The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-31
Hi A AND THE CUR.
Tho Prominent Part They Played
in q Domestic Drama.

Locality-a valley in the interior Of Cali
fOrnia, described in real estate prospectus
q the '-loveliest Of earth's favored spots,
where mere existence is perpetual de-
light" but presenting to the unappreciative
eye the appearance of very thinly popu-
lated, treeless and CRASHES region.
A farm house stands some distance back
from the public road. The chief advantages
Of it's situation seems to be exclusiveness
M open air. A disorderly picket-fence
surrounds q front garden. in which Nature
blooms u~nrestrained in thistle and tar weed.
Enter through the gate . rotund China
man with a very long cue A small terrier
dog, apparently in q transitional state be-
tween the blue blooded Skye and the blind
alley cur. follows, per force of q string at
tached to his collar. The dog. As he ap-
breaches the house, walls dolorOusly and
tugs at the cord.
The Chinaman darts Q side-glance at him,
and shakes chubby finger, saying; "You
look Ow now: you 90 back
A middle-aged female person rushes out
Of front door, grasps the dog and infOlds
him in ecstatic embrace.
She cries out, And you are here again,
are yous-my jewel, my blessed one."
Hi Chang, serenely smiling-''Yes, me
come,
Response, in excited, slightly Hiberuian
tonesL''You think it's you that I'm a-talk-
ing t0-you. indeed, and you're an ignorant
heather. What is it you're meaning, to
keep the dog, knowing all the country was
being searched for him.! May be it's starved
he is-Waggy-my own poor dog"
Waggy walls afirmatively.
Hi Chang, tranquilly-"Me dive him
way; he no go: me bling him you this time,
next time he come, he goodbye you.m Hor-
ribly significant wink Of left eye.
Female party, frantically wrought up
''You are not daring to mean you'll kill
him.
Pagan. oracularly-"velly bad dog, no can
all time live. He come my boss place. kill
him one day the chickee, bleak him leg one
duck. and not for eat, for play! You think
my boss buy chickee make play for your
dcern
Hi Chang continues, with solemnly warn
ing voice-':Ny boss say come gain he
house. may be 50 not come any more"
Female, with air of an avenging goddess
Its . God fOrsaken IMAM that would take
the life Of q mite of q senseless beast that's
the sole protection Of two lonely women.
Well set IN law on him"
Hi Chang. placid triumph shining out Of
his eye-slits-.Ay boss Itch man, do all
same he like"
The other party. in naughty scorn-ssRich,
and cares so much about q chicken or 80!
Well pay for his precious chickens"
Hi Chang, with equally lofty scon-'He
no care chickee, got plenty money buy
chickee. He care howl! Dog come make
big noise: my boss say: Kill blank beast
Next time"-an impressive pause-"yOu not
see gain. Goodbye" Turns away
Female. with pursuing shrek Of expostu-
lstion-''Here. you Chinaman! We'll pay
Any thing. tell your boss"
Chinaman. with three u~nrelenting shakes
Of head-'No can pay for how'll" Closes
gate. and trips away. while Odelia makes
fierce gestures at his disappearing cue.
Languid voice from interior of house
''Odelia. what is all the talking and noises'
Odelia. rushing in direction of voice-.It's
our own Waggy that I'm just after taking
from the clutches of . murderous- hearSed
pagan"
Voice within. full Of keenest anxiety
20. tell me-, tell me, is he entirely safe"
Odelia, in choking voice-'For this time,
yes; but for the next time he goes he's tie
same as dead. All because of q few chick
ems" And she crouches in Q Niobe pose ON
the porch near . window.
Voice through blindst'But Odelia, We
will pay for any wretched chickens Wagner
may kill"
Odeiia, despairingly-"And wasn't I tell
ing the sinner just that And don't he ans
wer me that its the howl his Turk Of . Dlas-
ter makes q murderous talk about. Whats
= little noiser'
Sigh from within-'The poor man may be
nervous. may have trouble on his mind;
most of US have. But Odelia. il Wagner
nil go there and make . noise, what esA We
dor
Odelia. emphatically-'Wecan make haste
to get out Of this pagan country, all slive
with devils walking around in pigtails.r
Voice within, querulously-''We can not
Odelia- we can not You know that only in
af3s "a. hidden place like this do I nnd
pei 4 mind. Bring me Wagner; he N
ders:ands."
Waggy At that moment struggles for the
freedom Ct this place, and has to be COM
PEELED into the arms Of his sympathy-crav-
ing mistress.
A farmhouse, painted into glazing frash