The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05

lick my face, and we're not going to
part. There, lie down again.
Well, as soon as he became little
more calm, or I might say as soon as
we became more calm, looked at my
watch. 1t was of no use to think of
the train now; I couldn't possibly
catch it. The dog kept his gaze on
me as If he feared / should leave him.
We walked, he at my very heels, uu-
til we came to hack stand. took n
carriage and / put Mascot had al-
ready named him in my mind-on the
front seat; then placed myself oppo-
site, and told the driver to take us out
to Northrup street-that was a good
half-hour's drive.
SO we started. Mascot didn't like to
be as far away from me rs the dis
tance between the front and back
seat. He was continually reach
ing out a paw, and presently I lifted
him over beside me. / hurt his poor
burned flesh rs did 30, for he whined,
then hurriedly licked my hand rs if in
apology and TO assure me that he
would allow me to hurt him il l
wished to do so.
We lived here then, and my wife
was in the garden when the hack
stopped at the gate. She saw me with
a smooch of blood, the dogs blood, on
my face, and gave little scream rs
she ran forward. She had believed
that was already miles away on that
train.
"I'm all right" l hastened to say,
"and I've come back because I've
saved this fellow. l hope you'll like
him."
/ stepped out, and Mascot stepped
out after me, or rather with me, in his
fear lest he should get left.
He was not reassuring object. His
hair was full of mud and blood; there
was cash in his under lip; and he
was now beginning to feel stiff and
sore. He stood pressed against my
ankle while ] paid the driver.
Fortunately my wife had had dog
when she was child, and if you have
ever been intimate with good dog,
it makes all the difference in your feel
ing toward the whole canine race.
Having become convinced that l had
met with no accident, Margaret looked
at the new conner an instant, then she
held out her hand and said softly:
"Poor fellow What a hard time
you've had -
Mascot extended his head and licked
the tips Of her fingers; then he
glanced up at me and said, "I'm going
to love her, too-but not quite so
we'll.
We took him into the kitchen and
put him into the sink. We washed
him, we cleansed his wounds with
warm water and CASTLE soap.
How gentle he was, and how he
tried to bear it. Then we put an old
blanket in the corner, and he sat stiflly
down on it. He ate basin of bread
and milk, and then we left him. But
he would cry. L went back to him
three or four times, and he seemed
perfectly happy while remained. AT
last Margaret suggested that / leave
him something of mine. l dropped
my handkerchief beside him. He put
his chin on it, and when we left him
alone he didn't whine again.
] was glad called him Mascot, for
that very night one of the firm, to
whom / had sent word that l was de-
tanned from starting on my business
trip that morning, came out and said
they had decided to put me in another
department, with five hundred dollars
more salary. He said that he knew
was able to fill that place, but he ac'
knowlcdged that he shouldn't have
thought of promoting me just now ii
his wife hadn't asked him If he couldn't
do something for me.
"And what do you think made her
ask ," he inquired. "Why she was
in carriage on Clark street early this
morning, and she saw you rescue that
dog. She was 80 thankful to see you
do it that she said she knew you could
fill higher position in our house.
That is a woman's way of reasoning,
you know. The Chap Book.
Extreme Praise.