"Oh, look!" screamed Rose, who, with Laddie and Vi, had come back to the automobile, their hands full of wayside flowers.
"Don't let him bunk into me!" shrieked Vi.
"I'll make him go back! I'll throw stones at him!" cried Laddie.
"Indeed you'll not do anything of the sort!" exclaimed Rose. "Come back here, Laddie Bunker!" and she caught her little brother by his jacket and stopped him from running forward. Laddie had dropped his flowers, and was going to pick up some stones.
Russ had jumped to his feet and seized a stick. With that he intended to do as Laddie had said he was going to—attack the ram. But as the sheep creature with his long horns came nearer, and as Laddie saw what a big, ugly animal he was, the boy did not feel much like standing his ground.
THE BIG RAM RUSHED AT CAPTAIN BEN.
By this time Captain Ben, who had not as yet seen the ram, straightened up.