Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
HOW IT
Happened


probability. From another point of
view it was probably ordained from
the beginning of time that at o'clock
OF that day the aforementioned delica-
cies were to be set, brown and tempt
ing, behind the plate glass and that
+ 20 minutes later Marjorie Haskell
should walk by that way with Fluff,
her pet Skye terrier, racing on ahead
That Fluff, seeing cakes that remind
fingered, standing on his hind legs
that he might the better investigate,
his nose wrinkled sensitively, the
young woman was not aware until
she heard the canine shrieks for help,
yaps of anger and the general turmoil
attending healthy dog fight.
Flying back with fur boa stream
scene of combat in time to add her
screams to the general confusion.
Above the whirlwind of scraYnbling
dogs figure was bent hauling at the
collar of his dog, red in the face and
prolific as to language. When the
lively tableau resolved into it's com
ponent parts tall young man hold
ing the struggling and fierce-jawed
bulldog by the neck faced young
shivering, whimpering Skye terrier in
her arms. Fury, pure and unadulter-
ated, blazed from her eyes.
I'm SO sorry" the man was STAN
merins. Il never knew Jupiter to act
like this-the most good-natured-"
HE doesn't act the part" the girl
lnterjected. trembling. why anybody
should let a great brute of a dog like
that run loose-he's nearly killed
Fluff, poor, inoffensive little thing!
l."
I'm more than scrry," the young
man reiterated. rs he much hurt?
Can | do anything? Believe me-"
But his voice trailed into silence as
young woman with her head held
extra high and red spots on her cheeks
swept by. carrying the frightened ter
rier in her arms. Orville Tenney
stood hanging on to Jupiter's strain
ing collar staring after her till pass
ers-by recalled him.
'If she wasn't stunner!" muir
INJURED Tenney that night for the tenth
time before he went 70 sleep and
dreamed that he was stabbing legions
of bulldogs to, the heart to save an i'm
pe:iled maiden Which goes to show
that his concern for Fluff had only
been relative.
Three days later, at dusk, Mr.. Ten
ney, who was quite accidentally stroll
ing down the same street. saw a lit
tie silver-gray dog race out of gro
Gerry store. And behind him came the
girl of the black eyes which could look
so absolutely murderous. Tenney
shook himself smartly OF course.
everything was irregular but under
the circumstances she might-well,
not exactly speak-but maybe she
would just nod family.
Tenney's hopes came to an abrupt
close. When the young woman caught
sight of him she swooped down upon
Fluff to raise him out of danger and
marched by with icy countenance.
And l didn't even have Jupiter
within a mile of mel" Tenney still
mused Indignantly hours afterward.
"She acted as though was concen-
trated dog poison at the least. Get
out, Jupiter!"
Jupiter retreated in surprised sulk-
mess. He could not make out his
master these last few days. Once Ten
hey sat opposite Fluff's owner on the
suburban car. He wore an expression
with respectful hope. but the young
woman stared over his shoulder out of
the window with absolute unseeing-
ness all the way to the city.
She acts as though 1t was all my
fault" Tenney told himself He
was trying to work up an injured feel
ing, but did not succeed. He had
never recovered from the abjectness
to which her wrathful invective had
reduced him. Those fool toy dogs,
anyway was the height of his
achievement in that line. He told
himself he worried over the affair be-
cause 1t was uncomfortable to have
any woman righteously angry at one.
That was all. He did not care If he
never got on speaking terms with
Fluff's owner. A girl with such a TEN.
per could not be really attractive,
even II she were pretty. And any
how she hated him. Once she had
turned a corner to avoid meeting him.
ostentatiously picking up her dog as
she did so.
That was why at the club dance,
when he had amiably followed young
Grimes, who promised to Introduce
him to "a girl who would make him
sit up" he turned icy cold with fright
at finding himself confronting vision
in pale blue who turned on him Ia.
milar pair of black eyes. Grimes was
murmuring their names as though he
did not know that the end of the