“ They feed mo on grass when I'm a
sheep,” said crazy Jana, “and 1 don’t
get enough when Tm a woman. They
beat me, too. But 1 know them. Their
chief is Bill Jones and his chief is Jim
Arnold.”
The brother and sister started, very
naturally, at hearing the name of a man
mentioned whose bad qualities they
had been discussing. Crazy Jane now
seemed to become more excited, and
continued:
** There’s times when I'm human and
I hoar ’em. They bring liulo children
there and make ’em lambs, that they
may have lamb stew. I heard 'em and
"HOW tH> YOU KNOW IT?”
1 wasn’t a sheep then. 1 saw the tears
triekle down its eheeks. then they said
they would have the laud lived sure.
But I’m a shtH-p now. and must 1 uut
the green pasture.” Then bleating in
imitation of a sheep the insane u vatu re
ran away.
Kose breathed more freely when
she had disappeared in the dark
woods. At the top of the next hill
they mot Bill Jones and his brutal
hired man hunting for the escaped lu
i natic. Clarence directed them as best
he could where crazy Jane had gone,
i and then drove home. He was not on
good terms with the keeper of the poor
house, so exchanged as few winds as
possible.
When they reached home Hose
found her mother anxiously awaiting
their return. She judged from the
look of anxiety upon her mother’s
face that there had been a stormy
afternoon at home. The father was
not to he seen, and she thought best to
ask nothing about him at present.
“Come in, Kose,” said Mrs. Stuart,
lead ing the way to her sitting-room.
