The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-20

there Now, then, was she to get out
unseen?
mo rain for week, and everything
around here wants water?" continued
the man. 1--WE must put the hose on
and wet down You look out for
tramps and I'll take care of the roses.
And say, Carlo, be little careful as
to the dogs you get acquainted with
around here. They must be up to the
mark. They say man Is judged by
his dog. Something in the shed there?
Go and see."
The dog had scented the trespasser,
and now he ran down and stuck his
head into the shed and barked an
alarm.
"Only cat, old boy" said the man,
land you needn't drive her away. We
want cat to make 1t seem home-like.
May be coon or rabbit, from the
way you bark. I'll come down and
help you rustic it out. Here"
You needn't put yourself to any
great trouble" said Miss May Shelf
field as she appeared in the open
doorway.
"T-thunder!' exclaimed the art
list" as he fell back in amazement
Sir said the naughty girl befor
him; 'you called me a catl"
Thy no means"
"And you called me coon!"
"But IL never meant to-"
And you called me rabbit"
Eyes, but you see"
"And you ordered your dog to hus-
tie me out!"
"But didn't know"
And when l am hustled out you
swear at mel"
"But my astonishment-my sur
prise"
"And now 1 am expecting blow
from a clubl'
"Miss-young lady-my dear"
But as you haven't hit me, wish
to thank you for your clemency and
bid you good afternoon"
And with head held high and the
gait of duchess, the girl swept the
fiuttering man aside and walked to
the gate and up the road. The dog
followed her for a few PAGES in a
wondering way, and then returned to
his master, to be addressed with:
Carlo, have we had a pipe dream,
or have we actually seen the queen of
her sex for 80 miles around?"
Carlo went down to the shed to see
if anything more like that was linger-
ing around, and finding nothing
returned to be asked:
"But who in the devil can she be,
and what in the devil did she want
here? Came on foot and went away
the same way. Can't live SO very far
off, No roses out yet. Was she after
cuttings? Let's take a look. Why,
here's a bundle of them! We came
home Just in time. She heard us and
went into hiding Must have known
she was a trespasser and thief, and
yet how she stood up to me! Wasn't
that an awful bluff, old man7 Well.
Well! There are a few things to be
found before we settle down."
Mr.. Tikins was only day or two
finding out what he wanted to know,
and then he appeared at the Shelf
fields, not as caller, but as bearer
of burdens. He had three rose bushes.
They were, as he explained to Miss
May, partial repayment for calling
her cat, coon and a rabbit. II
she still felt aggrieved she might send
father and brother over and dig up
all, but a single bush. He had ex-
claimed "thunder!" at the sudden
sight of her, but there were lilies and
tulips and pinks at Roseland, and
would she take them and forget the
word?
Miss Mays chin came down by
degrees, but it came down.
One evening in the late fall the
dog Carlo wasn't 80 very much
astonished to hear his master say,
after coming home at late hour:
well, my old friend, we'll be go
ing back to town for the winter soon,
but next spring Roselands will sure
have a mistress. 1t was you that
discovered her, and want to tell you
how much obliged / am. Heigho!
How she did stand here and bluff
Oriuin of 1Buncombe."