CHAPTER XXXIV 



IN MISS Amelia's meadow, 



There are two ways of going from here to 

 Miss Amelia's house. One is by the road, and the 

 other is through the back meadows. When I go 

 with Tommy, or Phihp we choose the meadows. 

 We don't mind climbing stone walls, and it's only 

 on Uncle Hiram's fences that there is bai-bed wire. 

 Grandmother and I always go by the road. 



Since Kate Hood has lived there we have been 

 to Miss Amelia's quite often. Yesterday, when 

 we were as far as Uncle Hiram's fence, and 

 Tommy was holding up the wire for me to crawl 

 under without tearing my frock we heard some one 

 shout, " Hey there, hey there! " 



My heart beat very fast, and Philip, who says 

 he isn't afraid of anything, grew quite white in 

 the face. 



" Hey there ! hey I " we heard again. 



" It must be Uncle Hiram," Tommy said, and 

 soon we saw him coming along by the other side 

 of the wall. 



" What are you three thinking of doing in my 

 pasture? " he asked. 



" We're just crossing to go to Miss Amelia's," 

 Philip told him. 



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