The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

dor hpundfne over the fence He tackled
his nsw canine. You know that The coach
dog h . coward Mr.. Edsewasar hnaily
rescued hts pee after risking runaway.
Two Or three blocks t1-ths< along there
was another rugnaesous dog. the ngsst was
repeated and when he arrived 8: his cfTsoe,
the manufacturers new Importation was
wreck
.Nexs day. after co<itating ove- the mat
ter. EiKewafer ssns for his butcher. Lex
me have that white hull dog Of yours Tor
. few days he SAID. The request was
quickly granted. Etxswassr instructed his
coachman TO artIssicaliy cover the white
trute's coat with small black syoss-to
make him an imitation coach dog. IN other
words
1.-THE lob was well done. and q few days
later Edg~water started on BIS morning
drive tire bull dog open u,outhed trot.ilS
contentetly under the buggy.
..Ps,rpcsely selecting the route be had
followed before Eigewaser drove slowly
through the street where there were 50
many dogs. The Newfoundland. sighting
his victim Of the former fray. again made
for him. There was q msx-up and then the
Newfoundland screamed while the bun
amputateG part of his leg.
"Eigewaters heart was filed with Joy.
but he helped the owner Of the Newfoand.
land rescue his property and then drove
to the next block with eager ANTICIPATION
We'll 20 make long story short. there
were more painfully surprised dogs on that
street for about dozen blocks than you
would .ind in a days travelling. Edgewaier
returned the bull dog 10 the butcher and
his own coach dog was never sfterward
molestsd.'
Say. is that true story" asked one
ono. I'll have to confess that Heather
stone created the entire affair. No one
ever denied 1t, however
TIT r. SMITHERSON had lived In the
INl( city perhaps a year lie came out
avn Just when the Klondike wave was
getting up momentum and. after oecom-
ing convinced shat Seattle ives q better
town than Chicago. sent for his family
and moved them INTO a cottage near Gieen
Lake.
A ;rifle forgetfu1 OF faces, although good
AT remembering names is Mr.. Smtherson>
He had met Dr.. Healthy, who lived some
blocks further up the car line. but tfat
was months ago. and although he had
great respect for the doctors Skill ana
learning he had not been fortunate In de-
veioping personal acquaintance with him.
A few days ago. the telephone rang N
Mr. Smitherson's office on Second avenue.
II was from home. His wife was HI
the expected was about TO happen.
Dashing down stairs. Mr.. Smithersoi! sa"
on the sidewalk a professional looking man
with full beard and leather case N his
hand evidently containing instruments.
Quick, come with me- excitedly cried
Smitherson grabbing the professional man
by the arm and yanking him aboard
passing Green Lake car. Il have been
expecting this. and I meant to have told
YOU about it, he said when he had re-
covered his breath. The car was Speeding
to Pike street. Everything Is all righs.
I hope and trust" Smisherson went on. Il
have made every preparation and hope"
Say, who do you think / am" his
companion finally managed 20 INTERCEPT,
after they had gone several blocks.
why, Dr. Healthy. OF Green Lake. Ct
course.'
Not much, I'm Gocdear. the piano
tuner Guess you've made mistake.
Good bye, and the tuner jumped of the
car carrying his Instruments with him.
Since then the doctor and bis neighbor
and patron have become acquainted.