The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-20

TOO! The ladies aft are all making such
an cutlery about it. The dog was
favorite with them, she was SO gentle
and intelligent"
"Gorrie. the owner is ashore, but he
said he wad be pitten' her doun this
NIGHT and he sent the customs and the
laws OF his new country to regions be-
low" remarked the purser, initiating
Gorrie very creditably. Hell dae it
hissel. none O. your manglin,' a stane
and a string and happit in bit O. his
ain plaid"
That afternoon Gorrie brought from
the shore a ''muckle stane." He was
silent and sad, sitting as in the dole
full Dumps" stroking CALAIS shapely,
sleek head. There he remained till
dark, a stolid figure with his piteous-
faced collie contemplating him. His
brothers came out again when the sa-
loon passengers were at elmer. Many
of them bemoaned the fate of the dog
that had been their fellow-passenger
for six weeks. for Gala had been noted
and admired by all. David, the eldest
of the Gorries, wore a. shepherds
checked plaid folded across his big
chest, and over that an ample High
land cloak flung on in negligent man
ner, half to hide his arm, which, for a
time, he wore in sling. The two men
talked to John and accompanied him
down below, saying they would help
him with Gala. Once in the cabin
David Gorrie took out of his plaid
glassy-eyed, dead Maybe. and proceed
nd 20 Gnlo y. Lob
bound a cruel mixture of gag and muz-
zle round her long nose. All the while
the startled but obedient.animal looked
up to her master with melting tender
ness in her trusting eyes. Into her
sage head, however, John implanted
the idea all was well. He assured her,
saying: BE canny the moo, lassie---
Dauve wull be douce wi ye." Into his
plaid, where he had often on the Fife
Lomonds in years past carried a sick
lamb, David Gorrie slipped the bound
Gala.
1T is guild job she is O. the wee
SORT" said John; they aye said at
Cupar she was owre sma', but I'm
recht pleased 1 kept her and no the
ither l sold to Andrew Bethune. She
was unco' big"
lie drew the flap of the Highland
cloak over her gagged face, and the
arm supposed to be in sling kept
her secure and quiet.
Gorrie saw his two brothers in the
boat and watched them row off in the
dark toward the shore. Who. seeing
these three big, raw-boned Scotch
men, would think they were consum-
mate actors? No one guessed John
Gorrie's depression and grief as he
sat in public that afternoon caressing
Gala was all assumed. The sturdy
giant, David Go-rie. rolled in plaid
and cloak, appeared to onlookers but
a simple shepherd from up country
come only to greet the new chum"
brother. having to knock off work be-
cause of his hurt arm. Three cunning
schemers. these Obtuse. loutish Filters
proved themselves to be. Gorrie went
back to his cabin and blackened old
Magpie's grizzled muzzle with
piece of coal. She was marked like
all her bro u. hair for hair, the same
as her y-unger sister, except where
age had put his white sign on her.
He tied n stone around her neck
yashed the old dog.s throat and for
fear n closer insnect;on might nrove
CALAIS dead hodv somewhat e,der,y
he enve,oned II IN Tho corner - he
Maid as in a shrond He carried be,.
forward his knife in h;s hand ,nd
walked nm tn tho cont,;p VIC ,r.s
soo;no - 10 o,,,a III s,. ~.
night.
II did II myself sir. Tho so;d +orch-
ing his hat to the conmander. .r
could ma, +bolo ,n;+ho- h,na,;,,,
and nv hrither tbocbt n s+ana n;ob+
slim"
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