Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
Honorable Mention)

WI HEN she uncovered it there was
w a beautiful puppy lying folded
in a blanket. Mary was wild
with delight, as she had never owned
a dog and she knew her mother
would let her keep it. When she got
home with the dog her mother said she.
might stay at home that day.
The people had not missed the dog
until they had reached another town.
They felt very badly, as the dog was
of a fine breed and was worth $100.
The next day Mary saw an ad in the
paper saying that a beautiful Scotch
collie was lost on the way to Brigville
and a reward of SIS was offered for the
return of the dog. The description
fitted Mary's dog exactly, and she was
very glad. She wrote to the people
right away and they came aftef him.
When they saw how we'll taken care of
he was and how he liked the people
and they liked him they gave the dog
and the SIS reward to Mary as a
present, and it was found out after
ward that the man and woman were
Mary's mothers cousins. The cousins
had become separated in youth and
neither one had known where the other
lived, so they stayed and made a long
visit. LLOYD MILLER.
Custer Avenue school, grade s. Age
13 years. 824 Kensington road.
And to her surprise it was a little
white Spitz puppy with a blue ribbon
tied around his neck. "Oh." thought
Mary, sit must have belonged to those
fine people in the Sleigh
Mary was rather undecided about
her little burden, whether to take it
on to school or take it home but she
was fully determined to keep the dog.
She at last concluded to take him
home, for she knew that a dog was
not allowed in school. She trudged
along thinking what she should do
with it and if her mamma would let
little peep at him. His little bright
eyes and pink nose looked very pretty
tc Mary and she gave him a little hug
and fastened on.
Marys mother was standing in the
doorway when she saw Mary coming
in a distance.
ST suppose she is SICK she said to
herself. T guess I had better go and
meet her. but by the time she had
her wraps on Mary bounded into the
house.
To her mothers surprise she had a
queer looking bundle. "Oh, mamma, I"
cried Mary, very much excited; 'loohl
what I found-look what I found!"
She quickly opened the bundle and
did you get ito" asked her mother.
ct found it, answered Mary. "But
where did you find it?" Marys head
dropped, for now she should have to
tell her about going way beyond the
schoolhouse in the sled. She told the
story and after she was through her
mother said it was a good thing she
found him for he might have frozen
to death
Perhaps" said her mother. cit might
have fallen from the fine Sleigh -
Perhaps it did, cried Mary. 'T didn't
see it when they passed. but maybe
it was under the seat and the sleigh
might have run over a bump and
bumped it out"
Her mother was silent, and Mary's
pleading voice rang out: mamma,
may I keep it; please, mamma. may
keep it?" "Just as papa and Jack
saw answered her mother.
When dinner came her mother told
Mary's papa about it. He thought
a while and said, 1--WE will put an
advertisement in the paper and let
the owner come and get it." Mary
began to cry. but her father said they
could not keep a dog and cat both
So the advertisement was MT in fhe