Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03

test Marsden entered. He laid his care
fully polished hat on the table, crossed
his cane on his gloves and gazed In
quiringly about the room. He recog
nized Miss Ainsley and his dog stimuli
taneously.
"Oh, Miss Ainsley, this is an uneX
pected pleasure! And there's Jim! You
ming off like this, sir? A young man
Very kind of him, I'm sure. Perhaps
you'll be kind enough to give him this
and this to the landlady who fed him
trust he had the pillow. Thanks!
Good morningw
Owner and dog retired in good order,
but Miss Ainsley never moved. Her
face wore panied expression. Final
ly she opened her hand very slowly,
and resting on the palm, the assembled
company saw dull half dollar and a
shining new quarter. The silence which
followed was eloquent of various senti-
ments. Seward was the first to re-
cover A sardonic smile crept across
his pale, slender countenance.
"Treat him kindly. A family pet.
Give him a pillow"
Then he burst into heartless laugh
ter.
The athletic figure of Dangler shook
with i'll suppressed fury. He said
something between his teeth which
reads like this:
O.. =! Sizz"
She of the settlement work actually
smiled on him as though he had voiced
her sentiments.
"Who gets this rewardw inquired
Miss Ainsley in cuttingly clear voice.
Kathleen glanced from the flushed face
of Dangler to the severe countenance
Of her mother. The landlady looked
as though she had just burned batch
of lemon pies. The situation was
saved by the sudden appearance Of
Buttons with DANGERS belated lGun-
dry package.
Here, Buttons" said Miss Ainsley
with a cordial smile, you can have the
widest sort of time ON this" She
slipped the coins in Buttons unresist-
lllS Anu llo cllt tisS scNilic "
care particularly about it."
If the incident had been closed at
this instant, it would have been bet
ter, but three evenings later the entire
household was on the qui vive over
mysterious package which had arrived
by special messenger during the after.
noon. 1t was addressed in a large,
lowing hand. ITO the young man who
found Jim" The conclusion was OBJ
yous. The owner of Jim had realized
ais base ingratitude and had repented
o the tune of a handsome remem-
france.
Dancler was distressingly late, and |
many of the boarders We're toying with /
heir coffee when he arrived. The de- .
nand that he open the package was .
unanimous. Blushingly he consented. |
The strings were shipped, the paper
ell back and before the astonished
yes of the boarders rose dogs muz-
lie and certain wire contrivance in
to that federal officeholder
nown as dog catcher.
The boarders individually and col
actively stood willing to wager that
eward had perpetrated this unfeeling
oke. But the sphinxlike countenance
bove the immaculate cream colored
our hand was neither paler nor
lore flushed than usual.
sympathy unuttered, but neverthe-
,ss strong, was felt for the unfortu-
ate Dangler
But, after all, perhaps it was mis-
laced. Women, especially in affairs
{ the heart, view events from a pc
lliar and unexpected standpoint. The
lndlady announced Kathleen's engage
tent to Dangler two Sundays later at
inner. The champagne which fol-
wed the announcement was general :
supposed to be the outward and WIS.,
lie sign of the exuberant happiness of
angler, and no one married the occa-
on by unfeeling "reminiscences. !