Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-09-13

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
s 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 a sofa leg
and take him home with them at mid
night if they chose to stay so long.
John was a 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 a 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 his 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 it is
that the same night the house was
robbed, Tito, the securities and the
money disappearing at the same time.
This, Of course, was a 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 robbers before loot
ing the house and carried away with
the booty. 80
Maria endeavored to comfort her
husband as we'll as she could. though
the sops she gave him were very thin.
"Well, DEAR" she said. 1--WE have no
one but ourselves to provide for and
we don't need much. If we had a
child to leave behind us we would
have something to worry about. If
we only had Tito back l would will
ingly give up the securities and the
money"
John made no reply. He had strug-
gled for twenty years to accumulate
property that would support him and
his wife in 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 it's loss, especially since
he had passed an age when a man
usually finds himself indisposed to be-
! gin again.
Of 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 it was possible the
! robber had made a mistake in carry
! ing the dog off alive instead of dead.
! He might be identified by Tito in case
/ the latter was recovered. He took
Johns address and promised to notify
him if any clew were discovered, but
since nothing had been left behind by
which to track him the chances of re
covering the property were slight.
John was very much discouraged.
eff they hadn't got ahead of the dog, "
he said, I'VE would have been alarmed
by his bark"
ooh, burglar never thinks of enter
ing a house where there is dog" said
the sergeant, without first eliminat-
ing the beast"
Then he took down a minute descrip-
ton of Tito.
When John told Maria what the ser
geant had said she declared that il
Tito were alive she was sure he would
lead to the discovery of the lost prop,
erty.
That's just like a woman" said
John. ''She's always considering prob
able what she wishes to come TO 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 MESA &C
came to the Douglases that a dog had
come into the possession Of the police
which answered to TitO's description
Would either Mr.. or Mrs Douglas
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Maria lost no time in reaching tbs
station, expecting to find Tito there
She was disappointed. The sergeant
asked her to be seated and, taking NJ
the desk telephone receiver, called ur
police office in a distant city. WheT
the party ne wished TO speak with re-
piled the sergeant asked him to 'brinG
the dog to the phone and place the
receiver near ms ear. When the dos
was reDOrted in POSITION Mrs Doug
las was asked TO call Tito through the
phone.
Tito" she said in an affectionate
tone: Tito. DID they take Tito away
from u.s.?
A series Of jOyfnl barks came bacE
to her that removed all doubt as to the
identity Of the dog.
Nothing would satisfy the woman
but that her husband, who was a
business. should be connected by thu
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