Evening star., 1905-08-26

until he had passed into the station TO walt
for the Atlantic City train to be made up.
When Toots finally leaped right in front OF
him, and, sauatting on his launches looked
right up into his face and wagged his
stump of a tail, as IL to say. Please mister
man, gimme ride on your car" the bag
sage handler looked the dog over and gave
a start
why said he to one OF the station
baggagemen. heres one o. my Jims
do with the little devil--only fffteer min
utes before my run outg''
Take him along and fetch him back on
gagemnan only thing you can do. You
haven't got time to take him back now
The basgage-smashing father OF the dog
keeper was forced TO adopt the suggestion.
Too's. who looked perfectly willing and
even delighted. and put him aboard the
haggage car. tying him In corner with q
piece of strong twine before the train
started.
Dog Had Made His Getaway.
The baggage handler was so busy upeni-
ing trunks and getting them ready to be
heaved through space TO the trucks when
the train reached Atlantic City that he
didn't have any time to pay attention TO
roots. He didn't cast his eyes in the drec-
ton of Toots' corner until all OF the Allan
TIC city baggage had been dumped-and
then he saw that Toots was absent bit
OF neatiy-chewed twine hung Imply from
the ring, but Toots wasn't In the car nor
was he anywhere about the station as the
bagga gcman found after an elaborate and
excited search. The baggageman told three
or four of the Atlantic City cops around
the station about the dog and asked them
II they came across him. to hold onto him
until he. the haggageman. got down on the
Following afternoon. The policemen know
ing the baggage handler promised that
they'd look out for Toots
ABOUT. half-past IL o'clock on Sunday
morning the Getbyes were seated on the
sand In front OF their hotel bathing pavil-
ion writing foolish messages to each other
IN the stand, and pretending that they were
only engaged. instead of married Mrs
Getbye was by this time almost herself
a. uinhcr on the previous evening she
knew that her costume had quite put into
the shade the frocks OF half a dozen
washington women soJournIng at the sams
motel; 1t was only when Mrs. Getbye hap
pened to catch sight OF some beach Cur
that she looked gloomy. and bv tbts ,,n,..
Getbye had got into tho habit of attract
ing her attention to some other point when
ever ne saw dog loom up In the direction
she was facing.
While thus they sat on the sand In thair
pathing togs they heard a great ki-yi-ing
farther up the beach. Getbye endeavorad
to call Mrs. Getbye's attention to a large
jelly fish that had Just been s,r,naeJ Sv
the combers. but 1t was no 60 Mrs. Get
pye vision was glued upon the spectacle
OF dog being chased In their direction by
waving their clubs and shouting at The
top of their voices.
Why" exclaimed Mrs Getbye. ..t.s
poTT ..M ,,I'ie Iox terrier they're chasing!"
Wen. what of it?" inquired Gethye nm
easily: There are billions of fox terriers
on on the globe. Let's go in and have another
Why Jack said Mrs. Getbye boarse,v
as she clutched her husbands hand The
poor little things got Just exactly the same
markings as Tootsi"
Wei. what's the difrerence?" growled
,Ietpye' trying to drag her into the water
FOX terrier NUTS all look alike same as
human beings in bathing suits Come on
Thought It Was Mad Dog.
BY this time the cry Of Mad dog" was
issuing from a thousand throats on the
peach. and the women bathers were either
making for places OF fancied safety under
the boardwalk or budding behind their
male protectors.
Its sin and a shame the way these
people yell Mad dog" when the poor little
creature Is only suffering from terror" ex
claimed Mrs. Newton. standing erect al the
fox terrier bore down upon her, the two
squat cops putting after the dog. Hes
no more mad than-why. John Getbye."
she broke off suddenly. as she became pale
and shaky, its Tootst"
On. balderdash!' growled Getbye. How
L IL H.
sance OF an imbecile, pin-headed, bother
some mutt Of ours. I'll eat him.
For the pursued Toots, covered with wet
sand and perfectly disreputable looking.
with about two feet OF coarse binding
twine trailing after him. had made for
Mrs. Getbye straight as an arrow as
soon as she called him. and by the time
the painting cops got up the dog was curled
up In his mistress lap and licking her
hands for dear life One of the pursuing
cops drew up before Mrs. Getbye and ex-
tended his hands for the dog
Much obliged t you f'r ketcning him.
take the dog from her We've chased
him all the way from Atlantic avenue. near
the station. He ain't mad but these people
along the beach yelled that he was. We're
chasing him for feller.'
Back" exclaimed Mrs Getbye tragic
ally. Go away from me this minute! This
is my dog!"
Your dog. ma 'am?' said the mild-look-
ing policeman. with a bewildered look
Eyes. my dog. and he's been abused until
he's almost hysterical, the poor dear!" al
most sobbed Mrs. Getbye. casting a wither-
ing glance upon her disgusted husband. II
left him in charge Of a Washington dog
keeper strongly recommended by my hus-
band three days ago, and here ! find the
poor. maltreated little dear being harried
up and down an ocean beach by two hor-
rid brutes with clubs and pistols and"
That WIS as far Mrs. Getbye could
get, for her voice broke at that point.
Toots was nestled IN her lap, with his
tongue lolling out Of his head. and staring
straight at Getbye with an expression OF
crafty triumph.
Well, this is queer. BILL said the cop
to his companion. That baggageman's
run is from Washington" and the two
went off a little distance and talked 1t
over. Then the policeman who had Of
fered to take the dog from Mrs. Getbye re-
turned and told her mi dly that he hoped
she was certain that pots was her dog.
fer he'd been instructed to look out for
the fox terrier by feller. When he was
squelched by Mrs. Getbye for second
time the cop mopped his forehead and re-
treated with his companion.
Forced to Abandon Their Bath.
Meanwhile about thousand bathers had
assembled around the Getbyes, and, from
comments upon the masculinity Of wo-
man who would fondle a mad dog. they
fell to muttering things about the danger
of permitting such animal to live in
place where there were so many children
So the Getbyes were forced to abandon
their bath and to repair to their bathing
pavilion, Mrs. Getbye with the victorious
Toots In her arms marching defiantly ahead
of her gloomy husband.
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