Show TALE OF THE SPANIEL if fat span had not noticed ahe opta gale and scampered into the street ho would have saved himself from deal more suffering than generally to the lot of dogs so belted pelted and admired as adolphus bet th the evil days he has endured his present happiness more nearly perfect and adolphus has learned taa lesson which is important oatt as well as in the jungle that the head of the law and the haunch and the hoof Is obey adolphus knew perfectly well that it was bronar for him to run into tho but ha gato was open every aluag looked inviting and across the fenest sat the humphrey cat washing herself as calmly aa it thoro were no such things in tho world as dogs the tation was too much for adolphus alf rushed through tae open gate and bashed after the humphrey cat the humphrey cat was abundantly ahir to take care of herscot for she bad often proved to her own satisfaction tia she could outrun Ad tolphus aho vho a dog of quality was fat and berse to violent exercise bo instead 0 running into the house she dashed on ohp street with adolphus after her A he end of the mock the cat turned d a an alley the chase led through ibis alipy across street and alwn a alley then the cat decided that she had run far enough aaa e rambled over a ence adolphis boulan t climb a fence he stayed on ohp outside and barked the humphrey cat was making her way hoyne by ways to herself and AA alphus barking a scornful fia lenge to cats in general and the humphrey cat in cular when two nen pa haerel erel alie alley adolphus saw tiby ere uncouth men and being a dog justly phoud of Ms blue blood aej many disdained disdain ed to lake further notice of them the men v re not proud however and seeing iba adolphus was a dog of quality took nonce of liiro see that ds bill said one of the mi n hes strayed over here from he avenue theres sure to be a reward for him nab him while adolphius Adolp biUs was busy telling he humphrey cat anat he thought of her lie was suddenly seized by the back of the neck lifted into the air and dropped into a bag the man abo had ahe bag swung it oater his shoulder and both men liui ried away the bag was hot and close and full of dust adolphus did not like it and bowled dismally one of ahi men boid him to shut up and the remark by a blow with liia fiat when adolphus bad been bad and his mistress attle dorothly Dor otly winston boxed his ears he simply fert grieved and conscience et dorothys love pats did not him any real pain but the blow rom the mans fist made him feel that 1 is ribs were broken it was a new experience for the little dog he settled down in the bottom of the dusty tag and whimpered softly while he had happened to tum happy world upside down in a few the men arrived at ne loom where they lodged the bag ag opened and adolphus u roped out on the floor during his journey tho hitler dog had been thinking hard atter I 1 have been bad I 1 do my tacks thought adolpha Adolp hm then dorothy gaugha and gives me a lump of sugar it ws giong for me to run away that Is why I 1 was put in a bag and struck I 1 will do my tricks end the men will surely take me back to dorothy As soon as alolphus AU olphus had recovered from his tumble on lie floor he began to do tricks dorothy had taught him he gravely stood up and bowed first to one ot tho men and then to the other then be solemnly walked on his hind legs to the nd or the room and back like a soldier on adolphus bated this trick but he wanted to do everything just right so that they would take him back to dorothy when he reached the centre ot the room adolphia Adol gilted lilted his pw in salute af tar the salute he fell to the floor and lay at full length this was being a dead dog adapting waited tor the signal to be alivo again but none OP me perhaps the men dont know it thought adolphus 1 I will do my next trick so adolphus stood on his head and then turned over landed on his back and sprang quickly to his hind legs where he stood looking expectantly at the men dorothy always tossed him a lump of sugar when he came to this his last trick perhaps the men did not leave any lumps 0 sugar and adolphus after standing on his hind birgs tor a moment dropped down on all fours he trotted over to the door and barked expectantly lie had done all his tricks without mistake now the men would take him back home but the men seem to have any idea of doing this that dog Is a prize bill said the man who had suggested adolphus capture well hold liim probably offer a reward ot fifty but bill seemed doubtful well hold him all right he as foi giving him back another matter it we get the reward all we can expect now if we take this dog with us on the circuit 0 the country fairs we can make more out of him he can do his tricks and draw a crowd while we are going through choir pockets A dog like this will be a perfect gold mine tor us youre right answered the second man just what we will do tie the dog to the bedpost and keep him over night adolphus was tied to the bedpost the men went out and when they returned at night adolphus was barking and whining he had done all his tricks why they take him home and the lonely little dog howled dismally but one of the men kicked him until lie crept whimpering under the bed andover in the big house on the avenue little dorothy wenston cried herself to sleep adolphus adolphus I 1 w ant ayi ad orphus PART ir the next day tho to men started for the country fairs A new life began for adolphus A miserable lonely life he thought it the men were professional fess ional thieves and adolphena their unwilling confederate when the pick pockets i cached a town in which a fair was being held alolphus AJ olphus was ordered to do his tricks he never failed to draw a crowd and while the people were looking at him one of the slipped through the crowd picking a pocket a chance presented the other man kept hold of a TOO which was tied to adolphus collar instead of lumps d sugar lie received blows and kicks adolphus wicy hp be pun fahed when he did all his tricks why did no one give him lumps of sugar and oilier dainties no matter how faithfully he did his duty and where oh where was dorothy his silky fur grew tough and matted lie was no longer the fat little spaniel who had barked joyously about dobothy when she took a walk and who had chased alie at for the mere fun of seeing it run ills sides were lean and sore he limped when hp walked his eyes bad a lonely puzzled look of course it was wrong in him to run aay but was his punishment to last forever thought tho little dog alven the humphrey cat would leavo felt sorry for adol it she had seen him while the men were attending the country fairs they always kept adolphus securely tied and though ever oa the alert he found no chance to run away but at last the mec decided to return to the city the familiar bights brought back stronger than ever to the homesick dog the memory f dorothy and the home ho had left he was on the lookout for a chanco to escape but bill kept a firm grip on tho rope and adolphus knew that to try to run under these circumstances meant blows and kicks so hard that it seemed he would die of pain alone finally the men stopped at a bouse where they asked for a drink of water bill forgetful of adolphus released his hold and adolphus realized his chance had come turning he dashed for the street his rope trailing after him the men made a rush but were not quick enough an instant later adolphia Adol was running up the street tree tor the first time since ho had been dropped into the bag though he had never before been in that part of the city adolphus knew py instinct where dorothys house was and turned in that direction his lame toot hurt him he had not eaten that day and the city pavements were hot and haid so it was a very tired little dog that finally turned into the street on which dorothy lived one last ef tart and he would be home where ho could rest and eat good things and above all see dorothy and have her pet him even it he had been a bad dog dorothy would forgive him when she saw how lame and tired lie was then adolphus heart gave a great bound foi there walking down the avenue far ahead of lum was dorothy her back was turned but adolphus recognized her at the first glance his lame leg and weariness were forgotten and with a joyous bark adolphus rushed after ills long lost little mistress PART III HI dick he shouted look at the runaway dog catch him catch him the words filled adol alius with dismay Heie doubled his speed dodged dick and thought he was free then boy who had been walking quietly along the street turned quickly and stepped oa the rope adolphus was stopped so suddenly that he thought his neck was broken he made desperate efforts to escape if only dorothy could hear him the alo dog backed with all his might but dorothy was too far away to hear her lost pets voice and adolphus was dragged olt in triumph by hla captors the boys held a council to decide what to do with their prize ill tell you fellows anally said lets take him to the medical college the janitor told me give fifty cents tor a little tog the boys took hold of the rope and adolphus pulling back with a llie little might was dragged to abo medical college he was turned over to the janitor instead of being fed dainties and petted by Doi olAy h spent the night tied up in the cellar adolphus remembered near he had come to catching dorothy and the made the cold cellar seem more lonely in the morning the janitor untied him perhaps it I 1 am good ac will take me back to thought the little dog so he licked the janitors hand and wagged his tail feebly tor cold and hunger and above all homesickness had nearly worn adolphus out but the janitor dragged him up to a big room in which were a lot of men with notebooks in their hands at the end of the room was a table with 01 it beside the table stood a man who teemed to be in authority before adolphus realized what had happened he was stretched out on the table anil some of the men bearn to fasten him down with straps then as a man with a knife in his band appi cached adolphus realized that the crisis had come that unless he made a desperate effort all hope of seeing dorothy would soon be gone he struggled to escape and before it could bo fastened adolphus was tree aiom aly bonds now thought adolphus 1 I aust have done wrong in some way that is why I 1 am punished so I 1 will do my tricks all my tricks from beginning to end perhaps they will see that I 1 to be a good dog and they will let me go then standing on the operating table adolphus bagan his tricks the tricks little dorothy wenston had taught him in happier days first came the begging trick that was cay then came the soldiers parade that was a hard trick and once adolphus slipped but he recovered himself as quickly as possible for he wanted to do his tricks very well indeed this time when the salute trick came adolphus lifted his paw gravely first toward the professor and then in the direction direct ioa of the class then came the dead dog trick and finally the somersault after that adolphus stood on his hind legs he think they would toss him a lump of sugar for no one had done that since he had left dorothy but if he stood there with his paw at attention perhaps they would not hurt him any more then his strength gave out and despite his efforts to stay at attention his little bady wavered and adolphus tell over on the table all the class had been watching the performance with sympathetic interest but aa adolphia Adol proceeded wah his tricks a big good natured looking mart who had been staring at the little spaniel with a puzzled expression spoke up why I 1 believe that ia the lost pet dop my little niece dorothy has been looking for he called come here old fellow come there it was the first time since his days of sorrow began that adolphus had leard the name dorothy had given him could t mean the end of his troubles lie sprang from he table lii exhaustion forgotten his cam bright with hope his tail sagging as if to make up for lost time A moment later jack atkinson the man who had called to adolphus had been from the class and was on his vay to the avenue in which dorothy lived anil in his arms ne carried the little spaniel who had endured ho since the fateful day when he chased the humphrey cat dorothy wenston was standing at the window with her mother when jack atkinson turned in the ato what in the vond Is uncle jack carrying said her mother in puzzled tones it looks like a dog but dorothy after one quick glance dashed out of the room and a second later was running doan the walk adolphus adolphus she cried delight at last youve come back to me and a the sound of his little mis voice adolphus wriggled from uncle jacks arms and bounded up the walk in every way in which a little dog can show pure happiness adolphus showed it tor after many days and sore troubles he had returned to his own the humphrey cat sometimes nowadays sits in the sun across the street and looks at adolphus in an impudent manner which would be provoking to most doga but adolphus simply turns his back on her he has learned the of self after all she is only a cat and far beneath the notice ol 01 a spaniel of tho breeding and 0 adolphus |