Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 804
strides he dashed from rat to rat,and, as he overtook each victim, a smashing blowof the taloned foot flattened it to the ground. Aminute, and, as far as Patrick was concerned, theexcitement was over. By the time the men hadarmed themselves, only the tail of the last ratwas still to be seen, mute… … AS THE RINGHALS STRUCK, THE BIRD LEAPED LIGHTLYUP AND BACKWARD. (SEE NEXT PAGE.) fined to a disused brood-pen at night, but duringthe long days he and Joey were constant com-panions. The two searched. lumber-piles andoutbuildings for rats, Joey driving them fromtheir hiding-places with a long pole,…
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