Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-19
CHAPTER III.

NARROW ESCAPE OF MADAME GUILLOT.
hope the reader wlIl'never make one
to 81. IN so sal circle as that which
gathered about the dre when the search
was stayed. The big Christmas tree
stood in its PRIDE, decked with all its
fruit of toys and presents and loving in
scriptions. Tables groaned under the
jolly Christmas cheer that waited for ,s,e
oven.
You are not to suppose that search was
abandoned. We were sitting only while
we could decide what to do next. Not
one of us but felt it would be more en-
durable to wander searching,even against
hope, amongst the snow through all the
liveloug night, than to sit there nursing
our own sad thoughts.
We might have sat in this way perhaps
half an hOur-all of us together except
David and Frank, who were still with the
Frenchwoman-when suddenly we were
startled by a loud scream Of fright, re-
peated two or three times, and each time
checked, as it seemed, by force, and &C
companied by sharp, savage growl
Rushing out to the door, whence the
sound came, We found poor Mad;tme
Guillot for this was her name) on her
back, securely held down bv Fury. whom
Davle ana Frank were trying to remove,
without success. Fury's heavy paw vas
flung across her throat, and it was only
when he raised it for an instant that Ma
dame was able to scream When she did
scream, She was at once checked by the
downcoming Of the heavy paw, accom-
panied by Il terrible growl and an adj
monitory shaking of her ample petticoats.
Beyond her fright and her shaking the
good woman was none the worse, and Of
these she seemed TO think little. for the
instant we had her On her feet, she broke
from US and rushed again into the very
jaws of Fury. The dog, no Tever, was too
many for her, and instantly had her on
her back as before. But Helen had seen
something now. There it was indeed, the
"httle shOe"-the second red shoe, COM
panion to the one found in the lane. 1t
was lying just outside Fury's kennel,
and the light fell full upon it from the
lantern. In an instant Helen had in her
hand, and found that not only was it the
missing shoe but that one of the missing
feet was inside ina 7, that one OF miss
ing legs was attached to the foot, snd the
whole of the rest of the missing body
attached to the leg! By the leg, in fact,
the missing BERTHE was dragged out.
covered with straw, busily rubbing his
eyes with his little fists, and just waki lg
up from very sound sleep in which he
had been indulging in Fury's apartment.
Fury, seeing that he had lost his ward,
at once liberated Madam Guillot of his
own accord, and pushing his big nose in
amongst US, began to assist BERTHE to
wake, by vigorously licking his face, till
Helen, snatchlng him up, rushed with
him into the house.
We, looking into the kennel, saw where
he had made his little nest. It was IN
the corner, completely out of sight, and
sheltered from the wind. He had nest
led into the clean straw with which Fury
is always we'll suppiid, and then it was
pretty clear that Fury had lain down be-
side him, if not upon him, and had cud-
died him up as warmly as if he had been
in his mothers arms. We understood
now why the dog had refused to 60 out
and search with us, and why he had
barked so little all through the night.
1t was not so easy to understand now
the child had got back and got into the
kennel, without leaving trace OF re-
turning footstep. And this mystery
was not cleared up to us till next day.
The explanation, however was simple
enough, and might as well be given at
once. A schoolboy had met him, wan
dreing away, and knowing him, had lift
ed him up and carried him home, had
been afraid to pass the dog, and SO had