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Show SIR WALTER: A TRUE STORY. ggj ed. PlftfirH '(III Dy Izota Chandler. W'il ' JlH Sir Walter lives nt Klngeloii-on-thc-llud'on, nnd though 1... Is a hcotch collie nnd is often called Wulllo for short, he Is such a favorlto that when-eer when-eer he goes out for a Utile stioll ho Is greeted tj so m iny people, old anil soung, ns to mike It a great meres that collies are not expected to wear hats. If the did Sir Waller would be taking his off at nearly eeis step of tho was Hut sou know that a woll-brcd collie is only expected to gUo a gentlo wave or two of his plumy tail, which Is vers easj to do and a plcasuio besides Sir Walter lived ery happily In a gray-stone house overlooking the Hudson Hud-son Sometimes the fumlls belonging to him went down to New Yoik for the winter, but tho house was usually kept open by a coupte of servants und bir Walter was fairly content Once the house wns quite closed Hut the moster took the collie to the huuso of a frknd nnd hade him an affectionate good-by befoie ho went nwos bir Walter was vers loncls, but his master had explained nutters to him Tho people were crs fond of him and he was wise enough to know that one can't have oveisthlng as ono wishes fco he became cheerful and took such rare of the household that It wos vers haid for members to let him Ro when his own family camo up again In the spring Sir Walter was losal to his own nnd fell nt onre Into his old wns of living and of loving those belonging to him Early the next autumn trunks nnd boxes were brought out nnd clothing, books pictures and silver began to ills appeir The plice with Us furniture, 1 nd been sold and though he did not know it, Sir Walter was Included In the sale, for the gentlemin who wob coming had t lien a great fancy to him The new family were expected very soon nnl the master of Sir Walter was to hurried that ho did not take time to explain matters to the collie nor een 1 to arrange a place where he could be comfortable until the new people were nil jyffiJSSS Vlitl come re- MviX1.- i ilH ho the house wns closed nnd Sir (a- H'Sll'Sp J. Wnltcrs beloved family went away. He t ii,W J',H wis ers tinluipps because he did not It KAijfXiJ t , s undeistnnd matters lie sal on the ay MCMf :! Jt H porch nil dis waiting nnd thinking ii!jw i' ifl Passers lis railed iheeilly out to him, fSisSj' " ' i IH and lie dutirullj thumped a return Jj k T,i S' IsH greeting upon Ihe floor with 111! Huffy fir v"K h tM tail but he did not run to meet anyone S3. J!J; . gjj MM All night long he looked ul the stnrs fjHJB" "H nnd thought Al first It seemed easy ,w v( I I'lliB lo grieve hlinieir to death because he r. i'XPM I lilsH had been so ciuell titnted. The next ,rt JJW,M, i. jilH dnj he waltul Nobody came lo him in MAi IS, H He had been taken to nobody Ho wns d Wfift ,' ' ' unhapps and he went hung!) He re- .. 11110 ' H mcmbeied tho family where he had ' (fly " H stastd the winter before, nnl as the ' ' Ki&l ft,! TH sun went down and the nb;ht came on ' WfV ''-; LaB he went down the pnth without once ISali.'liMiflsH looking back ind on over to thorn n Mi IMSfBlH A llttlo bark nt the door made It fly nt MflBiH ,t iltH open like magic Sir Walter found as MMt ! good a welcome as any member of the ltfl tBsy I) tEiHl pociHgo could wish k- HEfl. dShBI When the owner ot Sir Walter's old Wl)itHI fSIH I home came on nnd sought him out ho Mflfn'r luHl refused In go When led oor by some ' MjBEiir- JPBisBsl member ot his ndopted famlls ho al- IJKlW'l1 iHI nj slipped his rhiln and ran back g, VtyHjMi rcHI ngnln nt the first opportunlts tn flfijlsiit I'.'HM The new owner was so dlsippalnted d. rnftC j , 'Dal tint Sir Walters old master inn up r jp,W J 'Kilfll to Klngston-on the-lludson In order to 1 fl i pBI set matters right llut to his utter liBl' ' j IB I amaziment, Sir Walter refused to W.rtl tl JU recognlzo him In fret the collie, w ho 19 Pftill li llBfl had been so ilovoted, cut his careless 11 HW'jl . tHfl master dead, and turned his head away " jKBuUt ' JMB when sroken to bs him Q JSBfnf - wH A little later the other members nt ,; fHEff?-) j "4Bj his onco beloved family came to the va UBVffit A IH Utile ells to visit friends, tint tn not r, WBB J-i HjB one of them would Sir Walter give the . BSlaf IS H fainlrst wag of his long tall It wns an ' Hluli li. H If he did not see them They were not , KSMflr Hi even ns strangers to him, for he was HClWI ?'. Hi alvvusH ready to make new acquaint- Hln t' il nnces ifHwi r Jki 11 He had loved them nnd hid been true '" HER TjJ HI through miny absences, but when they w 'Wjiflff (Ik HI failed to licit him with common 9HIK lit& 3Hh couiless he wiped them 11 rt from hti p flMlSfc Bb91H1 long Hit of nc'iuilntunccs and went on jBll jjjBfnHl with his life as If they had never been IKK ct 'toilBl the most Important pirt ot It, t JHw IT (K;IBJ |