150 May comes to the Rescue.

 

 

that this dog was such a coward,
though, or he might have been
bitten in a shocking way. As it
was, he tore a great hole in poor
Johnny’s pinafore.

However, they did not think much
of that—either the little boy or his
sister; they were so glad to see the
horrid dog go away. Only Johnny
clung to May, while she made as
much noise as she could to frighten
his dreadful foe still more, and pre-
vent his coming back again; and
when the danger was all over, he
began to cry and sob, and to hold
his sister tighter and tighter.

‘Never mind, Johnny,’ she said,
‘never mind; he’s gone now. You