"I'll do my best," promised Mr. Brown. "Come on, Splash! It's your turn
now to lead the cow!"

Splash barked joyfully, and seemed glad that he was to have something to
do with the big horned animal, who was contentedly chewing her cud,
lying down beside the automobile. She appeared quite contented wherever
she was.

"Oh, let us come!" begged Bunny and Sue, as they saw their father go off
down the road with Splash leading the cow by the rope.

"No, indeed! You youngsters get to bed!" said Mrs. Brown. "You ought to
be glad of the chance. You must be tired."

"We're not--a single bit!" declared Bunny, but though he and Sue begged
hard, and teased to go to see the cow taken home, their mother would not
let them.

It was quite dark when Mr. Brown came back. The children were asleep,
but Mrs. Brown and Uncle Tad were sitting up reading.

"Well?" asked Mrs. Brown, as she noticed how tired her husband looked.
"Did you have far to go?"

"About two miles, and mostly uphill. But I found the cow's owner."

"Did you? That's good! How did you manage?" asked Uncle Tad.

"Well, I was going along, Splash leading the cow as proud as a peacock,
when, all of a sudden, I saw a man hurrying toward me. He seemed very