Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-07
Dukes Mission.


00A AIRY was lying under the apple
I1l tree by the brook, Duke by his
~ side.
you see" Harry said, running his
hand ever the shaggy head, you and
l, old boy have got to patch this thing
up. But how" meditatively, that's
what | want to know. She wort let
me say anything. Every time do she
gets mad or cries. Dorothy won. speak
to Jack, and couldn't if she wolld, for
he won't come near enough to give her
chance. You and | don't have any
more drives or p.cnics or nice long
tramps in the woods. Taken altogether,
things are dead slow in this cd place
in the country. First thing We know
he'll go back to town, and then it's all
off. | wish you could help me"
Duke wagged his tail sympathetic
cally.
Here comes Dorothy now, old boy"
And Harry waved his hand To the slen-
der little figure in the pink Muslin gown
coming across the meadow
Harry" said his sister, a! she came
up and sat down beside him 81 think
you are the LATEST boy l ever saw. You
and Duke have done nothing but lie
around all day lately. Why don't you
go somewhere such lovely days?"
whats the user he answered, as he
rose and lazily stretched himself
There's no one to go with or no one
to lend a fellow his d.gcart, and one
thing and another.
Say, Sis" he said perIuasively, "why
don't you and Jack MAKE up? I'm miss
Ing heaps of good times"
Harry Graham!" Dorothy said,
don't you ever as long IS you live men
ton Jack Thurston's name to me again
or I'll see that you never come with
me again to Aunt Nettie's for the sum
mer."
Don't care If l don't" he answered
GROSSLY, I'm going to write home for
them to send for me, anyway, if some
thing don't turn up pretty soon. Come
on, Duke" and he was off.
But Duke did not more, but Law look
Ing at Dorothy, then mse and stood
thoughtfully gazing after Harry's re-
treating form.
Dorothy leaned back against the tree
and let her thoughts have full sway.
Harry was right" she thought, Eve
have all missed heaps Of good times the
past four weeks"
And it was all her fault, all her I'M
governable temper, she thought, and
now she might never see Jack again.
Since their quarrel she had only seen
him once. He had changed his board
ing place and was living at the other
end of the town. There. was a pretty
girl staying there, too. The day she
saw him they were driving together,
laughing and talking with each other.
He seemed happy enough even if she
was miserable. Suppose he had fallen
in love with her.
At the thought she buried her face in
her hands and sobbed bitterly.
y cold nose was placed in her hand.
and looking up she saw Dukes big.
brown, sympathetic eyes fixed on her.
You are sorry, boy, aren't your" she
said, but you can't help me. | want to
tell Jack | am sorry, but he won't give
me chance, for he won't come near
me, and perhaps It's too late, anyway;
he may not love me any more. Oh!
am so miserable!" and the sobs broke
out afresh.
Finally she ceased crying and fell
asleep from sheer exhaustion, her head
leaning against the tree trunk and her
hands loosely clasped together. Duke
stood and looked at her for few min
utes, then lay down close beside her.
Suddenly he pricked up his ears, then
was off to where In the distance he
could see a figure coming through the
trees that bordered the meadow. With
rush he was upon him. licking his hands
and With low barks telling him how
glad he was to see him.
Duke, old fellow" said Jack. az
haven't seen you In long time" and