Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-23

knew he slept. if he slept at all, in his favorite corner in the garden porch. but they knew not how often through the long, lonely night, when tired o; his bed he got up and walked, and when weary of walking lay down again.
 One day Baltyne faced the doctor In the hall 'Ts he going?" he asked. almost demanded
 "Yes." was the answer, and 1t en. tered Baltyne's heart like a sword. thrust.
 It was very still all about the bis house that night, save for the smoth- cred sobbing of a woman away of somewhere among the cushions where the lights burned low. But if any of the watchers passed out back, they heard the steady click, click, cllck of the old dogs nails on the floor of the garden porch, like the measured tick ing of the great clock in the hall, as he walked the hours away: up and down. up and down in the darkness. all alone.
 At last the time was come. Hope had died with yesterday. The medi cine bottles had been put aside. The nurse sat down, like the doctor, to wait
 Often at intervals. during that day. the dying boy asked after his dog. Along in the afternoon he raised his head, and in his delirium called the dog, and instantly the pointer was at the window. For hours he had been walking, unobserved by the anx. loas watchers inside, up and down the narrow yeranda that ran along the side of the boys bedroom. At stood up and beat the window with his front feet. At the sight of him the'boy seemed to forget his suffering and, smiling, begged them to let the dog in. Baltyne-big, brave Baltyne. with tears washing down his wind. browiled face-looked at the door and the doctor nodded. Then Baltyne opened the door that led to the little veran6a and the dog glided in. His whole frame quivered as he entered the room. and as he caught sight of the boy he uttered a little, teetering whine that grew until he reached the bed. As the boy wound his arms around the dogs neck the whine swelled into cry,-not bark nor a growl, nor yet melancholy howl that Q dog will do away in the dark.-a sobbing cry, not unlike that which came from the other side of the bed where the boys mother was kneeling Almost immediately the boy became calm and sank into a sort of stupor that was like sleep. When he had closed his eyes, Baltyne lifted the old dog tenderly and put him outside the room. At the door the dog turned his head, looked back at the bed, and uttered low, quivering cry.-that was all.
 When the door was closed he re. sumed his walk, up and down, up and down along the narrow yeranda.,
 That night the boy slept as he had not slept for weeks. The doctor was surprised to find him fresher and stronger the next morning. He got ! out his bottles and began to help the boy, who continued to show some signs of improvement. He slept again in the afternoon, and on waking asked for the dog. The meeting between the little master and his mute friend was marked by the same mutual hap piness, though neither was affected ss on the previous day. The dog went out quietly this time. Like the boy I he had grown stronger.
 The Doctor gave the family a little hope, and that night Mrs. Baltyne slept.
 After a nights rest she rose some ! what refreshed and went out while | the house was yet quiet. As she passed out under the great trees sht saw the old dog dragging himself uI ! the hill. When he saw her he picked 1 up a nest that had been torn from I | tulip-tree by the night wind, brough l 1t and put it down at her feet, anC then fell down to rest. In the nest rain-drenched, were two half-nakeC robins. "So like you, poor old dog, said his mistress, laying hand light ly on the pointers head
 From where she sat resting on rustic seat she could see, away dow by the swimming pool, where the We leaves had been lately disturbed.
 The next morning they missed tn | ofJ doo and Mrs Raltyne remernb bei ing her early morning experience 0 the day before, went down to the poo and there she found the old dog hid ing and hoarding like miser to th fast
 At the end of month the boy wa
 able to be wheeled down to the poo
 The old dog romped out ahead, an
 when the nurse arrived with the fl
 valid, followed by the parents, the ol
 dog tore into the leaves, barking
 Here. Master" he was trying to sa,
 ~see, I have eaten nothing. Her'
 where we have feasted so often tt
 gether, have I cached all my bone'
 waiting, waiting for you. It was har - was hungry sometimes, but
 knew you'd come" And then, as
 to set example. he began gnawing fresh bone, for he was hungry.
 Presently the doctor joined then
 "what was it, doctor" asked MT
 Ba!tyne. that came so nea- E.llin
 our boy?"
 "The fever"