The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

hunter, as he came to a stop within
five feet of her You see-you
4 know"
Yes, see that you took me for a
small boy out with his first gun, and
| know that have shot as many rab,
bits as you have. II your dog had
barked | should not have shot
"Oh. no harm done-not at all |
think most of the shot missed Foxy
Yes. he should have barked. Ycs-just
so"
But you Just the same as called me
an assassin" said the girl, who saw
that the stranger was a good looking
young man.
Sorry, you know-very sorry, he
replied II don't think meant it."
And you said l shot your dog on
purpose!"
"Sorry-very sorry. must have
been excited"
And that l probably desired to as.
sassinate you"
"Sorry-awfully sorry. The dog yelp.
ing in pain must have excited me- Per,
NIT me to introduce myself as Phillip
! Meadows of the city, and stopping
with my uncle, Judge Spears, for few
days. Miss-er-Miss-I must express
my deepest regrets"
Miss JEANNE could do no less than
4 give her name, and by that tine the
wounded dog had crawled to her feet
and was asking her forgiveness for be.
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he had received five or six of the lead.
Ell pellets.
/ Are you a competent dog doctDr7"
Miss JEANNE asked
'Well-er-no," blushed the young
man.
But l am, though | have no dos at
present The shot must be picked out
and the dog taken good care Of for
some days. | shot him. and I'll take
him home with me and cure him"
But you didn't mean to shoot him,
you know; and my uncles coach.
man"
May putter around and do just the
wrong thing" she finished. The dog
shall go home with me- and in a week
| shall have him as we'll as ever Mr..
Meadows, care must be taken not to
let wounded dog relapse Did you
know thar"
Gracious, no! II Foxy should pine
for me, would he have a relapse? You
know he has been my constant COM
panion for the last three years"
Miss JEANNE looked him straight in
the eyes until he dropped his and then
ventured:
IF you are not afraid of being as
sasstnated by the young fellow you
might call In day or two and see how
Foxy is getting along. Oh, but you
needn't call after all. You may tele-
phone"
But Foxy will want to see me and
l him. If you don't mind"
We'll, if I'm not at home, Foxy will
be in the kennel"
Foxy turned out to be a dog mat
knew thing or two. He gave one
look at his master, which might have
been accompanied by wink, and then
trotted off with the girl, who had given
up any further hunting for the day.
At the house the dog was tied up ard
two pellets picked out of his neck
by the aid of penknife, and from
thence on his attitude was that Of
dog having mission.
On the afternoon OF the second day,
Mr., Meadows appeared and was intro
duced to the mother though he had
very little conversation with her. The
talk was mostly between him and Miss
JEANNE, and 1t was dog talk The
kennel was visited, the patient inter
viewed, and rabbit hunting was dis.
cussed from various standpoints Foxy
showed no disposition to follow his
master home, and the master was
secretly glad Of it.
If had a girl" said the cook In
the kitchen to herself after the yourg
man had departed-'if | had a girl,
which | haven't got, and she should
go hunting and shoot dog belonging
to fine young man, and that fine
young man should call and see about
the dog"
And she shook her head and looked
wise anu said no more until next time.
Mr. Meadows called again Ha was
passing and thought he would ask
about Foxy lie called third time
and q fourth and he astonish j his
uncle by telling him how lie loved ae
country In winter, and though Foxy
got well the calling did not cease.
When it had settled down into
regular thing the cook sighed and
shook eer head and said
Didn't l predict It? Didn't ay
that day she came home With Che hgr..
ed dog at her heels that Lrg !
dog always leads to matgimony and
happiness? And amt It going Y IN
this c~se?"
The man always has the most
friends when he needs the few IT.