The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22

beer hopelessly out of tune, when they
had seemed not to know one note from
another nor a piano from any other
plaything, she had come home all eX-
hausted TO bury her face in the shaggy
warm fur and regret many things!
Now it was gone, like its donor, from
her life.
Cameron opened the door of his room
with little enthusiasm. He did not
fancy this place much more than many
other abodes he had taken up in the
last year. He was sorry he had left
the home town, after all, for there, at
least. he had a home. And yet he could
not bear the place after she had gone.
Hello. Fellow he said to the frisky
fox terrier who had gone into ecstacies
Of delight on hearing his masters key
in the lock
hat's?"-Cameron picked up a
brown muff from the sofa He put his
hands into 1t and his face paled. So
she had returned even that one last re-
membrance of him. He had cherished
the thought that perhaps she would
think Of him when she used the muff,
inasmuch as she had kept it. But now
A fash of astonishment crossed his
face. Where was she? That she was
in the great city he had known when
he came, but where? He felt within
the muff's soft lining for a note, a word
a clue of some sort, but there was no
sign. Then he closed his eyes In the
depths of the shaggy brown fur. He
felt sentimental-a bit foolish when he
did it, but who save Fellow would see
him?
Miss Benton" began Mrs. Carter,
entering Ethel's studio. just al that
young woman, trim in her brown walk
ing suit, was leaving for lesson, Two
found your mum"
What" cried Ethel.
ST was cleaning that new young
mans room and there, on the couch
was your muff, starin' me in the face.
II wouldn't have believed my own
eyes. He's such a nice young man."
Where is it? What's his manner"
cried the girl in one breath.
"Mr. Cameron" Mrs. Carter stopped
short Ethel had grabbed the door
knob, and her cheek had lost its pretty
pinkness.
Cameron" she echoed.
eyes; he's on the floor above" Mrs.
Carter stared in blank astonishment.
"And he-he has the muff?" Ethel
asked, as if unable to believe it.
"Yes, he has it all right"
VERY well, Mrs. Carter" Ethel said,
after moment II will come and see
you, about 1t later
The woman closed the door and de-
parted.
There's something mysterious about
it ALL" she muttered to herself as she
descended the stairs.
When she was half way down she
turned back, but this time she contin-
ued to the floor above.
Opening the door of Cameron's
room, she held up her hands in hor-
ror at the sight that met her gaze.
There, on the floor. playing like child
with rubber ball, was Fellow and the
muff.
"Ah-h. bad dog" she cried, but be-
fore she could catch him he had
dashed past her into the hall, muff in
mouth.
Ethel. coming through the hall, en-
countered him.
"Oh. Fellow, Fellow!" she cried, be-
tween laughter and tears of Joy. You
took it," And she caught the muff,
wet and ruffled from the dogs teeth.
She was burying her face in it when
a man rounded the curve of the stairs
below.
'Ethell"
"Ohl" was all that young woman
said, while the man took her hands.
muff and all, and the dog howled for
his plaything.
m- thought it was stolen" said
Ethel after a time. when Cameron
had seated himself on her couch. and
Fellow was shopping about the room
in a fashion which would indicate that
he had been there before. In fact, he
had often visited the rooms with Mrs.
Carter when she cleaned.
"And 1 thought you had returned
II to me because you-you hated me
and didn't want even remembrance
of me about" The man held her hand
more closely.
"Oh, Bert, and I-oh, don't know
anything but that I adore Fellow for
stealing It," she cried impulsively.
"And-don't you adore-don't you
love Fellows master just little for
well, for possessing such an intelh-
gent animal?"
"Perhaps!" Ethel blushed prettily
for the seventh time since the recov-
cry of the muff.
And will you be part owner Of such
wise dog, dear?"
YES"
(Copyright. 1905. by Ruby Douglas)