Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-26
The Argus Daily Story
Tito-B.rs Martin Burgess.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

on the income OF which he and Maria
could live when they came 70 old age.
one day John had trouble with q safe
~ deposit company where he kept his
securities and took them home with
him. intending to rent another box the
next day. He also drew his account.
amounting 20 $3.50. from the banking
department Of the concern and tooN
that home too Whether some evil
disposed person saw him draw the
money and followed him. certain il *
that the same night the house was
robbed, Tito. the securities and the
money disappearing ut 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 strange
smell indicated that the dog had been
put 10 sleep 10y the robbers before loot
ing the house ana carried away with
the booty.
Maria endeavorod 10 comfort her
husband as we'll as she could. though
the Sops she gave him were very thin.
well, dear" she said. we have no
one but ourselves To provide Tor. and
we don't need much. II we had a
child to leave behind us we would
have something 10 worry about. II
we only had Tito back / would will
ingly give up tie securities and the
money"
John made no reply He had stTuG-
Gled for twenty years to accumulate
property that would support him and
his wife I'm their Old age or that he
might feel that in case Of his death
she would be provided for. and he saw
no comfort in its loss. especially since
he had passed an age when a man
usually finds himself indisposed to be-
gin again.
or course he reported the matter to
the police. The sergeant at the desk
questioned him closely and when John
said that Tito had disappeared the
sergeant said that IL was possible the
robber had made mistake in carry
ing the dog OF alive instead OF dead
He might be identified by Tito in case
the latter was recovered. He took
Johns address and promised 10 notify
him II any clcw were discovered. but
since nothing had been left behind 10y
which TO track him the chances OF re-
covering the property were slight.
John was very much discouraged
''If they hadn't got ahead OF the dog"
he said eve would have been alarmed
by his bark"
ooh, burglar never thinks OF enter
ing n house where there IS dog" said
the sergeant. without first eliminat-
ing the beast"
Then he took down minute descrip-
ton of Tito
When John told Maria what the ser
geant had said she declared that II
Tito were alive she was sure he would
lead TO the discovery of the lost prop
erty.
That's just Ike a woman" said
John. shes always considering prob
able what she wishes to come 80 pass
My opinion is that the robber or rob
bers killed Tito and took his body
away with them"
Months passed and nothing was
heard Of Tito or the lost property.
Then one day telephone message
came TO the Douglascs that a dog had
come into the possession Of the police
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