The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

INC 'a"hy colored dress Katherine
wore. piece Of which sin chung IN
Loyal teeth and attracted the aften.
'ion OF The muscular young man u,bo
look II, while apologizing for HE ao..e
conduct. "'e
ha'nerines smile puzzled him. AZ
old Loyals behavior when she n,,r be-
haAd on his head and spoke affection.
ately to MIN.
Months later the last nereon m
ooara .he hye O'Clock Erie ferryhoat
was katherine Raymond. and as the
gang plank was removed cries fror,
many throats filled the air for q
beautiful 81. Bernard had rushed IN
the edge and bounded over chains
ana rails and an expanse Of foam
ing, seething water. a murmur of re.
llei rose when he landed safe on tho
Terry deck, and a girl in golden
brown pressed to the edge NJ
me boat, and waving a brown
hand seemed to signal to some one IN
the crowd on shore.
To Stanley Wellingcamu It was in.
toleraDle the time that was consumed
III loading the next ferry, and a year
seemed to pass between the time NJ
s'dftihg and that Of landing on the
Jersey side, for his mood counted time
Dy changes Of emotions and accumula-
'loh OF sensations. Did the girl in
Drown The knew now that he had not
succeeded in forgetting her for a
single day since the runaway incidenfl
mean for him to cross or wait at the
pier for her?
Never had he or his feelings been
so confused, and he was al conlplete
loss 10 know what he should saw 10
TINS girl who had such an attraction
Tor Loyal, the dog whose friendship
had never before been given to anv
enc 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 Il am sorry" she
SAID at once, that | have been the
cause of this inconvenience to YOU. but
l am glad, very glad, that nothing hap
pened to Loyal. | was terribly fright
ened- OF course. no one could have
thought Of such thing, but perhaps
1t would be safer. In such crowds. to
have chain. Good-by. Loyal. old fel
low Thank you. sir, for coming over;
| must catch my train
4 Ill
he had not opened his lips If he was
confused before, he was now in a tn
multi OF evaporation and anger; anger
al his own stupidity. and he heaped
curses upon his own head for having
/ been made fool of by big dog and
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. 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 a 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 10 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. Al
I lOSl ne tulutu tllc liSuN biS anu "a p"
"a picture
A uncovered piazza of semi-colo
NAL house. a girl in a tan-colored dress
seated in a huge lounging 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 Loya
and brought Katherine TO her feet.
Laying a hand on Loyals 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.
EXAMINATIONS were exchanged ane
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 Wellinscamp hae
strolled TO a shady glen near by.