Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-18

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Percie was in the road in half a minute
more and She could but see that the shadows
were lengthening rapidly. She reflected ::
at is lonely for little way beyond DR..
Gorham's, but won't mind it from that to
the village. | do hope | shall not meet He
Der 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 again. detest him.
| She said it with needless energy. and then
she began to walk brisklv onward. She
| tried hard, too, to persuade herself that she
I 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 al
most thinking sincerely about the COW, and
the COW alone, when she suddenly felt called
/ upon to exclaim,-
"Oh, that dog -
/ To be sure that dog. Tsar was on the
other side Of the road and he did not seem
\ to be taking any particular notice of her,
/ but thus Perclc truly remarked Of him
''lie is perfectly enormous
She forgot about the COW in an instant
but She did not speak her opinion directly to
the dog. Neither did she think Of sketch
ing him, although he was certainly worth it,
She seemed hardly to care to look at him.
Tsar on his part, had taken good look at
Percie Lee. He was not mistaken about her
for moment
"Very nice girl. Well dressed. Pretty
too; but she's out late. Most likely her
family are friends of DIR. Gorham. must
have an eye on that young lady It's get
ting dark"
That eve was what startled Percie 50
dreadtully. a moment later, for she happen
ed to look behind her and there was that
vast creature solemnly stalking after her.
lie Is following me e she exclaimed.
Not doubt OF II, and the fact that he
stopped or went on just when She did hard
| ly seemed to help the matter. 1t was get
ting darker and more shadowy every mo-
ment, and Percie would have been almost
| glad to run if She had not feared that If she
/ did the dog would run too. lie appeared
larger and larger every time she glanced be-
/ hind her. until She was afraid 10 look again.
and her breathing grew a little hurried
"NohodHs any business to have such a
| dog she gasped, in whisper. "lts aw-
/ full"
/ "She seems to be scared about something" 4"
| thought Tsar Girls are apt to bc timid
/ All ! see lt's those ragged rasoalS con-
/ IN down the road. Niiainous-lookln ,as-
abonds. If there j. anything in the world
/ that hate. it is a tramp
/ That y universal sentiment. among dogs
Of Tsar's social standing but the thlee ruff
| fans wEo were now approaching were either
1 ignorant Of that fact. or did not know that
such a dog was very near.
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