Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-22
Dukes Mission.


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00 AKRY was lying under the apple
iii tree by the brook, Duke by his
"You see," Harry said, running his
hand ever the shaggy head, "you and
/, old boy, have got to patch this thing
up. But how" medftatively, that's
what l want to know. She won't let
me say anything. Every time do she
gets mad or cries. Dorothy won't speak
to Jack, and couldn't if she would, for
he won't come near enough to give her
a chance. You and don't have any
more drives or picnics or nice long
tramps In the woods. Taken altogether,
things are dead slow in this old 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 sympatheti-
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, as she came
up and sat down beside him. 81 think
you are the LATEST boy ever saw. You
and Duke have done nothing but lie
around all day lately. Why don't you
go somewhere such lovely days?"
What's the use?" he answered, as he
rose and lazily stretched himself.
There's no one to go with or no one
to lend a fellow his dogcart, and one
thing and another.
"Say, sis," he said persuasively, "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 as you live men
ton Jack Thurston's name to me again
or I'll see that you never come with
mesagain to Aunt Nettie's for the sum
mer."
Don't care if I DON'T" he answered
GROSSLY, "I'm going to write home fol
them to send for me, anyway, If some
thing don't turn up pretty soon. Come
on, Duke" and he was off.
ing at Dorothy, then rose 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 un
governable temper, she thought, anG
now she might never see Jack again
Since their quarrel she had only seer
him once. He had changed his board
ing place and was living at the othel
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 falle1
in love with her!
At the thought she buried her face IL
her hands and sobbed bitterly.
A 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 t.
tell Jack am sorry, but he won't Civ,
me a chance, for he won't come nea]
me, and perhaps it's too late, anyway
he may not love me any more. Oh!
am so miserable!' and the sobs brok,
out afresh.
Finally she ceased crying and fel
asleep from sheer exhaustion, her heat
leaning against the tree trunk and he
hands loosely clasped together. Duk,
stood and looked at her for few min
utes, then lay down close beside her
Suddenly he pricked up his ears, thel
was off to where in the distance h.
could see figure coming through tn
trees that bordered the meadow. With
rush he was upon him, licking his hand
and with low barks telling him hoy
glad he was to see him.
"Duke, old fellow" said Jack. "
haven't seen you in long time" an,
he stroked the shaggy head. Then b
stopped amazed, for Duke had his teet
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gentle manner toward the lower end O
the meadow.
"What is it, boy?" he said, as he wa
pulled along In spite of himself, the
stopped suddenly, as Duke loosed hi
hold, and there in front Of him wa
Dorothy fast asleep.
He knelt down beside her. Dorothy.
he said softly, taking her hands in hi
wake up, dear it is jack" She wok
as she felt his kisses on her lips, an
seeing his face above her, nestled bac
with a contented sigh in his arms.
II am sorry, Jack, and wanted to te
you so, but you" but he stopped he
'There. dear, say no more about /
We have both been naughty" with
happy laugh, "but now we will /
good"
"And you don't love that pretty gi
you took driving?"
81 love only one pretty girl" he al
swered, "and that is Dorothy Graham
There was silence for a minute, the
she said: How did you know / wa
here, Jack?"
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