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Even now the dog was quieting down, and as the hired man removed the irritating cause of the beast's anger it became even gentle, whining as though to offer excuses. "I can't tell you how sorry I am," went on the farmer. "You're strangers around here, I take it." EVEN NOW THE DOG WAS QUIETING DOWN AND AS THE HIRED MAN REMOVED THE IRRITATING CAUSE OF THE BEAST'S ANGER IT BECAME EVEN GENTLE WHINING AS THOUGH TO OFFER EXCUSES I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM WENT ON THE FARMER YOU'RE STRANGERS AROUND HERE I TAKE IT
ering her scattered wits, cried out: "All right, Amy! All right! You're in no danger!" And Amy sank to the ground while her chums rushed toward her. "Hold him, Zeke! Hold him!" cried the farmer, as he came lumbering up. "Hold on to him!" "That's what I'm doin'!" responded the hired man. "Is th' gal hurted? Land sakes, I never knew Nero to act so!" went on the farmer apologetically. "He must have been teased by some of th' boys. Be you hurted, Miss?" Pale and trembling, Amy arose. But it was very evident that she had suffered no serious harm, for the dog had not reached her, and she had simply collapsed on the grass, rather than fallen. The dog, choking and growling, was firmly held by the hired man, who seemed to have no fear of him. "I'm awfully sorry," said the farmer, contritely. "I never knew him to act like that." "Some one has tied a lot of burrs on his tail," called out the hired man. "That's what set him off." "I thought so. Well, clean 'em off, and he'll behave. Poor old Nero!  ON POOR AMY STUMBLED A FEW STEPS FURTHER AND THEN BETTY RECOVERING HER SCATTERED WITS CRIED OUT ALL RIGHT AMY ALL RIGHT YOU'RE IN NO DANGER AND AMY SANK TO THE GROUND WHILE HER CHUMS RUSHED TOWARD HER HOLD HIM'S EKE HOLD HIM CRIED THE FARMER AS HE CAME LUMBERING UP HOLD ON TO HIM THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING RESPONDED THE HIRED MAN IS THE GAL HURTED LAND'S SAKES I NEVER KNEW NO TO ACT SO WENT ON THE FARMER APOLOGETICALLY YOU MUST HAVE BEEN TEASED BY SOME OF THE BOYS BE YOU'RE HURTED MISS PALE AND TREMBLING AMY AROSE BUT IT WAS VERY EVIDENT THAT SHE HAD SUFFERED NO SERIOUS HARM FOR THE DOG HAD NOT REACHED HER AND SHE HAD SIMPLY COLLAPSED ON THE GRASS RATHER THAN FALLEN THE DOG CHOKING AND GROWLING WAS FIRMLY HELD BY THE HIRED MAN WHO SEEMED TO HAVE NO FEAR OF HIM I'M AWFUL SORRY SAID THE FARMER CONTRITELY I NEVER KNEW HIM TO ACT LIKE THAT SOME ONE HAS TIED A LOT OF BURRS ON TO HIS TAIL CRIED OUT THE HIRED MAN THAT'S WHAT SET HIM OFF I THOUGHT SO WELL CLEAN HIM OFF AND ILL BEHAVE POOR OLD NERO
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