The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-05
SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES
The Spoiled Bif.
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A gOOd-lOOking young woman WIN
laughing eyes and a bulldog got aboard
the upbOund Metropolitan avenue car &C
Sixth street The car was only partly
filed. The young woman had been lead
ing The dog by the chain. but Just before
getting aboard the car she had unsnapRe4
the chain from the dogs collar Snd
walked into the closed car, and the dog
followed right after her. She took seat
about in the middle OF the car Dut the
dog went up TO the front door OF me CT
and sat down with his back 10 H. nckeu
his chops regarded his mistress VITA q
Jealous eye and acted dignihed.
The bulldog was bOw-legged. chunky,
bloOdshot eyed, tuszed and all bulldog.
That dOgu have TO stay out on the
platform miss" said the conductor When
he came after the young woman rare.
''But he won't remain there" said the
young woman. II know that IS the rule
and so. perhaps, does Bih, but he Won
Cant help it. miss" said the conductor.
&c 'CSafnst the rules to have him inside,
unless he could be taken in your lap and
..He looks ike Iapdog, doesn't he?"
inquired the young woman Wlln ths
Laughing ewes. sweetly. We'll. with a
sigh, If he really must stay on the plat
form. suppose he must, that's all
Sorry, miss-rule, you know.
yes. / know" said the young woman.
Then the conductor leaned on the other
leg and waited for the young woman 20
take the bulldog out to the platform. she
@Dog'H have to go on the platform, you
know. miss" said the conductor. after
waiting a couple Of minutes
why dear me, were you waiting TOT
me2'' inquired the young woman IN n
surprised tone. Il didn't know you were,
really. You know, Riff won't mind a
word I say to him. just eaA him out and
maybe he'll mind you.
The conductor opened the rear door OF
the car and stood on the PLATFORM.
Come on here, YOU poodle, remarked
the conductor to the bulldog. Inc Dull
dog was studying the ads ranged around
the car, and occasionally lo0lCing at his
mistress out of the tail Of his eye and
the conductor might have been a craven
image for all Of him.
y on dog. come out mere now. you near
me?" remarked the conductor.
The bulldog yawned in a bored sort OF
way and blinked lazily.
'HFhe dog Il really have to come out on
the platform. you know, miss, said che
conductor, addressing the young woman
again
but what am I TO dO2 He IS 50 spoiled,
you know NY brothers have quite ruined
Biff, so far as his minding me IS con-
eerned. Bifie. Bifhe. the conductor man
says you'll have TO go out on the plat
The dog didn't even turn his head
around to look at her He was reading
the ads on the other side Of the car
'iWeH, I'll just have to make him come
out. that's all" said the conductor, and
he charged on the dog with his hands ex-
tended for the-dOg's big nail studded coll
lar.
TO the dog.
'eWurgl-il-mm-mphr remarked the dog,
sizing IID the conductor out OF one blood
shot eve SC wan g-lrg-limm"
''DOng-gOne the brute, 1 wonder what
rVrg1f IN. n
conductor, retreaungly-
Let him a.one where he is-he amt
a-bOtheriug anybody, II you're asking
ne" said a dOuble-chinned man sitting
near the dog. Better just pass up that
rule in this case or you'll be a-buying
some new pants, if not cork leg or 50"
The young woman had been looking
straight ahead and paying not the slight
he won't bulge miss said the con-
ductOr to her rUefully- Nary an inch"
Its too bad" said the young woman,
uncOnvincingly-
Two squares further along she touched
the button. and BIZ pricked up his bat
ears as soon as he saw her getting her
few little bundles together Then she
gave the slightest possible ciuck in the
world and said in a matter Of fact tone,
well. Biff," and the bulldog was at her
side in two bounds and of the ear with
''Bv Jimmy" said the conductor to a.
man standing on the platform, dye be-
Heve that girl was stringing me? She
said that dog wouldn't mind her more
nothing-and look at himi'
The man addressed by the conductor
turned around. He saw the bulldog walk
ing at his mistress side on his frOnt-nOt
his rear, but his frOut-Daws. and the
young woman with the laughing eyes,
half turned around to see If the conductor
was looking, was shaking suspiciOusly.
Technical.
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Gentlemen" said Senator Sorghum,
pondsrously, there is no use Of discuss
ms these accusations you have made any
further"
But, sir
''You win have to 90 away and think It
over. Some Of you characterize my con-
duct as a high-handed proceeding Others
say il was a lOw-dOwn trick Until YOU
can reach some understanding among
yourselves as TO the charges. L decline
TO be bothered"
NEW GRAND THEATRE