Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-04
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HERE must be a girl in it,"
said John Locke, as he took
down his overcoat. Il never saw a
fellow more anxious to get home
nights than you are"
Il do enjoy my evenings" laughed
Elmer Stearns, land / have a very
pleasant companion Then he
walked away whistling softly to him
self.
Elmer Stearns had many pleasant
acquaintances in New York, but so
far only one friend. Elmer was a
quiet fellow who stuck to his work
while in the big counting room, but
from the moment he left it banished
all thoughts of business and gave
himself up to the enjoyment of his
books, his pipe and his faithful friend,
a pure-bred pointer named Glover.
He stopped for her now at a neigh
boring stable and the two went on
together to his boarding place. Mrs.
Nubbs, his landlady, had said mo-
very vigorously when Elmer had
asked if he might keep a dog, but
after Clover had waltzed, stood in the
corner and finally gone to her be-
in response to Elmer's command:
go and beg her to let you come,
Clover" her face relaxed and she
said: Il never allow no dogs here,
NIr. Stearns, so dop't ever let me see
that animal go in that door or over
those stairs"
Elmer was not obtuse and under
stood the emphasis on the word ''see."
He easily taught Clover to slip by
him into the hall and over the stairs
at bound, so Mrs. Nubbs never saw
him come in, though she often shut
the dining-room door in order that
she should not, and she silently hand
ed Elmer brown paper parcel every
night, which was always found to
contain tid-bits for the dog.
If the man wished to read or write
without interruption, the dog sat mo-
tionless by his side, sometimes resting
her head quietly on his knee to invite
caress. If the man was pensive and
wished to smoke and muse, the dog
put her paws on his knee and rested
her head on his shoulder, and thus
they sat hour after hour.
Her personal beauty would have de-
coat like satin, brown head penciled
evenly with white up the forehead,
and on her back was a well-defincd
four-leaved clover in brown, of which
her brown tail formed the stem. The
rest of her was purest white. This
odd marking explained her name.
With this sympathetic companion
ship Elmer StearnS was content and
rarely felt lonely during the long win
ter evenings. He kept early bedtime
and spread a shawl on the foot of his
bed for Clover, and the two friends
slept as only healthy, free-hearted
animals can.
The winter passed and one sloppy
April day Elmer called at the stable
for his dog. Mike, the groom, came
forward with sorrow, pictured on his
kind face.
II don't know anything about it at
all, but the door must hev been I'M
locked. I've been here every minute
of the day except just two hours. l
missed her about four o'clock, and i
walks over and looks in the stall aud
the door was a bit of a crack open
and no dog inside"
Elmer went to his boarding house
to see if the dog had been there, then
back to the office and then to the po-
lice. Next day he advertised, and for
many days he tried every possible
means to trace the missing dog, and |
finally decided she was stolen and be-
You'd his reach.
The SUI er days dragged on and |
the heat The city became almost in |
tolerable, Elmer had promised him
self a vatzfion in the mountains, but /
hunting without Glover would be sor-
ry sport. However, the weeks set
apart for him on the schedule of the
great business house were at hand,
and he was wondering modify what
he should do with them as he walked
to his boarding house one sultsy Au-
gust day.
AS he neared the house he started
suddenly, for on the steps sat a
brown and white dog, gazing wistful-
" at him. Gaining his room, he took
the great dog bodily in his arms and
Rugged her tight, and they rolled and
frolicked together on the dusty car
pet.
So Clover and her master took
two-weeks' hunting trip. and they
were short and happy weeks. They
returned together rather reluctantly,
and mounted the dingy stairway to
the stuffy city room and began to I'M
pack.
As they were thus occupied there
came a sharp ring at the doorbell,
which was answered by Mrs. Nubbs.
She drew herself up stiffly when she
faced a blue-coated officer.
docs one of your boarders keep a
dog?" he queried.
well, 1 should say not" she an
swered, fiercely. what sort OF a
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