Author of Red Saunders and Mr. Scraggs

Illustrated

New York McClure, Phillips & Co. Mcmvi

Illustrated

New York McClure, Phillips & Co. Mcmvi

THE PETS

OSCAR'S CHANCE, PER CHARLEY

BILLY THE BUCK

THE DEMON IN THE CANON

THE LITTLE BEAR WHO GREW

IN THE ABSENCE OF RULES

FOR SALE, THE GOLDEN QUEEN

WHERE THE HORSE IS FATE

AGAMEMNON AND THE FALL OF TROY

A TOUCH OF NATURE

HE WAS A LOVELY PET . . . . . . Frontispiece (missing from book)

WE NEAR LOST TWO PETS

"I WISHT SOMEBODY'D TELEGRAPH THAT SON-OF-A-GUN FOR ME"

BOB 'UD HOP HIM

HIS STYLE OF RIDING ATTRACTED ATTENTION

SEARCHING HIS SOUL FOR SOUNDS TO TELL HOW SCART HE WAS

GET OFF'N ME!

THE AFFAIR WAS AT PRESENT IN THE FORMAL STATE

"A WISE AND SUBTLE PIECE OF STRATEGY"

"AN ACCOUNT OF MY ADVENTURES"

"'HERE'S—YOUR—DEER—KID,' HE GASPED."

"JIMMY-HIT-THE-BOTTLE"

THE PUNCHERS TO THE RESCUE

"HY" SMITH

HE'D COME AROUND WITH HIS PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS TWICE A DAY

MIGUEL COULD RUN WHEN HE PUT HIS MIND TO IT

"CLEAN WAS NO NAME FOR HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE"

"UP GETS FOXY WITH A SHRIEK AND GALLOPS AROUND THE HOUSE"

"OLD WINDY USED TO TALK TO THE PIG AS THOUGH THEY'D BEEN RAISED TOGETHER"

"HE'D HUMP UP HIS BACK . . . AND RUB AGAINST YOUR LEGS"

"NO. DIDN'T WANT FOOD. HEART WAS BROKE"

"'HUNGH!' SAYS HE, AND BLINKED HIS EYES SHUT"

"THE DOCTOR GOES SAILING INTO THE DRINK"

"A HA HA! CUT IN TWO IN THE MIDDLE"

"THAT WOOLLY, BLAATIN' FOOL OF A SHEEP"

"CHASES HIMSELF OFF TO THE SKY-LINE FOR ANOTHER TRY"

"THE DURNED RAM WAS PRANCIN' AWAY"

"HE WAS KNOCKED GALLEY-WEST"

"THAT PIG LOOKED UP AND SMILED"

"AND HOLLER! I WISHT YOU COULD HAVE HEARD THAT PIG"

"DONE. EVERLASTINGLY DONE"

THROUGH THE GLASS I GOT A BETTER VIEW OF THE POOR DEVIL ABOUT TO BE STRUNG

WE CALLED TO HIM TO HALT, AND HE STOPPED, KIND OF GRINNED AT US AND SAYS: "HELLO!"

YES, SIR; THERE HE SAT, AND HE WAS KNITTIN' A PAIR OF SOCKS!

TWENTY-FIVE FOOT OF A DROP, CLEAR, TO ICE-WATER—WOW!

"WHOOP HER UP, COLIN!" I HOLLERS

The Pets

[Illustration: We near lost two pets]

[Illustration: "I wisht somebody'd telegraph that son-of-a-gun for me."]

[Illustration: Bob 'ud hop him.]

[Illustration: His style of riding attracted attention.]

[Illustration: Searching soul for sounds to tell how scart he was]

Oscar's Chance, per Charley

[Illustration: Get off'n me!]

[Illustration: The affair was at present in the formal state]

Billy the Buck

[Illustration: "A wise and subtle piece of strategy"]

[Illustration: "An account of my adventures"]

[Illustration: "'Here's—your—deer—Kid,' he gasped"]

[Illustration: "Jimmy-hit-the-bottle"]

[Illustration: The punchers to the rescue]

The Demon in the Canon

[Illustration: "Hy" Smith]

[Illustration: He'd come around with his plans and specifications twice a day]

[Illustration: Miguel could run when he put his mind to it.]

The Little Bear who Grew

In the Absence of Rules

[Illustration: "Clean was no name for his personal appearance."]

[Illustration: "Up gets Foxy with a shriek and gallops around the house"]

[Illustration: "Old Windy used to talk to the pig as though they'd been raised together"]

[Illustration: "He'd hump up his back . . . and rub against your legs"]

[Illustration: "No. Didn't want food. Heart was broke."]

[Illustration: "'Hungh!' says he, and blinked his eyes shut"]

[Illustration: "The Doctor goes sailing into the drink"]

[Illustration: "A ha ha! cut in two in the middle"]

[Illustration: "That woolly, blaatin' fool of a sheep"]

[Illustration: "Chases himself off to the sky-line for another try"]

[Illustration: "The durned ram was prancin' away"]

[Illustration: "He was knocked galley-west"]

[Illustration: "That pig looked up and smiled"]

[Illustration: "And holler! I wisht you could have heard that pig"]

[Illustration: "Done. Everlastingly done"]

For Sale, the Golden Queen

Where the Horse is Fate

[Illustration: Through the glass I got a better view of the poor devil about to be strung]

[Illustration: We called to him to halt, and he stopped, kind of grinned at us and says: "Hello!"]

Agamemnon and the Fall of Troy

A Touch of Nature

[Illustration: Yes, sir; there he sat, and he was knittin' a pair of socks!]

[Illustration: Twenty-five foot of a drop, clear, to ice-water—wow!]

[Illustration: "Whoop her up, Colin!" I hollers]

THE END