New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
HER LITTLE VELLOtV DOG.
IN TWO PARTS. PART L

, NOT hear the washerwoman shout at him to get
'out of the way She taking the wash from the
boiler the stove and when she lifted the clothes
ont with = long stick and dropped them into d
the steaming hot water streamed down on hiln
He out into another room. yelplnS WIN pam
AS he went through the door he cast reproach1ui
glance at the woman then suddenly stopped IN MS
flight and with bound came PACK TO her sue
and jumped up and down ana whnedii i;++1e boast p.
What hat is the matter win Believe You've Clean
gore mad" Surely it seemed So for the little little
the room and jumped up and down and wagged
himself with gov. He might have wagged his tail
He frightened the washerwoman so that she
stantly the little yellow dog stopped barking. He
went to the clothes basket ana snlfa af ose at
of joy 1t a little red dress. 1t was an wet
ionged I iu to- the ' little girl that hueged him but he
thought did. and being satisfied. he ran off to
When ali was quiet the w5sherwomam came me back sik
eying hihe the little int e'd dog % in The the Corner
Now. great many people had threatened to kin
stood the meaning of the word. no one had yet
succeeded He remembered resTefniEy Ens mat b ne
usually Just before they lost him.
m the h1agS oven don Tan 1 to % be
l want TO stay where can see that red dress once
You see he d, very bright dog, even if he he
did not have any tail or much of any ears. ana ne
thought about things. after fashion. and of
course. in his own way.
He was thinking very hard just now over IN the
corner Of the kitchen though he pretended to be
asleep. He wondering where the WaSher-
woman got the red dress. Finally il dawned upon
mother. and she would have to send 1t back to the
little girls mother when it was clean If only ne
could keep sight of il and follow II back he might
find his little girl again. If only he could hide
where the washerWoman or her husband could not
find him could keep the red dress in sight, then
he would be all right
But this he found not easy to do. The
dress had be hung outdoors to dry, then
sprinkled and ironed and laid in a pile with the
other clothes 1t was three days before the wash
erwoman finally got ready to take it away. Never
did the little yellow dog lose sight OF the
red dress until he ii put carefully away in the
great basket Over the top of the basket he saw
the washerwoman tuck white sheet, and then
lift basket and all to a small hand wagon
Eight o'clock" he heard her say. II must hurry
front room put her hat and shawl.
The little dog trembling all over; he had
hidden away long that he stiff and lame.
but he did not mind that; his idea was TO get
into the basket. 1t was hard 10 loosen the sheet
tucked so tightly around the clothes. but finally he
got corner of il up and, by poking his nose be
meath. loosened ii that he could crawl in. he
shifted about till he found the little red dress.
then pushed himself close down to it. The basket
was not full. and he such little dog that his
was he still when the washerwoman back.
and soon he felt the wagon moving. Once as they
went along the street the wagon stopped and the
washerwoman came back and began TO tumble
about the clothes.
as she tucked the sheet down where the little yell
low dog had stolen in. They were directly under
an electric light The little yellow dog ter
ribly afraid he would be put out, but the washer
did not him.
Co be concluded next week.