| Show Y 3 x Y Yx r r ru roDY IE VAN VOR c WALTERS cO w C- C v SYNOPSIS t 4 t Le Comte de Sabron captain of Trench French f r cavalry valry takes to quarters to raise by i i hand band a motherless Irish terrier pup an ant t i. i names Games It He dines with the the- Marquise and meets Miss tf f- f Julia Redmond American heiress who sings Ings for Cor him an English ballad that t lingers In his memory Trying to save life ho declines a second in in- to dinner because of a very sick No more Invitations come from c the Chateau though lame from his accident thrives r a And ad is devoted to his master Sabron and meet the Marquise and Miss Miss' Redmond and after the story of r la Is told Sabron Is forgiven n and Invited to n dinner n again Sabron a Is o ordered r dv to Al- Al filers rB but Is not allowed to take servants r or dogs He lie is la Invited to a a. musicale at atthe the Chateau where Miss Redmond hearL hearing hear hear- L- L tag fog that Sabron cannot take J with him otters offers to take care of ot the e dog during his masters master's absence I j CHAPTER VII VII VU Continued i y i My My dear Julia my godson th the Due buc uc de Tremont And Sabron bowed to both the ladles ledies to th the duke and went away r- r This was t the e picture he might add to his collection the older woman In her vivid dress dress' Julia In her simpler gown and the titled Frenchman bowIng bowIng bow- bow Ing over her hand band When he went out to the front terrace terrace tel ter ter- ter race face Brunet was there with his horse and sad was there as well stiff stiffly Iy ly w waiting at attention I Brunet Brunei said the officer to his hisman hisman i man will win you take around L- L to the servants' servants quarters and give him to Miss Redmond's maid mIld 1 I am going x to leave him here r Good mo mon 1 said the and whistled to the dog ri sprang toward his master with a short sharp bark What he understood un un- unI understood would be hard t to say but all that he wanted to do was to remain with Sabron Sabron bent down andt and I t- t stroked him 1 Go my friend with Brunet Go mon anon vieux go be he commanded sternly sternly stern stern- t ly b and the lI little tle dog trained to tox toi k x- x i 1 obedience as a soldiers soldier's dog should hould be a trotted rotted reluctantly antly at the heels of the and the soldier threw his teg leg over the saddle and rode away I He lie rode regardless regardless' of anything but the fact that he was going going- go g. g r CHAPTER VIII t I ia Homesick i- i was a soldiers soldier's dog born d- d In n a stable of f a mother mothe w who wo o had be been n dear to the canteen had been tine tine one a real daughter pf of the regiment t was a a. worthy son He r a- a adored the drums and trumpets He 1 adored red the fife He lie adored the drills t hick he was accustomed to watch from a respectable distance He liked Brunet and the word had not yet been pry which would express how i he tie the felt toward Monsieur le Ie Capitaine his ilia master His muscular little form expressed express d It in every fiber His browneyes brown browneyes eyes looked it until their pathos might t have ilave melted a heart of iron d' d There was nothing picturesque toy to y in the Chateau or Or In the charming room to which he het t i was vas brought The little dog took a v j wing tour around It over sofas and Chairs landing on the window seat ff Where where here he crouched He lIe was not but put he was perfectly miser- miser f fable table ble and imd the lovely wiles of Julia Red- Red Imond and her endearments left him He refused meat and drink Fas vas Indifferent ent to the views from the r window to the beautiful view of King tens ten's enes castle to the tantalizing cat j punning herself against the wall He ew about like mad leaving destruction Ion tion In his wake tugged at the leash when then they took him out for exercise fn n short was a homesick lovesick little dog and thereby en en- r. r himself more than ever to his f pew mistress I tress She S O tte tied d a a.- a. ribbon around his neck which he promptly chewed off ott She tried to feed teed him Vii with her own fair hands he held his head bead high looked bored and grew thin Jn u the flanks e I think Captain de Sabron's little littledog dog Is going to die ma tante she told 0 her ler ier aunt Fiddlesticks my dear Julia Keep 5 him tied up until he is accustomed to to the the a place It wont won't hurt him to fast r Jie he will eat when ho is hungry I 1 have hava havea f a note from Robert obert He has gone to toJ I J Monte Carlo Ah breathed Miss Redmond Indifferently In In- differently 1 I She slowly went over to her piano end played a few few- measures of music 1 that were a a. torture to who vho found these ladylike performances in ini i strong stron contrast to drums and trumpets 1 He e felt himself BS as asa asa a soldier td r degraded and could not not understand understand why he f should be relegated to a salon and to Ii the lae mild society of two ladles ladies who r r did not even know how to pull his ears Q or roll him over on the rug with their riding boots and spurs He sat against the window as was his hs habit looking watching yearning ous avez tort ma chere there said her bunt Aunt who wh was working something less lesS' than a thousand flowers on her tap tap- atry The chance to be a princess Ft and a a Tremont does not come twice In tn a young girls girl's life and you know x you Igoe ou have only to be reasonable Julia Miss diss Redmond's fingers wandered magnetically drawn by her thoughts into nto a song which she played s softly through e heard and turned his ils beautiful head and his soft eyes to her He knew that tune Neither drums nor trumpets had played it but there here was no doubt about its being fit for soldiers He had heard his master sing it hum it many times It had soothed his nerves when he was a asick sick puppy puppy and nd it went with many things of the intimate life with his master He le remembered it when he had dozed by the fire and dreamed of chasing cats and barking at Brunet and being a faithful dog all around he he heard rd again a beloved voice hum it tt t. t to him whined and softly Jumped down from his seat He put his forepaws forepaws forepaws fore- fore paws on Miss 1 Redmond's lap She st stopped and caressed him and he licked her hand That is the first time I have se seen n that dog show a spark of of human gratitude Julia He is probably begging begging beg beg- ging you to open the door and let him t take ake ke a run run Indeed did dh go to the door and waited appealingly I think you might trust him out I think he is tamed said the Marquise He lie is a real little sav sav- age Miss Redmond opened the door and shot out She watched him tear like mad across the terrace and scuttle into the woods as she thought I after a rabbit He lie was the the color of the he fallen leaves and she lost sight of him in the brown and golden brush CHAPTER IX The Fortunes of War Sabron's departure had been delayed de- de ayed If on account of a strike at th the dockyards of Marseilles He left Tarascon one lovely day toward the end of January and the old t town wn with its ts sweetness and its sorrow fell fen behind belind be be- hind lind as he rolled away to brighter suns A friend from Paris took him to the port in his motor and there Sabron waited some forty eight hours before he le set sail His boat lay layout out on the azure azure water water tl the e brown rocks of ot the c coast ast behind it There was not a breeze to stir as he took the tug which was to to convey him He was inclined to dip his fingers in IIi the Indigo ocean sure that he would find them blue He tie climbed up the ladder alongside of the he vessel was welcomed by the c cap cap- p- p taro aln who knew him and turned to go below for h he had been suffering from froman an attack of fever which now and then laid hold of him ever since his campaign campaign cam cam- in Morocco Therefore as he went Into his cabin which he did not leave until nUl the steamer steam steam- er touched Algiers h he failed to seethe see seethe the he baggage tender pull up and failed to see a aa sailor sanor climb to the deck with witha a wet bedraggled thing in his hand that looked like an old fur furcap cap except that hat it wriggled and was alive This mon commandant said the sailor bailor to the captain is the pluckiest little beast I ever saw He dropped a small terrier on the deck who proceeded to shake himself vig vigorously and bark with apparent de de- der light No sooner had we pushed out from the he quay than this little beggar sprang sprang from the pier and began to swim after us u.s. He was vas so funny tunny that we let him swim s for tor a bit and then we hauled him in It Is evidently a mascot mon moo commandant commandant commandant com com- mandant evidently a sailor sanor dog who has las run away to sea The captain looked with Interest at who engaged himself in making his toilet tonet and biting after a flea or two which had not been drowned We sailors said the man saluting would like to keep him for luck mon commandant Take him lm down then his superior officer ordered and dont don't let him up among the passengers S SIt It was a rough voyage Sabron passed his his time saying good good good-by by to France and trying to k keep ep his his his' mind away from the Chateau which persisted in haunting haunting- his uneasy slumber In a blaze of sunlight Algiers Algiers Al Al- giers the white city shone upon them themon on the morning of the third day and Sabron tried to take a more cheerful view of a n soldiers soldier's life Ufe and fortunes He was a soldierly figure and a handsome hand hand- seme some one as asks lie he walked down the gangplank gangplank gang gang- plank to the shore to be welcomed by fellow officers who were eager to see him and presently was lost in inthe the lIt lit- tIe tle crowd that streamed away from the docks into the white city CHAPTER X Together Again That night after dinner and a cigarette cigarette cigarette ciga ciga- rette he strode into the streets to distract distract dis dis- dis tract his mind with the sight of the oriental city and to fill his ears with the eager cries ries of the crowd The lamps flickered The sky overhead was as blue nearly as in daytime He walked leisurely toward the native i q quarter arter jostled as he passed by men In their brilliant costumes and by a veiled woman or two He stopped indifferently nUy before a little littie lit lit- tie tle cafe e his eyes eres on a Turkish bazaar where velvets vel and were Ming sold Bold at double their worth under the light of a flaming yell yellow w lamp As he stood so his back to the cafe where a number of the ships ship's crew were drinking drinkIng drink drink- Ing he heard a short sharp sound that had a sweet familiarity about it and whose Individuality made him start with surprise He could not believe his ears lIe He heard the bark again and then he was sprung upon by alIt a lit little tie tle body that ran out from b between tween the legs of a sailor who sat drinking his coffee and liquor Gracious heavens exclaimed Sabron Sabron Sab Sab- ron thinking that he be Ie must be the victim vic vie tim of a hashish dream The dog fawned on ou on him and whined crouched at his feet whining whining like like a achild achild child Sabron bent Jent and fondled him The sailor from- from the table called the dog imperatively but would have lave died at his masters master's feet rather than return If his throat could have uttered words he be would h hake hajo ro spoken sPoKe but his eyes spoke They looked as though they were tearful l. l ne mon vieux No it cant can't be But it is And Sabron took him up in his arms The dog tried to lick his face said the of or er to 10 the ma mar marFine marine rine Fine who came came rolling over oyer to t them em where did you g get t this dog The young young mans man's voice was Imperative imperative im Ira- and he fixed stern ej es on the sailor sanor who pulled his tore forelock ck and explained ex ex- ex- ex He was vas following me said Sabron not without a slight catch atch in his voice The body of quivered under his arm He is my dog I think his hie hi manner manner proves it t. t If It y you u have grown fond of him I am sorry for you but I think you you will wUl have to give him up up Sabron put his hand in his pocket and turned a a- a little away to be free tree of the native crowd that chattering ring and grinning am amused sed and and c curious and f l AlL I Looking Watching Year Yearning ng I eager to participate in any distribution of coin was gathering around him He found two g gold ld pieces which be he put into the hand of the sailor Thank you for taking care of himI him himI him I amat am at the Royal Hot Hotel l. l He lie nodded and with ne under his arm pushed his way through the toe crowd and out of the bazaar He could not interview the himself himself him him- self although he he Usten listened d amused to own manner of speech ch H He e es s spent ent the latter part of the evening composing a letter to the the minister of war and although It was short short it it must have possessed cert certain ln evident and telling qualities for before he left Algiers Algiers Al Al- giers Biers proper proper for the desert Sabron received a telegram much to the point You may keep your dog I congratulate you on on such a faithful companion TO BE CONTINUED |
