Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-10-25
CHAPTER XIV.

"That dog seems very bad" said Mr..
Perkins, Mrs. Lemont'S factotun. to
his confidential friend John, us they sat
over glass of whisky punch in the
har-parlor of The Anglers Rest y
every bad" he repeated; Il wonder
Mr. FanCOuTt doesn't have a vet. to see
hcr-she's a valuable dog"
she worse again to-day >" said John,
patting Juno's head, who tried feeby
To lick his hand as She lay extended at
his feet. shes been better for a few
days, but now she's worse. | said to
master this morning, If l We're you,
sir, Ia have vet. to see Juno Those
were my very words, MIR. Perkins. But
he SAID to me, Just as he said before,
Leave her alone; don't think there s
much amiss.' My master hasn't got
much feeling for dumb animals, take
II. What should You say, Mr.. Perkins?
\ Ou'VC known him longer than have.
Take another glass of punch, Mr..
Perkins,
well, | don't care if | do respond
I'd Perkins holding ont his rIoss to ba
replenished .'It's Good stuff they keen
here. and no mistake she added smacE-
ing his lips as he sipped the FRAGRANT
beverage.
"You NAV we'll saw that Mr. Per-
kins" returned John .VTha sort of
fishermen that come here like what's
good, and know if they DOM oct If
Ash was saving. Won knew Mr. Fan.
court before | did MIR Perkins y
Not LONG before > said Perkins sT
came win Mrs I a,"mt fro -, az a r,or;N
kew. IA cone ont there With = FAMILY.
hnf jI,f iil-o ~ - '''i a.
land for mo nv S.' P''1'T Woe, o,J w., Li
oct bari, W. Hint 500 ,,ncb e nf NJ w
Fancnurt tbot il now. tIon w. 1i1,nj
over a cbina and Glass Sbor j., lV I,,S"
hourne Grove ~ deai I;voiioIr ,,i"oo ,I,o,,
MS to NV, NC, ~ ''''l p'''0o ''''''
lyon mn, .a,r - I1o,.o, 70 ,.o,,.
beolth Mr. p"riinS ;, i,,tn,,',SoS ~ ~ I,ri
taL,in~ = sin NV l'>''''>' '0''i''
''' n have ,,,or ,,,.ou,., .,,o4
whilst Ia IL ~ ' mC'tt u"S I 'Il&U
cnn,orn sVTN ~ l I;,. t I,iS
OWN CU, p..'' S,tSS Mto S,"u liquor Ills
w " - >, "lcViS I'"CH'u'
vi course II was liNeller, 10 IN re-
suliieu. us Is out uull pace Tor
person on your powers OF observation,
MI l eINlilS. blu MIS-. Lemont Keep
much company there? mat would
make a difference, too, because she
doeSn 7 see much now, | take It.
ell, no, can I say as we did have
much company, replied Perkins, who
always became eNtra-contidential over
his glass. ~ on see, | may tell you,
being one of the family, as one may
say; but 1t must not go any further, you
know-mum' the Womb And Per-
kinS, with knowing wink, put his
finger to his nose.
John nodded, as though to say, II UNI
derStand.N
1--WE didn't have much company,
though my mistress used to go out a
good deal, and was sometimes fetched
by dashing sort of a party. But there
was gent as used to come that she
seemed wishful to get rid of-some sort
OF relation, take II, said Mr.. Perkins.
Ay,' returned John, careleSsly.-
w hat did she want to get rid of him
torg
Il think he used to come for money!"
MIR; ierklnS replied, land we none of
us IKE to he sponged upon-mY mis-
'reSS no more nor any one etSe,
NO, certainty not, Sald John; on
are not drinking your whisky, Mr.. Ter
k1nS; W III you nave pipe:
Ell; l aoh care II l do nave a
WIN, hSthlilS answered. using MS Gus