Show I 6 Mr MrA r Old Bingo o A Story tory of a Boy and a Dog I f I 1 I I I J I I I 1 I I L 1 1 J 2 1 L i i f I BY ill WILLIAM WALLACE Jit JR s father had not approved I or of lIngo Bingo when brought the thc theold thet I J t old homo one evening a 6 F chool school I Not ot that Bingo was nn nfl I ordinary dog do nor because Archies father wis cc 18 nn unkind man mm hut but Mr lIr Smith Archies did not ap approve prove cf of dogs doIs OIS In town He lIe de declared that town owl or citY wao wai no nc place for tor fora torn when a n dog dc H and l miro homo lending him a n fine old dor ilo Sir Mr r Smith hook th k hl head bend nOli eald bald Now Sow icon pon On you rou know kno now how ow I feel regard regardIng r lug Ing In dogs In town Why Wb did dIl you ou brine thin Ihla fellow here berc end and whore did you OU get ge gery 1101 Wy ry NT Papa Its It I this liI ny wild ll Archie explaining doing lohI his bs best h l to ent the mutter matter to his bill oIlier ather so RO that Bingo might bo be allowed to stay lUI As AI s Tom Toni Flower r and I 1 came Caine down the th hack of 01 those old unoccupied Torn Tom wild to me IllIo Archie Archil youve got Iol n a now friend See Sea him beside lI Ic ou And Anil around I thU fine fine old ohl dog walking very ory gently beside me inc When I 1 looked hooked Into his hlA taco he tiC wagged his hi tail ln 1 and a 1111 looked HO so pleased to bo to lI noticed I bald ahil 1111 Where hen did you rou come coma from fel tel nail ho merely wagged his tall again nil mul came C mo to mo inc than he had hOll hadI I been It was plain Papa that the dog do had strayed irael or teen been lost from olne of 01 those tho o bands of or Gypsies Gyles that have ha hae teen been e n camping of oC late on the tho river bunko 1 I below he low town towo And he lie I such luch an In 10 Intelligent fellow that It bo ho u a to Fend him adrift on the tho town for tor or hod hoil I wind up 1111 In the tile pound Oh that be beI beI I I terrible Papa And Anil Archies taco faco wore worean j nn an expression ox of horror at nt tho thought p bis hiR words ort conveyed cc Mr Ir Smith looked Bingo over then asked what t would do o with him Wm were ver ho lie to 10 stay Why Id chum with hIm sir up Archie quickly n a smile of 01 hope bope In his lilt a n worthy fellow Papa and Im m quite sere sare bis bl name Is Iii Bingo for forI 1 I 1 called tI him several names before ho teemed to reply to one of 11 them thelO and aud It to Bingo that he ho leaped up nt at my hide unit looked look cl as ns though he wished to say wiy ray my m name mime Mr HIr All right tan FOil n smiled Mr Ir Smith i I olI try him for tor or n a while and If 1 he heI I becomes too much of n a nuisance veIl I ret pet some oine mariner farmer to him t I Archie turned away smilIng S ug He ne felt felty felti f f y i sure that BIngo would never a n aI ak k x nuisance Boy Boya have 1110 a n heLter better Ii t 1 understanding of logs docs than grownup peo people I PlC pe do to and Archie could read the i I aeter of 01 Bingo much better letter than hid hI hII I j fattier father could Come Bingo ho he cried j snapping his fingers fn ers to his hi newfound I chum Come lets let have n a run And Ant Andr r f down the street they ran mn each f i happy In tho the society e I of or the tho other And EO o 0 the first wee week It of ot Bingos BO so 0 i Journ nt at the tue homo borno of or the Smiths Smith passed t 1 1 very pleasantly and Mr tr Smith hat had hatI I no complaint to make of 01 tho the newcomer savo sno that lie ho seemed coined of 01 no use Ho Ito behaves himself all nil right he hc nd od I q f milled speaking to Archie of 01 Bingo but butI 1 j be he Is I of or no account to us Ito IIo only cats cuts and nud rom II and sleeps A dog do ought to tobo tobe I bo be on Oil n U turin farm where hero ho he can had work vork i j r to do Even Een n a dog do Is 19 better employed than Idle On the next being Saturday Archie decided to pay n fl vIsit to a n friend who lived In lii tho the country and nOlI called to Bingo to accompany him Archie would walEr the th distance of or four tour miles for 10 ho was quite quit nn an athletic fellow and anil five lIe or EX six miles was wall ns no nothing to him when the weather was W II fine And Anil old lingo Archie know In w would not feel eel fit 11 from such n a i walk 80 So bright and OItI early boy D and dog doc set out boy hoy lIo whittling gaily pally and dog d do trotting him hm In I a n happy mood Tuny rhey were ere noon loon III In tho the nad Archie found l o tJ much to Interest t him along the There were many fresh young belonging to tho thu wed forn omit lly weN worth examining It or r Archil wis deeply Interested III In botany bot nr nail exorcised exercised hl 1114 of or plants whenever the tho opportunity presented It Itself itself self So half tho the tiny day I mil passed parsed p h he foro Archie realised that ho lie waH prolong lug hU hi Journey journe too much flinch for tor he be know knew his friend would ho he li expecting him him for tor tho the noon dinner Honer mind lint bo ho WAIl iii still n a amile mile from the tho furm turro whore WhON ho he was waa to pay pit the visit 1811 Suy Sity Sl Bingo woO weve loitered Archie said down n a hud hind he hall had been lIeen dissecting Conic Como lets lel get Jel a sudden move on nail cover coyer thU mill mIle In Inno Inno inno no time Say old aid follow fellow 0 theres lint great nat we aught cut through ned nave Hn climbing tho time huh hill ns J off otT n R quarter of oC a n milo rollo of or distance Well take the tho diagonal cut across tho time meadow mentow and reach cacti lie tho farmhouse ten tell mInutes sooner Booner than If 11 wo 0 went by tho ho road rand What say so you old chap Dingo Bingo looked bin hl approval and Archie Arehie strode oft a burled barbed wIre fence which confined u a meadow pasture Archie supposed ed the time pasture ivas 08 ono one used for tor grazing tho the milk mill cows but ho saw no cottlo anywhere w Well AVell Bingo ho said Ill as M ho hu and find doe ilog crawled under the lie lowest wIre of ot the fence now In a fine pasture nail anel wo wu mil meet a cow coi Should ho iho take offense ut nt our In Intrusion well ouli ho her n a sound sou nIl of ot your voice Your bark la If i enough to frighten tho the life 1110 out of ot the ordinary animal or man too to for tor that matter Pw SI the lie two trudged along wading through tho fresh deep deop s and rich clover cloer On reaching a n little grove roo o of at young limber timber Dingo saw a n small ground animal and ran after It with Ith oil nil his might The animal led lell him n a chase through tho the grove taking t him to tho the opposite Dido aide of or It thus cutting him off oft from rota Archies view Just as Archie was wua WIl about to to Dingo BIngo to lo rejoin him and quit fult hit his fruitless chase thoro there loomed loom ell right In front of at him a n eyed young bull his head hend lifted high his bis hi nostrils dilated lie IIo had stepped from behind a II cluster of at pushes lushes which had concealed I him from sight night till tilt now and nud was waG lookIng at nt the small smail boy ns at It If ask amik asking lug ing Why do to you dare daro to Intrude here bere jou ou stranger stran er Archie felt his hlA hair standing on end encl and nud his blood seemed frozen In his bis veins elos Slowly he be began to retreat walking back warda amid keepIng his eyes on those of tho the animal And nt at tho the sumac time bo ho whistled furiously for tor Dingo D Bin 1010 o who was I some Fomo distance off elf near to a hole bole Into which the little ground I animal had slipped Flipped nut But his hi quick car carI I h hard ard his new masters whistle amid lilt ho bo I knew lenor that ho hn wag wanted He lIe quickly ergot tho lie ground and turned ll ci 0 Join ArehIe Arch Just ns fl ho be did so the young bull It Into his head to chaw chase the Intruder out of tho pasture and nud also thought It would ho us great sport port to toss tho the said alt t d Intruder on his hili horns With a furious hollow a 0 pro pre pr preliminary p of the earth with till Mil strong hoofs and a is switching of 01 his bin toll tail lu In an nn enraged ho lie heal head down for tor Archie Tho The hoy boy thiu thea men mon need aceil turned to 10 fly but hut knew hi bl his chance to reach the tho fence wn small liD Liu Lb ran ron with nil his bla might but bL b t Luew lul 4 i j 1 that the bull bail nB only n a short distance I him and that only n a matter of at ofa ata a few ow seconds lay Iny between him and i n pair of sharp horns Possibly It would mean menn his loath death The very Terr thought wait so 60 horrible that Archie almost fainted from fear Hut But ho bo was WaR saved from this disaster by hT my low deep bark or a n snarl It was waa now and nud Archie knew ne that his faithful II It h 1111 friend dose close beside the tho pursuing bull bullAh Ah Ab come to my ray relief ho thought Hell lell hold the tho bulls attention till Im safe beyond the tho fence Anti Ant Anto so o It did mild happen Just that way say Within n a Archie had gained tho ho fence and rolled roiled under unter It to safety HiCel Then get gel getting gelting ting tinS to his bis feet quickly he hc looked Into Iota the pasture Not NOl ten rods roda from rom Where ho now lion stood the bull mull was wan engaged ennet In a II strenuous tussle with Dlugo hugo The Time brave broe old dog doga a powerful follow follo In size and strength caught him by lIr tho tIme tar ear nod ond was wan holding hauling on un for dear deor lifes lite sake Mke In vain aln did the tho hull try to shake him himoff himoff off crt Dingo Bingo only oni hi his long Ion I teeth leoth the limo firmer anti hold heid fast ost The bull was wan Infuriated but Dingo Bingo was calm so 80 the thc latter hatter hail hod the best of It Then Archie began belan to and whistle to Dingo to come to him He ne can drop oil oft ton thu lit bulls ear car and pain gain tho fence before tho bull bali curt cuu reach him him to himself Conic Come Bingol Come Conic fel tel tellow low Then he whistled again n And AndIn Andin nd In response to the call Dingo Bingo suddenly let id I OC the tho bulls bull ear unit und came with bounds to lo thu r I II 7 I g Only On a n or of cm c Second Lay Ln Lit Him I ami it of or Sharp Horn horns fence nail and with Uh n a powerful leap heap cleared It landing several foot feet from rom rain his young oung master Time The hO bull hull thai suddenly released stood gazing toward boy bor and dog 1101 for or n a few tew seconds then shakIng Blinking his head from which h blood wan n Mowing for or teeth bail pierced ono one of time the Animals ears he lie slowly turned nail mallo mailo off to toward ward the little jr c t In tho LImo pasture And It ins waB n a thrilling story star of bravery Intelligence mini and strength that told his father that evening on returning home h I Aud Ami after aCter hearing the account of r hleB close cl o coil call nt at Ito tho horns borns of oC n a bull hull said feelingly well worth his board arid keep hOOp kC p son Bon and from front henceforth shall bo be ono of the family faintly And of course Archie noel nail Dingo Bingo were Iero both very vcrs happy over oer this lila verdict 4 |