Evening journal., 1889-12-05

ting on the door stool of the cabin reading I
book
II wouldn't go very far away. Dan," h,
said
"Oh, poohi You won't have any troublel'
No, but our instructions, you know, ars
to stick right here" said DR.. Dean.
Il shan't run Off, y laughed Dan.
Better not go 30 far that you can't hear
me If should calm
"Well. IL you want me, you halloo, and III
Gomez
Dan had been absent for more than half an
hour, when the doctor heard voices. and soor
saw three men coming up the road He tool
bis case and went out to the turnpike to meet
them.
Gentlemen" said be, politely, ''rm gov.
ernment surgeon and have orders to vaccinate
you"
"Huhl" grunted tho foremost Of the three
men, stout Canadian in red shirt and knit
cap "Qu'est CO que c'estg"
The doctor explained the situation to them
in French.
The three men chartered with each other in
their peculiar Canadian French dialect for 4
few moments. The doctor pretended to nav
no attention to them, but listened intontly.
and caught nearly ell they said.
Lets keep right on,p the red shirted man
finally said.
Break the mans headm exclaimed a
scrubby little man, with large brass buckle
on the belt Of his frock.
"But the dogln said the third man.
The mastilf was quiet but attentive listen.
er to the colloquy
"Who cares for tho dogl He can't stop
usT" said the little fellow with the big
buckle.
Doctor Dean wished that he had brought
one OF his rifles out Of the hut with him, and
that Dan was at hand
He shouted "Danm loudly, thinking that
Ban might hear him, or that the call might
at least serve to intinlidate the men.
The three travellers listened for a moment
and looked sharply about them. They heard
no answer to the doctors call, and saw that
nobody came
"Laissez nous passerm Q.et us passD the
first speaker said in French, with a threaten
ing look at the doctor, who stood unfiinching-
ly at the gate.
Its very simple thing" said Dean, with
out raising his voice. "The government re-
quires me to vaccinate you. 1t won't take
me five minutes"
He spoke pleasantly, as If he had not heard
their threatening tall-as If he did not see a
warning in their eyes.
He saw that he was about to have serious
trouble, but he made two resolves; one was
to make every effort to keep those men from
passing the gate in defiance Of his orders, and
the other was to maRage, If he could, to get
his rifle from the cabin. With that in hand
he felt that he should be master Of the situa,
ton.
1t was possible for the men to escape him
by turning from the road into the woods, but
they were too surly to take so much trouble
IN maintaining their disobedience They had
determined to defy the doctor, and to pass
along the turnpike in spite Of his opposition.
Suddenly the man in the red shirt moved
towards the gate. At the same moment the
doctor heard footsteps Of some one approach
ing down the road.
Perhaps it is DAM he thought.
The red shirted man started to climb over
the gate, but Dean grasped him and pulled
him back.
With an angry hiss the fellow aimed
blow at Dean The doctor lodged quickly
and then straight from his shoulder came a
blow that laid his assailant on the ground.
The two other men, cursing. sprang upon
the doctor
''Talse him, Lionln Dean cried to the growl
ing mastiff-and in an instant the dog was al
the throat of the man with the brass buckle
who yelled with terror.
Dean, meanwhile. was wrestling desperate
ly with the third man
If he could only shake him OF and get his
rifiel
But his first assailant was up. He rushed
to the succor Of the screaming wretch who
was struggling with the mastiff.
Dean was left to battle singly with the
third man. His courage rose.
They wore whirling around, painting and
kicking, each trying TO trip the other, when
a new conner rushed into the melee. 1t was
the man whose approaching steps had been
heard.
Dean saw a great red scar burning over |
face covered with black hair, and his cour- |
age left him all at once
The man was Pierre Couteaul
The doctor ceased to struggle, and dropped |
limp 70 the ground. His antagonist aimed |
kick at his face with his boot that, il it had |
reached him, would have disfgured him fol |
life
At the same instant tho doctor saw some |
thing pass between himself and his assailani |
like fash Pierre Coutenu grappled with |
the fellow and threw him Amazed, Dean
oGA dhE W AAtA lttbs
"rll help your Pierre cried In French; and
he yelled to the other fellow TO desist.
The poor mastiR had received his death Il
blow from stone. Dean rushed into the
cabin and brought out his rifle. At its ap-
pearance the three fellows surrendered and
were vaccinated, and allowed to go on their
way.
Thon Dean learned from Pierre the secret
Of his unexpected behavior He had gone
from the Moosehead logging camp TO Canada
While he was there, the small pox attacked
his village. Many Of his friends died, but
he, thanks to the doctors vaccine, escaped
with a mild attack Of varioloid.
~ have often ask desc saint TO bless de
good dccteur," he said in his broken Eng
ish.
When, on his way back TO the States, be
iaw his good doctor in trouble, he was glad
% do him a service, and thus help the saints
% answer his prayers.
Some good luck dat come long, n'est-ce
oasg''
That's so, PierreI Can you stay here
With me whilef
Pierre said he would be glad to stay.
When the delinquent Dan came back with
lis partridges, he was dismissed for disobe-
lience and Pierre was installed in his place
All through that trying season, DR.. Dean
md Pierre guarded the turnpike In the
woods, and the doctor found in the French
nan a most tractable aud useful assistant
Harry f. Andrews in Youths Companion
Carl Pretzei's Philosophy.
Ven you saw dor habbiness und pleasures
Y dis vorldt fhlewing away, dhen you could