The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-12


q lne man who had brought him from
the city TO this white. vine-ssreakea villa
bS the forest river. He was q c.tv dog.
3et after all Gis llolr,e wss and must be
lhe mans homes The man had raised hi-n
lrcEn pupDvhood. had nourished and &C.
Iessea hin, loved Inn. talked 10 him,
mace OF him companion ala confdante-
therefore, he had been content. nay.
proud, 70 sit with him II the creaEiug.
rushing, swaying train which brought
Att~-A into the woods. 10 follow through
Inc Gust. between the wind-shalzen trees.
me carriage that had carried him and MS
Days 70 tie white hotel that sat looking
down from the thicket on the hil upon
t-e I-lurrauring. green waters OF the river.
And the DAYS Trhieh followed we're giori-
Gus und-eaTIed Of days for Roger. be
cause he spent chem hunting in Wild vine
hldden places. or sitting by the man IS
be fshed in the swift running waters. or
iounsing about the house. where there
we're no other dogs. But at last one night.
when the moon WIS coming over the trees
ne saw the nan come down the piazza
with girl and followed them. but tie
Sir Who was very beautiful. screamed
& hen she saw Roger following close 1t
her heels and the man, with anger in bis
I voice-a new note that hurt the dog
shouted:
Go back. you rascal. Go tackr
and as Roger stopped, his tail sinking
and his Eead very low the man picked
I'D a clod and struck him 50 that Roger
sneaiSed away few Dzces into the shad-
( ows, and then, unseen himself. followed
+ the man and the girl as they wandered
away TO a InoOulit knoll above the water
oEd sat whispering there unaware OF the
I Two 1ond eyes watching them from q dark
/ conse in the timber.
But Roger was glad again The next
/ morning. for the man stroiyed him as # 10
make amends and ne followed his master
/ ABOUT All morning, charging through the
/ Icing grass before him. clrcliag about
I through the woods. barlsi-g st The XIII j.
( Gees, darting at grasshoppers and shout
/ ing furi0usly at the strange, shining, leap
/ Ing creatures thar the man lifted frorn
I the water ct the end Of a long. thin
string.
/ But in the afternoon the man and the
girl walked out again together. and Roger
was scolded again and driven of with
stick. Her blue eyes darted at him as If
he we're some Wild beast. and her pretty
lips did not smile til he had cragled
away under the lattice Of the veranda.
watching through the aisies Of the trees.
he saw them walking toward the river
and when they had untn0ored the skin
and the man mad lifted the girl into the
cushioned seat astoTn, Roger came skulk-
I ms out Of the sedges. pleading with his
-tD.' fiA--A lit 'st44--l4E ~ az = EpL4 tIl-
they would but take hiuSa-riding en- The
swift shining water But the girl gave
sharp little sCrcech. and the man yelled.
Go back. you rascaIIy curr'
They pushed Their boat away into the
current the nan ut the oars. and the
SRI laughing now. and trailing her white
hands in the water, sitting opposite
Roger, crestfallen and puzzled, ran along
the margin of the river. watching his
master TIL the boat swung in at the op-
posite shore. where row OF tiny white
closets peeped from among the willows
into them went the man and the girl ana
presently came back 10 the waters edge
their white limbs cleaning ia the sun
Sight, their faces radiant with happiness
their laughter ringing across the river
more musical than the voices of wind and
water. Roger saw them 80 hana-in-hsnd
into the shadows along the bar Gashing
the water into fountains. plunging Ike
great fshes foundeTing. shouting. play
ing At last the eirl went slowly back
TO the little dressing room and the man
truck boldly cut into The stream. Roger
saw him coming and barked a welcome.
tie thought his master was coming across
and his dogs heart was singing again
But the man only screaned as if in an
ser or pain, and sank deeper into the Wa
ter till Roger could Only see the aim fash
2. his i0cg arms end legs beneath ae sur
f2ce Of the rushing river And he ran
again along the shore watching his mas
ter swept away by the waters till 1T last
ha could see nothing but the green and
yellow ribbons OF the -tseeps. runa.ns Ike
mill race, fiat, secret, grooming and
purrng. snarling among the rocks like
scrDe great cat jealous Of its prcy.
Roger stopped ana waited. put the nam
did not come up out Of the water The
sun swung low above the western hills
ard f1fl- cranes fsss4f4 .-rst