The sun., 1908-05-17
ItREscUIAG A Lif;EEisIlNG DOG.
Andy Re,sry SecsdSs Va Faser sf tho
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(. A snalI-qr terhaps II would be more
elegant to say petit tand II Il is, by all theans
let Ne cay reslt) Ia petit fox terrier. appar-
emily or dissihxnished LINEAGE and belong
iing to the Order OF tho Pink Bow Ribbon.
-ascended with tottering forefeet the steps
Of the Church street police station few
days ago, and seating himself before tho
door, lifted up HIS voice and howled. What
ever allied the handsome animal. 1t was not
his lungs. He howled till his chin whiskers
bristlea with emotion.
The stiffness enahrouding the Church
street station was broken only by the grind
ing roar Of the elevated overhead and the
drops df surface cars on the side. Sopeace-
ful and quiet and serene was II that Lieut..
Andy Devery behind tho dsek gazed at the
bare walls before him and the bare, worn
floor with just the slighteet sense Of dxowsi-
meas. or the catapultihg sounds without
he took no heed, but In interstices Of silence
his trained ear heard the dogs cry. 81
! At first Lieut.. Devery paid little attention
to the wall. but when NigSer, the station
house dog, from the back took up the strain
and voice called unto voice, deep called
unto deep, he sat up straight and pressed
button for one Of tho men that the duet
might be ended, 'e.
Before he could send the man out. how
ever. thsre came words Increasingly loud
and the door of the station opened with q
bang. A straight, severe lady with a
horned owl on her hat rushed in attended
closely by a young man who looked e. II
he had been getting Hail Columbia. The
young man held the petit fox terrier. but
the woman had hold Of the pink ribbon.
which having slipped was slowly but effec-
tually, checking the animals cries by
strangulation.
"Oficer.' ouied the female, 4as an anti
vivisectionist a. well as . woman entreat
you to protect this helpless creaturel'
At this Lieut.. Devery did indeed begin
to sit UP and take,notice.
Lieutenant cried the young man. this
dog is suffering and should receive vet
erinaYian's care, =
aOfioer.' cried the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
-this man would cut this innocent animal
up for the purpose Of science. found
him trying to coax the poor creature away
to it's doom. Will you allow such thing
at your very door?' .H. ,
.Now, madam. just moment began
Lieut.. Devery in his most pacificatory man.
ner. First Of all. unchoke the dog
terrier B became louder and louder. At the
=, sound Niger emerged from the back room
and Immediately the stranger forgot his
woes. He gazed at Niger In most por-
tentous manner.
managed to hear the narrative Of the anti
yiyisectionist. She had found the young
man trying to coax the dog from the sta
ton house steps. He had admitted the
dog was not his. He contended that the
the animal paved one ear incsssantly.
But she know better. It Was plain this
younS man was a vivisectionist; he had had
| the Assurance 10 admit he wak doctor.
| leaving only one possible conclusion.
1Ail wanted TO DO, voiunteered the
| fellow. to sonne place whore be would be
| doctored.. I'm no veterinarian. but II!
| bet my hat the dogs got rnastoiditis, and
| II his ear isn't attended to he'lrbe dead
o1B B.fore SsrelI LiSus: iS Devery could look up
| naastoiaitis ia the encyclopaedia in the
| captain, room there came q loud cry from
| the doctor. He pointed to Niger, who
| now that the fox terrier had been put down
on the door was shifting noses I'M court
Niger sitting before his visitor was care
| fully pressing with his raw against the
strangers left ear just back Of the lobe.
| The small dogs walls changed TO sharp
staccato efiesof pain. but he made no effort
to resist Niger lN't 81. u
~eaWeli;by gum. exclaimed the lieutenant
in amaze. young man, guess you're
right Now, III tell You what III do, III
| you'll give me your name and address and
| show mo you ,re responsible III let you
take tha dog and have him fixed up,
| Tho young doctor was vastly pleased at
, thia ana niclsii,r I,A the fox terrier he beat
Il N away even While the female anti-vivisec-
| ZIONIST was In tho midst Of prolonged
| protess commingied with threats to lay
| The case before the SIP. G. A., Pplioo Head
quarters ard the Great Father, at Wash
| ington. Il ~. ~
| came around TO- teIl Lieut.. pevery how the
| dog had been taken to celebrated vcter-
marian, how an operation had been de-
cided upon, how tho small fox terrier had
| wriggled away from the sweet smelling como
| and had emerged to consciousness later
with bandaged head but happy and free
.There is one thing that is too bad,
though" the doctor added regretfully.
sHe's handsome dog and rather a valu-
able one. but he'll no longer be able to prick
up one OF his ears. Ats too bad