Show THE daoa FORGET jv E the asik aa agent round abu abl ont alth 0 t cot 7 geog of a quarter I 1 au ta the ia I 1 s a boo book k agent says the I 1 M ta J aa L here arasz aw m i in denying that any perian liflie ln ahls ig t mind would have known that he be was vms a book agents his trousers were frayed out it at the bottom his hat bat was knocked in at the top op and his general appearance savored I 1 of many mil miles walked and nd few shelt shekels els gathered he ambled along the deserted street a few rods agathen and then stopped undecidedly before the gate of a yard which surrounded a small cottage house he was weighing in his mind the p probability rai babi lity of a sale gal before he concluded to enter the yard a savage looking hound put in an appearance on the inside of the fence and made efforts to reath reach the jacok book agents trousers through the palings halings pa lings not succeeding in this diversion the dog sat down to await the time when the man should open the gate to enter the yard the look boole agent had made up his mind that he could sell an autobiography if he could but reach the front steps of the house hut but the dog wa was determined that thai the agent should not reach the front steps under any condition good doggy and nice fellow 11 failed to make the least impression on the canine lie ile only howled defiantly or on his side of the fence nis his howls brought a man from around the corner of the next house ile he was an exceedingly lean and hungry appears appearing i n g man ile he took in the situation at a glance and came over to where the book agent was vainly endeavoring to conciliate the dog he thrust both his hands deep into his empty pockets and drawled out for a quarter ill call off the borg the book man must have thought that the chances of a sale at that particular house were extra good for he drew out the fourth part of a dollar dailar and handed it to the stranger that individual carefully sounded bound d it on his teeth and being convinced of its genuineness he dropped it into his capacious capac ions pocket then drawing his slouch hat down aown over his bis eyes and turning up his coat collar he be assumed a highly dramatic attitude and in stentorian tones hissed forth tige tige I 1 bayl thou coward and thou brute knuyst thou hou t that th thy y master lies captive in yonder wood and dost thou linger here n n e I 1 cayll say the dog glanced up with a half curious look and then turned shamefacedly away and putting his nose to the ground he slunk quickly from sight yer see pardner exclaimed the hungry looking ruan luau that dog an I 1 use ter play in high tragedy an lie he ant forgot his cue yet an by the way I 1 dont believe ferll sel labook a book in that house cuz the folks lias lia 5 gone I 1 off today to day on a family picnic bieni c they left the dog d 09 to look lookout out for the th e house b ouse I 1 hot weather ant it so go long |