Daily camera., 1901-09-28
ulGf. considetins."
By bedtime Mrs.. Cornwiler was anx.

where in the woods. fallen from F,
tree; or maybe he's got lost"
~Pshsw, now, Edith Tom couldn'
less Ansslf anywhere in this count,
the darkest night that ever was; an,
he doesn't know how to fall from
tree. He'll Be home all right prett,
soon.i Likely he's hindered by some
thing he thinks importsnt."
At ten o'clock Mrs. Cornwiler va
insistent, and Cornwiler less confident
He proposed to take the dog and
search.
Ban. being told to "0o find Toni
set on joyfully. wagging his tail. h.
led Cornwiler straight to the charre<
stub and barked, leaping against IL
Cornwiler looked the stub all over
There were no signs OF Tom. HI
called, and fired his rife. There wal
no reply. He supposed the stub solid
but thumped 1t. Unfortunately the
blow struck where the shell was thicl
and where Tom had packed the debri,
hardest inside. 1t sounded solid. Mr.
Cornwiler thought that Ban had fool.
ishly tracked a squirrel up it, or per.
haps = coon had been there and gone
He dragged the dog away. ordering
him again to "Find Toni" Ban In.
stantly ran back to the stub and
whined and scratched, but Mr.. Corn.
wiler pulled him away.
Mr.. Cornwiler searched long time,
but found no trace Of Tom, and Ban
seemed puzzled and not much inter.
ested After midnight Cornwiler be-
gan . terribly anxious inquiry, rous-
ing nsighbor after neighbor. No one
had any tidings. Mr.. Aillwaite
dressed. took his rife and accompe-
MED Cornwiler. Nrs. Aillwaite, not
withstanding her depreciation of
Tom. went to cheer and comfort his
mother all she could.
Aillwaits suggested going first to
the charred stub. "You know Toms
been there" he said, "and it's the
right point TO start from" As soon
A. they arrived Ban began whining
and scratching about the stub. Corn
wiler sternly ordered him Oh. and the
poor dog. probsbly supposing 1t was
all right. reluctantly obeyed. Both
men believed the stub solid. and that
Tom had merely come and gone. The
news of the lost boy spread. and by
sunrise . dozen men and boys were
securing the woods.
After getting breakfast and doing
the Homework. Clara Aillwaits. who
had been thinking. concluded that
Tom must. after all. be at or near the
charred stub. "A dog never mistakes
In such matters; men do" the SEN
sibls girl reasoned. She would 60 and
take look for herself
"If Tom is there he'll be hungry
and thirsty," she thought, 30 she put
q generous breakfast and . bottle Of
new milk in . bark basket.
Thinking Ban Of no service. Corn
wiler left him At the house, and the
dog Immediately returned TO the stub
and resumed his barking. Clara
heard him and hurried to reach the
spot and Judge for herself Of the
dogs behavior. She arrived just as
Tom drove . long silver through, and
put out his fingers for Ban to lick.
In . few moments more he had the
aperture sufficiently enlarged for
Clara to pass in she bottle and slices
Of food. Tom drank frst-a long.
thirsty pull. Then how he did eat!
with the appetite Of starved wolf
and the gratitude Of generous-mind-
ed boy. Clara beds him give her the
hatchet, and while he ate she hacked
with the skill and strength Of a pion-
eer girl. A the wall was now pierced
they could chop the edges Of the shell
and mako faster progress. In half
an hour Tom WAS abe 10 squeeze
through.
What IN object he was! Bloody,
grimy and covered With rotten wood
from head to heels! Even his hair
was plastered with gore and dust.
Clara gathered leaves and helped him
clean II OF - well a. he could. but
II would require several severe scrub
baths and . weeks healing to make
him presentable.
While they walked home she rallied
him about his appearance. suggesting
that half the township, especially the
ladies, would be on hand to meet him.
But Tom said he guessed that ss long
40 she had seen him in this condition,
he could stand being looked at BY the
other ladies.
As for Ban. be was so absorbed
that evening with the unusually large
bone given HIM that he quite failed
to hear Mr.. Cornwiler's compliment.
II allow" said Mr.. Cornwiler, that
when II comes to woodcraft, l haven't
got half the sense Of that dog
Youths Companion.
New AQAieAl Prodigy.