The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-01
SAVING THE SPOONS.
Two Remarkable Hronke Dog. and . Boy
Who Was y Sort Of 70 Hero.

W" bIbhSV - blt ~ lbb
Who Was y Sort of 70 Hero.
'.Ies,' Philip Howard Wa saving
Ill tell it to YOU zen time, more.
sou say 70. |; is Is true a. preaching
Eye:y time those bronze dogs on Uncl
James Monroe's steps hear the four,I
Ward iire-alarm they jump down ans
bark
POOH said Earnest Weston. -
don't believe it. Bronze dogs can
bark
Il didn't say they could." rcplic'
Philip. 81 only know these do ever
time they hear that bell
Il don't understand il. OF cour>e
know well enough that It's a trick. bu
cant see through it, said Richar,
Monroe. SAY the whole thing owe
once more. slowly. won't YOU. Philip
Philip spoke with great dis;inctncSs
''iou know. ! presume. tn. house ol
Euclid avenue, where Mr.. James Mon
o g who has the honor of being my
uncle. ~livc>?"
Il ough: to- said Richard. doubt
fully. for | live there mv>clf. if he j.
the Mr.. James Monroe who has tn,
honor of being my father
Exactly the same replied Philip
''Wcll. Won are awarc then that bcsid,
the steps before that house arctwn doc.
made of lrouze. Many 4 time and of,
have you and | played circus upon thci:
! ack>. and now you p~rr,end not To IN.
drrstand me when | say that every tim.
tt.ey hear the Fourth Ward iirc-alarn
they Jump down and bark
Did You ever see them do iI?' per
sisted Richard.
No"
Philip admitted the fac. with som,
reluctance.
IL never remember. though. being a,
your house when tn. Fourth Ward fire.
alarm sounded. You must have been
there lot, Of time,-Guccr YOU new
noticed them
Zone question more and III stop.
said Richard. Have they always done
500"
Always: just the same rs now was
Philips prompt response.
And Richard. pau-iny ONLY II say: Il
know its Il trick and not the truth. and
I'll lind out before I'm DONE walked
! SLOWLY away from the bow and towards
his own home.
WHY didn't Won tell him?' said
Earnest to Philip. Hell bother over
it ever 80 long
but hell puzzle it ont before he
stops" said Philip. proudly. IL IS 4
smart little fellow. il lie is my cousin;
me thinks and thinks till he get, things
worked out every time
On the steps leading up to the front
door Richard stopped to look ut the
dogs. They were certainly quiet. rs
their kind are liable 10 he; If they
jumped down T. bark at fires. they were
very careful! to jump back in exactly the
same place.
1t was Very provoking to b. so puz-
zled by what he knew perfectly well
was only ;h. twis, VI some word. though
h. repeated Philips sentence over and
over witlsSIt getting the least idea of
what the catch might be-.
The neat "Wednesday he was wax .ned
in the night from "A sound sleep by the
noise of = door. S'amming violently. He
started up in his bed. listened. and heard
the ringing Of the Fourth Wacd tire
alarm bell
Then. il cver. was the time for prov
ing that 10, story. He WAS forbidden
to 90 To fires ut night: but Tom. who
was grown up and did business with
a lumber company. aiwavs went. Ue
had slammed the door. which Richard
knew woull be- unbolted until his re-
turn
Richard hal never been told that he
must not go into the garden In hear the
dogs on the step bark at fire-bells. so
hastily slipping on shoes and clothes he
made his Way quietly down the stairs
and ont the door.
The dogs were in the usual position.
hut Richard knew that Philip had some
foaauis;iou nj truth to his declaration:
so he waited for the bell tn ring again.
lie leaned upon n of the dogs-a dan
gerous proceeding il the animal per-
formed "A Philip predicted But Rich
ard knew that il the rush Of the hose
carts cau.cd a trembling. or IL the wind
or echo sounded in th,ir throat. tn.
gentl,>t noise. that could b. exsyger-
ated intO i bark. he should be in = po-
s;tion u hear.
Hut there was neither motion IN
sound Again and again the bell sound
ed. and each tim. the dogs failed to
Jump. or bark. or b, in the slightest DE-
gree affected.
He MAS 80 interested in his eIp<G-
ment that he did not notice Tom. who.
finding the fire fa- distant from his
lumber-yard. had returned after !. sew
moments
The slipping Of the bolt on the inside
ol the door reused Richard 10 The fact
that he was locked out When he
thought of ringing ihe bel. and Sga.n-
ing admi,,anc.. he lad for the srs; time
grave doubts as to whether iie beais Of
the household vuuld altogether APP
prove his performance, even 4 they had
not forbidden it
Moreover. he fhlf tina; he would no:
enjoy explaining his motive: he real
ixri as be had not before she utter fool
ishneSs OF imagining eveo that those
dogs would Jump and bark aud be did
not care tn expose his FOLLY.
He walked around tie house. but he
knew he fa>tenings 100 well to have
any hope of getting in
He came back. resolved TO wait quiet.
nt2 the sery1nts cane down IN the