“Oh, what shall we do” exclaimed Euphemia. “The dog will get her. Call to her!”
“No, no,” said I, “don't make a noise. It will only bring the dog. He seems to have gone to the barn, or somewhere. Keep perfectly quiet, and she may go up on the porch, and as the front door is not locked, she may rush into the house, if she sees him coming.”
“I do hope she will do that,” said Euphemia, anxiously.
“And yet,” said I, “it's not pleasant to have strangers going into the house when there's no one there.”
“But it's better than seeing a stranger torn to pieces before your eyes,” said Euphemia.
“Yes,” I replied, “it is. Don't you think we might get down now? The dog isn't here.”
“No, no!” cried Euphemia. “There he is now, coming this way. And look at that woman! She is coming right to this shed.”
Sure enough, our visitor had passed by the front door, and was walking toward us. Evidently she had heard our voices.
“Don't come here!” cried Euphemia. “You'll be killed! Run! run! The dog is coming! Why, mercy on us! It's Pomona!”
CHAPTER VIII. POMONA ONCE MORE.
Sure enough, it was Pomona. There stood our old servant-girl, of the canal-boat, with a crooked straw bonnet on her head, a faded yellow parasol in her hand, a parcel done up in newspaper under her arm, and an expression of astonishment on her face.
“Well, truly!” she ejaculated.
“Into the house, quick!” I said. “We have a savage dog!”
“And here he is!” cried Euphemia. “Oh! she will be torn to atoms.”
Straight at Pomona came the great black beast, barking furiously. But the girl did not move; she did not even turn her head to look at the dog, who stopped before he reached her and began to rush wildly around her, barking terribly.
We held our breath. I tried to say “get out!”
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