Show The Evening Telegrams Telegram s sI I Daily Short Story tory i THANKS TO PATSY By IZOLA rO RESTER Copyright 1913 b b by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- pa paper per Syndicate I I I dont don't think said Miss II s Woolsey should be bo t firmly I J dont don't think anyone permitted to keep a n. dog do In iii an apartment house If IC I were you OU I 1 should cancel In my lease and move Its u a er very decent little pup Aunt Celia Cella I cant can't ver very well auk ask the girl to turn It Irto into the streets a da day like this Creswick smiled m musingly I out aut at the tho snow allow covered expanse of ot Gramercy park four our stories down More snow now was tail fall all all- inS ing A brisk northeast wind sent flent It hurtling about in a a. frantic cha chase e He Ho caught a glimpse of ot u a n figure ure in a bright scarlet cloak and fur tut cap turning In the park Inclosure Sh She IN is taking It for Car a arun arun arun run now lOW tucked In her leI mutt muff How can It run when wileD it Is tucked In her snuff mutt Ugh exclaimed hi his hla aunt I q can understand one choosing a large Jarge handsome dog such as a greyhound or ora ora ora a St. St Bernard something rather ornamental orna orna- mental you understand Creswick n And An so much more suited to ta an apartment of five rooms room than a terrier assented Creswick k gravely ely Thin Thill A terrier Is by bv nature vicious one snaps naps at my heels er e every time I t meet It Some lIa day I shall forget t myself and kick at 01 It I 1 really Hhall Khall Cres Talbot hardly heard beard th the p peevish e ish il murmur from the tho deep wicker chair b by the open lire Ills He lie stood In time the window V recess N looking past the heavy cream lace curtains and amid tin tiny green pine trees In imm the window boxes following the figure In the park He doubted whether Norma Nornia even knew kne he was n a tenant In th tha th same building He hud had been awn away all through the summer summer sum aura mer and ancl earl early fall Call He had not even heard from her since Ince the tIme previous Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas down at Barrys Barry's place in Virginia Standing now with only the of her through the falling snow no nohe he lie caught his bis veins at the memory of their ride to toI together to- to gether Jether after ll time hunt breakfast at old Inn I She had dismissed hl his whole poured out adoration Uon with a little flip of her crop Marry farr She would never marry marryat at all She did not riot have to marry many The Tho only onh persons who married nowadays were either Irresponsible romanticists or luna luna- tlC tics She had her own income It was wae small but quite adequate for tor all her heeds And she sho had hind her life laid out before her 1 In its entire scope there was not nat n a single place tar for or a manIt man If It you OU loved me you could not speak to me Inc so flO he lie had told her savagely There is someone else Oh no she said Sit If I cared to marr marry anyone It IR is quite likely I might choo choose choOl t you ou I really do da like liko ou Creswick Cres Cros- wick vcr very much indeed Youre You're so sa patient patient patient pa pa- tient with me And hero here she had smiled back at nt him over her shoulder that tantalizing tan tan- luring lining smile that always left Jett him guessing just Juat how much It promised Then at least I have hav a running chance If anyone anone has perhaps you have have have- some da day y And that had been all Tot Yet the memon memon memory mem mem- on ory on of or that last lut ride of her face fate halt half turned toward him the firm grip of her hands on the reins the easy poise of her slender bod body the whole picture had dwelt delt deltIn In his heart through all aU his wanderings He Ho had hall never given ghen her but one tIming thing the little Irish terrier she he had wanted Of OC cour course e. e Pat Patsy y would never remember him It had only been a puppy but it made him hini happy happ to think she Bhe had cherIsh cher char Ish cd even Cn that much from himI himI him I wish you yau would complain to the owners of the build building Ins Ins- Cres dear his aunt began a again aln Creswick seized on the chance to es es- es cape capt Certainly he would could appeal He would go o and talk to them at once lie Hc ran Into her point blank down In Inthe Inthe the tIme lower hall bali She was frightened and excited and did not recognize him in the n u tI light ht My h dog has been boen stolen Just now nov In Inthe time the park HId The man ht him up and ran down toward Third avenue Venue please help find him for tar me me I Creswick took up the chase with 1 keen relish that si amazed himself boys boya were running and he them He had han almost forgotten ho bo UI run after aCter several years carr of or Inn Inactive Uva lire life fo fol with but l speed came to him The rna the terrier terrie Jammed under one took a 0 backward look at the a ar arm crowd In his wake wak and darted Ithe By the the corner time Into W his pursuers secoM Street caught h was out of sl sightS sight ht hut but lip ira lie bel K on on ona 1 a 1 doorstep was wu th the terrier Creswick picked it 11 up imp patted Its Us heat head and started aw away y con him Si self At At least Norma would hav have til the the pup back And nd jUl just Juat t here an excited opened tho the door with Uh the brass knockS knOCker nt maid on It and shrieked out after him him- lice You Help bring back baCU acl that d dog e Help HeIp Police Po- Po Oh Ohm the deuce groaned Cre f swinging this I about I itay my g good w IH m my do dog you yau kno know Its It's name is Pa Patsy He hesitated Pa Possibly Norma h d changed Its Us name Th The little rj beast ast o dId not nat seem at al all nit responsive Tho Tue crowd of Or bO boys 1 and general street rIft riff muff raff gath cath ered around him waiting to see lee him hauled up for stealing a H da dog He lie erin down at nt them appreciatively and and w for tot the arm of oC the law Jaw to descend H tUII still hung to the time terrier The Time maid had bad sped ped for tar help A Japanese cook ant boy had emerged from J the time b ha base e merit and stood behind him hitri read ready readi for action The fhe crowd increased it hours that ho he waited before an arrived He handed al over his card In t a. bored sort ort Q af I wa way and gripped Patsy closer I r. r And AmId then Just an as triumph loomed loome- iI'S his way and the time began to tn blow up the time maid the time Japs Iap anti and th thc whole cm crowd 1 I and he lie was off oft with the terrier Just then lien appeared Norma Korma rosy cheeked with a terrier tucked into her Imer muff Its frowsy head ju Just t visible Oh 01 dear Cres she gasped I j ami ami J so 0 awfully sorry l H It wasn't Patsy after arter all He lie took another do dog What is the trouble It took Talbot ten minutes minute to clear clasP ma matters up to pacify the maid and and the thu Jap cook coak and the thc plump little Jap house houle houseboy boy 00 the officer and tile the crowd who ho howled with Joy joyt at t time the turn of or fortunes fortune's wheel 4 And Amid finally the two stood to together ether alone In the time cleared street She was laughing her muff pressed to ta her face tace her brown brawn eyes half closed with mirth and Pats Patsy was barking trying to get out outI 11 I I hope hape youre you're satisfied ho he said Mill cheerfully but Impersonally It nearl nearly landed It me in Jail as a 3 common But I had no Idea It was vas you OU I spoke to And AntI really Cres I don dont don't t t twan was wan nice of Or you OU to come ome where I Iam am living you OU know know know- 4 oJ Dont Don t you I happen to live JIve there also second apartment up to the right I have lived there for tar four faur yeara ea 11 I shall move tomorrow t t You Thu will do nothing of ot the tins sort sart He tucked hor her arm i arm comfortably under his and shielded her from the wind as the they the turned back into inta the little tittle park In In- closure clasure You Yau will come up now now- and meet m my aunt and have hare tea with u us properly and I shall tell tall her that we are areto areto areto to be married at Easter thanks a to Pats Patsy J 1 |