The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-02

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the tawny colored dress Katherine
wore. a piece of which still chung to
Loyal's teeth and attracted the atten-
ton of the muscular young man who
took 1t, 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 ferryboat
was Katherine Raymond, and as the
gang plank was removed cries from
many Threats filled the air, for q
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-
1 lief rose when he landed, safe, on the
ferry deck, and q girl in golden
brown pressed to the edge of
the boat, and waving a brown
, hand seemed to signal to some one in
the crowd on shore.
To Stanley Wellingcamp it 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 of landing on the
Jersey side, for his mood counted time
by changes of emotions and accumula-
ton OF sensations. Did the girl in
brown (he knew now that he had not
succeeded in forgetting her for
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 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. II am sorry" she
said at once, that l have been the
cause of this inconvenience to you, but
am glad, very glad, that nothing hap.
pened to Loyal. I was terribly fright
ened. OF course, no one could have
thought of such thing, but perhaps
it would be safer, in such crowds. to
have a chain. Good-by, Loyal, old fell
low. Thank you, sir, for coming over;
1 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 evaporation and anger; anger
at his own stupidity, and he heaped
curses upon his own head for having
been made fool of by 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 a
girl, a 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 trial
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 dog
scented the threatened separation and
used his powers of persuasion, so
when Stanley boarded the train he
was accompanied by Loyal, with a
very jolly wag in his tail.
At the Water Gap a slight accident
delayed the train, and Stanley took
occasion to exercise Loyal and stretch
his own long legs by walking the
streets near the railroad. The dog
grew restless and uneasy and became
deaf to his masters voice. AS the
whistle of the engine warned "all
aboard Loyal dashed madly away, on
and on, until out of sight.
Really concerned, fearing something
had happened to the dog, Stanley hur-
ried after him, losing considerable
time by mistaking the corner which
had been Loyals vanishing point. At
lost he turned the right one and saw
"a picture!
A vine-covered piazza of a semi-colo-
NAL house, a girl in a tan-colored dress
seated in a huge Longing chair, and
a tawny colored Saint Bernard, with
his paws on the arm of the chair and
his face very near the girls, while his
tail was animated by the most joyful
emotions.
Superlative wrath took possession
of the astonished Wellingcamp, whose
sharp whistle of recall startled Loyal
and brought Katherine to her feet.
Laying hand on Loyal's collar, she
called:
please come here moment"
AS he appeared reluctant, she re.
peated:
please come"
At the first sign Of embarrassment
on her part his sudden angry deter.
mination melted.
Explanations were exchanged and
Wellingcamp Cancelled his arrange.
ments for rooms at Pocono, remain.
ing at the place chosen by Loyal.
The day before his vacation ended
Katherine and Wellingcamp had
strolled to shady glen near by.
Stanley pulled from his vest pocket