La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

turned 10 Miss LeyIsnd and begzsd
her u wait for me in the hans
] gained adiHiftance To The Inspect
ors' room. and. though II WAS a murky
place wherein ] could not Al first dis
tingnish one man from another. | saw
the dog at once. He sat ON a mat be-
side the steam heater. shiscrin; and
growiin. while Il square toed customs
hug In hlne pea Jacket was holding
the befst by a chain.
".,i. doctor" said this fellow. here's
In. pup. Locks pretty sick Already.
don't you think
Where l. Mr. Sioyer;" | asked. and
his chief subordinate replied that lir
WIS gone
But there's the dog '' he added. You
know what's wanted. / supposef'
Not exactly" replied
Here's memorandum" and he
gave me a bit OF paper on which sto-
yer explicitly demanded tae inmost Sc
cteis Of the unfortunate animal. which
was now rubbing his head atfectlonaie-
Iy ngainst my shins The report must
lie ready by 3 o'clock.
/ said that I would communicate
with Stovcr before proceeding TO eI.
trcmltle~. but the subordinate declared
that nobody knew where be was.
Il can report right now To YOU" lie
gan. hut the man raised protesting
hands
Il don't know thug about III.
ease lie said
With thai h. took the chain from the
other mans hand and put II into mine.
Mis-. I.yiand welcomed the dog with
the most an-ctionate demonstrations
Isn't he n beauty-' she exclaimed.
''Whati- his namsT
His name i- Dennis said | gloom.
lily. reyerting TO the slang OF my boy
hood.
Dennis. Dennis. Come here. Den
uis.'' she called. but the dog ciung the
closer To me.
II must take hlm aboard ship" said
|. But first I'll put you int" your
hanson, Amy.
Indeed you won't said she. with
spirit. Il shall stay and save Dennis
We went aboard the steamer attend
ed by Jarvis and followed by a Gus.
toms detective. who evidently had his
orders. ] led them 10 my consulting
room. and we three entered. while the
detective remained outside.
And now said Amy when we wer~
seated. what do you mean to do;"
What can I dor said I. This poor
creatur. has been put into my hands
In mercy 81 that lie may not suffer
pain. II was probably done at the cap
iain's suggestion. for he Is that sort Of
man. and he and Stovcr are grca'
friends"
But. Dick protested Amy. you
don't really mean 10 say that you'li d.
this awful thing
Suppose | don, do II. Amy said
as gently as possible. How Will
that help the dosgic; The captain
won't Xix. It, We may have m un
pleasant scene. for he's man who
likes To liz obeycd. may even lose
my position. And meanwhile Dennis.
will die just the same
But you said yourself that the idea
was absurd she exclaimed
Amy" said |, there are no more
diamonds In our friends little stomach
than. there are In my pocket"
Then why can't You say sof'
II will when stover comes" l re
piled. AN! II he Is satisfied
"He won't he" said jarvis, who al
ways knows everything. Hell raise
row. and nothing ON earth can save
Dennis then. Slower has his theor,
OF this case, and he's the most obsti.
nate mule that ever Kicked with all
four feet In II bunch
You have n glimpse OF the mans
character" said I, but you nr. entire
!, wrong as {" his present opinion.
This case Is deeper than you think. II
f. perfectly clear tn me that th" dog
theory II not Stover's. n II were he'd
br here to see the thing through. II Il
the theory ~ some rival. and Slower
wants to make the man Ridiculous
You've hit IT. cried jarvis. very
much 10 my surprise. for he IL a dis
mutations animal yet keen in n wsy.
".And now III tell You what W" must
do Well save Dennis yet
A. this Amy gave him such ~ look Of
confidence that my spine grew cold.
Just make your report continued
Jarvis, "I hereby certify that I have
made n thorough eNamina'ion "f the
bull terrier. Dennis. and that he con
tains n. diamonds Sign your lame
to IT,
But my dear fellow
You know it's tr,Ic. don't Won: You
know iru satisfy Stoveri Well. then
what's the objcction:"
Really" said Amy. II don't see why
you can't. Its perfectly true. as pud-
Icy says And II Mr.. Stover already
knows 1t he'll make no fuss, OF course"
Resides" said Jarvis. "Stover II
hnd the diamonds anyhow"
"Bu, suppose that do this crazy
thing" said l. What shall we do