The sun., 1910-04-10

He too Waa silent. he looked .. the cesi~
ing. at q certain spot he had long noticed.
and thought of hOw be was burninG Away
his life, and thar hsSwould newer have
fame or happinsss Ne beieveds himsef
10 b magnificent and weak and horribly
TorsaAsn. The infinite World Vas seeth-
ing with people who moved sbOu. froSn
pIace Co plAc-. and vet there was not .
sinkls human beinG who would come 60
him and share his misery: sehselessiy
proud thoughts OG fame and q fatal con
.ciOI-Des- Of his inrignihcanco ru-hed
upon him.
With trembling. errinG hand he clasp-i
hia cold brow and pressed his eyeuds. but
no matter ho~ tightly he pressed them tn
rsther = tear drop forced it, Nay through
hi ingers and rolled dawn his cheek.
which had yet retained the OdOr of ve0al
Kisses: and when he awered his hand
Il fell uD.n another brow. hairy vet
smooth and his eyes dimFned by the team.
met the black. kind ewes ~ The dog. and
his ear, caught the dogs soft moAn-.
Touched. comfoFted. he wh'sIered:
MY friend nv only friend
When he recovered. his friends came
to s.e him. they approached him mildly.
gave him advice and spoks Of the harm ~
drink Those ol his friends whom he
had ,nsulted when be was intoxicated
stopped greeting him. They Understood
thai n. had borne them no IN will. hut
they did not want IT, have any further
IInp..a~antnoas Thus IN his struggle
With himself. with obsc,Irity and lnneii-
ness passed his funny vaT OrouS nights
and ln- cruel bright days; and often
the footsasp- Of his aunt resonnCled duly
in the empty house and from his hed came
a whisper which sounded like q moan:
NV friend. my only frsend'-
Hr at last IL came. this elusive fame
1, came snddenIy. uneypectedlv ant ;'..,,
the empty house with hight ami with life
The Toolstep- of his aunt were drowned
,.y the sound % other fr ~ndly too,steps
the phantom 10 .olitude Vanished and the
soft whi-Perings came No more Drink
thai 0p,inOu- felIow ire weller % tho
lonely. also left him. and Vladimir no
longer offended hia aunt or HE frisOds
rhe dog too was happy His barking
grew louder at the meetinGs late at night
! when Ills only friend TetiTnei home
kind. cheerful. laughing. and even the dog
: learned Ia laugh; his upper iD was ralaed.
| hAring his white teeth. and his nose was
folded coInicahy Gay. frulicsome. he
4 star'ssI 20 play. catching his masters =
things and making belevs that he vas
Ai',aH Ia garry them osf. and when Vladimir
-tr~tchsd out his hands to catch ,he dog
the dog allowed him 90 advance = step
and then ran On again and his black eyes
CLEANED Slyly.
SOm-tims. Vladimir pointed AZ his
aunt to the dog and shouted Bite aud
the dog With Ieigned anger rushed spon
her. Iuxssd her pstticsas and breIthinE
with din ,ultV ioOS-i Assancs with hts
black cunning eye AZ his friend. Inc
aunts thIn hp- twitch-d INTO a stern
sn,is a. she paIied the playful doE "n
hi- .lu--y hsad aud said
\ ss.n-ibl- dog. hui hs'kIs-0 = Ike any
SOnu
A. night when Vladimir was working
and only the rafting Of the window panss
t,au-ssl bv the ira nc un the street broks
the silenc- the dog ~aS -lumbsrinE Dsa
him. bT the slightest n"i-- arOus.d him
Well. dear. uo Won want som. liv.r''
asked Vladimir
4 do. vasyuk waxg~i his tail a'irmA-
tiV-Iv
Wat. IN bdy yOu some Well. do YOU
want the to- p~' Won have ne 'ms. dear
have no time for 70 Sle~t
Every night he asked the dog about
the liver. nut he always forgot To buy II.
for his mind was occupied with plans
- new works and wi'h thoughts about
th.. woman ne had Commencssi to love
But once he r.sm-mlp erred the liver. u was
toward -vesling and hr Vas passing Z
msat mRrA-t: he was walking arm in arm
with h.,antitui woman ~hn nrmIy
pr.-u-s>t her .lbON to his
H.. told her Jy-unEly about hi- dog
praisinE ne cl., -rn.--s and unde standing
SOnrWhat T'ns,ng. b. told her of the
terribl. Jainf' moments he had eVp~ri
,-ncssi when he considered the dog his
only friend aud Jokinkly he mentioned
his promise t. huy his friend liver When
his happiness arrived Ne
tTe--.-d the girIs elbow inore firmly
-Ynu are an artist eXclaimei the sirl.
laughing You can make even the stones
talk Hut don't like dogs ~ all; it ~ 81
easy To bS infected Jy them
vladimir agreed With her thai u was
Easy - -. infected hy dog and h- con-
csai~I from her the fact that he had often
II i--s.,i th~ black gl"s-y .nUut
the day NAsyuk played ls-- gayiy than
,Is,Ial and toward evening when Vladimir
carne home he failed to run ou, To- meet
him. the aunt told him that the dog vas
SICK Vladimir n,-ram- alarmed and went
down to the kitchen where the dog lay
upon q light spread Hts nose vas dry
and hot and ms eyes had grown dim he
waRg~~i his tail and glanced At his friend
mournfuily