The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-15

anxious Questioning OF her eyes he an
swerea: 4 think l can fix him up all
right The leg is. badly broken but
he's 50 young | think it will mend
quickly He fell TO watching the
qnivering heart beat against the tiny
ribs. The tip of pale little tongue
inst showed in the dry mouth and
great brown ear fringed WITH black
droeped listiessiy against the white
puising throat
isn't he beautifrl%" e;e.',a.T 49, Girl
"dow like a iittIe hart chill hn lo.'ss.
What does make ,'eonla 50 car.anss nd
so cruel:" AS she Turned l.ey .2ad
sorowfnlly away her ;.llt.se fell ui,9l
a small boy standing hF IT, lozs.5i,'e.
Little boy she caile,l stopnine thr
horse, do you know whose dog this
is:"
\ pair of stolid eyes wee obadieatiy
focused upon the puppy.
Yep" he announced after mo,
ment's survey; that's Sarnlny Casey's
P3tsy Doodle. No; you cau't fla SIN
my. Him an' his iEaw iG3yed to ri It's
vile day for yesterday. Shes i widow
women. Course they didn't take him
dorgs is too easy got-an' they had
'nough ID cart along 'ithort Patsy
Doodle. Why, they had three But
her interest in the Caseys' movements
having been sa listed. Elizabeth sudden
ly touched the horse with the whip,
a,ad in u moment they had left the dis
cursive urchin fer behind.
Once In Hadley's office the little dog
was deposited upon the table and his
broken leg bound up with deft and
tender fingers With the intelligence
often youchsafed his kind, Patsy
Doodle seemed content to lie quite still
and relaxed in the atmosphere of sym
patty. So motionless was his attitude
that they thought he was sleeping, but
when Elizabeth withdrew her hand
from the head she had been softly
stroking the great brown eyes, still
bloodshot with pain. opened immedi-
ately with an anxious expression, and
the puppy lifted his dropping ears in
quiringly.
''See, Bess: lie misses your toucl,''
said Hadley, dropping the towel with
which he was drying his hands.
With Il murmur Of tendergesS. Eliza
beth slipped her hand under the soft
little head and after smuggling move
mont OF the nose which was becoming
moist again, Patsy Doodle gave little
breathing of content and. closing his
beautiful eyes, fell asleep, like Il tired
child.
Whom the Office had been restored to
its former lmmacrlate order Iadley
wa;ked to the omen window and stood
looking m9odUy out upon the summer
street, hat when Elizabeth stirred in
hnr char he Turned Quickly. for his
mid vas ccuterel only upon TIE o.
el9ants Of The Office. She beok9nei
him, ana he cane across 1t oi5ce. seat
liz ii. self or Il corner OF tile table.
For a laoment neither spoke: then
tie gil lifted her face and said IN
tone that thrilled her companion:
Nod dear. I've done you horrible
inipstice''
Hedley leaned forward suddenly.
"I'ow?' he asked. with eager eyes.
E'gs beth caught 4 fluttering breath
You remember the night they brought
you the message that that old ID
was dying and how you hated 10 70?
Well, | thought your profession had
made you cold and b3Y1 and unfeeling.
as it has 30 many fnen, and after you
had gone II decided that | couldn't
love Il man like that Her voice
trailed OF uncertainty.
The doctors eyes darkened. That's
another and the worst Of the tricks
that miserable Old woman has played
mew he declared hotIy Sweetheart
his eyes claimed her attentien-"I
knew there wasn't q thing On earth
the matter with her when they sent
for ne. Some member Of her family
had probably got up sufficient nerve
to put into execution a long cherished
plan or something Of that sort She'd
been dying regularly for the last two
years whenever things didn't 20 to
suit her And to think size cane so
near separating usr' He slipped his
hand under the one in which the little
dogs head lay. Il owe everything to
the Intervention of Sammy Casey's
Patsy Doodle"
"Our Patsy Doodle" gently correct
ed Elizabeth.