The Wichita daily eagle., 1900-12-01

''Wen, don't suppose there ever was
a dog that had sense like this Blucher
fellow He not only knew about thines
that happened around him. but he could
| forecast events much bettern some
weather observers 7 have read about I'm
the newspapers. Blucher could tell
months in advance when a person was
going to die. Q. you needn't shake your
head like thati It's the gospel truth
Why. sir, whenever he rubbed his shaggy
head against q persons legs that person
was as good as dead. How Murphy got
on to the fact that Blucher possessed
this power 7 have never heard. but ne
knew, Just the same. So he took the dog
| every morning and stood out at the cor
ner you see there and sicked him on
All day they would keep their positions,
Blucher smelling every ankle that pass
ed his way. In the early mornings, at
noon. and in the evenings the corner
was passed by hundreds Of persons who
were going to or coming from work ana
it was a had day that Blucher didn't
get ten out Of that number. AS soon
as Blucher had spotted his man Murphy
would have him followed, find out where
he lived, and then get acquainted with
him and his folks
Murphy was fond Of the young doc
tor and was not opposed to his marry
ing his daughter. so finally ne put Be-
thune next that he might meet the doom
ed also, and thus whipsaw the deal
Miss Emiline Murphy and the doc
began drifting wider and wider apart
Just as their financial condition began
improving at its best gait and one dsv
she took back every word she had said
to him on the front steps Of her fathers
home on the South Side. Bethune ap-
peaIed 70 Murphy, but the undertaken
was too busy watching the dog to paw
attention 20 little things ike love af-
fairs. Murphy told him 70 forget Emil
line for while and keep his eve on
Blucher; and that's what Bethune did
Two years ago they had. between them.
$4,000 cash. The banks were shaky
about then, so they decided to invest
in real estate build cottages for the
laboring people 10 bury on the install
ment plan. Those vacant houses are
the result Of the money being withdrawn
from the bank.
well. about the time the houses were
completed and everything but the health
Of the neighboTh0Od was getting along
fine BlUcher one day I'D and rubs his
read against Dr. Bethure's legs. whore
upon the doctor kicked the dog 20 death
1T ali happened right ont there in front
of the drug store and the people. know
ing how much Murphy thought 81 ths
dog the event caused a great deal Of ex-
element and when Murphy heard ~ II
he get so mad his face vas ire color -
Chinese dragon and the result of It
was that they had fs1t which en5el
in Bethune's telling Of t6e secret of the
dos.
The people Simply went Wild when
they heard ~ how Bluchar and MurpAF
and the doctor had worked some h0aso0
on them ~ kin OF their numbers that
the undertaken and Rethune might proz-
uer and T g1ass thev'd have Iruche3
Murphy = he hadn't E8t eut of The Tav
They we're 7esz severe on tae docs o. be-
attrac c-ive - the POOR people tEa- were
ATurphy's. sut az that n less San
week he di5n't have nstH7t
name on top ~ this lawyer from tN-
Merton PuH1tng came over here ens fas
and went Back 70 his Office R-lth sufz
aafust Murnhv ara tre 59ct7r Eregat-
ing saaoe0 TheF were BASED re tha
claim thst she -wo rad wcrk@s s1us
mysterious charm ur1n fh@lr seed ra-
ives end had kHles them Ev sa
time too every tenant moved ~
the cottages aecaase they ne afr
Il theru Then tha lawyers ted E the
PROPERTY So it cant Pc sod una ee
cts5o7 iS reached and there g 20 teine
wnea that time VIII cm
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