The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
DOG SPOILS ;
A ROM ANCE.

Rogers believes that If il had not
been for the dog he would have fallen
in love with the girl New he hates
the dog and almost hates the girl,
He never met the girl, or the dog.
4 Tor that matter, until one recent Sun
aG., and he is not eager to meet either
Eof them again. He had gone to call
on friend in One Hundred and
Twelfth streets one Sunday afternoon,
and there met the girl She was
Eeharming. Rogers thought he never
had seen a prettier girl in his life.
And her manner was in keeping with
her beauty. Altogether Rogers spent
a most delightful evening, and when
The party broke up his cup of happi-
| ness was filled when she smilingly
accepted his offer to escort her home
! When they left the house Rogers Of
Tered to lead the dog-a little. stumpy-
tailed, Drained terrier. The
trouble began when they tried to board
a car. The conductor snarled at him
that dogs were not allowed on the
cars The rule is all right, but Rog-
ars had never heard of ii before, that
being his first outing with a dog The
way the passenger smiled when the
conductor announced the rule in that
kindly, gracious manner that conduc-
tors have and the realization that ne
wore sickly smile as they got of
The car, weren't calculated to make
Rogers start off in an entirely amiab.e
frame of mind.
The girl lived in the Fifties, and
there was nothing to do but walk. |
Rogers promptly pretended he didn't |
mind at all, and chatted gayly along |
with her, dragging the dog by the |
chain. He wished several times the |
dog would get caught in something, so
he could have an excuse for pulling Its
head off. The animal began to make
trouble at once. II Rogers let him
have plenty of chain 1t got right UNI
der the feet of people passing by, Al
he shortened the chain and held the
dog up close 1t got under Rogers feet
and tripped him up. Sometimes it
walked around on the girls side and
tripped her UP. She would laugh and
call him endearing little names, and
ask Rogers if he wasn't Just too cum
ming for anything. Rogers said yes.
but he would have ground his heel
into the little beasts neck had he
the chance
This sort of thing kept up practi-
cally all the way, the girl talking
sweetly and uncon3ciously, and Rogers
fairly bubhlng over with rage
At saloon corner almost within
sight of her home the procession
passed a knot Of loafers gathered round
a lamppost and a big policeman swing
ing his stick on the edge of the pave
ment They had just passed the po-
liceman when Rogers felt violent
tug on the dog chain. He looked
around. TO see the policemans legs
all wrapped up with entanglements OF
chain while the dog was running
creasing circle. swapping at the fat
policeman's legs The bluecoat tried |
to wrench himself free, but the hard
er he struggled the more firmly he be-
came entangled The little beas.
hnally got between his legs, the chain I
he policeman hit the pavement with
crash his helmet. his stick and the
log being lost under the folds of his
blue coat The dog was shrieking and
relping in pain, but the policeman was
otally unable to rise because OF the
irm manner IN which his legs were !,
led. The girl was too frightened 10 y,
peak The loafeys on the corner =
houte with laughter. and big crowd Y
,athered around to see the fun
The upshot of the affair was that =.
iogers had to get down on his knees .
nd wrestle with the knotted and tan !,
led chain around the pol,cemans legs =
While he sat up end swore. the dog
elped, the crowd Ieered and the girl q,
0oked &C and shed tears. Rogers -
worked and tugeed until his face was
lot as a stove and his collar had \
orn loose. He finally managed TO !,
grench the chain free. jerk the dog r.
rom under the poiiceman's legs and n,
aim the girls fears. so that they Al
ould proceed on their way. 70
No. sir; none of your toy dogs for -
ne.' said Rogers to a friend Il
ever see a woman leading one on
be street now that | cont want 70
lex it into the East river."-N. 4. a