The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-10
"Doe's gone" grunAed.

ter drap him. 'caxe he's mine. n The
dorg's out there a-waitin' fer me now"
"Well. hang it all. 60 out and get
him. then. don't care who gets him.
70 long as some Of you take him away"
"AIl right. sir; that dorg .ert My am
mine. m Use gwine 10 have i'm"
Then young lady with an abbrevi-
ated skirt and al affected manner
sided into my room.
Thank you. so much" she giRgled.
'for advertising my Edo. You know
lost him while ! wus shopping 10 the
Baltimore ST ore last Friday. Dear lit
tie fellow. ! do hope you've fed him.
know he won't eat meat. We always
give him bread and milk. I'D like 10
pay you for your trouble. and how
much did the advertisement cost?
suppose III have to pay thai?''
Miss" | said. there's some mis-
take. The dog I've ADVERTISED is not
name is. but it's not Fido. As for feed
ing him bread and milk. this dog has
/ eaten two dollars worth Of porterhouse
, steak and"
well, do think the police ought to
get after these people who put misiead
! ing advertisements in the papers. l
suppose they're too busy arresting
gamblers 10 pay any attention to these
confidence men; if my brother were
here. he'd show you how to-"
''Jawkins," shouted show the lady
out"
beg pardon. sir" said Jawkins. with
s,Il
boys Of varying ayes, about &c men.
nine women and policeman waiting
in the front yard to see you. sir: | be-
lieve it's in regard 10 an advertise
ment."
20. Lord!" ! calculated. "Show up
the most respectful Bile. Jawkins."
II was a middle-aged woman of
hard visage that came in. and took
the most comfortable chair IN the
place.
Would you mind throwing that
nasty cigar down." she said. looking at
me from over her spectacle II can't
abide smoke"
"Certainiy. madam" ! said. throw
ing my cigar in the fireplace. What
can 90 for you? Did you come about
the lost dog?"
Il came. sir. as the represent alive OF
the Associated Workers in the Cause
of Right Living. to ask you for sub
scriplion to-"
Madam. never subscribe thus early
in the morning." replied.
They're still a-coming, sir" broke
in Jawkins.
They were coming indeed!
They came on foot, in carriages. in
farm wagons. in buggies. Each street
car that stopped by my door dis
charged half a dozen or more passen-
gers. who rushed pelI-meli TO my gar
den. which was by this time seeihing
mass of humanity. AS ! went to the
front porch and looked out over the
sea of faces. | could hear many in he
crowd calling some one ''swindier. y
''cheat." and saying: Don't believe
he's got any dog" Its all put-up
game" "ue ought to be arrested" and
similar remarks.
/ speaked back into the front hall.
way. "Jawkins," said, where is that
dog?"
That minister's trying 10 coax hin
out of the stable. sir" was the reply
I went back to the stable and
found the collie still tied there. but he
was getting excited at the noise out
side and at the strange manner of the
Tbeosophist. who was, | believe. try
ing 10 hypnotic him. Under my in
slructions, Jaw kins Ioosen<d the chain
and the dog. with a savage snari
sprang at the Theosophisi. VINO furnea
and fed. SO did |. The dog caught hi
minister before he had gone very far
and took a good taste of iheosophica
blood: then he turned on the dark,
|, and got a mouthful of whitevash. ant
then. catching a glimpse of the larg,
crowd, he ran around the house. and
j.. with battle cry in his throat. sailed
in.
, | was so excited and so exasperatet
at the events of the morning hat for
got myself. and in the midst of tn
melee found myself shouting: Isl
'cm. Tige. Take EN-. old man! Coo
doggie! Sic EN-! Sic!"
The crowd parted. wavered. fed. NJ
the dog. hoarse with much barking
= Jay uOWu OH Inc iTOut iuWu. right J.
, the midst of bed of Gala lilies, an
painted with exhaustion.
$ Hes mad" went up the cry.
$ The street cars had stopped. tn
e whole street in front OF my house wa
filled with an excited mob. breat hin
dire vengeance on my devoted heat
:. The policeman who had. In the NEAR
= time. sent in hurry-up call for hei
Y to the police station. came steaI1hii
around the house. he had ii ShInin
L revolver in his hand. He crept up I
t the dog and with we'll directed she
I. that startled the ighborhood. an
It broke one of my parlor windows. /
r ended the dogs troubles forever.
saw him bleeding all over my cal
Il lilies. saw the crowd. still grow
ing in proportions as additional ed
e tions of the News gave my ''ad' wide
publicity. and. coward that am. fea
Ne ing the consequences. | fled out OF Il
hack door and n m pOvp SDapC,uC m n