The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-26
Dukes Mission.


AIRY was lying under the apple
lF7l tree by the brook, Duke by his
0S side.
you see" Harry said, running his
hand ever the shaggy head, you and
1, old boy, have got to patch this thing
up. But how" meditatively, that's
what 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 neal enough to give her
a chance. You and l 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. 1 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. Il think
you are the LATEST boy l eve saw. You
and Duke have done nothing but lie
around all day lately. Why don't you
go somewhere such lovely daysT
whats 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 dogeart, 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 even as long as 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 move, but lay look
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, 1--WE
have all missed heaps Of good times the
past four weeks"
And it was all her fault, all her IN
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 ever 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.
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. l want tC
tell Jack | am sorry, but he won't give
me a chance. for be won't come neal
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 fel
asleep from sheer exhaustion, her heaC
leaning against the tree trunk and heI
hands loosely clasped together. Duke
stood and looked at her for a few min
utes. then lay down close beside her
suddenly he prlcked up his ears, theI
was off to where in the distance h,
could see a figure coming through thu
trees that bordered the meadow. With
rush he was upon him, licking his hand
and with low barks telling him how
glad be was to see him.
"Duke, old fellow" said Jack, IS.
haven't seen you in a long time" an'