The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-01-13

IutlAtNN ana NNfNNtA eNAAt man. AN'
on tnc other a pamperod Ilue demol
Of white French poodle. and be Wa
at last forced 10 the conclusion thai
the poodle was his only rival This
decision being someWha, humiiauns
lie Lad not owned 10 ul absoiutel!
forced TO do SO.
Not that Mildred was silly over
Beppo. but he Interested her an-
claimed her attention 90 q greater de-
gree than Davidson thought neces-
sary. IL was ra.her maddening u
have a delica,ely engineered cnyer-
sauon. Just approaching the crucial
point run of The track by Che lady IS
sudden discovery that Beppo had run
away again and must BE- searched for
BeppO was always running away.
Davidson would not have minded this
in fact. he rather reio.ced in it
only that Beppo always was found
All would have been Well If DE had
stayed lost
II was only a few evenings ago that
Davidson was calling ON The lady Of
his heart They sat on the front YER
anda aud inside the screen door Bep-
20 whined appealingiy.
Il can't let him out, Mildred ex-
planned. "He ran away yesterday aud
had TO pay the boy Sho brought
him back TWO dollars If lee him
out tonight on he'll go esain. He is
SO clever he gets away from under
your very eyes
Davidson laughed geuia.ly J was
pretty poor man who could let six
pound dog escape him and he SAID SO.
lie happened 10 know that Carter had
been calling the previous evening and
he thought the opportunity good to
hand him one He saw a chance to
distinguish himself
"Oh. let the dog out. be said III
engage TO keep track of him.
IT'S 50 good Of you" said Mildred
rising hastily. Il wore on her soul TO
have BeppO unhappy The little ami
NAL frisked down the steps gayly and
then sat down in the middle of the
walk and surveyed the scenery with
polite and blase interest
You see" said Davidson. after call
ing an admonition TO the poodle to
stay in the yard. call he needs is to
know there is a ruling spirit over
him. He'll mind AN right lie needs
hrmness to conquer him."
In three minutes Beppo was yawn-
ing and strolling along the side of the
house. Davidson beamed He was
showing Mildred that he was a better
man than Carter In two minutes
more BeppO had disappeared
Mildred did not seem surprised
Davidson was flushed and bewiidered.
Why. / was looking right at himl"
he protested. However did he es-
eape2
That's Beppo's little secret" said /
resignedly. Il think be has |
The power to become invisible. Well. |
we've got to look for him. or he'll be /
stolen. I'll 80 down the street and |
you very much mind TAX
ng the alley7 It's strange. but Beppo
Usually goes down the alley"
mot at ALL" said the crestfallen
Davidson.
It was no inviting prospect Instead
f spending the evening at AHldred's
ide he found himself IN all his spick-
.nd-span glory tramping down an
Hey in the dark. humping into gar
age cans. Once he fell over an ash
cap. 1t was not in the least as he
ad planned IT, He saw a CLINT OF
7hite once and dashed after it. The
fhite spot fed, Turing him through
eep mud puddle and into a strange
aek yard. He even followed II up the
tops to be halted by the voice OF a
roman inquiring why he was chasing
er poor cat and threatening 10 set
he police on him.
Choking with rage. Davidson re-
irned 10 the alley, which led on q
1uple Of blocks. There was variety
his search. once he stepped on a
elon rind and his feet shot into tho
II while his head thumped the
round. Again he interrupted the {
-dent conversation of sundry cooks
I'd coachmen over back gates He
I'd the temerity 10 inquire of one {
iuple if they had seen q little white
% 90 that way. s
"Glong er I'll trun a rock at yuh."
as the cheerful response in deep
IS. "Yuh needn't hang around here.
cCarthy, while I'm talkin to Mag a
e." Z
After that be Stunned conversation. {
wondered what his friends would 3
ink if they could see him, also
neither he was supposed to keep
Ing till he overlook the truant Bep- a..
. He said things about Beppo I'M y
meath his breath and kicked every !,
can he came across. He hardly y,
en- softened when he thought of y
ldred anxiously walking I'D the ~
enue hunting and worrying over y.
r pet He did not find Beppo. 3
I was over an hour later that he +,
on Mildred's veranda. a :,
'ry enough looking object quite &C..
'erent from the irreproachablv -,
bed young man who had arrived :.
re just after dinner. There was a ~
up Of three on the steps-a man. =, ~
fri and little white dog. ~
Oh, Mr.. Davidson" MI dreds anx- -
8 voice greeted him. what a Ions ~,
q you've been gonel called. but
did not hear me. Why Mr.. Carter
his is Mr.. Carter. you can't see II
dark-brought Beppo back five m
lutes after you started. He met ID
right around the corner. We've Al
n waiting for you. Why, you don't ne
q to say you're going?" of
nth visions Of that trip down the wi
y while Carter had been enter flo
ing Mildred on the front porch ur
idson had the spirit to straighten err
Yes, I'm going" be said. with ca
ible calmness IN come down go
In some evening when you've got fan
pc chained and padlocked. TN be kil
strenuous. Chicago Daily News vi