| Show i B oas tf ul Discussing of the Kennel the thc Respective and the tho Crib Merits 11 1 v g HE Confirmed Commuter Commuter Com Corn 1 I muter was va-s the posse possessor pos pos- U. U I se sessor or of or two do dogs s I and no children 1 The Commuter Commuters a Winters WinI Win Win- best friend I had two children children children chil chil- dren dogs ir The They were both IL extraordinarily and sometimes tt tiresomely tire tire- e persistent in their efforts to convince their friends that their dogs and their babies were the the cutest the most beautiful creatures creatures creatures crea crea- tures ever evor raised In kennel or crib Winters would no sooner finish a atalo tale talo of or Jacks Jack's wonderful wo performance at last Jast ni nights night's ht's dinner table When that precocious youngster young insisted that a fork was the proper implement with which W lich to convey conver his soup to and from Crom his plate and mouth than the Commuter would interrupt with a marvelous stor story of Woof his favorite collie his astonishing achievements In hr the matter of or finding I the hidden ba ball and picking picking- out the platter holding the meat and liver livor In Instead Instead Instead In- In I stead of the regulation dog biscuit soup Whenever Winters talked about his pretty little daughter Jill JiJI the the Confirmed Con Con- firmed Commuter got right on the Job and exploited the wonderful things that Lassie his other collie collio had d done n Jack Jeck and Jill wOre were playing plain with an anold anold anold old rag do doll the other da day began Winters in a n confidential tone and ju just t as as as- Yes I know Interrupted the Commuter eagerly rI and impolitely Jack grabbed it awa away from Crom Jill 1111 and they chased each ench other all over the house It puts me in mind so much of Woof Woof-Woof and Lassie Lassie they're they're always always al always al- al ways scrapping over the rubb rubber r ball and on one da day I 1 thou thought ht Id I'd Id I'd- Just the way ay Jack Jacl and Jill raise merry Ned Ked around tha th place put in Winters a 3 bright expression suddenly transforming his usually grouchy countenance When I go home at night I no more th than n enter the d door or than the they're re both han hanging to my logs legs and on both trying to to exactly like m my c collies collies- wh whenever neOl t r open n the he tro front door they pounce upon me and if itI I happen to pet one ofle more than I do the theother other theres there's s 's the de deuce cc to to- to topa pa pay Of course I t li have e eto to be careful about about about- Say Sa sal said Winters w with th no AA I. I 4 L tr rr-tr 2 J I I GUESS MY M WIFE irE KNOWS WHAT I lOI DOING G. G thought of an apology for his rude In Interruption In- In feel I if III I 1 terr you ou make me as were at home Its It's simply wonderful the th those Innocent little creatures display Why I had an oc occasion occasion occasion oc- oc casion to deliver a mild scolding to Jack the other morning and do you OU know that thal baby Jill all walked cd right lipto up lip to mo me and with flashing Clashing e eyes g gave me meto to understand that I I- I I Ithe precisely what Lassie did the other morning when I started to fo 1 give Woof Woof-Woof roof a lecture on onI onI on- on I never lecture my children said I Winters without the semblance of an apology in his voice Whenever ver Jack J ek or Jill JIH deserves to be chastised I 1 turn them over to their mother and she sheI sheI she she- I have a new dog whip that I Imade made of or leather strips and I 1 very el 10 dom have any trouble with the d They learn the si significance of ot the snap cud and when the they arc very bad 11 I I- I I 1 never ne beat the children again I interrupted Winters coldly Whenever When Wh Whenever ever the youngsters need disciplining I let my m- wife take o sole charge She Ebe is s not so soft hearted as I am and and- and and- Let me give you OU a a. piece of ot advice returned the C Confirmed Commuter ig ir If 1 Winters' Winters apparent effort at domestic domestic do do- nestle di dignity ft dont ever permit your YOU wife wiCe to have her say about abo t the the the- the f I I 1 guess gues my wio l knows what she shel d doing loing in when hen it comes to the f up jp of ot children without an any advice ice I from me or you U or or- or j But I was was talking about dogs dog not ot j children c children o old d' d man the Commuter put II In n apologetically |
