Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-19
The PUPPY INTERVIEWS
By TOM GALLON.

Nao Olahhg tloh ~ NNAANh w q Bah
idea 10 lead a forlorn hope against
something or somebody. and perish
gloriously. He saw her reading the
announcement afterwards. and feeling
sorry-vhen 1t was too late. Forlorn
hopes being rather scarce in the neigh.
borhood OF the Strand, he decided that
u gentle melancholy would suit his
case bctser, and adopted the necessary
expression.
Mr.. John Preston had been land still
was. for the matter OF that). honestly
in love with little Lucy M:rtcn. n you
had known Lucy MiEton. you would
have been In love wish re. also; and
John was certainly very lucky fellow
10 have her srec;icEs centered on him.
Set. But there mad come tine wneE
sokn waited his way. ana Lucy Knew
that she meant 70 have GERS; she mad
stamped her little foot. ard tad told
h;m With icy poiteness exactly what
she nearl John Preston had gone Of
In a tage-and had cooled Ave m;auteS
Afterwards. wtea 1t was too late.
During three days. MIR. John Preston
thrust out o; his mind the image OF
Lucy Mlutou, aud absolutely held be.
fore him that OF CLARA Harcourt: He
had seer ro;hirg OF Lucy siLce taAt
night wheG they had parted, =
On tina, third evening he came out
Of his Office 1850 the raw November
air. and thought, TO: q moment. what 0
hideous pliC> London was.
Cur.ors.y eroLgh. NJ. JOHN PHstoc
was act IL hurry 10 SO home; there
was plenty CT time Ter that formal call.
He walked the leagth or the Strand.
and turned up towards ST. Martin
Lane 1t was still early. and people
were hurrying towards the north and
south In increasing numbers. Mr.. Pres.
ton. In no very amiable frame OF mind.
kept steadily on up st. Martins Zane.
He came to a long, narrow street,
with various articles hanging outside
the shops for sale. aId with other
streets opening from it. 49,
And that was where che saw the
puppy. The puppy was not associated
in any way with ordinary puppies. 'or
even ordinary dogs; he had cage to
himself. And as John Preston stopped
to look at the shop his cyes were ON =
level with those Of the puppy.
mice daws for lady. Sr." suggested
man in his shirt sleeves. who fodnE.
I'd out through the doorway at That
moment. 'E's a 'ahdsome dawv.
that" 7 "l'EJ'iC
II should scarcely have called him
handsome" said John Preston, with a
smile. .'r"
That's Is breed, SIR replied the
man. promptly. That dawg's all brc,d.
every ounce OF I'm You should see'Ule
GELS block the doorway to look at i'm.
II should say that's quite probable,
said John. "He seems bit of a curl.
oslty." .i's.',
"You take I'm In your 'anSls,' sir"
urged the man. opening the cage. and
hauling out the puppy uncercmoraots.
ly. Fee! Is teeth. slr..i' &C.,"
Not desiring to appear an amateur
Nj. John Preston felt his teeth: and.
incidentally. the puppy, not to he cut.
Gene 10 courtesy. felt" MI. pcsstoh's
finger. On the man urgtng again that
ibis was really very good deg, Me-.
Preston remembered that Miss Clara
lIarcourt had once said that she loved
dogs; this should be a propiuatbry
eift-an excuse for calling that night.
So, the puppy was bundled uncGemon.
ionsly into basket, and fastened down
with skewer. as though he had been
81 much meat; the price was paid, aud
Mr. John Preston walked away with
him wondering a little. before he had
gone a hundred yards. Why he had
bought him at all. 90
He wondered still mere. during the
next half hour. because the puppy Kick.
ed, More than that. he 'wfiggled 4
blunt little nose out OF one corner OF
the basket. and yelped; and he did this
crce or twice in the darkness. when
Mr.. John Preston was passing some
hIshly respectable Old lady, WHO was
probably meditating on the past. and
did no. expect comments from tie PIP.
pT.
keep STU. ycu LITTLE teast!"he ex.
cil!rnei. pe;ulaa:iy. as he sScox the
basket.
# wonde. IL you'll be qu!e:sr II {
take you on: and carry yb=:"
Hs pa!!ed out the skewer. 70 drag.
ged forth the small wriggltag animal
from the blske:. Tossing the basket
into doorway he tucked the puppy
under ose arm. and strobe OF again.