The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
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!; "DREFFLE" sPoT7Y & ;
The Price of His Removal
is Too Great to Bear.

Victoria, radiant and decorated
with huge new tissue paper hair
ribbons" met her father at the ele-
waited station with hug that threat
ened TO strangle him.
well, but you are n beauty" said
he, admiringly. 81 don think many
fathers have such stylish little daugh-
ters."
"Yes, and I'm good, too" said Vic
toria, seriously. II only whispered
few times in school to-day and then
Miss Lucy didn't see me. / got
praised for my alto, too. Miss Lucy
said she never heard such awful alto
In her whole life except mine, and
l had two notes right" She looked
mp, waiting for approval.
so, Of course, you're happy" said
her father.
But, papa" Victoria went on.
that drehle little bulldog that Billy
got from Mrs. White hasn't been
doing thing. Why, he Is the worst
little dog you ever saw! He ct every
bit OF the sausage that uncle sent us
and he wasn't full then. After that
he ct mammals book that she left on
the sofa a minute and she doesn't
know which girl the man married.
She was SO mad that she hit Spotty
with her slipper, but he didn't care
he just went and ct the slipper. It
was all over the parloIs floor and
Mrs. Brown came in and mamma
thought she would just drop because
Mrs. Brown is so pertikler and al
ways says things about the way peo-
pies houses amt clean.
She looked up to see what effect
her revelations were having on her
father, His look oftxaggerated hor-
ror satisfied her.
And maybe Jack isn't mad at
him, too" said Victoria. "Hc sat
on Jacks best shirt that he was going
to wear to party tonight, and there
wasn't any other one clean. Pulled
It off the chair when Jack put II
there a minute and sat on 1t. Jack
said things and chased him under
the bed and tried to get him out with
the umbrella and bust-burst, | mean
|
care. lie hoped over the umbrella
as cunning as anything. He thought
Jack was playing with him. If Jack
wasn't so big think ne would have
cried"
Her fathers inclination to laugh
was nipped in the bud by the next
revelation.
And. papa, you know those lovely
cigars you hid so the boys wouldn't
get them? Well, Spotty got them"
Her father looked astonished.
"How could he get them from behind
all the things on the closet floor?"
he asked. Some one must have
taken them out"
mo, papa; he got them out with
his nose and walked all over them
and shook them up till he swallowed
piece and then he ran away and hid
j guess he was kind of sick, but Billy
= wouldn't let mamma get him to whip
him-said he would take the lick
Ing"
Billy has got to keep that pun
tied up until he teaches him to be-
have" said Victoria's father. 81
think the best thing would be to take
him back to Mrs. White. II Billy
can't take the proper care of him he
deserves to lose him"
IL thought you'd think that" said
Victoria, her face one gleam of light.
$50 | gave him to Gladys. put him
In basket and took him over"
! but what did Billy say TO that
high-handed proceedlng?" asked her
father.
He didn't say anything; he doesn't
know II. Mamma says she thinks he
will go and get Spotty back"
What did you give the pup 10
Gladys for?"
GLADYS gave Molly her best blue
pencil with the point sharpened be-
cause Molly was going to hit me
when Lizabeth told her | said some
thing never said
Haven't | told you to keep away
from that Elizabeth" demanded Vic
toria's father. Hasn't she got you
into enough troublel"
Yes, papa, | truly try 60 keep
away from her. but nobody can.
She's always there wherever you are.
And, papa, you won't let Billy take
the dog back. will you2 GLADYS