Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

nntS5e away 10 tne nosplce' Which IN
o,ieuo IS caiied Ia incinsa' and did not
return naa1 III, an hour had passed He came
M uaeA ra1iaht win happiness. Muley
.No" .se iooSea superiali'eiy peaseu. By
sooo fortune .he eoiohei had not left the
p.SeV w, anu "'u not ooserNeu tne descrtion
VI ,,n n,s Jog
tnese escapaues repeated themselyes
'"''i one AFTERNOON 10 another Inc
friendship OF Andresito and Muley con.
tinued to cement itself.
But the founding was not satisfied
even yet. There terminated in his mind
the idea OF carrying off Mulcy To sleep
with him nt the inclusa.
Being an aid to the cook. he slept in one
of tae corridors beside the chamber of
that functionary ON bed of c9rnstalks.
One afternoon he conducted the dog away
to the hospiee and did not come back.
Whal delicious night for the unhappy
child! lie had never In his life known
'ther earesses than those OF Muley. First
the masters and then the cook had al
ways talked to him with rod in hand.
boy ana dog slept embraced Ike two
lovers. Along toward daylight the child
'eit the smarting OF blow which the
cook had given him on the back with
stick the evening before. lie pulled down
ais shirt
LOOK, Muley, ne SAID, IN low voice,
moving the bruise
Inc dog' more compassionate than the
nan, hcked the livid hesh or the boy.
AS soon as they opened the door An
dres let the dog go. Muley ran to the
house OF his master, but In the afternoon
he was back IN the park again. disposed
to follow Andresito. They slept together
again that night and the night after and
the next one also. But bliss Is brief in
this world. Andresito was happy on the
brink of precipice.
One afternoon when we were all to-
gether In n close group playing buttons
we heard behind us two formidable
stampings.
Get up! Get up!'
Every head turned as II moved by one
spring. Before us there loomed the
cyclopean hgure OF Colonel Toledano.
(which of You is the rogue who carries
of my dog every night, l would like to
knowg'
Sepulchral silence IN the assembly.
Terror held us clamped rigid, as II we
were turned TO sticks.
Once more sounded the trumpet of the
last judgment.
WHO Is the thief? Who is the bandit?
Who Is the miserable?"
The ardent eye of Polifemo devoured
us one after the other. Muley, who had
accompanied him, gazed upon us also
with his own loyal, innocent eyes and
nervously moved his tail in token of un-
casiness.
Meanwhile Andresito, paler than wax,
came forward step and said:
DO not blame anybody, senor. ! am
the one"
How
81 am the one,' repeated the little fell
low in n louder voice.
"Oho. Thou art the one" said the
colonel smiling ferociously. "And thou
knewcst not who owned this dog?"
Andresito kept silent.
''Knowest thou not whose it ISL" he
asked again in his loudest tones.
Eyes, senor."
How? Talk louder!''
And he put his hand to his ear to re-
enforce that pavilion.
II said yes, senor."
"Who is the owner? 1 want to know"
"Senor Polifemo."
l shut my eyes. l believe my COM
rades must all have done the same.
When ! opened them. believed that
Andresito must then have been effaced
from the book OF the living. Fortunately
1t was not so. The colonel was gazing
| fxedly at him with more curiosity than
anger
"And why did you take him?'
Because he Ia my friend and he loves
| me-" said the child In firm voice.
The colonel again gazed fixcdly upon
| him.
every WE'LL" he said at last. But take
| heed not to do it again. If you do, you
| may be sure will pull your ears off.
| And he wheeled majestically upon his
foundations. But before taking step
he raised his hand to his waistcoat, pull
| ed out half dollar and said. turning
| round again.
Here, take this! Keep it for candy!
But take care not to carry off the dog
again! Take care" And he walked
| to him to turn his head. Andreslto mad
dropped inc com on the ground ana was
sobDing, ms race ma IN MS hahds' Inc
col0nel came Dack quickly.