La Junta tribune., 1911-05-06
There is . l!tt. bite on hi. ear.

was beginning Wbrn suddenly tht
slackeurd leash WAS tern unt OF Alice ,
careless hand. Hud the excited Muffin
darted away arrH-, the lawn. startling
the routdrnr rlbin, aaI squirrels into
instant nif'lt
You catch Muffin. II you cao.- cried
Alike hripl,-s,ly. What cab you d.
With your own du=: am afraid 10
hold him Tor you. and yet II Muffin,
Is caught by a stranger shall prob
ahly lose him forever"
"I'lI tie Rags 10 this bench II yog
don't mind keeping out Of his reach
Usually hc'- the most ecntle II dog
but be Secm~ to D. stirred up about
something IN bring Mufius back 10
you-don't worry
With Rsr. securely fastened to the
stationary banch The stranger started
In pursuit ~ the truani dog Aiilr
watched the chase with interest roor
Mullins wa hunted fnlm cover TO GOV
cr. and after awhile small boys and tie
roiy poly policeman Joined In the chass
Each one saw TO anti -ipaiion uf Muf
nns recovery a transfer af money FROM
the pocket ~ lhe well dressed man 10
their own more or LEES itching rslmS
Cornsryd al last by the poiicema
and three small boys. Mullins was D.
Mverrd 10 the strun=cr. who Distributed
larsr>s a.mous rhrm before be rr
turned % MaHu. waiting mlsire-,
lie was 8 rercuiaui Mullins aud be
lcaped upon her aud licked her whI'e
veil with bis pink ton-ue, while RAJ
somcw hat suldged Ia spirit. east yearn
Ing claueeS toward hl. handsome ms
ter
The recovery ~ Mullins was to-
much for AiIees Cuuir-s~nrr. for II h-l
b,ru an exciting morning ever sim
breakfast. when her father had maia
his last appeIl 90 her Now she sui
deuly burst iufo tears. and leaning tTr
bead upon Mullins ugly ears. she ss1
bed broEsniy
"uh. vhar Is the mlttrrH I'm sogry
i, happened. son Eu0w. i there aus.
thing can dos pleaded Rags mas,ar
iHauherrntly
-Np. d ISN'T rhe dog Thars
right YuI cug.auE beIp 10. and Iu
much Obliged o. you f1r bringing Mgf
hns back. It'. something else subL-I
Alice thrnu1h her while veil
II yuu arr TO trouhic"- The sfr--
ger he,itsied. looking from the rir-.
handsomely .room-l dog Co her uHB
dainty and r,Nily apTarei.
-Oh. thank you lts nUfhlnE sou
can d.. In feeling hateful this marl-
7 INK auyVay. and =, would any oar IN
der the circumstances You see my
father going 10 bc married
An! And you naturally ol.ecty-
. This a. me after little startled raGse.
who wouidnts don't wauf step
mother know ! shall positively hate
her. though everybody say ,as ., per
. frctly lovely I'm going awar rom
home When they come back . won't
. be ihsrs
. The stranger laughed shortly ITS
almost funny but I'm iu tla ,imr
. boat. be confessed
A,irr hooked up aud dried brr f-1rs
How is th5ts l. your father TO
. N'e ma |.ft . sd
~No. bot mas mother is. and fD man
. I've never sr,n. came back f-sm a
laus s'Fy Co Ih- W-,t aud fHgrG bat
. shr uaS going Go h. marri,l We've
alWuys bttu grrat ,hums, md -Hr was
. afraid 90 tell me about b. -a .l- Wa.
going 90 set married dr,i and f- me
aftrrward bot came hom, Ia-r H.shi.
and when the f-,or mater gUuEe,--d |
I wa- - mad walked oui o. fle l1u>-
aud hayvut i-..n near b-r sInc.
/ Brasily of m-. wasn't ~ Baf ,lme-
how couldn't h-lp IL He fr8wa-d
into the distancc aud quite over -os-d
| the surprise IN Aliy-s brown cys,.
Don't you like the man-ycur
mother Is going 10 marry = sBr asked
7 after awhile
Never -su him 90 beard % him
/ an last ui=ht aud have positively de
cliu~i 10 m--i him I'D Ike 10
. puneh him b. adds-l vlndis'iTvly.
"Wh-n Is Il suins TO br-iar We'd
ding pursued Alice
This aftsrnuan az g. hr Wss be
slnuias when sh- interrupted h.m
Your mothers name Is rouroyT'
7 she d-mansis
I lie nodded si.c'. hl,.ssiy.
Then she's goiug 10 marry my
7 f,th-r'- rri-d Aiice dramit.raliy.
-whv. don't So bow you cln OBJ
I lst o. him f1r thrrr never was
better or drarrr msn than Henry
ganssm-
\ cau i~l'cvr that now" BE- aid
slowly. -huf rou tnps yor seem g.
have rrrinllcr araing nv mother
fou can't hlaa.- me under the ci-rum
uanrss-
No; cauno, bi,me you saii Al
i-e slowly rhen al ui once They be-
ran g. laugh
I With ieaiansv gone ihe-e remained
7 iiiy and ln,- far the middle arrd
fpupl~ whn w-f- making o. new ven
iur~ In NE They ritei ab,ut the
inneiincss % the hride AMI r-nnm md