The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-28
A VERSATILE DOG

Il uas ue.llus the te,u,ilul mouth
Nay, sud resolved to once .nd iar =
plaose uy iguones upon the great hggar
: Of love.
ltwts be binhi.y. ptrluiei To
visit aiih a b,ske, Of roses When tb
hout ss' come, fouod Der seated hes
The great window overlooking the fanaf,
We talked upon msoy radon topic'
srtsltalias ta those ola personsl pstute
aud 10 that mood Of tender GO ioucs
si ned 10 herald that vital sseet MON, n
Of the uBiolding Of besrls ! had com
sell prepared. Thst very morning ! Ia
received word from my jewellers that tue.
bad found The ruby tmy lsd1's lavoti
gem Tor which had been searching q
~crlhy to lypliy my love
II sas magnificent jewel the mos
superb that ever nature gave up from tbs
darkness Of hef bountiful osom literally
a bal OF scarlet fire, Of perfect purity and
marvellous clesr0ess II wss oue Of The
crosn jewels Of France and had bic
tory
| confess that my band trembled little
as | drew a check for S5, 900 for the lit e
token, but, oh, Whist courage did that glor
lous little messenger iusull into my heart
iondled snd Cstessed it ss If it we're some
thing very human indeed, ana now as
sat With beautiful Elsie 90 the settee by
be great window thrill OF courageous
! Ioy suot into my bosom.
There came q sudden lnl IN our low
spoken conf iences, and knew that The
crlsls Of my life was at hand, ! must
speak--l would speak. But all the sweet
| speech that had come so readily TO my
| lips 10 the long hours OF solitude LETT
ne
Calmly she sat beside me, gently strok
ing now and then French poodle which
had leaped Into her lap aud lay cooled up
10 serene content
! should interest her 10 the grand Jew
el, then | s oud tell her 1t was my birth
day gift -em blem Of my own passionate
heart, snd that 10th were hers il she would
but nod sweet assent, Then the ruby
would be set to her liking, to be worn up
on her white hand or to sdorn her fair
throat The very touch gave me thrill
OF loy-almost victory and | drew 1t
forth. How iny finger trem bled as fond
led it for this last momentl 10 my con
fusion | dropped it, and the lovely thing
went spinning like q red meteor along the
carpet toward the center OF the room.
Elsie did not see it. She way tying rib
bon Bat the dog did, What be thought
it was goodness only knows, but be jump
ed down from the dear girls lap, followed |
the rolling gem, overlook it, Tapped 1t up
and swallowed it. Then he stroIled bsck,
jumped upon her lap sgain, ,cured up and
went TO sleep as il nothing had happened.
For some moments | sat perfectly dun
founded, The dear girl saw what pic
ture of helpless misery was before her and
flushed deeply.
Miss March - Elsie said choking,
Yes. Mr.. Arden. she answered, with a
tremulous quiver 10 her voice.
How bow much will you take for that
dog?
start now as | recall the look OF utter
CONSERVATION and alarm that passed over
her fair face.
o. couldn't think Of parting with
Jokko, really. He was present to me
from the Princess DolgOrufl whom We
met 10 Paris, You know. He and his mate
came over toge her this one to me. the
other to MIR Shipron, city merch ant
believe. think al the woill Of Jokko
What was | to do2 A dogs stomach
oontsius sciis that VIII dissolve anything
-xcept diamonds or gold Could sit by
and see So 600 ruby With a history slow
Iy es en- up by French poodle?
v hat would have done cannot nov
imagine, but, at the very depth Of my eI
tremitles, 10 came the butler with a car
IL was business stiiir, Nould excuse
hef one momentf Certaiuly As the dear
girl aud the servant disappeared. | arose,
grabbed that dog went to the window,
rslsed it and pitched him into the street.
Then | st,rted for the nall ouly to be me-
At the door by Miss Mareb rs she was re >
iuroiog.
On,ercuse me one moment Miss March
will be back Immediately.
Why-whst has hsppened2
Ol, nothing ouly only | Just raised
he widow for 81 instant aud Jokko I
vent ont INTO the street, and
Oh, my poor, poor Jokkol exclaimed
Elsie, suddeuly resi- ,ns her loss Oh :
Mr. Arden, bow could you hsve been so
'srelessi In cure be is lost, poor dog
glel
hope aud pray that be isut said Ivlth |
a sbudder a. the thought
Please tury-dol Oh my poor Jok
so-
Bot had seized ny la, sBd plugged =
aIdly out Of the house and down the
.trps
Bot to ny eoo.srnslion there sas DO
dos to be seen spied policeman ard
bnuied ,ossrd bin. Had be seen u dos
- little Fr.uoh poodle sith silver col
ari No, bul be bad seeu tso smsll "a
luruiGs seross the squsre, ons Of then
sitb something 10 hls arms. It wss rro ,