The St. Johns herald., 1900-09-29

| good enough care of old Mrs. Frazer
 She isn't exactly queen, remember, t,
 be waited on every minute, and gues
 little work wouldn't hurt Jen any
 And to think that papa drove of poo
 Claude, that was worth ten of you
 Here"-and she struck tragedy pos, with some success-"take back your
 shabby little ring! I won't wear it fo,
 you. And you needn't come to see ID,
 any more. won't have you sneakine
 round me while better men are fightinf
 for their country" she concluded, witl
 B fine patriotic flourish.
 It was mere petulance - all thii
 would-be lofty passion. She turned
 away without tear, and with nc more
 emotion than if she had been naggins
 her mother.
 And the man whose love had thus
 been flung back h his face, because
 for him the path of duty did not lead
 to Cuba, also turned without a tear;
 but for many weeks, the great, baby.
 hearted fellow went about his work
 with heart that sobbed unheard, and
 8 spirit heavy with tears unshed. Jen-
 nie tried to comfort him, but without
 visible results.
 Meanwhile great deeds were done at
 Santiago. The spendthrift debauchee
 who had volunteered to bury his shame
 hadachieved honorif not glory. Doubt less the rumor of it burned like a branding iron in the silent soul of his rival; for Eben was human, and the sting of Mauser bullets are as nothing to this martyrdom of shame. He dreaded to show himself. He felt that ell who saw him questioned his right to breathe American air. But he still chopped wood and hood potatoes, and fed his mother with the wages of his humiliation.
 Eben had almost ceased to visit the village; he never entered its precincts if he could avoid it. One day, however it was the 2d of September, but as hot as Sahara-he was forced to go to the store, as Jennie could not leave his mother. The grocery was also the post office, and as he came out he met Lola. She tilted her red parasol to- ward him, and passed without as much us a look. With her was the hero from Santiago, returned on furlough with honorable wounds. His ring was now on her third finger.
 Further up the street Eben encoun- tered her dog-s huge wolf-hound that she petted and pampered because it was the fashion. Almost unconscious ly, Eben reached out his hand to caress the creature. It shrunk away as if he had been a stranger. There was yelp and 0 snap. The snicking teeth barely missed his fingers.
 ''Her very dog has turned against me" he thought, bitterly.
 The animal gave long-drawn, eerie howl. Then it rolled in the dust, and paved at its mouth.
 'I believe the beast is going mad! And if Lola should attempt to fondle it."
 He was weaponless, and he might be mistaken. But be could at least cau- lion her. He ran down the road: 'Lola," he cried, panting, as he over- took her, 'Leo, your dog"
 Are you running away from my aog?" she sneeredt And the bystand- CTS Uttered.
 Eben glanced back. The wolf-hound was indeed following. Again sounded that dismal howl. Suddenly, coiling like snake, the frantic animal buried it's fangs in its own flesh. Then, with l savage snarl, it sprang toward them, It's distended jaws dripping foam and blood.
 There was 8 crazy rush for the near ,st shelter-every man for himself Even the hero of Fl Caney forgot his aurels and his lady. Do not reproach Jim. You and would have done the anne. A mad dog is too much for hu- nan nerves and human nature. As for Lola, she spun round, tripped and fell creaming. The rabid beast was upon fer.
 But burly form lowered in it's path, rim, red and dusty. Even as it eaped, stout hands, no longer slow, ripped the envenomed creature by it's cry jaws, and wrenchedl them asun- CT as Sampson rent the lion. A writh- lg carcass fell to the ground; heavy eel crushed it's ribs and stamped out Is quivering life.
 Then the vanished crowd swarmed ack. dropping from trees, emerging rom behind fences, hurrying down rom verandas. They cheered, they owled, they caught up new-found ero to bear him in triumph on their houlders. But they bore him no fur her than to the village drug store. here the procession suddenly halted flor it was perceived that the rescuing ands were frightfully mangled, and heir owner had become unconscious. For several minutes Lola was left ly- lg in the middle of the road. At last CT escort bethought himself and icked her up
 "I suppose everybody will expect me ) marry him now, on account of that liserable dog" she grumbled some eeks later. And like as not he may nn mad himself! just won't do it." Strange to say, no one has ever sug- ested her doing it. She will marry laude, per original programme, with Ut the smallest protest. That gallant Ulcer will receive the reward of his alor or the punishment Of his former ns-as to which public opinion is di- ded. Eben spent some days in city hos tal, but he did not run mad however, IT the best treatment that money ,uld buy was provided for him by luire Tanning. Now the townspeo- e have discovered new beauty in ! that red-headed Jen," and Eben has 1. scovered in her new love, and true ' le. May m 1000 was the coIdesf day oe