The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-04
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Daisy and MOdred Junior

lcopyrlghted. 1907. By J. q Reedl
Being a stubborn young person, Daisy
shifted when the Carterets suggested
sending the dog in by express. She
glanced at the ST Bernard puppy and
tossed her small shapely head.
Il guess can take him twenty
miles" she insisted as she tagged at
the leather leash. AS though l could
let the splendid fellow come TO bis new
home In an express crate! It's awfuiiy
good OF you to give him TO me. and l
nm sure that he will not be the least
bit Of trouble on the way 10 town"
II wish could 20 to the station with
you" said Carteret regretfully. "If II
wasn't that was expecting a long dis
lance call''-
"Nonsense" was the disdainful re-
ply. at win not be the least bit OF
trouble"
She shook hands with carteret, kiss
cd Grace and. with a final wave OF her
hand. started down the road toward
the station.
When she came In sight OF the tracks
and the little red building she strobe
across the platform, proudly leading
ModEud Junior and approached the
baggagemaster.
~ suppose that ! may check my
dog" she said, with stress upon the
word my" The man smiled.
"Sure," he assented, "but the road is
tied up. A freight train ran Off the
rails at the bridge, and 1t will be some
time tomorrow before the trains run
again"
Tomorrow gasped Daisy. 81 must
be in town tonight
There's the trolley" suggested the
agent. 81 don't think they'll take the
dog, though That's one OF the Car
terets, isn't it? Better take him back
and have him expressed in when the
snarl gets untangled"
with nod Of thanks, Daisy turned
away. But she had no intention Of
turning back and confessing failure.
She had declared her ability to get
Aodred Junior to town. and she was
going to do it. 1t might be against
the rules to carry dogs on the trolley
but Daisy from her ripe experience
knew men were but human and that
regulations were not always observed.
Modred Junior ambled amicably beside
her, and to him she confded her plan
of campaign.
eve must wait for a young con
ductor." she explained. "rhen while
/ put ON my pleasantest air you must |
look very tired and detected, and he |
simply can't refuse to take u.s."
Perhaps If Modred Junior had played |
his part well the result might have
been different, but Modred Junior was
only puppy and the world was still |
his friend. When the internrban car
came along and the conductor dropped |
from the step to explain to the girl
that 1t was against the rules to carry I
dogs Modred Junior rose on his hind |
legs and planted his paws afBectionately
upon the conductors coat, unheedful
of the fact that on the way to the troll
ley he had padded through some de-
liciously cool mudhoIes.
Modred Junior meant well, but the
conductor sprang back to the platform,
muttering uncomplmentary remarks
about dogs, and the car sped on, leav-
ing the two standing in the road re-
garding each other dismally. The cars
ran at fifteen minute intervals, and
Daisy decided to walk on to the next
stop. Modred Junior, nothing Ioath,
trotted beside her
1t was the same story with the next
car, though this time Daisy was care
full to hold Modred Junior on short
leash. The conductor was grabbed
old man, with more regard for rules
than beauty. The second rebuff only
served to make Daisy the more deter
mined. She had often done her fifteen
miles In the country in summer. She
could do it now, and, ignoring the fact