The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-21
A DOG IN
N MAyNGER
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made the acquaintance OF one OF tie
villagers, with whom used to sit on
the dunes and chat. One afternoon a
young fisherman came in from on the
water, and as he passed up the beach.
seeing my companion, his face lighted
up with pleasure, and they exchanged
a few words cordially.
.'He seems to IKE you," remarked
after the young man had gone.
"WeIl, yes" responded my compan-
ION II did him n favor once, but II
was nothing more than duty"
/ pressed him for the story, and he
my friend cap'n Joe milford when
he died asked me to look after his lit
tie girl Molly. About the time Molly
grew to be a woman she met with the
two greatest mIsfortunes that can hap
nen to a gi-I-she lost her mother and
ste got mixed up in a love AFFAIR with
q man that was no good-that is, he
was in love with her, and she, not be-
ing in love with any one else at the
time, listened to him. Then along
comes John Ruddock. a fisherman
from down the coast, and settles here,
looking for better fishing ground than
what he'd been trying. Johns son
Paul was then twenty-thrce years old
and as likely a young fellow as one
would ind anywhere. AS soon as
Molly Milford sees him she falls In
love In earnest, and that leaves the
other fellow, Rufe Scott out in the
! cold. .
"scott acted very ugly. He didn't
trouble Molly much, nor did he trou-
BILE Ruddock, for he daren't. He just
took it out in sulking whenever he met
either of them. It struck me that II
were Paul ! wouldn't like to meet him
out alone in the dark unarmed. But
time went on, and Scott didn't do any
thing to show how he felt except by
his looks, which were plain enough.
"ons day a sudden squat came up,
ana a little while after 1t had blown
over Molly milford come to me white
as a sheet and says:
"tUncIe Phir-she called me uncle,
though was no relntion-'Itncle Phll'
she said. Paul Ruddock's boat has been
blown over by the squall and sunkF
'tI ran into the house, grabbed my
glass and, going to the beach, only
few hundred yards away, brought the
class to bear on the ocean. could
make out a man nearly two miles out
swimming for his life. I watched him
for n minute or two and made up my
mind that he was laboring hard and
would never get to the shore unless
some one helped him. Tossing the
glass to Molly, ran down to the
shore, where a Iifeboat was kept. Tho
only person met was Rufe Scott
told him of Paul Ruddock's fix and
asked him to help me get the boat De
yond the breakers. He hesitated
moment, but couldn't stand the look
gave him, and, taking hold of the boat
together we got her nose down into
the surf.
acct in said. I'll shove her out. :
.SThis meant for him to go with me.
he was about to make some ugly r"
NV. refusing to do SO, when he caught
sight of Molly coming. Then he got
into the bow and took up an our
watching my chance to run the ooat
out when the waves came In lower,
Jumped in ut the stern. sei-- :. my oar
and together we pulled beyond the
foam into deep water.
"Rufe being for'a'd and Mt, 1t
wasn't necessary for him to pull IA
hard as 1. But noticed that he was
doing good work. which relieved my
mind. for was afraid he would shtrk.
But soon found by looking ahead that
the scoundrel was pulling me around.
Indeed, Rufe having the port oar,
could look over my left shoulder and
see Paul-that il, whenever he rode tho
crest of a wave. stopped rowing.
turned around, stood up and, raising
my oar, said:
".You miserable dog. II you do that
again I'll brain you and throw your
carcass overboardr Then l sat down
and kept my eye on the stern OF tho
ooat and Molly at the same time.
keeping the two in line. Then sudden
" Rufe stopped rowing turned on
him again. and he had his oar up.
ready to fight.
go haven't any call to help Pau
Ruddock, and won't. That Is all there
is about it,
"'You won't, chr
II dropped my oar, caught his on my
arm, got mt him, and before he could
get a grip on me tumbled him over
board.
''There,' said. Swim back to the
girl you're trying to get even with
"1eading the boat toward Paul, l
took both oars and pulled ahead, max
ing a big squirt Having my face to-
ward RUFF. 1 saw him swim for a
point below Molly. and 1t was evident
he didn't want to meet her She was
too intent to see whether 1 would sue
coed or not to notice him. and, land.
Ing.a quarter of mile away from her,
hessIunk up the beach and disappeared
behind a dam. That's the last he
was ever seen In the town. He knew
wen enough that It would not be best