The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-05-01
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"DREFFLE" SPOTTY :.
The Price of His Removal
is Too Great to Bear.


with huge new tissue paper chair
ribbons" met her father at the ele-
waited station with a hug that threat
ened to strange him.
We'll, but you are a beauty" said
he, admiringly. Il don't think MANY
fathers have such stylish little daugh-
ters.'
Yes, and I'm good, too, said Vic
toria, seriously. II only whispered
a few times in school to-day and then
Miss Lucy didn't see me. 1 got
praised for my alto, too. Miss Lucy
said she never heard such awful alto
in her whole life except mine, and
l had two notes right" She looked
up, waiting for approval
So, of course, you're happy" said
her father.
But, papa" Victoria went on.
that dreffle little bulldog that Billy
got from Mrs. White hasn't been
doing thing. Why, he is the worst
little dog you ever saw, He ct every
Dit OF the sausage that uncle sent us
and he wasn't full then. After that
he ct mammals book that she left on
the sofa a minute and she doesn't
know which girl the man married.
She was so mad that she hit Spotty
with her slipper, but he didn't care
he just went and ct the slipper. It
was all over the parlor floor and
Mrs. Brown came in and mamma
thought she would just drop because
Mrs. Brown is so pertikler and al
ways says things about the way peo-
pies houses amt clean.
She looked up to see what effect
her revelations were having on her
father. His look of exaggerated hor-
ror satisfied her.
And maybe Jack isn't mad at
him, too" said Victoria '.He sat
on Jacks best shirt that he was going
to wear to party tonight, and there
wasn't any other one clean. Pulled
1t off the chair when Jack put it
there minute and sat on it. Jack
said things and chased him under
the bed and tried to get him out with
the umbrella and bust-burst, 1 mean
his suspenders; but Spotty didn't
care. He hoped over the umbrella
as cunning as anything. He thought
Jack was playing with him. If Jack
wasn't so big think he would have
cried"
Her fathers inclination to laugh
was nipped in the bud by the next
revelation.
And, papa, you know those lovely
cigars you hid so the boys wouldn't
get them? Well, Spotty got them
Her father looked astonished
How could he get them from behind
all the things on the closet fioor?"
he asked. Some one must have
taken them out"
NO, papa; he got them out with
his nose and walked all over them
and shook them up till he swallowed
piece and then he ran away and hid
! guess he was kind of sick, AIT Billy
wouldn't let mamma get him to whip
him-said he would take the lick
ing"
Billy has got to keep that pup
tied up until he teaches him to be-
have" said victorias father. Il
think the best thing would be to take
him back to Mrs, White. If Billy
can't take the proper care of him he
deserves to lose him.
Il thought you'd think that said
Victoria, her face one CLEAN of light,
so gave him to Gladys. put him
In basket and took him over
But what did Billy say to that
high-handed proceeding?" asked her
father.
He didn't say anything; he doesn't
know it. Mamma says she thinks he
VIII go and get Spotty back"
What did you give the pup to
Gladys for?"
GLADYS gave Molly her best blue
pencil with the point sharpened be-
cause Molly was going to hit me
when 'Lizabeth told her | said some
thing | never said.'
Haven't l told you to keep away
from that Elizabeth" demanded Vic
toria's father. Hasn't she got you
into enough troubley'
Yes, papa, l truly try to keep
away from her, but nobody can.
she's always there wherever you are.
And, papa, you won't let Billy take
the dog back, will you? Gladys
won't say was an Indian giver.
Give a thing, take a thing, never go
to heaven, them" quoted Victoria in
shocked tones.
No." said her father. 81 think
Gladys may have the dog. TIL take
Billy out to Fox Lake with me next
week and that will comfort him. 1.
was going to take you, vicky, but
poor Billy will feel so bad about that
little pup that he deserves a special
treat
Two big tears splashed down VIC
toria's cheek. II think, papa, I'll go
over and tell Gladys mamma what
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