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"That's bully in you, Ah

alone and start in without no help front no one," firmly refused Gus,

and his sturdy little sister could but admire him for his independence

He locked up his new possession very carefully, putting the key in his

pocket everyto the business precincts to pick up a

job The children, however, were not dispossessed by this precaution,

finding ingress and egress through theGus on, and he instantly invested

his wages in the provisioning of the cow quarters

"The feed'll git stale by the time the cow comes," objected Milt

"Mebby it's fer bait to ketch a critter with," offered Bobby

After all, it was the miracle predicted by Mrs Jenkins that ca, when Gus went as usual

with fond pride to view his sole asset, he found installed therein a

young, corpulent cow, bland and Texas-horned, busily engaged in

partaking of the proceeds of Gus's last week's wages She turned

inquiring, hted lad, who promptly locked

the door and rushed into the house to inform the family of the new

arrival