The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-12

held after the refusal TO allow His Yellow
Highness admission to the Smith house
hold. Frank had fed, dog and all, to Dago
Joe's, and there a meeting was called, moves
made and seconded and resolutions offered
until it was decided that Dewey should be
Kept in the cellar. Thereupon, the grocery
store on the corner was raded for soap
box, and Dewey's home was fixed amid
much whispering and talking and watching
out for the jantor.
Dewey's first months were rather uneyent
ful ones in a doggy way. He had home
sickness and collie, and he yelped and longed
Tor the maternal bosom. HE diet was va
rlous, and his meal hours precarieus. He
was discovered by the janitor and narrowly
escaped assassination. He was saved only
oy earnest pleadings and tears on Frankles
part. Also, he came near being stolen by
Joe Woodson when Frank had'the temerity
70 insult that worthy and cause his soul to
! Durn with desire for revenge Rut Dewey
survived all this and thriyed and waxed
long- legged and sleek, and even learned to
20 tricks, such as begging and jumping the
SUCK and shaking hands.
SO the days passed. and the hot weatber
was approaching. Dewey had grown to the
olghity OF Following his master about. There
| was wrath in Mrs. Smiths soul when she
touno out that dat dawg'' had not been
drowned, but 1t was appeased when she saw
.nat ne did not wish to share in the Smith
| PNhutVeJ DuI luuulIely preferred
his cellar and soap box
one sunday evening, however, 1t occurred
10 FRANK that such Intelligence as Deweys
| ought not to be hidden under bushel. so he
TOOK him to the Bible class at the Sunday
school.
His entrance was the signal for sup.
pressed cheer from de gang" and Dobson
eagerly made place for him on the bench
by his side. Some Of the little girls shrieked
and the older ones drew their skirts about
them and looked supercilious. Mrs. Morton
paused In her dissertation and gazed calmly
ut the cause of the disturbance
I'm afraid, Frank" she said, that we
can't have dogs in the class"
Frank stood by his seat. Dewey In HE
arms. Every eye was on him, and he felt
something hot coming over his face. He
even thought he heard Mary Mcmahon sniff.
Nom, he replied tentatively. He was
sure Mrs Morton was only joking. What
possible objection could there be to Dewey?
Il think you had best go home, leave your
dog there and then come back" pursued
Mrs. Morton.
not rage possessed Frank II the MIA ce
was too good for Dewey it was too good for
MIN. He went out, stumbling over the little
girls feet, because his eyes were dim and
misty. He heard a smoker from the bows,
bench and giggle from the girls. and he
1elt strong within him desire to meet them
AL singiy and In body, and vanquish them.
chiehy did he wish to Stay Mrs. Morton and
all the teachers of the Sunday school, When
ne reached the street he walked aimlessly
away from the house. He had no objective
point In his wanderings, save that he wanted
to get away from the scene of his bumil,o.
ton. He tramped along with blazing eves
and Dewey followed at his heels. head down
and AFFECT meekness In every line, Of his
body. In some subtle way there was i'm.
parted to him all his masters humiliation
and sorrow, and now and again he tucked
his tall between his legs and whined. Other
dogs who came up to him with oyertures
were met with cold scorn, and he did NOT
even nave neart to bark at a cat who sat
in doorway and arched her back at him
| with challenging spit.
Suddenly Frank turned on his heels and
started back for 'Steenth street at swing.
Ing trot. He had solved the problem. The
question had been large in his mind what
could have Influenced Mrs. Morton to denv
Dewey admission-to the Bible class. He had
1t now Dewey was an unlicensed dog. He
had successfully eluded the vigilance of the
policeman and had laid him low In the cell
lar, trembling and breathless, when the dog
wagon went changing noisily through the
streets. 1t had been trial to Franks sou,
and to Dewey's also, this surreptitious. pre-
carious existence, and they both longed for
the privilege of stalking abroad at all times
and all hours with the certainty of legal
protection. But dog licenses cost money.
Frank was fll Of plans and schemes as
he stalked back home Dewey's tall was
| UP, and he chased several larger dogs and
barked loudly at the challenging cat when
they passed her again. Franks mind went
over hundred schemes how to get the
requisite money, but none seemed In the
least feasible. He might have gone to Gus
or to Abe Powers for help or advice: they
always knew things, but he had heard a
smoker from the boys bench and he had
wrathfullyl decided that never more would
any of them share with him in the glad DOS
| session of Dewey. Then followed some long.
hard days. when Frank was to be seen run
ming to and fro very much, and SO important
was he and SO busy that 1t was difficult
matter to elicit any courteous reply from
him on the matter. The conclave at Dago
Joe's was first Indifferent to his evident
avoidance Of them: then interested, curious,
| a..r,.. al IN And
"Fellers, dere's somep'n' up" said Dobson
one day.
.Huh, he amt SO warm" srowled an
! other.
SAY where's Deweyf' asked Leslie Chan
! ming. suddenly