The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

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MarIory and Brownie had been play
mates from the ye.y day that Mariory's
father had brought Brownie home In
his pocket. a little white puppy. mot
tied with brown. and with pair ~
the brightest eyes you ever saw II
would be hard to hnd many brighter.
llveller or more knowing fox terriers
than Brownie soon proved himself lie
took TO tricks like circus dog. and
before very many weeks had passed
he would Jump through a hoop or over
MarIory's hnnda. would M with bit
Of cake balanced on hls roge. waiting
while Mariory counted ave. when he
would siye II toss and ;hsn ca.ch Il
IN his mouth. and would stand up on
his hind feet az Z glyo1 slgnsl and
walk around the room. shtklng hands.
or paw. rather, VIII everybody that
was there.
You can lmnglne how sorrowfnl
Mariory felt whom brownie dsap-
pcarod ono afternoon. Nobody knew
how g, happened. Ticlacf II was 4
case Of lost. straycl or stolen. Al they
knew was that he had been out In the
fron' yard. running nhout aud play
Ing. and that when Marlory went to
call him IN he was nowhere In sight
Mariory hurried ~ IN, ncighbosa. ort
no one could tell her anything about
lost Brownie.
MarIorys father. when he heard the
story. put an Advertisement m tho
newspaper. telling a1mt Brownica
loss. aud Offering reward 20 anybody
that would bring him back. For a few
days after that Marjory ran 10 the door
every time the bell rang. hoping to
see Brownie. but the weohs passed
without any news. and ut last, very
Horrowfully. she gave her pct up ms
lost
Four. Ave. six months rolled away.
and a dear little white kitten had TAX
en- Brownies place In the house,
though not In Marjory's heart. when
one day a great dog show was opened
In the city few miles away. Nobody
went from MarIory's home, but one aft
ernoon an old friend Of her fathers
who had often been at the house. aud
who had been fayorlto with Brownie,
strolled into the show to sec tho dogs
big and little. that were on exhibit
tion.
lie was sauntering down nm aisle be-
tween the open cages IN which the fox
terriers were chained. and WA iookins
with great deal of Interest at The
bright faces when suddenly he felt a
pull at hls coat Tie looked quickly
around. but there wis nobody neni
him. lie started on again, but ogain
his coat was pulled. this time NOR
sharply than before. AZ though some
body we're very much In earnest. III
turned around second time, quickly
enough to see that his coat had beer
caught and pulled by small. lively
bright faced terrier. whose face locke
familiar 10 him. though the dos''
name and that Of his owner. which
were posted above him. were entirel,
strange. Meanwhile the doc had le
10 the coat. and In his JOY At haNinl
attracted the gontleman's attention
was standing on his hind feet inh try
INK to lick his face.
For an instant the gentleman looke'
sharply into the brown and white face
so close To his own. and then said II
joyful surprise. why. brownie, Ia /
you. old fellows"
Al sound of the old familiar nam
| the dog fairly danced In his cage AM
tuggod at his chain as though he woul'
break H. And he began to whine pit
fully when the gentleman turned an
hurried away.
You can guess where he went
Straight to the managers OF the show
TO tell them that he Ind ioun! anon
the dogs one that belonged 10 : friend
The man who had entered Brown
was sent for. but could toll nothing
except that no had bought the llttl
fellow from a dog tancler some month
before.
Can you prove your elalmg" IN
manager asked
Il think So" was the ready reply
III he Is my friends dog he viii an
swer to the name OF Brownie, and wi
go through several tricks that he WI
taught"
so Brownie was unclaimed and W.
taken 10 the olrcus-llko ring, whei
the trained dogs performed every az
ernoon. aud went through his trlcl
as easily and readily as though he Ia
performed them only the day befur
The managers were quite oonvlncs
that Brownie had proved His friend
claim. and the gentleman who ma
entered him said that he would ri,
up his own claims, Mariory's faith
afterward saw that his loss was ma,
good,