The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-23
CHAPTER XVII.

The great Dane dog with a bound I
and a low whine was at their feet
in a moment and appeared as de-
lighted with his discovery as were
the children that he was dear old
Tige"'
AS soon as Marshal had recov-
cred from his establishment at sight
Of his frightened foster-sister and
her equally frightened companion.
and realized the situation. he threw
back his head and laughed; laughed
until the forest rang.
That's right, Marshal Merrie-
weather, laugh! You always do"
shifted Doris who had dried her
tears at sight of him but began to
weep anew when he laughed at her.
4 guess you wouldn't think it was
so funny If you had been out in
the woods all night and been pretty
near eaten up by the wolves and
scalped by the Indians and -"
BY this time Marine was also in
tears, so Marshal had to put
brotherly arm about each and assure
them he did not mean to hurt their
feelings. And just as he had about
made amends for his ill-conduct he
would burst into peals of laughter
again so that Tige, who realized
there was something very funny in
progress but who did not understand
what it all meant, picked up an old
pine knot of tremendous size and
dashed madly about with it in his
mouth as if to add to the mirth
IT'S all so funny" gasped Mar
shall between roars. Il can't help it,
1 swear l can't" and then he would
collapse again.
Marine hardly knew whether to
join in Marshall's mirth or to be Of
Tended Loyalty to Doris who still
felt hurt to have her suffering ap-
parently SO Knocked at, prompted her
to maintain an air of injured pride,
but MarshalIs laugh was so infesti-
Gus that she was half-inclined to
laugh with them.
Perhaps" said Doris disdainfully,
perhaps you will tell us how mother
is and whether the rest of the peo-
pie consider our being lost in the
woods as much of joke as you do"
Mother seemed in excellent
spirits" declared Marshall with a
twinkle in his eye. Her headache
had quite left her"
| Possibly" ventured Marine hest
tatingly its not SO late as we
thought it was"
"Oh, l should think it ought to be
most daylight by now" chimed in
Doris
Young ladies'" said Marshall
solemnly, producing his watch and
striking a match, for the gloom was
quite intense, 'it is now five min
utes of six"
'Last-last night or this morn
ing?" queried Marine timidly.
Last night"
Then Marine saw the righteousness
of the situation and she and Mar
shall laughed together until Doris
finally joined them.
MY dears," said Marshall. did
you think it was night because it is
: dark?"
Certainly" replied Doris loftily
| isn't that a common way of dis
tinguishing night from day."
Perhaps a common, but not al
ways an accurate one. Especially
, il the primeval forest. More espec.
tally when it happens to have come
3 on cloudy as it did a couple of hours
! OF less ago. You have been here two
= hours and twenty-five minutes as
= nearly as I can make it out. The
S truth Of the matter is this: I came
S up here Unexpectedly for few days
t Took my examination early anC
e begged off while the other fellowl
), were finishing theirs. Got a fur
( Tough Of four days. Mother told III
e you had gone to Grandma Bassett'
p and she was beginning to wonde
T why you had not returned and sen
me after you.
n when Grandma Bassett told M
t you had left at half-past three. I wa
e a little worried and took the shor
s cut for home That is how 1 hap
= pened to find you. 1 shouldn't hav
h found you either If it had not bee
d for Tige here"
/. Dear old Tlge!" said both til
It children at once, embracing Tig
y much to his dog-ship's amazemeni
" for he was not looking for caresse