The Penn's Grove record., 1888-10-20

OUT, you DEuIt4 DIS luo uok hiduc u
plunge for her. She stepped aside, and
Carlo put for the street with a speed
that would have done credit to a loco
motive. "Well," said she to herself,
''if he will go and leave his dog. he
can't blame Inc If the dog gets away"
saying which, she proceeded to get
breakfast.
The boarders had assembled at the
matutInal meal. when BagshOt, some
what haggard, opened the door and
appeared among them, TO their general
astonishmeut.
1.-THE DEVIL"
NO" replied he; sit is what is left
of me. l have been worried by an
accursed dog all night, and, getting to
sleep late, | have oversight myself.n
Mrs. Mullin felt guilty when she
thought about the dog.
"As for the dog" said she, (which
1 am very sorry it happened, but the
| creature looked so ferce-he has gone
away. Begging your pardon many
times and thinking you had taken him
with YOU"
MRS. Mullin,'' replied Bagshot,
Frightening up, ''don't fret about that
dog. He has deserted US basely. l
will thank you for some coffee. l shall
be ready for the next train"
The next train came along about
eleven O'Clock, and Bagshot walked to
the depot to rejoin his gun, 6shing-
rods, ETC., that he had left there the
night prevlous} The weather was in
tensely not, and he took the walk
leisurely, but arrived much heated.
"Hellol" said a voice as he turned
round the ccrner of the depot. 81
heard you hadn't gone, and came down
to bring your dog"
1t was Simms, who held the dog by a
ash. B~agshot's heart sank.
"You see, he came home, and L
knew he must have run away, and that
you would be disappointed; SO when I
heard you hadn't gone, 1 came right
down to bring him"
"You are very kind" said B~agshot,
though at the same time he wished
Simms and the dog both were any
where else.
"Here's a box that Brown left for
you," said the depot master; ''told me
to be sure and give 1t to you."
"Ail right" replied Bagshot, as he
looked at a cumbrous box, covered with
thick paper. having seaweed hanging
round 1t.
AT this moment the train came
along, and Bagshot was the only pas
senger. Slmms helped him on board,
with his traps, which lie took in the
car with him, and wishing him a happy
time the train moved off.
The conductor. as he punched his
ticket, took 10 notice of the dog as he
lay curled up on the, floor, and passed
along. His. gun and ishiug rod stood
up by the window. BY and by a sudden
motion of the dog threw the gun in an
almost horizontal position, bringing the
muzzle directly in range of "a bald gen.
tleman's head, who sat on the back
seat.
us that gun loaded. sirP" the bald
man asked, in a nervous tone.
mo, SIR" said Bagshot.
"Well, l don't care if 1t isn't. There
are so many accidents occurring from
firearms, | must insist upon you keep
ing it somewhere else"
Bagshot then put it over the other
side, which brought the muZZle directly
under the brim of a heavy travellers
has, who turned upon him a fierce look,
as he SAID:
"What in the deuce, sir, do you
mean, sir? Are you going to blow my
brains outp'
81 assure you, sir. it is not loaded,
and cannot harm YOU"
"Don't are. Pm not going to have
my head made a target of. Put it in
the baggage-car."
He called the brakeman, and begged
him to put the offending weapon in the
ba%ggage.car. AS he attempted to nov
it. he brought his fishiDg-rod in con-
tact with the head OF a small boy, who
was looking oyer the back of his seat.
"Good gracious! are you going to
murder us with your internal traps7"
sand the bald man, petulantly, and the
boy yelled frantically.
Here, please take 'em both," said
Bagshot, the perspiration gushing from
every pore. They will be just as well
IN the baggage car"
These removed, Bagshot lapsed into
a reflective mood, from which he was
aroused by the train for a moment
stopping at a way station and a nervous
looking man entering, who took the
vacant seat by his side, as the cars
moved IN. The nervous nan looked
Bagshot all over, as he could see out of
the corner of his eyes, as If he were an
undertaken and was guessing his meas.
ure. At this moment the dog, which
had lam quiet under the seat, stretched
himself with a hideous yawn.
Good heavensl'' said the nervous
man; what's thatI"
THAT" replied B~agshot, sis my
dog; a flne hunter"
It's against the law to carry dogs in
the car. A dog is not agreeable COM
pany, especially as hydIephobla is so
imminent at this season OF the year."
Hes perfectly safe, sir"
'Oh, 1t is well to talk Of safety. l
shall speak to the conductor about him.
What's thats' and the nervous man
put his hand down to feel the box
containing the Holsters. a part OF which
projected over his side.
That is part of my luggage,'' said
Bagshot. 1--WE sportsmen take more
than ordinary travellers" AS he spoke
he drew the box toward him.
They shouldn't be allowed to. The
comfort of the passengers is disturbed
by them. Why, what is it? 1t is
alivel"
Aud he bent down to listen, reaching
down to touch the box by the side OF
his foot.
The living Holsters had by some
means forced their way through the
frall cover Of the box, and the claws OF
one were hanging passiyely over the
side as the nervous man put his hand
down.
Without seeing what 1t was, he
touched the shell of the c~rustacea. and
received a friendly nip in return. He
drew back his hand, with a yell that
aroused the dog to a bark, and every
body III the car started up.
At that instant the dog had managed
TO get his tail within reach of the
lobster, and got firmly seized by the
mandlbles of the largest of them, when,
echOing the cry Of tie nervous passen.
ger, he started for the passage way
with the speed OF lightning.
The nervous MAJ vas thrown down,