The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-12

i most painful humiliating episode in my life
My name is Agernon Weaherhead and may add that
government departments that am an only
and live at home with mother who decided that my
health required country air at the close of the day. ana SO we
desirable villa residence"
soon knew that shuturgarden house to own
occupied by Colonel Curre retired Indian ohcer ana
the boundary wall caught glimpse OF
gs figure fitting about among the osebushes in the
neghborng garden would lose myself In pleasant
Of time far distant when the wall which separated us would
be (meaphorically) leveed.
remember-ah how vvidlythe thrill of excitement with
which my mother returning from town one
that Curres had called seemed disposed to be
all that neighbory and kind.
remember too the Sunday which returned
mother had already done during the
week was standing on the steps or the coones VIVA waiting
for the when startled by furious snang
yapplng behind looking around discovered large
poodle in the act of making for my legs
He coal black poodle with half of bis right
little the end of his He
shaved the sham lion fashion, which considered for some
improve poodle but the barber had left
sundry little tufts Of hair which studded his launches capri
ciousy
family with all possible kindness.
$50 charmed to make acquaintance Mr. Weatherhead
said Mrs Curre shook hands see she added pleasant
E, youve brought the dogge in with you AS matter OF
fact had brought the dogge in at the ends of coatas
discovered that chldless
the slender wowy figure had the garden wall
that Of Lillian Roseade their niece and adopted daughter She
into the shortly afterward and felt went
through the form Introduction that her sweet fresh face
shaded by soft duky brown hair than justified
all the dreamy hopes and fances with which had looked for
ward to that
all It pleasant there after dinner
sit with the stories
about Bngo for afterwad could into the pretty drawing
and take from Lian hands and listen while she
played Schubert in the twilight.
The poodle always way but his
ug black head seemed to lose of its ugness and fero
when Lillian laid her pretty hand on it.
the whole. | family dis
toward the colonel considering harmless spec
suspected my feelings
dspleased by n serious
my path Bngo's opinion
any terms
Only his appreciation wanting establish
footing with the Curres perhaps determine Lans
nheXible
poodle with asduity blush to remember he remained OBJ
stinately hrm
still day by day OF encour-
aging Day by day gained in the esteem of her uncle and
hope that should disregard
canine influence altogether
inconvenience our villa which It
necessary mention BY
the neghbohood had selected garden for their evening
unions My mother found this interfere with her
dinner sought for getting
There poison of but thought
invldious lead legal difficulties
Firearms scarcely
mothers sumbers for time a
remedy At last day walking down the Strand
dn very thing 1t
air of superior construction displayed
smiths window went in at once, purchased and took
triumph
lost time in putting the proof evening
ny in wait after dusk the study window, protecting my
mothers repose All at once made dark, indsnct
sinking in from behind the bushes. waited till
belt of light which sreamed from the back kitchen
and then took careful aim and pulled the trigger.
There smothered yell rustic and then silence
ran out with the calm pride of successful
the body of my victim and found underneath laurel
tory omca but the quiverng carcass of the coones black
Then heard a well ringing tramp on
the road outside and smeled the peculiar fragrance
cheroot II the colonel himself taking
the doomed Bngo his evening held my
breath and tried
he had and speak
hedge.
"Ea There began heartily Don't rise
boy don't rise BY the you anything Of
Ipgo In hereY'
felt must all my wits gain time
Why" said, with leaden aness
clip has hep"
Never did such thing his lifeY colonel warmly
He rushed on after frog something
and as stopped 10 light another sight him
thought saw his slip in under
ing him from the front there and he out"
IL said unseadQy'if he slipped under the gate
should have him Perhaps head 10 run
homer
oh shall find him the doorstep I expect the know.
ing old scampw
got rid Of him at last, wige1 my forehead gaspng
with relief. would around half hour then
should prepared TO make melancholy
then thought course suddenly
nashed with terrible miserable shu
ding by the hedge had made impossible tell
After thinking all this carefully that my
only course TO bury the animal
nothing about IT, With idea precaution first
took on the silver collar he and then hastily
with garden owel aud succeeded In removing
3 disaster.
need scarcely did shutlrgarden
that evening was not hardened enough for TINT
ner might betray and pudently
went up to the Office day with gloomy gnaw
poodle before days dared not 90
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