The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-08

He asked the footman who answered
his ring if Mr. Masters was in, and re-
ceiving a reply IN the affirmative, he
said: II
"Please take him my card and say I
shall detair him only a few miautes.''
He was ushered into the reception
room, and within a few minutes a
rugged. gray haired man put in an APP
pearance and announced himself as
MIR. Masters
Il come on a delicate errand, Mr..
ING of IA man eager to be 500 through
with an unpleasant duty. ".Ahouttwo
months ago | lost a valuable st. Ber-
nard. which brought home with me
on my return from Europe last fall.
Yesterday. in passing your place.
WAS very ure | saw The animal. and |
reasoned that if o owned him. YOU
must have obtained him from some
person who did not
There is certainly such il dog as
You speak of here said Mr.. Masters.
''hut he Was gwen to my daughter.
who is much attached to the splendid
creature. by a young gentleman from
Fair View who is a frequent visitor
here"
Then the old gentleman rose and
went hurriediy out. returning in IA
short time with the young lady, who
seemed 10 the doctor even more beau
tltul than when he had seen her on
the street.
Mr.. Masters introduced the doctor
to his daughter, and Immediately
told the object of his visit.
The dog could not have been stol-
en- said the blushing girl for Mr..
Harry Collins gave him to me. and
said he had himself imported him for
that purpose"
The doctor knew that Harry Collins
was a worthless ~scapegrace and his own
lifelong ennemy.
1T is quite possible that | have
been mistaken" said the doctor, some
what confused. but now more sure of
his ground than ever. for Collins was
his next neighbor ''but if you will
kindly let me see the dog. [ can tell"
Laura went into the hall. and. in re-
Spouse to her musical call the splendid
creature came boundingin andbegan TO
fawn upon her, and to lick Ter dainty
hands. q
But in an instant he became aware
of another presence.
REX :" said the doctor.
With a bark of JOY the noble brute
rusAed at his master, and. putting
both paws on his shoulder, began to
l1al- his fo,,a o> ,f - o1A1 -it1 1n1irbf
Then when he had satisfied Mr.
| Masters and his daughter that he had
found his rightful master. he ran first
| to one and then to the other as if eager
to show that they held second place in
his canine heart.
"YOu are certainly right, DR.. Mans
field" said the old gentleman, "the
dog is yours and, | cannot retain
him."
On hearing this, tears flied Laura's
beautiful eyes. and she turned away
to hide her grief.
| The doctor saw her emotion. and
| with a gallant bow, he said
"Pardon me. Miss Masters, but Rex
seems happy here. The fear that the
fine fellow was into unkind hands an
noyed me. but now that l know he
will be well cared for, l beg you to ac-
cept him with my compliments"
"To make a long story short" as the
ld-fashioned story tellers have it,
Laura Masters, with her fathers con-
sent became the undispnted owner of
Rex.
When the doctor left that evening,
Mr.. Masters gave him a pressing invi-
tation to call again, ito see u s as well as
the dog" he said. in conclusion.
From that day on Harry Collins
never visited Bellaire. and as soon as
it became known that he had present
ed to Il young lady a dog stolen by
himself he fed the country.
The doctor accepted the invitation,
but though he felt grateful TO Rex for
having been the means. we may be
sure that he vas not the attraction.
A year after Edgar Mansfield's first
visit to Bellaire. Laura Masters be-
come his wife. And the old gentle
man said. when the marriage cere-
was over:
1.-The dog did it. ana | shall get h i'm
IA collar of gold.-Saturday Night.