Show Y r t a f j I Ii i w f i S J JJ J If 1 t l lw lI w u 9 R 1 I I I a I I t I tl r Ua 1 1 t 1 t I t I I I u I ill 1 alt F Ii I s Stor es I T 1 for C h 1 1 d r en f R atsy Ws on Cn ya t jor waif oY of a Dog Dd 8 But t I Jie le r 1 P Proved rov d H I If a H I eF an d 0 Died Ie d T Like LA k e 0 One ne I I II t w ws 1 s TI The c r d to t o or ohis make k his Ius Iniss bh s real and an d app r Via eat for or at t sue such I 1 y Wi scolded ded him well wel welland I find and sometimes cs e Oven eu made madea a pretense to larrup him Ium n Z f with a little wll whip that made limn smile mile InSI inside I for t ou I hit hurt a ilea HE HESE C et l he pro pre tended d to bo J fully in SE ZED 4 H IM 1111 I I WITH WiT II 0 IIA A S J 1 I It JO GRIP 1 OF t STEEL STEEL 4 Ik P E LOOKED At me so appealingly that I H resist 1 said suid Vinnie But lie is so llast md and scraggly and andI I llo I he hAS mAnge mat 1 her mother hI I think just dirt replied the little girl calmly band an l I nm am sure he hid hied guy thing to cat at for iol days and s hut but mamma just see what lx ul tIle the poor 1101 thing ng has 1 Winnies looked Joked at the thin thiu shrinking form f urns of the g with contempt and nul kept silence Let me bring MOl lung in and give hint him something to tott cat tt Added girl and after that he hc all air go away drain Mrs TS Milton ilton shook her ler head heon but the sir irl pleaded harder and the result WAS that did the shah y unkempt dl Jug was dt into the household constantly home specimens c r i the oat eat and dog tribe sometimes worthy and andl l s specimens And nt at other times time worthless md even hideous creatures which had roused aroused her pity but to her mothers yes eyes this dog was the most moat and degraded ded of aU all the tho calline tribe lie Hc ha had been slinking dejectedly along in the g gutter seeking I hone bone when looking up his brown eyes caught glance of pity pi itU the homeless dogs instant of thAt parson 1 who is fated to become his master with friendless dogs instant realization that his period I j miserable loneliness lUl at last ended he re ret t her bel gaze with a look of appeal that went deep into her ender heart and shone forth in her blue ryes in lu another t r moment N The dogs tail waged furtively and apology as he approached her ber with profound tad abject and to s his l ud said worship and when Ie fie l lay Y down be bet t lre her Alad groveled st at her feet yet t never letting those 1 big eyes CS leave looe her r face sha felt that deep t pity which was her lieI strongest characteristic c arry 3 away j her bel sense of his dirt and nd awful leanness Theo Then she remembered her bel mothers repeAted warnings to bring no more homeless curs to the thc Louse nod and she tried to harden her heart She Zhe turned her wr fa faeo o away and walked offs off It was too late The dog had h d seen seen his fate and being one of the thet t j e t of his kind lie Je to allow her Iter to escape t her heels close and still slinking with tail curled away under he followed HI like n a very shadow yet Yen n perhaps his day lead not arrived had not Winnie nnie tur turned ed to see what had Iad become of him and finding hi bia almost under her short skirts laughed That nat settled it but A Gatling gun could l Dace ae driven that dog og away after Iliad scell Iler mile Ile He cl the front yard law after berwith her with Rn an ex session of some me doubt doub ato as to how w he be re rc jod ived for h hit had Rad been a life filled with blows from ai ks and m stones hard hord words and rough usage Rn and hile she talked with Mrs Ire Milton his sharp full rYes toyed face to fM face as he crouched before 1 bein b m and listened carefully to the When rhen he be was ushered into t the carpeted room his hist t ii wagged ac again in an apol apology mixed ith d deep ej appreciation of the great honor yet ct he med chary About revealing his full feelings mother whose heart beart was just as tender her girls went to the kitchen to get hint sonic some jol f Md but there was an awful feeling in the homeless OS mi mind d when hen snatched him up and hi ked 1 hum m upstairs P as n soon its the kitchen door behind eh od her mother This Thia was turne turned I to one of awful agony and nul t he abe popped hint him into the tho b bathtub tamed on 00 the water for he had Bd never been hob ei the rain and he knew ll t what was wasL L rope to b bun J h 1 e looked like a l drowned d rat when soak soaked and wi i lather he stood trembling under her Iter bu teJa ls ye yet he found nothing more more unpleasant POU iau tb the J loin lot of his bis dirt and Il a few thousand fleas HJ s u DiL he be gently eDdy wagged a ged his tail two or h said sad Go sit ISI f as a you ou I will die fc f ou 0 Of n un ho hI only Staid said this thi with hi Ayr md iid tan tail but W anionic who knew the tho dog 1 04 J ver well comprehended jU just t what hat ho he 1 nt a e r Volt a fed iel Uk lure another dog d g in A mi mute see if 01 1 Th 1 soe 11 dried him ham rubbing him until he het t lik and released him he suddenly 1 ta that M was Wa transformed lie JIo turned a an the rug over avO and anal over d don on a hi aiAu hi legs ego and nd At last uttered several sharp harp harks v jy rho o first lie lac had over ever sounded founded Id lot ot At in lookingglass saW iJ air ri tuni nn ie but it would too conceited ted X Now Jr WI will go O do downstairs irs and got get something to tont eat nt y Milton ilton recognize the oa d eh shin II lac She Sh bi Ind Il U i gra i us Why f liPs quite U a able animal Of course he is lies going to be a 1 beauty jt His is coat is is aU all wor worn and rag god now but when he has been oared for he will be bc splendid But ut you cant keep tint Mm mother said You know your our pia has lias for forbidden hidden bidden you Yon to bring home h me any more dogs dog The dog g t and r cringed b the wily wise child said saidO O of course We c wiIl 7 give give him im something to oat and then lot lim got I t want r I spa up t to see him though before he leaves S l ly y p i s should o hl h have pl S ll l that fog dog wit end i It se as if hlad la had never had ld a areal l reAl mUd before Milton looked at hb cats in amazement for she hAd hAdJI placed JI Ced before him enough for three dogs lie lil never stopp d fo d crew ew at all ju just bolting i m in ens c n s e lumps Jumps of meat mast whole for forlie i lie ho WM was not sure that ll he d Q an i n g find and might wake up at any mo DlO moment ment Th Then n w ire h cn a he had uld licked the h plate place until the very Cl pattern un on it seemed faded h e Sat at and looked app t with a satisfied sm smile ill At that lom n footsteps o sounded on the thc l porch lIe pricked up his us ears cars tIle the door opened and showed Winnies thero papal papA J Mr Milton i ton looked with a terrible frown which the cringing doe clog saw through at once UA Jim W sm stud he to l Heres where that girl inI gets her lore oe of dogs from This man is as soft g hearted AS bc is is 1 l cur growled Ur Mr Milton Wehl he be cant stay ta luire I I HI just wanted to ask you ou u what hat kind o of f a dog Os lIe he i is purred Winne G ome st sa t of a cros f Iri terrier said lI Milton but abut hes n of A Lr all Xo d ct all Tb tI s log flog dida surprising thing b before for and ai then sat tip on hi Iris Mattis l air cross paws ws iii sueh an t appealing yet ei co comical a fashion that all three laughed aloud Then the tail 11 to e furio furiously for fOl tI the c dog knew that lie he bJ h ii III eta a b arM little tike said Come here pup Lp Ip on his lap Jap sprang the dog find and out come bout JI a yard of pink tongue nt in a frantic endeavor to o prove his and gratitude then down he leaped md and round and luid round the room he circled mod mad with soy joy tl her lu hands fiS as lie e father said l narrowly inspecting the animal X I little rascal is worth keeping Mrs tra IA and added 1 w t Tins fust fiS as soon as he got those big brown bron ew fastened upon you you ou gate gac in l 1 Sow ohn le u a lies tOt got a 11 lot of gOo brood points assert asserted Mr Mil Milin Milion ion in I believe e hes of pretty prett good stock after all Anyhow we we need loed A dog don dont t we weThen e i iThen Then b an n a heavenly life for the thc once homeless dog Iwi I admit which was the thc name trey they gave tim him SAW little use in the thc weekly bathing and the boys of blue ribbon with which Winnie Vinnie decorAted loin m hut but lie put up with these evils eils out of the d deep p lotre 10 he bol bore his reScuer rescuer the dear girl in whom his hie whole heart as bound up hiis mistress eer every minute to lie awake anake at night a at the tho foot of her bed and keep watch against all the terrors and dangers that haunt the Luck back hours of darkness and which onto dogs can rightly appreciate to drive aWAY with ith warning barks iI things that threatened her hel sleep to accompany tier er to school only alas to be compelled by the sea of ofa a lanky thin teacher whose hose legs leas he yearned to bite ita to remain outside for long hours w waco only relieved by occasional moments of bliss unwary eat cat tow to wander near to escort her home borne again watchfully resenting too clos cios approach of bo who loved boys s Winnie almost as mug i a as Patsey did t to sit beside her at the tho table and tho tidbits from her hor dear hand were almost too great bliss for him so that at en time Ie C contrast o t last so 50 o S speak ehk he it ll in Y lk n a d dead 4 l vat t 1 t fu of that mace i nt hedge ob g 7 h i t i 1 7 V howl like all possessed which or of cou cour e think lie he was aul only punished and feel very cry sorry i After lie le got ill in a few o r licks on her sweet fcc said liy by was of f for lie he was a y rascal 1 Ia y and marvelous were the tricks he learned and learned ao o readily as to eer everybody bo H l had on only to be told once was enough ThAt he time the human tOl tongue UC was quite quije certain and ind iii ih fact oven even when words were spelled in order to prevent ent understanding them lie hc be befooled fooled tt S Thus when it was spelled o out i iL L a walk k leave Patse y town pr Dons t you ou P n cds a abAt bAt batali h o just fiS as well as if c iJ word bad been spoken lIe would bring anything eho asked from atty hurt o of the house carry carr letters to the post m and baskets or gos runt the stoics r ns a l bell find and 1 ploy i the thep p h I last st WM was as 15 funny a performance as Jn b d ever witnessed Too Te see soe hit J tt st stand upon n a hair chair beside the dinner an and umie IJ a speech for apiece of sugar was n a adelight delight audit and it ilS as h he were ing to those who listened And plucky pluck ell few indeed were the thc do dog even eyen time the biggest who dal dared d to bandy words with him espe escorting Winnie along the street although his little 1 mistress was dreadfully shocked at t laic his temerity md and often him Jor or giving sauce to dogs quite big enough h to eat him whole Thore was 05 something very formidable n the glare which his bl brown own e eyes es took on when 11 facing some beast and even een sonic som of the fiercest were were c cowed by it an with bristling batik hairs re rc retreated treated ed ill in awe of f tho little h hero lp for you know that do dogs are arc roll ill m hat itt time thc size of the thc dog mt of jaws Bpd and teeth that decideS matters rs l 1 lied a a jw an alligator gaud teeth like a wolfs i iH H 17 most cunning wn t t of al il ila g over overa a cleverly slipping und under r it there thereto to 11 hide do W ni d q t to se search r h for hm him ever l i x r So Vastly ras Petsey tickled b by this pc very barrel shook as s ho endeavored to re rc strait and finally when lie te could bear i ino it no longer on over r rolled roBed the barrel harrel and out he flew like Hite a wild fury anal autI swept around the thc yard ard in n a afree free y ht ht wo would l rep repent this dozers dozens of And each tIme wIth Oren cen untIl he panted like lika a 8 locomotive c cB B But when nnie e perceived r civett that he was wis actually trembling ith da o ous n nervous n ous emotions cm she could s bring lam back to mirth earth by saying Wear Dear me what hM nIl ax exceedingly dirty dog 1 I think thin lie to Th n ho dross and looked out at her with a most piteous appeal T le Ie lion hoard This In once in ili ind d ti slog 1 f Would had bean Ti Tiro ro re ta a iUa z oj of porn Duril that proved ts r t and cour courage eI s r t d f l y lUan entered the yard II lie was not a tr P Patsey reserved always his fiercest et lf to the dogs keen perception an object lie looked about him too watch watchfully fully to be honest lI ire inspected the windows carefully yet et furt furtively oly then rAng bell beU while lie lac looked keen keenly at the k Patsey scenting danger remained hid hidden den dell from sight li hind his in the sido yard and nn keten eye on the stranger until lie away with many glances at the dwell f 5 i grill F t t Z f Ift 4 q oi oiT s T 3 rY J t I v I 1 i I H J ll 5 l I ing from roof to cellar windo H eans no good said the wise dog I win will J him tonight for I think lie will return That night ht Patsey was war missing The hor whis whistle hi tle was blown again surd md again but his mistress went fo ti n bed d alone 10 au ll lith with many misgivings Mr Milt Milton n at nd resolved d when answered to seek seck th the Pound in the morning feeling lv 1 that such a dog as Patsey should to that j in he went to bed with sense a of sadness anili 1 op regret for he loved loyed the little t terrier nier AU All this t time me Patsey lad been en hiding snug under tIle the shelter of his t more titan than once c forth and iC them all that he was AS safe b but the he knew well weli end gh that lic lC would be betaken taken tai hod where he he could not lOt cope with the coming coining danger halt half i so o well weB as in the yard so o lu he h d inn feelings and lay low lowAs As the clod deek struck st ck two O a figure revealed itself atthe at atthe the gw and stole doni ide the house e silently Patsey Pa quivered Cled with mingled rage ruge and delight lt rr his hia teeth until the sound seemed it must b be b heard h by the intruder who came md and topped stopped near the barrel and dropped n a bag of tools on the grass lighted a dark dank lantern after 1 ter which he slowly began g n tf tp airy ry open a window indo of The dining where h re h silver was exPosed to view for forr Mr r Milton was and of very err very tery riot liob P atcy had ad ti his h i cover by pushing his 1115 no nOse se out mu and when hen be SAW the window windo slow moving the sight ight proved too much for his Out he dema swans left leg was nearest he be ben n d Ott that and gleaming teeth into the fi l a I Tact arG arose e an Awful ul yell of VAin j aini ani r fright It rang ott n i ht like ikea a fire re alarm and it was followed loud o oaths Bud and shrieks shriek of pain as a Patsey chewed on the leg he had seized but be before fore for windows window could he be opened and heads thrust f rth the thc our lar had sha shaken cn the dog off of md fled iu into the gloom leaving his bog bag of tools as evidence of h guilt 1 it thc dogs jOY joyous barks of victory rang out in 5 air r r Milton ran downstairs and op a Or b but t when he took n a light high and began to peon the premises only onh to find the telltale rs tools o ea i the ground he realized what the thedo do d done Oh but W was hf he a proud dog and t Win n ju top 9 to do more than hug him bim I The uptUrned barrel harrel the story as as if Pats lh and an all knew that ho he had bad de Jib idt to c catch the tho burglar just as well as 15 if ih seen it all h s n a great hero and no DO mistake said iho p m and sure sur lies hes better than a burglar he catches tho villains and ana punishes 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