The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-18

though she did not say much herself
4 Among other things 1know he told us
audit was when grandfather was ont o
| the, room, 4 mind wsel-ot q black doi
that had followed him for some distance
the Bhyest, oldest creature said he
I.and 30 small. do you know III ~ Il
yours2 Perhaps tits, said !, laughing
Its the Douglass wee doggie, no doubt.
"weel, there was q Lad, and there vert
two lassies. You guess what come next
Before long he had begun TO make love Z
one ofus, Of course and though told you
was the ugly one, II was me. He wa
shy about Il, and said his sweet things tc
me whenWe were alone and got me e
meet him in quiet spots away from o.
eyes. And / was not one to tell such
things and no one ever knew. L.
sand it was such sweet secret to keep,
my dear. 1twas like hiding away q posy
in your bosom, and getting the smell OF II
all the while. 1t made ME blithe as Q
child.
"sWhat's come to the lass2 grand.
father would say. She used to be the
steady one.'
"And Rab had said to me-yes, all the
name I'll tell ye OF him Is Rab-Rab had
said, Let's keep quiet about this yet, my
dear. and when the spring comes, you and
will be wed. We'lltell them all in time
for the wedding, but not q word yet
"Not even to EfHe?' said l.
"And he said, Not even 10 Etfie, and
his word had grown tobe law to mo, and
/ hid the engagement ring in my bosom
and did not wear 1t on my finger, though
i blamed myself for keeping such thing
q secret from my sister.
~ mind well that winter had almost
gone when one day stood at the door
smelling the sweet fresh air, and, think
ing what spring would give me aud Of
what grandfather and Etfie would say,
when, all OF a sudden, ] saw, right at the
doorstone, the little dog that had come to
itwith Rab, and that had not seen it
since.
a.The pretty creature, said ], and
stopped to pat It on the back, but 1t slip
ped away.
"'Come here, doggie,' said 1; but It
turned and ran away down the path and l
followed 1t bad a queer look to me then
-as II II were the wrath OF dog-and /
mind ! felt a fright steal over me.
IL EhtCl ~ auu .uUl4 III ba4h IL .Ebot
ing the thought Of the Douglass dogefe
away from me. 'I'll prove it's no specter,'
and away we went. 1t made no noise
withitsfeet, and, lassie, threw noshadow;
and suddenly it slipped about the turning
Of hedge, and my hand was on it and
touched nothing; and there l stood face
to face with Rab and Sister Ellie, and
there was no doggie to be seen. They sat
as lovers do-none else. Oh the wrath l
felt! I stood looking at them both tiercely
as they started up-she red, he pale.
as ster, said she, don't be angry with
me. I'd a mind 10 tell you long ago, but
Rab said no.
"And saw that she was innocent, and
had never guessed what he was to me;
and knew that had followed the black
dog Of the Douglass on the track Of a
traitor.
~ will not speak to you, sir, I said,
until have spoken to her. And / took
her lily-white hand and led her home.
seThen we talked as We should have
talked beforehand when our talk was
done we knew him. lie loved her for her
pretty face, and he would have married
me for my money knowing he had her
heart.
"tAfary him II you will Effie, said I.
nBut l was sorry l had said It. We
knew each other too well-one could not
love man who had been traitor to the
Other.
sat the close Of the day we stood at our
window and watch him 90. He passed
down the road with his head bent on his
breast. The sun was sinking-his shadow
lay long behind him-after it small,
dark object glided. We both saw it, Efie
and I.
"'There is the Douglass wee doggie fol-
lowing him away said Il; he has taken
harm as well as brought tn W.