Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-05


After few moments OF excitement
order was restored and It was found
that the only damage done was that to
the tawny colored dress katherine
wore. a piece OF which still clung to
Loyars teeth and attracted the atten-
tion of the muscular young man who
took it, while apologizing for his dogs
conduct.
Katherine's smile puzzled him, as
did Loyals behavior when she put her
hand on his head and spoke affection
ately to him.
Months later the last person to
board the FIVE o'clock Erie ferryhoat
was Katherine Raymond, and as the
gang plank was removed cries from
many throais filed the air. for a
beautiful st. Bernard had rushed to
the edge and bounded over chains
and rails and an expanse OF foam
ing. seething water. A murmur of re-
lief rose when he landed, safe. on the
ferry deck, and girl in golden
brown pressed to the edge or
the boat, and waving brown
hand seemed to signal to some one in
the crowd on shore.
To Stanley Wellingcamp II was in
tolerable the time that was consumed
in loading the next ferry. and a year
seemed TO pass between the time of
starting and that % landing on the
Jersey side, for his mood counted time
by changes OF emotions and accumula-
tion of sensations. Did the girl in
brown The knew now that he had not
succeeded in forgetting her for a
single day since the runaway incident)
mean for him to cross or wait at the
pier for her?
Never had he or his feelings been
so confused, and he was at a complete
loss to know what he should say to
this girl who had such an attraction
for Loyal, the dog whose friendship
had never before been given to any
one outside the Wellingcamp house
hold.
What to say need not have troubled
him in the least
Katherine and Loyal were waiting
at the ferry house. 81 am sorry" she
said at once, that ! have been the
cause OF this Inconvenience to you. but
| am glad, very glad, that nothing hap.
pened to Loyal. | was terribly fright.
ened. OF course, no one could have
thought of such a thing, but perhaps
1t would be safer, in such crowds. 10
have a chain. Good-by, Loyal, old fel-
low Thank you. sir, for coming over
| must catch my train"
That was all. She was gone, and
he had not opened his lips. If he was
confused before. he was now in a tu
mutt of exasperation and anger; anger
at his own stupidity. and he heaped
curses upon his own head for having
been made fool of by a big dog and
a brown girl. He came near includ
ing Loyal in his dispensations of male
dictions, but remembered the dogs
fault was an excess OF affection for Q
girl, girl in brown. He tried to con
sole himself by recalling her rapid
speech, her haste and the size of the
rushing crowd, but he could not force
the fact to give him any credit.
He attempted to forget It; the tria
lasted a month, then he gave up, and
in dissatisfied frame of mind, start
ed for his vacation in the Pennsyl
vania mountains.
Young Wellingcamp decided to leave
Loyal with his father, but the dos
scented the threatened separation ant
used his powers of persuasion, 81
when Stanley boarded the train h,
; was accompanied by Loyal, with :
very jolly wag in his tail
At the Water Gap a slight acciden
, delayed the train, and Stanley tool
occasion to exercise Loyal and stretcl
: his own long legs by walking tn,
streets near the railroad. The dol
> grew restless and uneasy and becam,
|, deaf to his masters voice. AS tn
whistle of the engine warned "al
aboard" Loyal dashed madly away, ol
|, and on. until out of sight.
Really concerned. fearing something
had happened to the dog, Stanley hun
: ried after him. losing considerably
. time by mistaking the corner whicl
: had been Loyals vanishing point. A
lost he turned the right one and say
Ia picture!
A vine-covered piazza OF semi-colc
) nial house. a girl in tan-colored dres
seated in huge lounging chair, an
a tawny colored Saint Bernard, wit
, his paws on the arm Of the chair an
II his face very near the girls, while hi
tail was animated by the most joyfu
,, emotions.
t Superlative wrath took possessio
l. of the astonished Wellingcamp, who's
= sharp whistle of recall startled Loys
o and brought Katherine to her feet.
h Laying hand on Loyal's collar, sh
@ called:
e please come here a moment"
e As he appeared reluctant, she r,
II peated:
s please come"
t. AT the first sign of embarrassment
g on her part his sudden angry dete
o mination melted.
Explanations were exchanged an
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