"Yes, mamma," answered Johnny, "for we set Rover to watch there, and he'll see after that old beast if she comes around again, but we can't keep him there all day, and she's sure to do it some time, if we leave the mice there."
"Don't trouble Daisy about it," said Mrs. Ransom, "there is no need to tell her just now."
VIII.
DAISY'S SACRIFICE.
ROVER had to be released by and by after dinner, of course, but it did not seem to matter so much by that time, for Daisy went to her pets, and the cat would not dare to come near them so long as she was there.
So every one believed; but this proved to be a mistake, for puss was more persistent and daring than any one would have thought possible.