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pockets. Marion forgot to nouce that
most of the visitors passed Tyke, the
pride of her heart, by unheeded. Abb
sorbed as she was in the wonderful
Dewey" she herself was near forget
ting her pets existence.
Toward evening a little figure fitted
in through the door and up to Marion's
side.
Did he get prize?" Robin whisper
ed, anxiously>
mo, dear, the prizes won't be award
ed for two days yet, but every one
thinks he is lovely" Marion whispered,
enthusiastically.
"Must he stay here all night" Robin
asked, wistfully.
"Why, you'll want him here this
evening for people to see, won't you"
"Well," Robin said, hesitatingly,
you see Dewey sleeps with me, and
I'm 'fraid he won't sleep well here"
"See here, Robin" Marion said, cheer
lily, you go to bed without Dewey to-
night, and I'll leave him at your house
on my way home. Then you bring him
back here in the morning" Marion did
not add that she needed the funny lit
tie dog to wheedle dollars out of mas
culine pockets that she knew would be
present in the evening, but said, coax
ingly, 81 know lots Of people would be
disappointed tonight If they missed
seeing Dewey"
Robin patted his treasure affection
ately, then said, ct would be too bad
for them not to see him, cause there's
not another dog like him here" and,
feeling like a great public benefactor,
he left dewey" perched on his flag
draped table and trotted home.
All that evening and the following
days of the dog show Marion stood
faithfully at her post, relieved occa-
sionally by her sister Agnes. Agnes
contempt for the dog show itself was
unbounded, but after hearing about
Dewey" she forgot that she wouldn't
go near the horrid, yelping things" and
became almost as constant an atten-
dant of the despised exhibition as Ma
| rion.
The third evening was the time of
great excitement. For the first time
MarioRs allegiance to Dewey" wa
vered. Her little sawdust-stufTed pro-
tege was quite forgotten when the
judges awarded Tyke the coveted blue
ribbon and a prize Of $25. But at an
announcement made from the center of
the hall she grabbed Dewey" in re-
morse. One Of the judges was saying
that, owing to the extraordinary good
behavior of one of the dogs, a special
prize would be awarded to the very re-
markable dog Dewey" for being the
best behaved dog in the show, and amid
the cheers of the crowd Marion held
Dewey" up while some one tied about
his shapeless neck an enormous red
white and blue bow that almost hid the
little dog from view. But still louder
cheers rang out when 1t was announced
that the special prize was $50 in gold
Then before Marion's mind came the
picture of the desolate home, the sor
rowing wife and brave little child, and
laying her $25 beside the $50, she said
at is glory enough for me to know thai
Tyke is the finest cocker spaniel ii
town. He keeps the ribbon and Dewey
shall have the money" Her example
was followed by others, until the silver
pieces in the little basket were covered
with cleaning gold.
] When Marion carried the hero of tht
dog show back to its owner that night
she pressed into the hands Of the sol
, dier's widow bag containing nearl!
$500, the first ray Of light to penetrat,
: the dark cloud that settled over tn,
; little home with the coming Of the "yel
low letter"-Chicago Record.