Evening journal., 1897-05-11

/ knew that those men made more money
than her grandmother, but then she
] didn't know much about money. Some
/ Of the neighbors often said that they
themselves could not afford TO keep a
dog. When they said this granny shut
her lips tight, and the first chance she
had she would stroke the dogs head
81 guess they don't know much about
n dog" she told Molly, an ! guess IS
longs we've anything TO eat Doss'l
have some Of it. Eh, old feller?"
Molly sank bacl, on her pillow in the
barrow She amused herself by almost
closing her eyes so that the sea seemed
TO come up nearer and crimple in sparks
IF fire. Then she would open her lids
wide, and the great stretch of water
would flash blndingly on her vision.
She played at this for long time, and
always in front of her was the dog;
she had grown up in the conviction that
all was well il he was near.
Soon everything grew deliciously dim
and then clear, and the salt smell was
sweeter, and she was walking over the
hard sand as straight as anybody, hold
ing her head up strongly. She did not
know she was asleep. 1t was real to
her that she was walking
Suddenly she sat upright in her wheel
barrow, clutching the sides of it. Boss
was not there Had he barked2 Or had
some one called? She looked of the
ledge. She saw Boss leaping frantically
over the weedy rocks. He went as if he
were young dog-he went like crea-
ture possessed. He seemed not TO leap,
but to fly from one rock to another, over
the still, green pools.
Molly could only see the dog and, be
/ yond him, shining water. Where was
granny?
The child tried to scream, but she felt
> as If in a nightmare, and could not
make "a sound.
Oh, there was something down be-
tween the rocks, on the far side Of the
ledgel II was there that Boss was go
ing. And there was the mosser in his
: boat. putting his rake down just as he
= had been doing when the child had gone
+ to sleep. For an instant she thought
she was dreaming. But Boss was gone,
. andLyes-there was something among
u the rocles-it was granny's hat sticking
up, and it did not move.
Molly tried again TO scream, and j
~ was as if her heart would break in the
. trying. Her voice was only hoars'
p kind of n whisper.
p But there Boss had reached his
friend. He tried to pull her out. Be
II tween his lips he barked, he howled-
Il nay, he screamed. Was his heart break
~ ing also?
= At last the mosser out there held hi
IL rake Just above the water and gaze1
Il toward the shore, listening. The wine
was off the sea, and sounds from tn
~ land did not come clearly.
H. Il. The man saw little Mollie Towne o
~ the breakwater. Had she cried out
u u And was that the Towne dog carrying
q" on so on the rocks?
Boss was down by the still figure tina
p was lying in the shallow pool. He wa
- struggling with it. making frantic ei
- forts TO pull it from the water.
oI Outlined on the brealIwater, agains
ls Is the dazzle of the blue sky. the man SAY
VI Mollie rise up in her barrow, as if sh
u would walk, and then fall back agar
>. "Good God!" he cried. He droppe
' the rake into the water, caught up hi
lu oars, and rowed to the ledge. All tn
"a time he rowed he saw old Mrs. Towne
n motionless form lying there and th
dog trying TO help her.
ne As he stepped out of his boat and b'
gan slipping and jumping over the rock
II the woman moved and raised her heat
He saw her reach out her hand to th
nd dog; he saw the dog throw himse
nd down and lick her face eagerly.
sit "That you, Jim Stowell?" she easlSe'
Ct guess I've broke my leg. / slippe'
I've mossed 20 year. N never slippe
ip to speak of before"
OK She spoke tremblingiy. but wit
nd pride. Il s'pose tainted, or som
ks thing"
"Tn git you right into the boat" sal
ter Jim Stowell. brislly, "'n' take you hon
'ss in no time"
er' Boss stood close by watching the ma
en 1t was not easy to get her into Il
boat, and she WINGED and grew pal
but she helped all she could and ma'
to no sound.
q" When she was in at last Jim took l
tly his oars to go round to the sandy Ian
He ing. There stood Boss shivering on
rst rock All at once he appeared old
ss- than ever; it seemed as if he cou
aid hardly stand.
md "Take him. too" said his mistress.
veI NO, let him walk"
er. II want you to take him, tell you
ing almost fercely. Hes too old n st
nat TO walk on the rocks"
ing "Old!" with laugh. "You ought
ith seen him goin' it after you"
he The man began to row. Tears car
1t into Mrs. Towne's eyes. Her voice W
ON choked.
EN- you've got to take him." she sai
hat "or you needn't take me-"
Dad "Oh. if you feel like that"-Jim lift
Die. the dog into the boat. and BE
crouched down by his friend. who p
the her hand on him. lie leaned more ri