Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-09-06

injury and then heartily and gracious
~ offered to Mrs. Carey a new and
beautiful white gown which she had
never worn.
But Mrs. Carey's temper had receiv-
ed the last straw. She turned to her
husband without seeming to hear Mrs,
leighton. "You must go alone" she
saids 'and explain to our hostess that I
am the unlucky victim Of jealouAy."
And then she went into the house and
closed the door
Mrs. Leighton and Mr.. Carey parted
mieorably. the man making what ex-
cuse he could and the woman protest
ing, after the manner Of women, that
she should have been more tactful in
her desire to help.
This was apparently the end Of ali
communication between the neighbors.
but Peler grew into beautiful speci-
men Of ugliness. He had his uses, too,
witch none could deny. The cherry
trees AMI currant bushes were no
longer stripped by urchins in the dead
OF noon, when Nora and her mistress
rested from their labors and lunched.
Nor were the Careys' hens disturbed by
midnight marauders. Mr.. Carey knew
and appreciated this, petted Peter on
the sly and wlshed that women would
be sensible.
There were many robberies that sum
mer. Night after night two or three
homes would be entered, and the work
was 80 skillfully done that so far the
thief had not been caught. And at last
there came dark windy night while
Mr.. Carey was away on trip for hia
Arm. Mrs. Carey, not naturally timid
and unafrald Of the mutterings Of an
approaching storm, went to bed as
usual and to sleep. Her maid of all
work followed the example Of her mis-
tfess.
Some time after midnight Peter, who
had been lying motionless in the deep
shadow of the front porch, lifted his
head and blinked his red eyes. For a
moment he heard nothing but tho wind,
and then a window creaked as 1t was
slid cautiously up.
Peter skunk across the grass and sat
down on his launches, silently expect
ant, beneath the window. A cat wait
ing for mouse could not have been
more alert than his white bulk. His
ears caught the tinkle of silver, heard
the soft splitter OF a "noiseless' match,
and he felt rather than heard padded
footsteps which after time stole up
stairs. And then there came the scream
Of frightened woman. At that Peter
stood up and, with bowlegs planted
firmly, waited at attention.
Footsteps, and less soft ones than
the previous ones, sounded on the
stairs. A clinking bag was thrust out
of the open window and was followed
by the leg Of q man. Peter gave lit
tie spring and took hold. The man lost
his balance and fell upon his back,
with Peter on his chest.
Three seconds later Mrs. Carey
thrust her head out Of the open dining
room window to see what had become
OF the man. When her eyes took in
the SIT, ,tion, she gave little cry OF
Joy. Then. realizing that Peter was
hardly more than pup and might not
be able to hold out against the strug-
giles OF the man, she dashed across tho
yard and rang the Leightons' doorbell
furiously. The whole affair had been
so noiseless that, though all the win
dows were up. tho Leightons had
heard nothing. Mr. Leighton thrust
his head out and demanded an expla-
nation and then reached the front
porch 30 quickly that his wife said
afterward that he must have slid down
tho banlster
He was not any too soon, for the
burglar had managed to reach his re-
volver, and as Mr. Leighton vaulted
the porch ratings there was report.
Peter growled savagely and took a
firmer hold
When the man was securely bound
with many yards OF clothesline, Peter
slowly and with infinite dignity left
his post and held up his wounded paw
to be bandaged. Mrs Carey put her
arms around his neck and kissed his
blunt nose, ut which demonstration he
was serenely unmoved.
Peter now wears silver collar with
an inscription which would make him
vain were he an ordinary dog, and,
moreover, he hardly knows who arc
the members Of his Immediate family,
30 intimate are the two families.