Pocahontas star herald., 1911-07-07
WASTED
DEVOTION

"Where that dog of yours?" asked
the young man in the gray suit look.
ing furuVely around the room. oI hate
those yipping spanielg!"
oh said the young man with the
square chin, as he hunted around for
his tobacco jar "he-he's gone! He
wasn't mine anyway"
I'm glad Of that. said the other
young man, q wondered why you
picked out such fool cur. like a
good sporty bulldog for mine"
hlyi is very well-bred dog" OBJ
jected the other defensively.
"Kiyi!' roared the visitor. well,
of all"
lnat my name for him" explained
the host, grimly 81 believe his correct
appellatlon is Montgomery Rex, but
somehow KH seemed more appro.
pirate You see, he's Daisy Fremont's
dog an"
"oh! exclaimed the visitor in
tone that graduated through amaze.
ment to enlightenment. "Of course
you would be fond of the beast in that
case"
Daisy was going away" went on
the host and so was her family and
there was no place to leave the dog.
She was so worried that hang It all,
] didn't like to see her Worried"
"Of course not, agreed the visitor.
Il told her that I'd be glad to care
for Kiyi while she was gone. He was
so little and insignificant that
thought IT would be an easy way to-
well, you see, she's fond of the brute
and knew she'd appreciate my care
of him. figured I'd leave Kiyi at my
rooms through the day, where he could
sleep on the sofa pillows and absorb
milk and biscuit to his hearts con.
tent. ANY really sensible dog would
have liked that, But the first night
when got home found the janitor
waiting for me. He said five tenants
had raised row over the bowling of
dog In my apartments and that I'd
have to dispose of the animal.
THAT settled It. had to cart Kiyi
down to the Office every morning.
put him In my ulster pocket and
while IT was far too warm for an over
coat, ] had to stand It, and be stared
at by individuals perspiring In sum-
mer suits. He ate two yards of tape
from the ticker the first day and then
the whole Office force gathered around
to wait for him to die of it, but he
survived-and | lost just $4S7 by neg
lect of business for those Is minutes.
The Office boy spent his time racing
through the halls hunting Kiyi, for the
dog kept running away, and | had to
do my own errands. At night I'd take
Kiyi Some and he'd whimper pathet-
ically all evening. | suppose he missed
Daisy-she's the sort of person one
would miss, you know"
Quite true" agreed the visitor.
- was nervous about Kiyi. was
afraA sonlething would happen to him
for dogs have died of homesickness,
you know. | felt that Daisy would
never forgive me if anything happened
He used to cry in the night and I'd
have to get up and prowl around for
milk and biscuit for him. He had to
have the milk warmed, too"
The visitor was holding his sides in
mirth
you needn't laugh" growled the
other young man. 1T was serious
enough, | tell you, when | got good
and sleepy But | could have got
along If Kiyi hadn't run away early
one evening. He disappeared down
the street right before my eyes and
knew he must have run up into some
house, because people were out or
nearly every porch. There was moth
ing to do but hunt him I'd walk VI
the steps of a house with my hat II
my hand and say: Good evening,
politely. Then I'd begin to ask Il
they'd seen dog. One man inter
rupted me to say that they didn't wan
to buy anything. Another said the
man didn't live there, before I'd haC
time to explain. A woman who haC
dogs Of her own grabbed them up al
though I'd been a dog catcher. 1
wasn't what you'd exactly call pleas
ant
81 must have walked FIVE miles be
fore gave up and dragged mysel
home, wondering where on earth
could buy dog near enough lik,
Kiyi to deceive Daisy. And when go
home there sat Kiyi on the steps howl
ing for, his supper. He paid no atten
tion at all to my wilted collar and m,
state OF nerves. | felt like wringinl
his lmpudent neck!"
why didn't your asked the visitor
innocently.
The young man with the squar
chin looked disgusted 81 hsve a pic
ture Of myself casually announcing t
Daisy ! had destroyed her darling
puppy" he said. 81 can fancy what
pleasant time I'd have.
We'll. was compelled to stay a
home with him every evening, becaus
he'd howl If left him, and ! felt foo
ish taking him to places. If he'd beel
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