The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-18

70 the point Of changing her board
ing place
She was pandering this move 70
her tiny hall bedroom when 4 dos
bowl broke the quiet ot the house,
and Miss kinsley shuddered II ie
absurd she told herself. 10 imag
| Inc that the hoyllng OF dos pres,
ages death but il is strange 0ow Of
ten death and a dogs howls are
linked And the cold perspiratipn
STOOD out upon her forehead as she
Wondered II the sign vas for her
The howls continued and she knew
they came from The Brute's" room,
ehe remembered that at the dinner
table ne had tod Of dog he obtain
ed Tor business friend, and some
OF the men IN the house had been
asked up 10 see the puppy after the
meal 1t was probable that they had
all gone out to the corner cafe ana
the little fellow was lonesome.
There was low. muurnful note in
the howl, a note of nomesiekednesa
aid lonesomeness that appealed TO
her own lonesome little self. The
continuance Of the CITY got upon ner
nerves.
is the poor little fellow lone
someg' she called. as she knelt on
the floor and put her mouth close to
the door is the poor little puppy
lonesome for his mother?*
There was infinite tenderness ia
j on fnt1ar an4 tbn h.,ttff. t~av, snsnV ~
Ia plaintiye whine as the dog scratch.
ed on the door in his effort to reach
the owner Of the voice For several
Minutes she knelt there, comforting
the dog then she rose and attempt.
Ell to resume her reading.
But the howls began again as soon
as she stopped talking and she laid
down her book second time and
lnelt beside the door to whisper en-.
dearing little speeches to the prison
eli on the other side of the partition.
Half an hour passed, and still she
hnelt there, for the moment she
sought to rise the howls recommenc-
ell. very herald OF death and dis.
aster She was growing cramped
tom her position and her voice was
hoarse and tired, but ii was better TO
wait until The Brute" came in than
to sit and listen to those plaintiye
huwls. She wondered II The Brute
was never coming in when a hoarse
chuckle broke in upon the puppy $
whincs and the chuekle deepened TO
q roar of laughter.
Keep it up Urged The Brute
through the panel Of the door
The puppy seems to like it,
Have you been there all this
timer she de,aanded, anger rising
in her breast
1t was as good as a play" he re
Iiied In tacit admission Il kept still
as long as | could, but | had to laugh
and spoil it all
II though that YOU were out aud
t7at the poor little feaow was lone.
~. she explained Indignantly, Had
I known that you were there,
should have gone to Mrs Carr and
demanded the removal of the dog.
It's sign of death to hear dog
howl he reminded 1T pretty near
W came true, was choking from try.
ing to keep from laughing out loud
That laugh was the only thing that
saved my life"
Beth Kinsley did not deign TO an.
sNer but she crept quietly over tc
Der chair and took up the book again
But reading was out of the ques
ton and presently she slipped into
bed and lay there with flaming
cheeks thinging of the wild 10y witt
which The Brute's' recital would bt
hailed at the breakfast table He
lad glessed her reason for trying t
quiet the hows and he would drive
Eer from the house with his ridicule
But THE Brute was unusually 81
lent at breakfast. lie did not upse
the salt or do any OF the things thai
presaged evil and which Beth knew
were intended to torment her IA
went quietly down town carrying un
der his arm a puppy woefully smal
fo9 such a powerful howl
Late that evening she was comint
from concert and The Brute" was
on the steps letting himself In witt
his latch key AS Beth passed hin
with a stiff inclination Of her heaC
she turned and waited until he haC
followed her into the hall
II want to thank you for not tell
Ing the Others of my foolishness o.
last night she said, dehantly
"Not me-" disclaimed The Brute
I'm going to try and behave my
self SO that some day you'll speak K
lie as nicely as YOU did to the pup.
never thought that I'D come to bt
superstitious. and envy dog, but
did envy him. and I'm superstitious
to hear dog howl Is sign OF wed
ding Al least, hope 1t is I'm go
ling to believe In that sign and dc
lny best to make 1t como. true.
And ais Beth Kinsley hurried ul
the stairs with flaming face. she war
lcunsclous that The Brute was moi
deserving of his nickname; his pri
yate superstition Was ii process ol
| becoming true.
Now Is the time to gel rid OF your
rheumatism. You will find Cham
berlain's Liniment wonderfully effee.