Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-09-04
GaIts a,to Sketekes.
ANNEXED By THE rsAR.


before him. and another lay only yard
or 30 beyond the first.
The one was an empty ''muZZle" that
Law upon the grass, close by couple OF
well picked bones. The second was an
equally empty steel collar. with strong
chain attached. The end of the chain was
hooked into staple at the side of the
kennel door.
Tsar was dog 20 look twice at. His
father had been Siberian bloodhound
and his mother an English mastiff. and
Dr. Gorham would have trusted him to
pull down wild bull or to ring church
bell, If he could once have seized with his
massive jaws the nose of the one or the
= ringing-rope of the other.
Tsar made no andibIe remarks, but
there was no difficulty at all in divining
his meditations.
"Thev have fed me an hour before sun
down, for some reason, and now they've
gone off and neglected me. No muZzle,
no chain, no master around, and all the
country left open to me. Ii is state of
affairs to which am not accustomed at
this time of day. II there was another
bone with meat on it. I'd know exactly
what to do
=
muzZle over Then he walked toward
and smelled of the helpless collar. Then
he peered solemniy into the kennel.
There was mystery about the whole mat
ter, and it seemed to suggest visit 10 the
front gate That too was wide open. as a
witness to the haste required by the sum
mons Of the last patient, and Tsar could
therefore walk out and look up and down
the shady road for an explanation OF his
own case He could not see any, at first
for there was nothing t. be learned from
a flock OF geese, three hens. and one stray
calf The very pig that was roofing un-
der the walnut tree paid him no manner
Of attention
Tsar shrugged his broad shoulders to
make sure about the collar paved his nose
for a moment in memory of his muzzle,
and turned for a look at the gate. There
il was, with a very dingy old tin sign on one
post, whose faded letters read "Dr. lleber
Gorham," and with new sign on the
other post. whose bright. fresh gliding an
nounced ..Dr IIeber Gorham, ,Jr.," as also
ready tor patients.
That was all right and it occurred to
Tsar that walk would be good tor his
health. He acted on the suggestion
promptly enough. but with dignity. as be-
came dog OF his size and no voice from
the house recalled him "a he marched
away down the road towards the sea. "A
sniff of salt air would he Just the thing for
his digestion. after the hearty dinner he
had eaten at the kennel
The sun was getting very low towards
the horizon. and yet, aw'y down there on
the rock Mt the head of the cove "A curly
headed young lady of nineteen. or there
abouts. was seated. bending over a port
folio spread across her lap. From time
to time she cast anxious glances from the
lines she traced upon the green sheet OF
Bristol board under her hand to the mere
and more shadowy island, ont there in the
cove
THAT will do" she said. 1T looks biz
ger than the boat. now. but it isn't big
enough for the tree. must make the tree
smaller; the cows back. too.-it's half as
long as the island. There is always some
thing dreadful the matter with my waves" :"
She worked at the waves for few MIN
utes. al had time, I'd try to put in the
sunset Dear me. how late it is 1t will
be almost dark when get home. 1t gets
dark so quickly. nowadays, after it once
begins"
She rose little hastily but she gave
the island a long last look, As she closed
her porttolio.-long enough for bystand-
er to have read her name, in gilt letters
on the leather cover,-"Percie Lee But
no one was there To read for lonclier
spot than that would have been hard to
find, however well adopted it might be for
the making of marine sketches.
Percie was in the road in half minute
more, and she could not but see that the
shadows were leugthenjng rapidly. She
reflected 1t is lonely for a little way be-
yond DIR. Gorham's but won't mind it
from that to the village. | do hope
shall not meet tIeber Gorham. | will not
speak to him if do. | won't even see
him He has not called since he came
back from Europe and hope he never
will. detest him"
She said it with needless energy, and
then began TO walk briskly onward. She
tried hard. too. to persuade herself that
she was only wondering whether. in her
sketch. she had made the horns of the
COW bear proper proportion to the upper
branches of the tree on the island. She
was really almost thinking sincerely
about the COW alone. when she suddenly
felt called upon 10 eXclsim:
''Oh. that dog
other side of the road and he did not seen
to be taking any particular notice of her
but thus Perce truly remarked OF him,
He is perfectly enormous!
She forgot about the cow in an instant
but she did not speak her opinion dlrectl,
to the dog. Neither did she think o
sketching him. although he was certainl,
worth it. She seemed hardly to care to
look at him.
Tsar. on his part. had taken good looI
at Percie Lee. He was not mistaken
about her tor one moment.
VERY nice girl. Well dressed. Pretty
too b: but she's out late. Most likely he
family are friends of DR.. Gorham. | mus
have an eye on that young lady. 1t is get
ting dark"
That eye was what startled Percie 81
dreadiully. moment later; for she hap
pened to look behind her. and there wa
that vast creature solemnly stalking aftel
her.
ale is following me ~ she exclaimed
Not doubt OF it. and the fact that h,