The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

ing, naturally reached out to take hold of anything that came in his way, and so they grappled with each other. Pug is husky fellow, if he is a bookkeeper. and he can put up a pretty good fight when the occasion demands-and this o1- casion certainly demanded He didn't know what he had fallen into, but in- stinct told him the embrace wasn't friend ly, and so they rolled over and over on the grass, each one trying to get the better of the other The man next door heard the scufhing, got out of bed again, and went to the window. He couldn't see much, but from the brief remarks that shot up to his ear he made a rough guess that there was trouble below, and he at once began to yell for the police. The burglar heard the cry, and redoubled his efforts. He was more anxious to get away now than to get even for the brick bat but Pug hung onto him like the ami mai he got his name from. He had the advantage too, for the visitor was greatly weakened by the loss of blood from the wound made by the neighbors missile.
 Now, there doesn't seem to be much good luck In that for Pug, but. wait till tell you. The burglar happened to be one of the most notorious characters in the country. He was wanted for murder and robbery in half a dozen states, and the rewards for his capture aggregated some $15000. The officers decided that Pug was entitled to two-thirds of that amount sl00OO, which was more money than he had ever hoped to own.
 But that's only the beginning of that black cats work. Pug had never been able to get up nerve to say anything per sonal to that girl But she knew just how he felt about it-trust a woman for that and she was getting mighty impatient waiting for him to screw his courage up. So the minute she heard that Pug was laid up in bed, badly bruised from his battle with the burglar she flew to his side, and it was all settled in less than no time. As soon he got well they were married, and she's made him az fine a wife as any man ever had.
 And still the best is to come. It seems that Pug had an uncle who went out to California in the flfties, and had never been heard from since. He had been given up for dead years and years ago, and Pug had never even heard his name mentioned. But he wasn't dead- not by a long shot. He was just so busy making smoney that he never could get time to write back home, nor even to get married. He kept on living and piling up wealth year after year some of it in mines. some of it in lumber, but most of it in real estate, until he was worth nearly $,OOO,0O0.
 s.Then about two years before the great serenade of Pugs black cat, his old uncle quietly dropped off There were no direct heirs, and the old fellow left no will The public administrator, after a long time, learned that he had brother somewhere back east, and he advertised in all the eastern papers, but got no re- ply. The story. of Pug's capture of the celebrated criminal was wired clear across the continent, and in the newspaper re- ports his correct name was given-Theo- dore Jennison That happened to be the name of the rich uncle. and the admins trator, noting the coincidence began to investigate The result was that Pug got the old mans entire fortune, ana now he doesn't have to work at all
 And" concluded the man from Mat toon, there isn't enough money Tn ln- diana to buy that black cat from Pug Jennison."
 At that moment there was crash. lhe sleeper swayed violently from side to side and then stopped: suddenly:
 .Were in the ditch!' screamed the frightened porter.
 ''What did tell your remarked the red-headed man, as he calmly lighted fresh cigar and strolled out to see the extent of the damage