The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-05

the tssiip bed, Then he dashed 81 Il
pursuit q the cat. now comforta Div IA
Tenehed pp an apple tree.
Hank sprang to Mates rescue. bui
before he could leap the fence she had
scrambled to her feet ana was fsclnr
him, her face white with anger save
for the red spots that gIowed on either
cheek. =
You set the dog on me- she AZ.
clared; with stamp Of her foot u
never thought that yon could be So
y didn't defended Hank before sIie
could ind an adjective commensurate
with the offense.
You did she ccntradieted. II heard
you You said, Get her. Cap, and then
Nothing Of the sort, protested
Hank hotiy- e0Id Miss AIarsden's a.
miliar spirit came over iuto my yard
Cap wanted run, and / told him Is
get after her. She ran into your yard
and there she is now up tree, lust
li3e, her mistress should be-
Caps canine entreaties to the cat n
come down and be annlhllated- were
too veciterous to be overlooked. Matte
took fresh tack.
Anyhow" she sntffed, @yom were
cruel to dumb animals. That's Batl
enough"
Shes not dumb ANIMAL insistel
Hank. Shes demon In a. cats skin
l think she puts her mistress. up 10, All
these tricks" w
What tr.cks:" demanded Matte, true,
ulently. .,s's'
These women's right things antf all
that. ! heard her telling YOU. the other
night that 1t was traltpods ;toS the
cause to stand my bnllyingg, I Beard
her, wasn't bullying. wis ttiilny
you for your own good that jan Sears
was not fit person for You to know
"And because You thlnR that, she in.
auenced me you are taktng ii out on d
poor little kitten?'
Kitten" he seoffed. shes no more
kitten than is Miss Marsdea.
we shall all be old some day. SHE
reDroved. at is not Miss Emmy's
fault"
Its her fault that she's meldlc.
tome old maid he persisted. It's her
fault that she keeps a cat that is a
thorn in the flesh of all her ueighbors.n
i love her." announced Matte just to
be contrary. Hank whistled, and Cap
came to his side, carefully picking out
the walks in his npnt.ooob
"A love of cats is the second stage OF
spinsterhood,' he said stifiy. .Tf
that's the way you are getting to feel /
guess Cap and l had better be going
home"
you are perfectly hateful this morn
ing" she pouted.
THAT statement is beginning to look
frayed on the edges" he reminded. at
is what you said last night, also day
before yesterday"
We'll, you are" she repeated. Here
/ was enjoying the nice morning, and
you race your dog after cat and spoil
my flower beds. Then because am
naturally annoyed you tell me that
am confirmed old maid"
only second degree old maid," he
reminded. The third degree Is cork
screw curls aud a pointed chin. There
is still hope for you"
Il am grateful that you concede any
thing" she said stiftiy.
4 am nothing If not honest" lie re.
torted.
"Not always" she insisted. what
you said about Jim Sears, for in
stance"
HE was arrested last night for run
ming dog fight last week. That was
my kick. knew about it when i
spoke. Both dogs were. killed."
Perhaps you were right" she shud-
dered. II didn't care about Jim Sears,
but did not like your dictatorial man
ner."
Thanks to Miss Marsden," he con.
tended. I'm bet she told you that II
you gave in before marriage you would
encourage a tyrant husband"
who told your" she asked quickly.
mo one. just know how she talks.
She knows everything about husbands
except how to get one"
ut wasn't that am guided by her."
declared Matte, with toss of her head.
''But think she was right. Anyhow.
you had no right to take It out on the
cat" ;n.
"But she kills my chickens"
Susan? ImpossIbler
"Impossible?" he echoed. .swhv sbo I