Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . han ever. Billy waited for him. The fightwas to be face to face. The boy had determined tokeep him off with his hands until strength failed, todrown him if he could. All love for the dog had goneout of his heart. The weeks of close and merry com-panionship, of romps and rambles and sport, were for-gotten. Billy was fighting for life. So he waited with-out pity, hoping only that his strength might last untilhe had conquered. When the dog was within reach Billy struck him inthe face. A snarl and an angry snap were the result. Rage seeme
Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . han ever. Billy waited for him. The fightwas to be face to face. The boy had determined tokeep him off with his hands until strength failed, todrown him if he could. All love for the dog had goneout of his heart. The weeks of close and merry com-panionship, of romps and rambles and sport, were for-gotten. Billy was fighting for life. So he waited with-out pity, hoping only that his strength might last untilhe had conquered. When the dog was within reach Billy struck him inthe face. A snarl and an angry snap were the result. Rage seemed suddenly to possess the dog. He heldback for a moment, growling fiercely, and then at-tacked with a rush. Billy fought as best he could, try-ing to clutch his enemy by the neck and to force hishead beneath the waves. The effort was vain; the dogeluded his grasp and renewed the attack. In another BILLY TOPSAILS DOG moment he had laid his heavy paw on the b<shoulders. The weight was too much for Billy. Downwent, freed himself, and struggled to the surf. gasping for breath. It appeared to him now thathad but a moment to live. He felt his self-possessgoing from him, and at that moment his ears cauthe sound of a voice. Put your arm The voice seemed to come from far away. Befthe sentence was completed, the dogs paws were agon Billys shoulders and the water stopped the behearing. What were they calling to him 1 The thouthat some helping hand was near encouraged hWith this new thought to aid, he dived for the tli 22 A READER FOR THE FIFTH GRADE time. The voice was nearer and clearer when he cameup, and he heard every word. Put yonr arm around his neck! one man cried. Catch him by the back of the neck! cried an-other. Billys self-possession returned. He would followthis direction. Skipper swam anxiously to him. Itmay be that he wondered what this new attitude may be that he hoped reason had returned to theboy, that at last he would allow himself to be caught th
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