Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

waiting. Iney live next 10 US. IIicS
bought the old Fitch property only year
| ago-just for spite. Mr.. Bennington says
! The count relapsed into reflection. which
was disturbed by an impatient movement
| on the part of the maid AT what hour
| is luncheon served?" he asked,
1T must be ready now" replied Gladys
| guiltily. as she started to leave.
AS she passed Lorrain he rose to his
| feet and their hands met. He gave hers
| a slight pressure, and her face was bright
! and rosy as she hurried down the hall
| Good fiattery is wasted on such silly
creature as that" murmured the count
/ as he took turn about the room. 1t
irritates me to think Of these Bennington
Doors having all this money. 1t is most
appropriate that money has no esprit de
corps I think the maid will be useful"
Lorrain strolled across the hall and into
the library, where Emil Immediately be-
gan convincing argument to prove that
the discovery of steel had been an i'm
portant factor in the development of the
human race Lorrain was always care
full to avoid being bored. and as Emil
warmed up to his lecture. he hummed
little dance air and scanned the titles in
the bookcase.
At this juncture Dick burst into the
room followed by Mulligan. what do
you think the lazy ignoramuses have done
with Mullgan?" he demanded. angrily.
Here were two big strong men with
| nothing to do but exercise three horses
"
kept him shut up in a dark hole with
nothing to do but eat his heart out and
take on surplus fat l left orders to have
him washed and brushed and exercised
and-tended to. All they did was to feed
him. and he is ten pounds overweight and
cross on account of his liver. II l can
fasten the blame on any one head l shall
certainly try to knock that head off.
| Things have come to pretty pass
do you mean to say that you would
q n off Mt Of
dog?' asked Ivan. in voice der1Oting a
doubt as to his own hearing.
Il most certainly would on account Of
Mulligan,' replied Dick. emphatically.
Surely you are but jesting?" ques-
toned the dismayed Ivan. ''Such thing
| is unbelievable in free America
What has free America got to do with
it?" demanded Dick. 81 paid five hun
dred dollars for him when he was pup
and he has taken three blue ribbons.
Why. Great Scott, man, you surely aren't
able to tell a dog when you see one. But
entirely aside from any intrinsic value,
had Mulligan with me the entire last year
at college. and he was the mascot of the
Five hundred dollars for a pup ex-
claimed Emil, in cultural establishment.
! When Emil became interested in SUBJ
ject his eyes would prOtrude and his lips
purse out. and his remarks would seem
to explode a few inches in front Of his
lips. Five hundred dollars for pup
when the income of the average working
man is only four hundred and t'irty-seven
dollars!" Emil shook his large head pro-
testingly.
what has that got to do with it?"
cried Dick. What would five hundred
dollars divided among all the average
workingmen amount to-
And also the FOOD resumed Emil,
looking eprOacllful4y at the bulldog.
Such a dog as this large quantities of
food would consume
why. the year / had him at college
he cost me over four hundred dollars;
| food. baths, damages and ALL said Dick.
-Four hundred dollars repeated
Emil. accusingly. land in this country at
all times over eight million children from
, not. sufficient food suffer-
well. I'm not a miracle worker, am l -
demanded Dick impa tiently. Il couldn't
| possibly buy enough loaves and fishes for
four hundred dollars to feed eight mil
lion children for year"
For four hundred dollars a years
nourishment for three small children could
be provided" began Emil instructively
You. yourself. say that already the dog
is too fat. Why not, then. devote but one
! hundred to the dog, and with the re-
| mainder supply the wants of two poor
children? | admit that the giving of in
discriminate aims is not for good but it
| is better to keep two children than one
bulldog alive; and in this case the dog
also could continue to exist. Most gen.
| orally i'll health is to be at the door Of
unscientific diet laid. ration should
consist of proper balance of the ele-
ments. In nuts the per cents of fat. nitro
| gen"
"Oh, chop it.'' broke in Dick You
| may revel in reducing life to fractions,
but I'm not comptometer myself. When
get a friend-a real genuine. true heart
ed friend. like Mulligan-he gets the call
before lot of people that / never saw
I'm willing to do all l can for them,
| but
Yes" interrupted Emil. contentiousty;5
but you said that already he was too
| fat
"You don't think that all dog needs
is food do you?' retorted Dick. Not on
| your life. He needs sympathy and amuse-
! lnent and bit of lark now and again
and some one to love him and some one
! to love. Why, Mulligan's been petted
| and mauled by half the college-do you
suppose that he doesn't know it Is a devil
| ish insult to shut him up in a dirty
! stable?'
Still" said Ivan, in his low. impas-
stoned voice, with the cries of the hun
| cry children going up all over the globe,
| l cannot understands
Il didn't create the entire globe, did To-
| flashed Dick Nor 1 didn't buy 1t, and
furthermore l am not responsible for all
the cries. They were going up when
| arrived. and from all I can learn on the
subject it was no novelty even then: but
| AulilSG6Il--
Lorrain had been leaning against the
bookcase, smiling with cOndescending
amusement. Now he placed his slender
hand on Dicks shoulder and said, sOOth-
ingly: ~Still, my dear Bennington, 1t
seems to me that you are a trifie too sem
tlmental about mere dog"
Mere dogi' snorted Dick. well, IL a
man won't get sentimental over a dog,
what in thunder will he get sentimental
Over-man in the abstract? Bah, a dog
don't drink nor smoke nor borrow a lot of
| money nor disgrace his family, nor ever,
under any circumstances. go back on his
friend. Now listen to me-a dog Is the
truest friend a man ever has: and If
man can't be true to one friend, I'll bet
four dollars he never ruins his health
working for the good Of the human race"
AT this point Higgins came to the IL
brary door, bowed and said. ceremonious-
ly: Luncheon is served, sir"
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