Show FAITHFUL ANIMAL KEEPS LONG VIGIL FOR OWNER dog patiently remains in doorway waiting for master who never conies st joseph mo have you seen the doga said frank M atkinson whose office Is on francis street to a visitor I 1 have not was the reply I 1 come to the window see him over therea continued atkinson pointing across the street to the doorway of the united states express office where lay a small dog furred like a shepherd with black and tan mark ings I 1 don t see anything remarkable about him said the visitor well there Is something remark able about him watch him tor a few minutes and see what he does the dog was evidently in need of sleep his head sank upon his paws and his eyes closed then several persons approached the dog leaped to his feet and stood in the middle of the sidewalk looking into the face of each man who passed but the face that he was looking tor was not in the crowd and he went back to his place in the doorway apparently ly dejected that dog has been doing that for more than a month said mr atch ison men whose places of business are in the neighborhood first noticed him six weeks ago he attracted atten alon by looking into the face of every man who passed he was apparently lost and waiting tor some ones re turn As each inspection failed he would take up his position again in the doorway ot the express office all day he watches and no day has been too cold tor him to be in bis doorway it Is believed that the dog was brought to town by some farmer and lost track of his master when the |