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     ;Ready�察�now� �Come on�察�play�察─�he ordered�察 �then we'll set her dancing。; 

     David's eyes flashed。 

     ;I will not playfor that。; 

     The boys stopped laughing suddenly。 

     ;Eh�拭  �What�拭─  �They   could   scarcely   have   been   more   surprised   if   the 

kitten itself had said the words。 

     ;I say I won't playI can't playunless you let that cat go。; 

     ;Hoity´toity� �Won't ye hear that now�拭─�laughed a mocking voice。 ;And 

what if we say we won't let her go�察�eh�拭─�

     ;Then I'll make you�察─�vowed David�察�aflame with a newborn something 

that seemed to have sprung full´grown into being。 

     ;Yow� ─�hooted the tallest boy�察�removing both hands from the captive 

kitten。 

     The kitten�察�released�察�began to back frantically。 The can�察�dangling at its 

heels�察�rattled and banged and thumped�察�until the frightened little creature�察�

crazed   with   terror�察  �became   nothing   but   a   whirling   mass   of   misery。   The 

boys�察�formed now into a crowing circle of delight�察�kept the kitten within 

bounds�察�and flouted David mercilessly。 

     ;Ah�察�ha��stop us�察�will ye�拭�Why don't ye stop us�拭─�they gibed。 

     For a   moment   David   stood   without movement�察 �his   eyes   staring。 The 

next instant he turned and ran。 The jeers became a chorus of triumphant 

shouts thenbut not for long。 David had only hurried to the woodpile to 

lay down his violin。 He came back then�察�on the runand before the tallest 

boy could catch his breath he was felled by a stinging blow on the jaw。 

     Over   by  the   church   a   small   girl�察  �red´haired   and   red´eyed�察  �clambered 

hastily over the fence behind which for long minutes she had been crying 

and wringing her hands。 

     ;He'll   be   killed�察  �he'll   be   killed�察─  �she   moaned。 ;And   it's   my   fault�察�



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'cause it's my kittyit's my kitty�察─�she sobbed�察�straining her eyes to catch a 

glimpse of the kitten's protector in the squirming mass of legs and arms。 

     The   kitten�察  �unheeded   now   by   the   boys�察  �was   pursuing   its   backward 

whirl   to   destruction   some   distance   away�察  �and   very   soon        the   little   girl 

discovered   her。  With   a   bound   and   a   choking   cry  she   reached   the   kitten�察�

removed the bag and unbound the cruel string。 Then�察�sitting on the ground�察�

a safe distance away�察�she soothed the palpitating little bunch of gray fur�察�

and watched with fearful eyes the fight。 

     And what   a  fight   it was� �There  was no   question�察�of course�察 �as to its 

final outcome�察�with six against one�察�but meanwhile the one was giving the 

six the surprise of their lives in the shape of well´dealt blows and skillful 

twists and turns that caused their own strength and weight to react upon 

themselves       in  a  most   astonishing     fashion。    The   one   unmistakably       was 

getting the worst of it�察�however�察�when the little girl�察�after a hurried dash to 

the street�察�brought back with her to the rescue a tall�察�smooth´shaven young 

man whom she had hailed from afar as ;Jack。; 

     Jack   put   a   stop   to   things   at   once。   With   vigorous   jerks   and   pulls   he 

unsnarled      the   writhing    mass�察   �boy   by   boy�察  �each   one    of  whom�察    �upon 

catching   sight   of   his   face�察  �slunk   hurriedly   away�察  �as   if   glad   to   escape   so 

lightly。 There was left finally upon the ground only David alone。 But when 

David did at last appear�察�the little girl burst into tears anew。 

     ;Oh�察�Jack�察�he's killedI know he's killed�察─�she wailed。 ;And he was so 

nice andand pretty。 And nowlook at him� �Ain't he a sight�拭─�

     David was not killed�察�but he wasa sight。 His blouse was torn�察�his tie 

was gone�察�and his face and hands were covered with dirt and blood。 Above 

one eye was an ugly´looking lump�察�and below the other was a red bruise。 

Somewhat dazedly he responded to the man's helpful hand�察�pulled himself 

upright�察�and looked about him。 He did not see the little girl behind him。 

     ;Where's the cat�拭─�he asked anxiously。 

     The unexpected happened then。 With a sobbing cry the little girl flung 

herself upon him�察�cat and all。 

     ;Here�察 �right   here�察─�she   choked。  ;And   it   was   you   who   saved   hermy 



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Juliette� �And I'll love you�察�love you�察�love you always for it� ─�

     ;There�察�there�察�Jill�察─�interposed the man a little hurriedly。 ;Suppose we 

first show our gratitude by seeing if we can't do something to make our 

young warrior here more comfortable。; And he began to brush off with his 

handkerchief some of the accumulated dirt。 

     ;Why can't we take him home�察�Jack�察�and clean him up 'fore other folks 

see him�拭─�suggested the girl。 

     The boy turned quickly。 

     ;Did you call him 'Jack'�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;And he called you�察�Jill'�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;The real 'Jack and Jill' that 'went up the hill'�拭─�The man and the girl 

laughed�察�but the girl shook her head as she answered�察�

     ;Not reallythough we do go up a hill�察�all right�察�every day。 But those 

aren't   even   our   own   names。   We   just   call   each   other   that   for   fun。   Don't 

YOU ever call thingsfor fun�拭─�

     David's face lighted up in spite of the dirt�察�the lump�察�and the bruise。 

     ;Oh�察�do you do that�拭─�he breathed。           ;Say�察�I just know I'd like to play 

to you� �You'd understand� ─�

     ;Oh�察  �yes�察  �and   he   plays�察  �too�察─  �explained   the   little   girl�察  �turning   to   the 

man rapturously。 ;On a fiddle�察�you know�察�like you。; 

     She had not finished her sentence before David was away�察�hurrying a 

little unsteadily across the lot for his violin。 When he came back the man 

was looking at him with an anxious frown。 

     ;Suppose you come home with us�察�boy�察─�he said。 ;It isn't farthrough 

the hill pasture�察�'cross lots��and we'll look you over a bit。 That lump over 

your eye needs attention。; 

     ;Thank you�察─�beamed David。 ;I'd like to go�察�andI'm glad you want 

me� ─�He spoke to the man�察�but he looked at the little red´headed girl�察�who 

still held the gray kitten in her arms。 



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                              CHAPTER XII 



               ANSWERS THAT DID NOT 

                                ANSWER 



       ;Jack and Jill�察─�it appeared�察�were a brother and sister who lived in a 

tiny house on a hill directly across the creek from Sunnycrest。 Beyond this 

David     learned   little  until  after  bumps   and   bruises   and   dirt  had  been 

carefully    attended    to。  He   had   then�察  �too�察 �some    questions    to  answer 

concerning himself。 

     ;And now�察�if you please�察─�began the man smilingly�察�as he surveyed the 

boy with an eye that could see no further service to be rendered�察 �do you 

mind   telling   me   who   you   are�察  �and   how   you   came   to   be   the   center   of 

attraction for the blows and cuffs of six boys�拭─�

     ;I'm David�察�and I wanted the cat�察─�returned the boy simply。 

     ;Well�察�that's direct and to the point�察�to say the least�察─�laughed the man。 

;Evidently�察 �however�察 �you're   in   the   habit   of   being   that。   But�察 �David�察  �there 

were six of them��those boys��and some of them were larger than you。; 

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;And they were so bad and cruel�察─�chimed in the little girl。 

     The man hesitated�察�then questioned slowly。 

     ;And may I ask you where youerlearned tofight like that�拭─�

     ;I used to box with father。 He said I must first be well and strong。 He 

taught me jiujitsu�察�too�察�a little�察�but I couldn't make it work very wellwith 

so many; 

     ;I   should   say  not�察─  �adjudged   the   man   grimly。   ;

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