The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-31

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pot had reached the boiling point Ma
ria heard a call from the top Of the
tallest tree in the yard and. going out
there. saw her adopted son on the
topmost branch Calling for him to
come down. she held her breath while
he did so. every moment expecting to
see him fall and lie corpse at her
feet. But he landed safely. He had
been in the tree all the while, and
when his foster mother asked him
why he had not answered her call he
fixed pair of roguish eyes on her
and said he bad been 'hidin'."
When John came home from busi
ness that evening the couple talked
the matter over and concluded that
the short cut in raising children was
In the very beginning failure. Both
agreed that the mornings experience
would be repeated indefinitely and IN
a thousand varieties.
Il think" said John, that child
win be too much trouble for US. Wed
better try a dog"
Roberts place was taken in the
Douglas home by little terrier. to
whom the couple gave the name Of
Tito Tito was as much of n success
as his predecessor was a failure, so
far as adoption was concerned. The
dog had no desire to climb trees and
need not be left to run about all the
while, for he readily submitted to be
tied to table leg or newell post
One winter night when John had left
an unusually hot fire In the furnace be
and Maria were awakened by Tito's
jumping on their bed and barking vo-
ciferously. Smelling smoke. they arose
and went downstairs John opened
the door leading to the cellar. but
quickly closed it again to shut OF a
fame that Ieaped forward to con-
sumo him. Huddling on their clothes.
the couple got out Of the house just
In time to save their lives
SLOW much more valuable Is a dog
than a child" exclaimed John. emo
child would have saved US as Tito has
done"
Maria made no reply.
There were many ways in which
Tito proved himself more adaptable
to the wants of the Douglases than a
child would have been. Their friends,
Mr. and Mrs Kerwin. never could go
out in the evening, for their little
daughter Bessie must be put to bed at
o'clock and could not be left alone
in the house The Douglases did all
the visiting. for they could take Tito
with them. chain him to sofa leg
and take him home with them at mid
night If they chose to stay so long.
John was hard working man and
gradually accumulated little fortune,
on the income of which he and Maria
could live when they came to old age.
One day John had trouble with safe
ty deposit company where he kept his
securities and took them home with
him, intending to rent another box the
next day. He also drew bis account,
amounting to $3.50, from the banking
department Of the concern and took
that home too. Whether some evil
disposed person saw him draw the
money and followed him. certain 1t is
that the same night the house was
robbed. Tito, the securities and the
money disappearing at the same time
This, Of course, was terrible blow
to the couple. In one thing they were
disappointed. They had always sup
posed that Tito would warn them
against burglars Instead Of that he
had been captured. But a strange
smell indicated that the dog had been
put to sleep by the robbersbefore loot
ing the house and carried away with
the booty.
Maria endeavored to comfort her