The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-06

good for much now b guard the house.
And the dogs seem 70 get on well to-
gether. don't believe Jack will
mind"
lie put down his hand n he spoke to
stroke the newcomer. II was after tea,
and they were all on the porch. Thanks
10 rest and good feeding. he was not
such a bad-looking fellow. and he put
np his paws now on Mr. Stanton's knee.
And then they heard strange noise
behind them-a something between
howl aud roar aud Jack. who had
heard and seen quite enough. had him
b. the neck and was giving him such .
shaking a. he hal never felt before.
..Oh, for shame. for shame, Jack
stanton" little May cried; and then he
dropped the puppy and skunk of, his
tail between his legs; and II was not
picked himself up. breathless and be-
wildercd. and sought comfort in Mays
lap. Jack saw that as he went round
the corner Of the house 10 his mat, and
the memory ranked in him as he lay
there thinking il all over. This was
more than he had bargained for. To
steal away his pettings, 70 make master
talk of him as old and good for nothing,
and think Of filing his place! Plainly,
he had done stupid thing in taking in
the puppy. II was plain TO everyone
next morning that the dogs were no
longer frie1ds. But il was plain. too,
that Stray so they had named him
was not going 10 leave The field. He
tried to conciIiate his biz brother; but
Jack would have nothing 10 do with
him He was too proud TO fight such a
little fellow. but he growled every time
he came near. and once he snapped
viciously at Biddy when she tossed a
bone to Stray. He snatched it away As
soon as her back was turned. and ran
with II to the foot OF the garden; and
Mrs Stanton who had seen it all, said,
sadly, 10 her eldest boy:
ats no use. WILL We must get rid
Of him. We cant turn old Jack off,
and there'll b. no Keeping the peace
between them"
I'VE shall have 70 shoot Stray then, =
Will said. gloomily. If we carried
him of now. he'd BE- sure to come back.
| declare. mother. thought our Jack
had more sense.
-.Hes Jealous. you see. Dogs always
are Look at him now--how unhappy
he il, Poor Jack, Come here. old fel-
lowrr And Jack. returning sadly from
his bone burial. Frightened at his mis-
tress' touch. wagged his tail delight
eddy over her carcssing words. and gave
Stray. a. he went to lie down. glance
of high di- dain.
But the next day something hap
pened. 1t was the middle Of the after
noon. the children were not YET home
from school. and Biddy had gone down
town Jack had gone oil to the brook
to mediate ON his miserics. and Stray
was asleep on the porch. Mrs. Stanton
was asleep too, on the sitting-roon
lounge. and She had darkened the houss
to keep out heat and flies. So. when :
shabby looking man came up the de
serted road and saw the blinds al
drawn, he thought, naturally enough
that no one was Mt home. Easy enough
for him 10 slip in. get the dinner h
wanted. put few things in his poke
silver spoons, II nothing else ans
slip out and away But he stopped a
sight Of Stray on the mat
0t<f NIttEntu lAAtAt uVZ~s ~
muttered; for he knew by experience
that active little fellows We're harder Z
manage than slow-moving large ones
He went round to the kite hfn doc
whore Jack should have been on guard
and here. through an open window. b
swung himself into the kitchen. There
hanging under the clock. was a grea
silver watch. dear cld-fashioned on
that had come down TO Mrs Stanto
from her grandfather. and that N
priced almost At its weight in gold. l
an instant he had slipped il and ia
, broad. ctirinu~ly-wrought cham al
! tachei into his pocket. and then b
made for the pantry. But At his ste
on the bare floor here. quick-eare
Stray was awake and scratching on tn
blind. The fastening was loose. il CAV
way. and then his bark reused IT one
Mrs. stanton from her nap and III
tramp from his rummaging the cuI
boards. A. one came from the sitting
/, room the other stepped from I'll
pantry. and which was more startle
II waS hard to tell. But the tramp
| stout fellow with big stick ha
: the advantage against this slender II
tie woman. and he knew It.
=. come in fur some dinner. mum.
! he said. an evil leer on his face A.
saw how white she grew 4 An
|, seen We was asleep, thought I'D je
/ help myself But a. we're up. mebt
YOU won't mind gctiin' me some butte
4 l amt overload D dry bread And
we've bit o. change in the house, L
take kcer OF il for YOU
Mrs. Stanton felt her hclplessnes
! but she saw the end Of the chain ham
I, ing from his pocket. and she was 4
termined no tramp should take that b
fore her cvc>
stray she said to the dog WI
u stood beside her. not knowing precise
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