Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-09-20

nm down" And then as he saw the
anxious questioning of her eyes he an
swered: Il think can fix him up all
right. The leg is badly broken, but
he's so young l think 1t will mend
quickly" He fell to watching the
quivering heart beat against the tiny
ribs The tip of pale little tongue
luSt showed In the dry mouth, and
great brown ear frlnged with black
dropped listlessly against the white
.1ising throat.
isn't he beautifulT' sighed the girl |
Flow lhc n little hurt child he looksl
What does make people 50 careless aud
81 cruelY' As she turned her head
soTowfully away her glance fell upon
small boy standing by the roadside.
Little boy she calsed, stopping the
horse, do you know whose dog this
ISL"
A pair OF stolid eyes were obediently
focused upon the puppy.
Yep" he announced after a mo
ntesass survey 'thats Sammy Casey's
Patsy Doodle. No; you can't find Sam
Ey- HIN an his maw moved to Platts-
VILE day for yestse day. She's widow
woman. Course they didn't take him
dOrgs Is toe easy got-an' they had
'poneh to cara along 'lthout Patsy
Doodle. Why. they had three But,
her interest in 6he Caseys' movements
having been satisfied, Elizabeth sudden
ly touched the horse with the whip,
and in moment they had left the dis
eursive urchin for behind.
Once in Hadley's Office the little dog
was deposited upon the table and his
broken leg bound up with def and
tender fingers With the Intelligence
often vouchsafed his kind, Patsy
Doodle seemed content to lie quite still
and relaxed in the atmosphere of sym
patty. So mOtlonless was his attitude
xhat they thought he was sleeping, but
A when Elizabeth withdrew her hand
from the head she had been softly
lstroking the great brown eyes, still
4 bloodshot with pain, opened immedi-
srtely with an anxious expression, and
the puppy lifted his dropping ears in
aquiringly.
See, Bess; he misses your touch"
ssaid Hadley dropping the towel with
which he was drying his hands.
With'a murmur of tenderness, Eliza
beth slipped her hand under the soft
little head, and after a smuggling move
ment of the nose which was becoming
moist again, Patsy Doodle gave a little
breathing of content and, closing his
beautiful eyes, fell asleep, like tired
child
When the Office had been restored to
Its former immaculate order Hadley
walked to TIE open window and stood
looking moodily out upon the summer
street. but when Elizabeth stirred ia
her chair he turned quickly. for his
mind was centered only upon the oc-
cupants of the Office. She beckoned
him, and he came across at once, seat
ing himself on a corner Of the table.
For moment neither spoke; then
the girl lifted her face and said in q
tone that thrilled her companion:
"Ned, dear, I've done you a horrible
anjustice'
Hadley leaned forward suddenly.
How he asked. with eager eyes.
iiiNdutlu tNuNlll HullcfllR Dfe1tU.
you remember the night they brought
you the message that that old lady
was dying and how you hated to 60?
Well, l thought your profession had
made you e0ld and hard and unfeeling
as it has so many men. and after you
had gone II decided that | couldn't
love a man like that Her voice
trailed off uncertainty.
The doctors eyes darkened. THAT'S
another and the worst of the tricks
that miserable old woman has played
mer' he declared holly. Sweetheart"
his eyes claimed her attention-"I
knew there wasn't a thing on earth
the matter with her when they sent
for me. 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 go to
suit her. And to think she came so
near separating usr' He slipped his
hand under the one in which the little
dogs head lay. 81 owe everything to
the Intervention Of Sammy Casey's
Patsy Doodle"
"Our Patsy Doodle" gently correct
ed Elizabeth.