The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-29
BY FRANK PRATT j i.

had endeared himself to his mistress mistress.
Angela never went anywhere "i1nous
him. James Postlethwaite had Oeeun
by cunningIy protesting that ne
jealous of the dog and had ehoeu ~
ing Jealous of him I'm good e't
Angela kept Posey In her LAP pas,Ie-
time she was listening 10 .,-e,-
thwaIfes 1irfafious chat, ana ""0"
Postlethwaito drew his chair ne.'i -,
Posey awoko from an apparen,y ,,oe
sleep, and distorted his htue p''.. .'',,,,oss
into even more than ordinary 7n,,,,
and snapped at he benetactot "
he owed his enviable position
some day 1 shall wiring tnae Sos 30 :
neck, IL 1 don't keep a strong 80 a.
my feelings" Postlethwaite ""9
cautious as to say 10 AngelA
"Oh. Mr.. Postlethwaite" Ange'S IL,
claimed. in unaffected horror -.
can you talk 80 wickedlyF II 49, 80
laid n finger on this little oa,''" ~. >,
should hate you for the rest Oh "'
Then I won't lay finger on nm -
Postlethwaite grunted, while AhEe'"
tentatiously fondled and kisseo
But she never forgot hat tnrea'' al
ranked in her very soul. IL Sa,,oht
most an insult 10 her she -, or
Somehow, too. II made ner - tho
Postlethwaite: whenever ne cum
room Angela would press -, -
nreclous darling closer TO her near.
po,, Cohb had known what was souns
on in Angela's thoughts. he wouiu 49,. 49,
said 10 his confidential friends;
wards clear for our side. Kan!
While the game stood thus Ange.a
one afternoon took Posey our snoP
ping. and this IS what happeneo'
First Angela saw some ''ruchings
that Is the word she used in giving ne,
story OF the calamity-on counter az
felt hungry FOR these things. ana 'ooN
posev over to the "ruchine' couh.c'.
Posev had to be tied by his strap 10 ~
leg OF a revolving stool, because tuo3
"ruchings" did not attract him. ~.
Angela was inspecting the THINGS ~,
began to notice a long-haired, 10" -,
ATTAINED dog on the other side OF the stoIe
ana fumbled at he leather strap nc
etraD must have been negllgenty 'leu,
for Posey easily unwound IT, fci
experience has taught him all the So
OF Angela's knot. And when Aflse'r =, - -
made her purchase OF "ruchinsS
was gone-strap and all v~,-
That afternoon there was hsdi
breaking scene I'm that store. IhouSn u
some who witnessed 1t had the bad , ,asss
N treat Il as n joke, no well-resulas.e.,u -
mind could fail 10 sympathize VIZ WI,
A,,,eia's distress The minds OF Wen
ntgb all the employees in that store reIe
r,eIl-regulated. It seemed. The moo,
u,allcer almost wept and took MS H"iI1-
from behind his coat tails. Inc inail"s n,
~ the glove counter cross-eNamiue" 90
her salesladies. some Of whom hau
ono mart OF Posey trottnS in one OH
,ion n few minutes before, others anu
mart. going In another direction So"'s
said they had just caught gilmpso "a
the end OF Posey's strap as ne en-, ~.
the elevator unattended. The eieNa,o.
-, averred on the faith of regular
e,,,aav-school attendant that he had seen
notbin0 OF Posey or his strap, Dut nc
vy,s willing 20 vow that ne would new.
80 his hair cut until he found tnat
dog. dead or alive. TO-
poor Angeia's running TO and iro' heI
enquiries and her lamentations
in what the store people took 10 De =
81 ~ mysteries. They made ner H
doy,n I'm the ladies' waiting room anu
treated her with cologne, campnor anu
soda water. But Angela was not Iet'l,
hvsterical. she was only griei-s M.
and had temporarily let herselt Iorso'
that she was in a public place. She yer y
soon recOllected hefSeil' an 80
at having. as she said made d 49,. 49,
enec+acIe Of herself" served 70 counter
balance her grief -,
So Angela dried her tears and wen'
ont into the world, alone, but bravery
teening I'D an appearance OF unconcern
more or less successful. And then i
was wa, that she began TO feel that instinct
Of distrust OF James Postleih"ai''
grow in her soul. 49,, -,
she "iust knew''-so she told her
friends-that that nasty. jealous thins
had abducted his fourfooted rival. Jane.
Postlethwaite, she said, had never realIy
loved her darling Posey. lie had promise,
not 20 lay a finger on Posey' but nor ~ y,
deceitful thingi"-he had soI soii,oD -.
oiso IN do n He had caused that low
lono-haired brute 10 be introduced into
the store on purpose to inveigle Posel