The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-26

In her pretty, dsspairing face.
Altar . week Of these proceedings, ON
one Of the daily walks on which her keeper
conducted her, she bought whip, which
she smuggled home bid among her lapes
and produced next morning when her door
was being torn to pieces. From my room
! saw her plunge desperately out, seize the
dogs collar and lift the whip, but 1t never
descended. Dimple lifted his head, caught
the weapon In his powerful jaws, closed
them upon 1t, dropped the pieces on the
ground, smiled indulgently up into Eu.
genia's face, took her dress in his teeth
and led her down stairs to make ready for
o walk-which they took.
When Dan came home from Europe,
aunty and / met him at the steamer, and
on the way aome we told him the story Of
Eugenia's fall. How she had been obliged
to give up her college work-to the great
Improvement Of her health and temper
how she had grown brown and rosy from
long, aimless walks with her guide, phi
losopher and friend. How we had sold him,
sent him off to board, given him away,
and how after each Punishment he had
returned 80 promptly and unfailingly that
Eugenia had accepted the inevitable and
begged us not to interfere again between
them. Dan laughed till there were tears in
his eyes and exclaimed, "Poor little grip
more than once; but he readily promised
that he would not tease Eugenia about her
Old Man of the Sea, as he at once dubbed
the dog.
Dan and Dimple were friends at once
When the dog first appeared, Eugenia paled
and flushed and paled again, glancing
rather apprehensively at my brother. But
he seemed quite oblivious, spoke cheerily to
the big fellow, patted his head, looked deep
into the intelligent brown eyes, and man
and beast understood each other perfectly.
Such good times as we had that summer,
aunty, Eugenia, Dimple, Dan and II In
previous years we had been obliged to count
my cousin out of everything for the rest
ing time of summer had for her been full
of work, but now she lounged and played
and Joined In all sports, as she never had
before In all her sweet, self willed young
life; was among us and Of us, for the first
time.
There had been three days of steady rain,
and, tired Of seclusion, on the afternoon Of
the third day l wrapped myself In my
macintosh and went out for walk, leav-
ing Eugenia, housed with slight cold, to
look after Dan, aunty having gone into
town for the day. As ! came home the
sun broke through scattering clouds, light
ing up the world with rosy glory. The
storm was at an end. The fair promise of
the morrow was in the soft air, in the twit-
ter of the birds, In the fresh perfume Of
leaf and flower, in the golden beauty Of
sunset.
Eugenia and Dan had come out of doors
to enjoy the loneliness Of earth and sky and
stood with Dimple on the veranda. Sud-
denly the dog stretched himself to twice
his natural length, took my Cousins skirt
In his teeth and nodded to her that she
was to come with him.
mo, Dimple; no, dear" she coaxed,
bending over him. Don't make me come
tonight. I've had a cold, you know. I
really ought not to go. You will have to
wait, doggic, dear" But doggle dear did
not intend to wait He shook his head and
her dress and growled softly. walked
slowly toward the house and watched the
ing for mercy, my brother smiling at the
two beneath his mustache. At last Dan
spoke.
"Dimplep' The dog raised his eyes, but
kept the skirt between his teeth. "Let
that go. Do you hear me, sira' Then as
Eugenia put her hand out quickly: "No,
am not going to hurt him. He will under
stand in moment He has plenty of
sense. Your mistress Is not going with
you, Dimplo. She is not going now or at
any other time with you or any one else,
unless give her permission She Is going |
to be my slave now. Old dog, you've had
your day."
Eugenia had lifted on astonished, star
tied glance to his face as he spoke, but
dropped her head low over the dog as he
went on without break or pause:
"She loves you very much, Dimple. We
all do. You have trained her well, and we |
are all very much obliged to you, but you
needn't worry yourself about her any more |
I'll take the engagement. You don't be- /
lieve me, sirq See here" And right there
In the face of me and all tho world-if it |
had been there to see; nursie always said
he was "a bold one' when we were chill
drew my cousin to him and
lifted and kissed her sweet blusbing face
There was long pause. Then Dimple
loosened the skirt, rose to his feet, and
with n reproachful glance at Eugenia and
q submissive wag of his tail toward Dan
walked slowly away, while Dan led Eu-
genia into the house.
ooh, dcarr' she murmured, her bright
face lovely with bushes. From one slav-
ary to another Am I never to DO free
againP'
"Never!' calmly answered my brother.
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