Show what a a I 1 A 0 alco ez 1 BILLY WALKER aged seven lived with his hi a wid wed owed mother next door to a good looking but bet grouchy bachelor who had DO an use tor for either cither adall all boys a or dogg and hereby hones bang my story for billy was wild to possess a dog doe one on late wanter a afternoon camei cam whining and scratching at the th kitchen door which was opened by billy and there 1 in the half light set sat a little brown dog holding his front pei pan up in the air in the most moat imploring man mail see as though saying please take me in billy with one bee I II howl I of 0 delight seized at zo it the little dog in fi arms anna suit and ran to his mothers mother who wn preparing supper mother both at bee am this dear little dog I 1 oh pi please as let me keep ft t you it 1 11 11 11 holding his HI front paw in the air ain my birthday comes next month and I 1 wont ask ion for any other present presen tr I 1 ID it a moment of weakness k the in moth h or br gave her consent tile dog was a P poor m scraggly little creature but had ba big g soft brown eyes with a pleading look in them however the mother could we see that with good fr feeding ding and good care cam it would improve in look the next nest day the widows troubles trouble send she tied the dog to a tree once thinking to keep him out in the air tibe part pan 0 the day but unfortunately the do dog 9 had had bad no an training BO every pas pah passerby cray was jumped at at as fur far as I 1 the Is tape rope would a UZ allow and it a ft fierce eves sounding d J 1 9 bark accompanied the be jump 1 next I door daur the th lone bachelor mr me me hall bull was sea laid up in his he room for a few days by an attack of grippe the barking of the dog soon got on his nerves be but I 1 h he was too much of a gentleman geni ft to on complain pla plain to th the 7 widow d however he told bi billy BY to in very plot plain language what he thought of his dog ha had been in the habit babit of doling comfortably till eight welock but after the dog came there was no more sleep for far him otter to seven the hour boar when bob was waa let out to play and incidentally to bark billy declared he would wouldn t stop bob from borig for far he would be sure to score man burglars burglar away the tact fact of the case being however bob was a perfect coward and would have slunk away if threatened by anyone Y vale day was near at hand and ad as as usual bilty billy asked his mother for far money 1 in order to purchase parties his love a a in messages c gea of 1 I guess goess I 1 if send marant mamma a valentine Is ft aarom from mr me ball bad this yom year billy out bald billy I 1 Y 1 was I to have a friendly feeling in ili the minds mind of ench each for I 1 the he other for he thought I 1 it t might boa be a Is his barking pt A strangers stranger Conto continued i help elp to him in the keeping of hla his dog be asked the man of who whom an hgo be aou bought lit the valentine to address adm it to his grother mother then oa Is st val valentine thas e day he left it at the front door rang cang the bell aos ad while me his mother we dlug d lug the door he be at the bock back loor fear and d up to his room rome 8 soon n he heard his mother calling billy I 1 Is ahnie a val fine who do n solonas ot it ft to meas me 1 I 1 know who bizat it ft do you really ant T I 1 tee am to tell you your Y yea es but I 1 it don on t abe see how yon mu kazo know unless you sent it youre yourself elf of course I 1 know I 1 sea that gentleman who B atves next 0 boor some come through toe the hedge go round the house tionne with ii something thim then the go quietly bach to his h housey I 1 F for gome time th the widow was wag lo le alb c UI it to disbelieve believe BIBY 3 version of 0 the valentine then she ehe acknowledged to herself that she had fancied that the bachelor wea waa quite often observing being her and almost seemed at times inclined to speak her mirror could amid not but tell her that she was still till a 9 very attractive looking woman though she would have to own up to 0 thirty two years on her next birthday As an these IS thoughts e m ran a through her mind ad ill she said aid well billy it if I 1 had a valentine I 1 in might ight be tempted to return the compliment pil ment ti ther then the wise in billy th thought ald that a good idea if he all should old send lend mr bell a 11 valentine fr from his hia mother ther then he would rould feel still suffer safer about abent hla his dog the next t do dav just juat as billy saw the tha hach achem elor approaching hla his h home h ha dropped the valentine at the front do doo 4 and ran making sure that mr hall should recognize him in a few days mr me hall asked on ona of the neighbors to introduce him to the widow and finally an in interested t emited perry party asked permission to bring him to call up upon her each bl allio lIo ft the other bad sent it a 11 valentine aleata they Is felt I 1 I 1 somewhat flattered by the attention and they primed proceeded d to be very agreeable to each other her mr hall called frequently after that he made much of billy and even eval apoka ill a good word for the dog billy felt very proud of himself and d his id plans ay for his bis dog but one a d day his mother aid d silly billy mr M hall hh 1 Is going to be you yow new father billy felt crushed crashed tor for as an he I 1 told id one of his tiny boy friends 1 11 I dian didn t want say any Is stepfather father a eee I 1 wa was only plue plan top ning ing to keep bob but poor r i billy not only gained a wt stepfather side her whom he did not at want at but lost his dog doe bob had bad not been trained in any way and his barking at brangers tr angers miters continued cautioned and it increased loft left it at the front door one day he be tore the dress dresa of a lady who was passing she complained to the city anth authorities orides and a notice was served that be bob should be sent where he would toil tear no a more or dresses the order was wall complied compiled with and now well oto o to mention st valentines day to billy la ili like shaking baking a red flag bet before a mad hull bell row however on billys next birthday id his stepfather we won his heart by string him a full blooded aft airedale edale |