought he. ' As a matter of fact Reddy was!

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meeting were read. approved and signed.

Bills. were paid for music les- sons. ice cream for school picnic and cotton for quilt.

A report was given on the the progress of the play, and it was decided to hold one more per- formance in the Hall. Mrs. George Dixon gave a report on the Dis- trict Convention at Cornwall. One subscription to the W. I. news was renewed.

Mrs. John Beer invited members to her home for the next meet- ing when roll call will be answer- ed by payment in cents of double your shoe size. The programme Will be in the hands of Mrs. George Dixon. Mrs. Louis MacLean and

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grow. My Mommy keeps my milk cold in the refrigerator."

"Yes, lknow." smiled Grand- father. ”But old Mother Nature made this colrl storage for me. and it works very well."

"Just as they neared the house, Laurie saw his mother at the clotheslins. He ran ahead. shouting out. "I was at the spring with Grandaddy, I saw where he keeps the cream can. Do you know what? That's his refrigerator. He says Mother Nature made it for him. It keeps the cream cold so they can make butter and ice cream out of it. Now what do you think of that'.'''

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