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Show V V PAGE EIGHT TALES OF REAL DOGS feRT The Story Of Shep Long ago I wrote you the first part of Shep's strange story. And, now, that story has reached its climax and its ending, and at last I can tell the tale in its entirety: Francis McMahon was a lonely young workman, living near Rock-Island, Rock-Island, Illinois. His one close friend in the world was Shep. Shep was a collie pup. Man and dog were devoted chums. They went everywhere together. When the collie was about a year old, he accompanied his master, mas-ter, as usual, to the latter's place of work. There, McMahon tumbled from a ladder, and landed on his head. He was picked up, half-con-ecious. An ambulance was summoned sum-moned from St. Anthony's hospital. hos-pital. Shep would not leave the injured in-jured man's side for an instant, from the time of the accident urf- til the arrival of the ambulance The young dog seemed half-crazed by grief and wony. ! When McMahon was lifted into! the ambulance. Shep brushed past j the attendants and sprang into the vehicle. There he crouched Support Your Local Stationer! Everything' for Your Office from a Paper Clip to a Safe! UTAH OFFICE SUPPLY 43 East Center St. A Window Shades Venetian Blinds A wnings Linoleum Have your window Shades (leaned ! BERT HUISH Phone 6:2-R 7 f -', ' , Mother Wants Your PHOTOGRAPH on "Her Day" May 9 How Melightcd Mother will be when sh"- receives your photograph: . . . Beautifully tinted in harmonizing frame. -Portrait and Commercial Photography- Kodak Finishing and Frames MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY Larson Studio 77 NORTH UNIV. AVE. PROVO, UTAH Phone 384 i '- ' , I ' . x. -.,'.. ...t . ',.. Star''.- ,' .W.4r.' i-Tyhr'- --"-'-- . - ; ,,", 'm'$mmwJUii "''"li'iinii'niii" cbj&tL to the stricken man who was his god. At the hospital, the collie walked beside the stretcher which i'bore his master into the building. I An immediate operation on Mc-! Mc-! Mah-n's skull was necessary. He I was carried on ine stretcher :aci(;s the wide ontrance hall ad f the elevator which was to take i him to the operating room on an I upper floor. ' Shep strove to floow the i stretcher into the elevator, in i spite of the attendants' efforts to bar his way. Then it was that Mc- Mahon laid his hand lovingly on i his faithful chum's head, and J Whispered : i "Wait for me here!" Ttre dog stepped back into the hallway, and lay down on the stonv floor, as near- as possible to the elevator shrift. His master h;d told him to wait. And his master's lightest command was Sh.-p's law. He mu.-t wail in this foreign place until McMahon should step out of the elevator's door and rejoin re-join his four-footed worshipper. So. patiently. Shep waited. waited there for more than twelve veai-! I PROVO (UTAH) He waited from early in 1924 until late in 1936. McMahon had been operated on. And he had died. His body was taken from St. Anthony's hospital by another entrance. Thus Shep knew nothing of his master's death. All he knew - --ail he cared -was that McMahon had bidden him wait there. Whenever the door of the elevator ele-vator was thrown open, at the ground floor. Shep would leap to his feet and rush forward to meet his returning master. Then with a sigh of disappointment, the unhappy un-happy collie would lie down again and resume his vigil, his eyes ever on the closed door. The hospital authorities pitied his wretchedness. When they found he could not be persuaded to go away, they did not use force. Mercifully, they let him stay where he was. The dog r esponded -if gumly and unwillingly at first-- to these kind advances of the hospital people. peo-ple. Remember, he was not mourning the loss of a dead master. mas-ter. He was merely waiting for his living master to step out of the elevator and take him home. During tne delay, he consented to eat and drink. To coax him into going out of doors tor a lew minutes of exercise in the open air was far -nore difficult, especially espe-cially during the first week or so of his stay at the nospltai. Never, in all his years there. would he consent to leave his self- chosen place of watching, for more than a brief time. 1 hen ne would hurry back, as if fearing McMahon might have left the building during his collie's ab sence. After a few weeks of vigil. Shep ceased to get up from his mat and to gallop eagerly over to the shaft, every time the ele vator door banged open. But al ways he would wake from the soundest s'tP 10 turn ms eyes toward to-ward that door. Gradually the vigil grew to be more of a habit than a hope. But never did he abandon it. Superstition.' attendants whis pered queei i probably baseless stone.s ol Snep leaping to his feet sometimes at dead of night and hurrying over toward the ele vator, his tail wagg'.ng and his eyes alight, as if he were welcom ing an invisible someone who was advancing from the shaft. The newspapers printed ac counts of the faithful collie's day-and-night watchfulness. The pub lic came to gaze at the unheeding dog. Newsretl men pnotographed him. In a hundred cities his pathetic story was iolu and retold. Then he was forgotten by the world at large. But Shep did not forget. Never did he aoate his vigil. For more than twelve years he stayed on at St. Anthony's hospital, loved and cared for by everyone there. One morning last year, he went out .into the street tor nis brief tour of exercise. He was old and slow and half-blind by this time, BABY CHICKS TODAY! Production Bred, Mountain Moun-tain Bred and ACCLIMATED Coal, Gas, Electric, and Oil Burning BROODERS Call, Write or Wire H11PAN0G0S HATCHERY 305 South 7th East, Provo PHONE 61S SUNDAY HERALD, .SUNDAY, APRIL 25, PAVSON TERHUNE more than thirteen years old. As old for a dog as eighty would be for a man. A mere shadow of the lively young collie which had walked so close beside McMahon's stretcher more than twelve years earlier. On this morning-in late 1936, he turned as usual to hurry back to his place in front of the elevator eleva-tor shaft. And a whizzing motorcar, carelessly care-lessly driven, hit him and smashed smash-ed his spine. The hospital attendants ran out and carried him indoors with loving lov-ing tenderness. Doctors wrought over him as skillfully and with as much zeal as though he had been a human patient. But that wag all the good it did. The gallant old collie had received re-ceived 'his death-blow from the terrific impact of the car. He was in unbearable agony. There was no hope of saving his wornout life. So a merciful bullet was put through his brain. Then he was cremated; as it was planned to bury his ashes alongside those of the master for whom he had waited wait-ed so patiently and so long. Peace to the memory of a grand dog! Perhaps Shep's killing may serve as a slight warning to a few motorists to drive less carelessly and to take more pains to avoid running over some friendly dog that chances to be crossing the road or the street. If so, then the aged collie did not die in vain. I should like to oelieve that. But I don't. The pitifully needless slaying slay-ing of dumb animals beneath the wheels of automobiles will continue. con-tinue. And too many killer-motorists will continue to salve their consciences by asking scornfully: "What does a mere dog amount to, anyway?" That is a question which only the dog's Creator can answer. Perhaps, one day, He may supply the querying motorists with the answer. If so, I should not like to be that motorist. (Copyright 1937, McNaught Syndicate ) Girls Needed For Housework With many homes reportedly in need of aid, a call for gnl.s to assist in house work is being made by V. L. Mildenhall. National Na-tional Reemployment service manager man-ager here. They may apply at the city and county building office. of-fice. These in need of workers for beet thinning, berry picking, and care of other farm and canning rops are requested to call cn the office for help. Services of the department are free. Orem and Payson have local mployment offices now for peo ple of their vicinities. "We would appreciate the co operation of both employers and people in need of any kind of help such as farm hands, carpenters. masons, plasterers, painters, ce ment men, plumbers, or men io clean and do landscape r other garden work," states t'kr fv??cior. Eighteen yorng men are being rained in the mill and touii-.ing profession by Ralph Cravm of Tri-State Lumber nimiwii" in the apprentice training srhool. SHE BELONGS TO THE SMART SET! Your own impeccable appearance will add greatly to the enjoyment of every occasion throughout the new season. Be wise . . . choose Madsen's quality cleaning service to keep your wardrobe in first class condition. You can depend on Madsen's, whether it's a suit, dress, hat, sweater or a pair of gloves. Telephone 475 for Prompt Service 1 HU.OV.llVlVim DUOME Hagens Parted by Golf Stories .. A .. : . . ' t As I i - "Never marry a confirmed golfer golf-er unless you are an addict yourself," Mrs. Walter Hagen, above, told women in general after geting a divorce from her famous husband. "Mostly it's those golf stories hearing them day after day. I couldn't stand it'' Hagen is golfing in South Atrica. Mrs. Hagen spoke from her Deal, N. J., home. LAKE VIEW i MRS. SADEE SHAW Reporter Phone 01&-R-2 Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Reese and daughters. Mrs. Glen Taylor and Mrs. Karl Taylor, Mrs. Thomas Johnson left Thursday for Beaver. Utah, where they went to attend Uie funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Pearse Reese, wife of Willard A. Reese. Mrs. Reese was a sister of Mrs. D. J. Reese and Mrs. Thomas Johnson. Parley dinger of Salt Lake spent Friday in Lake View visiting visit-ing at the home of his sister and family Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sum- sioi w Mrs. James Jensen and Mrs. August Johnson attended a shower show-er at the home of Mrs. Geo.ge Boel Thursday afternxm in honor of Miss Eleanor Forsyth, a bride-elect. bride-elect. T. W. Dyche.s, who is in charge of the apprentice training program pro-gram for state ano local .school boards, hopes to hnve a plumbers' class under way soon. 4 7 5 ' ii in iviYriiri-afesmgfta x ' s '''' 1937 SPR1GV1LLE REPORTS MRS. MANILA BROWN, Correspondent - Phone 223-W 1 3k Members of the Theta Alpha Phi honorary dramatic fraternity of the Brigham Young university, spent a delightful time Thursday evening when they were entertained enter-tained at the home of Tess C. Packard, vice president of the organization. or-ganization. At the regular meeting meet-ing early in the evening, Claude S. Snow gave an especially interesting inter-esting paper on "Art Appreciation." Apprecia-tion." Several business pAblems were also taken up. Later the group assembled in the dining room where a tasty luncheon was served at small tables. Early spring cut flowers decorated the rooms and luncueon tables, in at-1 tendance were Dr. and Mrs. T. Earl Pardoe, Merline Gardner, Marguerite Sunberg, Maza Chris-tensen. Chris-tensen. Norma Pardoe Wright, Fem Christensen, Wayne Rodg-ers, Rodg-ers, Sam Sorenson, Vernon Wilcox. Wil-cox. Bill Hasler, Dell Muhlestein, Huitau Allred, Ralph Ungermann and the hostess. Concluding the delightful entertainment the group made a visit to the art gallery to view the pictures in the national exhibit. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Dallin, former for-mer residents of this city, have returned to Springville from Long Beach, Cal., for an indefinite visit. Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Erickson of Murray were among the visiters visit-ers to the high school art gallery Sunday. They were also guests of Mr. Erickson's mother, Mrs. C. W. Erickson. Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Mace of Salt Lake City were guests last week end of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Johnson in this city ana also visited visit-ed the art' gallery. Complimentary to Mrs. Don Carter, formerly Miss Thelma Jones of this city, who was married mar-ried last week, Mrs. Grace Richmond Rich-mond entertained a number of friends at a bridal shower Friday night. A delightful time was spent with games followed by a nicely arranged lunch. The guest of honor received a number of lovely gifts. Hugh Perry of this city left recently re-cently to visit his sister Mrs. Hardy at Leamington. The Gatherers df the Honey, roSSXBftZEQ E3XCBL7 320 SERVEL ELECTR0UJX HAS MO W0VING PARTS SERVICE . no movmo p uirkB . PMAHEHT SILENCE CONTINUED LOW OPERATING COST a FULLEST rw SAVINGS THAT PAT for n plus . Extra R-"M G Cb. CP - . ASK ABOUT OUR EASY PURCHASE PLAN Won't you come in and see the beauti-ful beauti-ful new 1937 models? mounrrain fu'l 135 West Center St. First ward M. I. A. class under the leadership of Mrs. Arvil Bird were entertained at a party Thursday Thurs-day evening at the home of Miss Donetta" Fry. Games and a weiner and marshmallow roast over the open fireplace were enjoyable features fea-tures of the party at which eight class members attended. Representing the Home Culture club at the state convention of Federated Women's clubs in Salt Lake City last week. were. Mrs. G. L. Barron, president, Mrs. M. W. Bird, Mrs. Lillian Thorpe, Mrs. Helen Thorpe and Mrs. C. O. Claudin. From the Alpha Beta club were Mrs. Milan R. Straw. Mrs. A. O. Packard and Mrs. F. W. Hoffman, president. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Beardall and little daughter Bonnie, spent a few days of the past week in Springville. the guests of Mr. Beardall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Beardall. Mr. Beardall returned and Mrs. Beardall and her daughter will remain here until about May 1, when they will be accompanied to their home in Reno. New. by Mrs. George -L. Beardall. who wdl visit tnere a few day. Members of the Mothers Study club were pleasantly entertained club Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Beulah Whiting. A feature of the program was a ihree-act play given by Miss Fern Christensen Christen-sen of the Brigham Young university. univer-sity. Mrs. Reed Straw entertained with vocal selections and Stanford Martin gave two violin numbers. The program was in charge of President Maude Thorn. In conclusion con-clusion a tasty luncheon was served serv-ed to nearly 40 club members and guests in attendance. Mis. Marion Giles. formerly Miss Mary Childs of this city, and her little son Marion of Los Angeles. An-geles. Cal., have been visiting this month with relatives and friends in Springville. They will return about May 1 to their hme in California. Mr. Giles accompanied his wife here and returned following fol-lowing a few cays visu. Mr. and Mis. Bliss Hoover and children of Heoer Citv. visited i O , Picture this beautiful GAS refrigerator in your kitchen! YOUR own ears will tell you that Servel Electrolux differs basically from all other refrigerators it's PERMANENTLY PER-MANENTLY silent! And this is more than a real advantage in itself. It means bigger savings . . . longer service to you. There is no noise, because there are no moving parts in its freezing system. And, for the same reason, there is nq wear, no loss of efficiency due to moving, wearing parts. A tiny gas flame does all the work in this remarkable refrigerator. company SECTION TWO Springville recently the guests of Mrs. Hoover's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mendenhall. FOUND DEAD IN CELL BOISE, Idaio. April 23 cU: Lee Graham, 40. was found deai in his prison cell today. He had apparently died of heart attack. Graham was sent up January 25 from Twin Falls county on a charge o if rKtuinin(r nrrtnprtv lin- der false pretenses. His sentence was from three to 14 years. A brother in Rocky Ford. Colo., was notified. We SAVE on BUDGET RftDKKFFPINh collection ttrc REPOSSESSION COSTS BAD DEBT LOSSES You SAVE on every tire you buy from us! TIKE REPAIRING and USED TIRES Brimhall Bros. 121 WEST FDIST NORTH ST. Phone 260 Provo Q3jS3 0233 upply Phone 820 fill |