A few minutes later a sobbing boy plunged through the trees -- and stopped abruptly . Miss Avery was reading under the beech and the Black Prince was snoozing on her knee -- and a big , magnificent , bronze turkey was parading about on the lawn , twisting his huge fan of a tail this way and that . '' My gobbler ! '' cried Jims . `` Yes . Martha went to your uncle 's house and bought him . Oh , she did n't betray you . She told Nancy Jane she wanted a gobbler and , having seen one over there , thought perhaps she could get him . See , here 's your pet , Jims , and here he shall live till he dies of old age . And I have something else for you -- Edward and Martha went across the river yesterday to the Murray Kennels and got it for you . '' `` Not a dog ? '' exclaimed Jims . `` Yes -- a dear little bull pup . He shall be your very own , Jims , and I only stipulate that you reconcile the Black Prince to him . '' It was something of a task but Jims succeeded . Then followed a month of perfect happiness . At least three afternoons a week they contrived to be together . It was all too good to be true , Jims felt . Something would happen soon to spoil it . Just suppose Aunt Augusta grew tender-hearted and ceased to punish !
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