The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-04-21

more blessed we're those hours In
which We rode. Helen and I. through
The sunset into dusk. or drove canoe
over the quiet lake by night Miss
Pat. ! felt sure. In 10 often leaving me
alone with Helen. was fayoring my at
tontions and thus the days passed.
like bubbles on flowing water
She was In my thoughts a. rode
into Annandale 10 post some letters.
and / was about to romount az the
post Office door when saw crowd
gathered In front OF the village Inn
aud walked along the street 10 learn
the cause Of II, And there. calmly
seated on n soap box was Gillespie.
clad In amazing checks, engaged In the
detachable occupation Of teaching "A
stray village mongrel to jump stick
The loungers seemed highly enter
tanned and testified their appreciation
In loud outlaws. watched the per
Torrance for several minutes. GILES
pie meanwhile laboring patiently with
the duh dog, until finally II leaped the
stick amid the applause Of the crowd
Gillespie patted the dog and rose.
bowling with exaggerated gravity.
Gentlemen" he said. 4 thank you
for your kind attention. Let my slight
success with that poor cur teach you
the lesson that We may turn the idlost
moment to some noble use. The cdu.
cation OF the lower animals In some.
thing to which too little attention is
paid by those who. through the pro.
ccSses Of evolution. have risen to
higher species am grateful, gentle
men. for your forbcarancc, and trust
We may meet again under circum.
stances more crcditablc TO us all-in'
Guiding the dog"
The crowd turned away mystihed.
while Gillespie. feeling In his pocket
for his pipe. caught my eye and
wlnked.
"Ah. Donovan" he said. coolly. and
so you were among the admiring spec
tators. | hope you have formed n high
opinion OF my skill ms n dog trainer.
oace, ! would have You know. I taught
Plymouth Rock rooster to turn n
summcrsaull Are you quite alone?"
You seem TO be Ms big fool as
event" | grumbled In disgust. yoIed
at fading him In the nelghborhood,
"GAllantly spoken, my dear fellow
You are an honor to the Irish race and
mankind Our meeting. however. is
not inopportunc, as they say In books.
and I would have speech with you,
gentle knight The inn. though hum.
BILE. II still no. without decent com
forts WIN you honor me-"
He turned abruptly and led the way
/ through the office and up the stairway,
| babbllng nonsense less for my enter.
tainmcnt. imagined, thGa tgr the be-.
| fuddlomont Of the landlord. VINO leaned
heavily upon his scant desk and
watched or ascent
lie opened door and lighted sew.
eral oil lamps. which disclosed three
connecting rooms.
You see. I got tired Of living In the
woods. and the farmer I boarded with
did not understand my complex char.
actcr The absurd fellow thought me
insane can you imagine 81"
IT'S pity he didn't turn you over
to the shcrin, growlcd.
Generously spoken Hut came
here and hired most OF this inn 10 be
near the telegraph office Though AS
big fool as YOU care To call me
nevertheless look to my buttons. The
hoolSand.eye people are formidable
competitor and the button may In
time become obsoletc-strange things
have happened I keep In touch with
our main office and when | don't feel
very good IRE somebody Only this
morning bounced our general man
ager by wire for sending me a letter
I'm purple type.writing ! had warned
him. YOU understand. that h. was Ia
write to me In black Hut II was only
matter Of time with that fellow. lie
entered bull pup against mine in the
Westchester bench show last spring
and took the ribbon away from me.
really couldn't stand for that In spite
of ms CLASSY splash In the asparagus
he'd I'm man who looks To his dig
nltw Donovan win you smoke
| | lighted my pipe and encouraged
} him to so on,
How long have you been in this
bakeoyen|'
81 moved In this morning you're
NV first pilgrim. | have spent N,
long hot day In getting settled. I had
10 throw out the furniture and buy
Z new stun Of the local emporium
, where. It depressed me to learn, mrni
turc for the dead is supplied even a,
for the living That chair which
beg you TO accept, stood next In tn,
shop to a coffin suitable FOR carcass
/ Of about your build, old man. Bu
: don't let the suggestion annoy YOU
. read your book on tiger hunting a few
I wears ago with pleasure, and I'm sur,
q -, enjoy a charmed life