Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-02-16
A GALLOWAY HERD. ~ sR . ds:k.t,
Author Of "The Lilac Sunbonnst" "The
= Minister" 'Bog, Myrtle and Peat" Etc, Etc.

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fu thief This with an accent of pride
How IS that asked the little girl
much Interested
''Weel' said Walter. warming to one
who took such an interest in his playfel-
lows, its this way: We see Specklie is
or whites i the hyre-Jean, the big black
/ Gallowa' coo. lets him lie on her back
in the cauld nights-SSecklie's black too,
| We KEN but he has white on his nose and
! tan. And when ony o the decent hoose
/ eats come GOT into the YARD wi a moose
| or onything to eat, Specklie is doom frae
| the rlggln like a shot, an there's a
graun fecht, lynn on their backs an
fechtin.., an spittin', an rowin' over like
! Il ba'-"
"Horrid creatures said the little girl.
! My cat EloSsie never does thatr This
| with her little nose high in the air.
! Maybe there's nae Specklie in your
Yard. said Walter, compassionately.
but 1t no lang fecht, though graun'
| while 1t lasts-for a in meenit the
| moose cath be rinnin' a it can for the
| moose WI tail like heather besom an
/ Specklle sittin' ON the riggin' o the barn
| eatln the hOOSc cat'S breakfast
What a very wicked beast. Tell me
more Why do you not send him away?"
the little maid asked all in a breath.
| had never heard before. something soft
like the cushie's calling in the wood. and
vet an accent ringing through it like
clear water FLASHING on rocks. Walter
proved.
Go on-tell me more about Speckler'
she commanded, hriskly. Specifies wick
| edness was fascinating above the tame
excellence of many "hOose cats"
| "Weel. Specklie is an Oot-bye cat We
| see an ne thinks that 'h2ose cats should
! bide in the hoose." sand Walter. who also
believed in a place for everything and
| everything in its place. 'Specklie comes
oot hrst to meet me when l come back
frae the schule"'
| DO you 90 to the school?' asked the
girl with very evident increase of re-
! spect. She had not thought of \ hoy in
| kits going to school.
| Ay, that do |, said Walter, who had
| Deen once or twice without very notable
| eilectS III the way of education He did
not enter into statistics. "Specklie is
| good cat; he was the first to come an
! meet me when | cam hame: but moo
! the hale ten come an that's the only
| time that Specklie'll no touch h0Ose
cat; Ma, he kens better
How does Specklie come to meet
you" asks his companion.
nbo get get TO the tap O the. Craigs torment
me moose, an there l stan an cry, .Tfssy
MISSY; tIssy MISSY" till every cat ABBOTT
! the place rims DOT to meet mo Thav
| come frae the byre and they come frae
lhc STABLES and DOT o the stackyaird.
! Whaur they haze been catchn' rats. an
| tIleE a come doom to the burn. lifting
thelr feet high up, for pussies dinna like
me Weet; an myowin' like mad wi their
taHS curled up-ten tails over their fen
backs-tlIl they come rinnin' up the bank
10 meet me; an then they rub themsel's
agdln my legs, and speel up ontil nv
How splendid! I shall come and live
| Win you! broke in his Communion. on
Enthusiastically.
Ven haze to speak to gran aboot
nat SAID Walter, who had his own no
ions as to who was head Of the house az
Drumquhat. There was silence for.
| some moments as the children went
along the birch-shaded way hand in hand
no thought of inequality having appar-
emily come between them.
What IS your name, nice boy?" sud
briskly. 'e'
~. They ca me Walter Anderson" said
Walter, succinctly; but We can ca me
Waite gin We like
Wen, Waite. my name is Marion Du-
rand said the little girl, politely. feeling
that it lay upon her also to give her Gre
calls me May" she said. She gave no
permission to the boy to call her by that
name Walter, however, promptly as
sumed il.
It's a bonnie NAME" he said. but
Mary is mair common hereabootr'
Then it was that the young lady
showed her first touch of pride.
But am not common, little boy" she
said. Then, as though relenting, and as
an explanation, Il am going to be lady,
and do all kinds of nice things to help
people when / grow up. My nurse saws
that all these fields belong to me. What
are you going to be when you grow up?'
she asked, raising her long-lashed ewes
with an instructive pride to the frank ones
of the boy. Walter Anderson was not
awed. A landed interest was nothing to
hlm to whom the birds spoke, and for
whom the flowers held up their heads
nodding with loving messages.
Il m going to be herd" said Wal
ter Anderson.
Thus they spoke together with unabat-
ed confidence, this embryo Galloway herd
in ragged kits and the future lady of
the manor. till they began to draw up the
slope of a winding woodland path,
through which the afternoon sun drove
lances of mellow light. The plain front
of a considerable mansion shone through
the green haze of the beech leaves a few
hundred yards ahead of them. Walter
looked eagerly at it, for he had never
seen so large a house. 1t had couple of
turrets with curious narrow windows,
something like the Sits in the Drumqu-
hat barn, and white square tower rose
there was no glass in the highest win
dows, or in the narrow Sits of the tow
ers.
Over the door there was a sculptured
coat of arms, and stone with the words
................. ...-.-...-....
DO THY DAYS'S DARG.
Observation-Disclosures. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
cut thereon in antique letters, which, of
course, the lad could not read. On the
other side of the heraldic beasts was q
large Gothic A surmounted with coro-
net.
What hoose is that?" queried Walter,
pausing in establishment at such I'M
dreamed-of adornments.
That" said the little one. eagerly, pull
ing the lad forward with all her might.
lest even at this late hour he might es-
cape her, that is the big House of Dee
side
CHAPTER NJ.
THE HOUSE OF DESIRE.
Miss Leezie, Miss Leezie wha's that
we're bringin' here? Nlatna gaberlunzle
voc I r-n 20 s.r a moo