Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-21
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Copyright. 1907 by (, h. Satellite.

ter home and laid him t,,sler'y in Iii vife's arms. S!!a Foe t3 tne occasion nobly, though a Gaa Was ;he last thin on the earth for which she had an,. desire. But >he saw in one Quiel: glance that Walter vas brin@ing her gift that he considered fine one and she was d woman who never Qiu things by halves.
 So she listened with respect to the list of doggy's ancestors and .!avely considered the markings. though she knew not one from another But when he reached the l,iice. S22:. she relnen- bered that supper was waiting. Later that evening when she was making the unhappy, shrinking little beast warm bed in the dining room Mary Leighton said disrespectful words in a loving tone that caused the pup to lick her hand and cease his whimpering for the moment.
 You ornery. red eyed. bow legged, stub tailed little brute!' she cooed "lf I'd known you were coming I'd have got ill a previous bid for that lovely hat at Masons 1 didn't say anything about it to Walter because l thought he couldn't afford it. and here he has g6He and wasted $25 on you.' And thN because the pup was small and Helpless and soft and she was a wo- man she got up twice i'll the night to feed it warm milk and hush it's whim- pering.
 And so ill time she learned to love him and called him Peter and hrageed about him to Mrs. Carey who was her nearest neighbOr and who did not love Peter at all Mrs Carey said it WAS because he chased her pet chickens to death and chcwed up the dish towels which blew from the line on wash day but Nsfs. Leighton whispered into pe- tel's ear. With a knowing smile that it was becau%e Mrs. Carey was jealous since her husband had not bought her q dog
 The"a n"ver E"& ben any very mark e1 cors!IaiirT hetMeen the two reHn:e married cour'ies. T':e men came and went to tt3atr h.lsi.!nss on the same trains ;ilt3 would haxe been good friends probably. hnrfng the same tastes in 1o'aa@cG and pol. but that each man was ane235for;:Ii!y aware that his wife wished lla Woul Int
 After the iadsc.st Of Ea-er csp .s.iaily after he h&san to ,EruW into ;n age Of mischievous intelligence. the llp:s''.. hor ly relations slowly died away Int! ;tt the beginning of summer there },2s ;j yory- tb;pl1- yailaJ bocffi;4y
 ilhe two houses. ai;l.ee as tTo 1ts-1 : ,.Sl built by q colporati,n. were di vided by a wide strip of emerald l " carefully watered and eAps' hy ' two men after work at night and ":.s'' in the morning. There was bctA5ee the front porches a distance .i;3st gre, enough so that ordinary coaversatif.' on one porch could not be heard cn Y. other
 When Peter. having chased lH::,1 wandering hen. would return with self satisfied leer on his ugly face his mistress. Mrs. Carey. running int the back yard to see why her hens were squawking would catch a ripple O laughter from Mrs. Leighton and SC" her pull Peters stubby ears affection ately Being just out of earshot. sh" could get only the caressing tones O: Mrs. Leighton's voice; but. being a Wo man, she could very well guess what kind of a scolding Peter was getting.
 Mr. Carey rather liked Peter He knew good dog when he saw one. and Peter was undeniably q good dog Moreover. he believed in the instincts of high bred animal. And did not Peter, after chewing up his wife's dis'l towels, stop in his complacent journey across the lawn to wink one red eye at Mr. Carey. secure in the belief that ill spite of the woman's urgings tha gentleman would not turn the nozzle of the garden hose his way?
 But one evening matters reached q crisis MT. and Mrs Carey were going to an elaborate dinner to which the Leightons were not invited. It so hap pened that when the cab ordered by the Careys drew up at the curb Mir. Leighton was spraying the dividing line of lawn with the garden hose.
 Mir. Carey came down the steps of his porch and waited on the cement Wdlk III IrOut WllIic ulS WIAS put OA the last. dear finishing touches to her toilet. The men exchanged civilfties little shamefacedly, and Mr. Carey lift cd his hat to Mrs. Leighton. who, with Peter beside her, sat reading on her front porch.
 Hello, Pete. old boy" said Mr. Ca rsy, and Peter made q loving dash for the friendly voice Just at that instant Mrs. Carey. in dainty and elaborate white garments, ran down the steps. Peter in his mad course encountered his masters legs: but, true to his race. he knew no obstacles and went right ahead, leaving Mir. Leighton in an ull- graceful sprawlin position in the soaking ground. A half second later there was a scream. for the hose shot from MT. Leighton's hand. and the e~~~r o< x,.o %o, x1.ort cfroi ont for Mr..