Show RID tD THE DIAMONDS How George Bull Pup Pu p Nearly Cost Rim Him Him a Young Fortune Denver Post That pup came very near nOOr costing me Sunday night was the re remark remark remark mark of George H Ht Ketcham owner of o f Cresceus this thill morning The popular horseman looked down at a tive Boston bull hull pup The b b h p looked up at his master and winked winket one eye in a most t knowing way Then Thet i he winked Ws face some more ant ani and I tried to put on a dog smile that had a most painful look about it itI The dogs name is Cresceus named I I after the wonderful racing stallion Just Jut why he was named that nobody seems to know It certainly was not no t on account of beauty for the little brown bron and white pup has a face that tha was waa melted just ju t before it was screws screwed on upside down It looks as though thong it was wag about to 10 melt some more am and then the dog would have no face at a all aU And that would probably be bet ter tar than the face h ehas now But to resume The pup is a great ireat dog sure enough Mr Ir Ketcham Ke ham con His mother and father back ba k in Boston each brought a few e eyears years ago and this pup is 18 worth at a least half that But to me his value Is 18 fixed at about one million dollar and I dont know that even th amount would buy him Here Cresceus snapped at a fly and an nearly fell over backward when his hi face opened up Sunday night niehl said Mr Ketcham Ketchan we were in the sleeper coming toward towar Denver The horses hor es and men were in I the private car up ahead and just jut after I retired Tim came carne back bac to t ask uk me inc a question The rhe pup pep sleep sleeps with Tim when he at the side aide of e emy my bed and of course he got friendly when he got into our state room 5 S For certain private reasons I al always always always ways carry with me A t bag of stones stone that cost c ft me about O One On of c them was wa a gift to my father by b Prince Edward now king many years ago and while it is worth only a few fei w thousand dollars ten tn times Its value vain not get it from me When I J went wen t to bed bedI I 1 put the bag ha of diamonds under my pillow as I have done many times while on the th road The pup knew this for not at t three months ago he woke noke me inc up u when wh n a i L burglar tried to get into in in m a i Boston ton hotel and w ll i I Ia Wit a with the intruder tin the ti j i t d dog s got ot the tag hag and crept under the ther bed coming out and inci mci r dentally taking a midnight lunch on a apiece I piece of or burglars burglar s leg But Sunday night the dog made a mistake m When he be came in ire with Mur blur nan nar n an I sat up in he the berth and pay p ay any attention to him He nosed but about a mj my m pillow as I supposed to see whether hether w the bag was safe Instead In tead of th t that hat he seemed to have an idea that 1 he h e was the personal guardian of the i gems g ems for tor when he went ent out the bag bagas was w as between his bis jaws His lips Ups hung down d own like and I v s ee e what wt he had bad taken t ken kenI I slept siept very well that night and 3 Monday M morning felt as happy as you youcan can an c imagine AU at once it flashed t cross across a my mind that I had bad lost l st the th tones stones s My but it was a stunner I i searched s high and low but not a gem gm could c be found Tim and the pup came caine cainen in i n and I quietly announced my loss hoes and Ed Green then began to search earch s It was unsuccessful Finally in desperation I said I would give for that bag of dia dla diamonds diamonds monds mends At the words bag of diamonds the I pup suddenly Jumped up and looked into m my face and barked ba Then he heran heran ran toward the door and started for forthe forthe i the car where the horses s were Just Justas I as we came caIne in there one of the boys i iwas was preparing to throw out some of I the from the bed of Cresceus I f 0 5 The dog made a bound and grabbed him by the arm Then he began dig digging digging i I ging in the straw and suddenly jumped 1 I out and tried to wag the te tail taU that had I i beerS beer cut off ott In his mouth he held the th bag of gems In an instant they were in my hands safe and sound and the pup I suppose suppo e was looking around for that I told him Id owe It to him for a few centuries and aDd he h looked happier stilL When hen that dog dof grows old rm Fm going to have a diamond collar made for him In fact I may not n t wait watt until I age stiffens his joints for he is ia certainly certainly a jewel even if his face is i on I crooked I And say would yu believe me but that dog is i the only on animal human or otherwise that can go into Cres Cre Cresceus Cresceus I ceus stall at certain times tilDes without be ing kicked or bitten Well Vell ell its a fact Why the friendship between n those tho e i two animals is the most wonderful I thing thine I t have ever eer seen They The worship each other Why It was only last week that Mike the Tramp induced the I dog dOlP to come into his bis stall and Cres ere cells OfUS tried to jump over and anti fight light it out right there He raise such a dis disturbance disturbance disturbance I that the pup was glad to get ov over oer er into his friends friend s compartments and for a whole day the horse rubbed his nose over the dog and kept him j from leaving the stall what I call plain love lore in animals and nd it Ita is isa isa a pleasure me to see it |