Show o m JOE DE I FRENCH POODLE o o o Joe o Dempsey was a street boy and and he was a a pretty tough little customer In Inmany many ways but he had a love for rals and hated t to see them cruelly treat treated trEat trEat- ed Ed More Morl than once in his shot short life le he had ha addressed such words to who were abusing their horses hores as had ha brought on him a a tate taste of the same whip that had been used on 01 the animals animas but buthe buthe he never got mOTe more than a taste tase as he dodged to a safe sae place and kept up his moral lecture and once he had the sat satIs Is faton of seeing an officer of the he S S. P. P C C. A A. arrest arret a a man who was kicking a 3 Dorsa borse that ought to have been In bed instead of drawing a heavy load of ot junk One OnE day he was wa on Courtlandt street near the railroad ferries feries looking for a chance to carry a valise valse when he saw two boys bys trying to make mke a French poodle poole stand stand on his head head The poodle was pos possessed pos pos- possessed of a good deal of spirit spirit and snapped at the boys but was unable to get getaway getaway away as he was wa tied ted The boys had probably seen sen a picture on a circus poster of ot a poodle standing on his head and having found this poor fellow In an alley alleyway aley- aley wa way they intended to male make him learn everything In the poodles poodle's curriculum Its Is a wonder youse wouldn't quit hurtin hurtin hurt hurt- in dat mutt said Joe oe after one of the b boys ys had had dealt delt the poodle a particularly hard blow It I was at this point that tat Joe oe stopped talking and began to act at and when he had ha finished acting the boy was very much the worse wore for wear and his companion companion com com- panion who was an arrant arant coward had ha disappeared with wih the dog But Joe was not through with wih the incident IncIdent and he asked the boy whose head hea he punched who owned the dog I dunno who owns him Mickey foun him an an an w we wa was him tricks Well Wel come coe an help hep me git him an J gf yer er a quarter fer him said Joe and at mention menton of the money the boy whose name was wa John piloted Joe around the corner where they saw Mickey and the dog g walking leisurely along in fancied fanie security Soy Mickey feller feler wants der del m mutt tt He Hel 11 gl us 10 cents fer it I. I 10 divide divide di John put it at cents thinking to vide even at atS 5 cents cens apiece which would have left lef him 15 cents that Mickey knew nothing about but Joe divined his game and wishing to show him that thil he understood under under- stood it he said No Ill I'll take a quarter U ter for It but a nickel S s all you git 1 from him because you vou ran away like a coward cow cow- ard Why didn't er wait an an let me do doyer doyer yer UI up Mickey seemed to see the humor of the for he grinned but ut said eald nothing noth noth- ing Joe Jo had ha Just 35 3 cents In his pocket which he had earned running The dog dog was Ib not but worth ho rt was a a quarter willing nr er to tt to pay him r f that as arl plain for b bhim t him in order to save him from the boys First he grasped the dogs dog's string and then he counted out two dimes for John and a nickel for Mickey Mikey and left lef with the dog When he was half a block away away he looked back awl al saw Mickey scrapping scrapping scrap scrap- ping with John for a more even division of the money Joe chuckled to himself and then addressed the dog Well Vei mutt what do they call cal yer yer It I was not so much the words as the tone that told the Intelligent poodle that he had fallen falen Into the first friendly hands that had touched him since his accidental separation from hi hU master a week before le He wagged his plumed tail tal and almost almost smiled smie out of his beady little eyes and when Joe put down his hand he hel l licked Say it mutt what what's s yer name is it Fido The dog made mae no reply as meant meat n nothing to him tR 1 l Is it Rover Again no rep reply y except a a. wagging of the ta tall ys Nero it Nero said the dog and Yap put his forepaws fore fore- pa paws ws up on Joe Joe but you ou know a lot Chee Ill I'll try yer Il again to make ake sure Js I it ROver o or I II INo No answer Is I it tN- tN Nero gain a ap ap and an a vigorous wagging of the I tal wasn't so slow On der third guess 7 Well I Jt Nero i ero jou ou an f m me belongs to S M I t each ach odder until I 1 give you up an I 1 hope hOP dat wont won't ever happen Want Vant some grub No answer Youse dont don't know everything do you you said Joe rather disappointed Then he o happened to think of a v variation of questions ques ques- Want Yant some meat Yap yap yap barked Nero eagerly Joe oe dug his hand into his trousers pocket pock pock- et He had just five pennies pennes He had In Intended in- in tended blowing himself off orr to a dinner that should cost a a little more than than usual but the quarter paid for the dog dog had reduced reg re re- his t funds t to 5 cents t and now if g cb gt he bought u meat t to for o the dog it would mean that he must get along until mornIng morning morn morn- ing with nothing to eat eat for it was not likely that he would get anything to do doIn doin In the way of running errands as the market maket had closed He went went several blocks out of his way to a butchers butcher s store The dog was evidently evi dently denty hungry and now that he owned owne him he was responsible for him Up to this time Joe had thought of Nero as a useless friend but the butcher said sad Does he do any tricks tricks' Haven t tried trie him said sad JoeI Joe I I used to have a French Fench poodle pole and he knew more than I 1 did myself That's honest He le could play soldier Yes Ye sir play soldier said the te butcher looking intently at the dog who pricked up his ears at the word The butcher glanced around aroun the shop and picked up a broken broom handle which he held toward the dog s shouldered Shoulder dr t that arms arms' f stick said as i If he ea he and had d Nero been in tn the army for ten tep years Joe turned a handspring for sheer joy Mr Mr Cults Cuts I won wont t do a thing but butte te teach him tricks Aint n he He 1 1 Is sure r E said st Mr e Cults 6 t You want to keep a close watch on him or somebody 11 steal him his The tricks dog to was re friends for tr glad he dp played to y show dead off J sang walked on his i df forelegs and waltzed a aup g nh with t the broom handle ana then g he went up to the counter put his paws on It and said as a plainly as barks could say sa Some meat please pleas Joe hesitated a minute He could go to toan toan an room eating rom eating and for 5 cents he could get a I piece of chuck steak that was al all allright right and ad that would satisfy his hun hunger hun ger but there would not be enough for Nero and him On the other hand he could get a big piece of raw meat but he had ha never cultivated a taste for that article artcle and he knew that dogs had ha appe appe- much bigger than their size He won the victory in a minute GI GI me fi f cents cents' worth of meat fer the dog g will wJ yer yer caid cald heThe he The answer of Mr lr Cults Cutts was delightful That dog has paid for hU his meat keep your 5 cents cents A minute later two twO or three customers nek Ig r 1 oer g I j c f pocket and thE n 5 c In his trousers pocket Come an an we well we'll eat together said sald he he and Into the night dog and boy ran to see which could make the best time to the place where the cent 5 dinner was being kept warm for just such f fellows wa as Joe |