The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-12
Kindly
Intentions


think of something else. Memories Of
past benevolences in the canine lines
and their resultant troubles prompted
him to adopt this course. All his life
Holpeter had been seeing homeless
dogs, and even he had reached the
point where he realized that 1t was
not always we'll to have too acute .
vision.
Further, this particular dog was not
at all the sort Of dog sane person
would care to see. 1t might have been
almost anything in the line of dog ex.
cept q Mexican hairless. because It
was SO grimy and matted that its or.
iginal style of architecture and decora.
ton was quite Obliterated. But Hok
peter had caught glance from its
eye that struck In. He turned up his
fur collar and dug his hands farther
into his pockets and strobe on, frOwn.
ing.
Il came near bringing a dog home."
HOlpeter told his wife at dinner that
night.
MY goodness" cried she. Il should
think you'd have more sense!'
ooh. was just Joking" Holpeter
made haste to say. I'VE can't have
o dog In q nat"
The next morning as he he walked
down the street Holpeter saw the dog
again. shivering In the mouth OF an
alley. tail between legs.
Good boy" Holpeter said reckless.
ly and snapped his fingers.
The dog put forward one shivering
paw and then huddled back. 1t was
too cold evidently to risk the effort
which might end In a rebuff.
That noon in the midst of his hot
lunch Holpeter chOked. bet It hasn't
had a square meal for weeks!" he
growled.
"Huh?" said the man who was talk.
ing to him.
Nothing at ALL" Holpeter snapped.
The next morning In his pocket re.
posed neat little packet Of meat and
bones and Holpeter was terribly con.
cerned when the dog was not at the
usual alley. He found the beast q
block away. however. and gave him
the food. He stood watching 1t eat
and was run into by six men inside
Of q minute.
Say" Holpeter broke out to his
wife that evening. he'd be q fine lit.
tie fellow II he had . bath and was
fed up!"
Mrs. Holpeter. with wifely intuition.
Jumped the conversational gap and
guessed right tho FIRST time. Henry"
she said. Il wish you'd get that dog
out Of your mind! Do you remember
the collie you brought home which
ate up your aunt's new sealskin and
lost you . legacy?"
well, there are no more legacies
to lose," said her husband cheerfully.
"And II you could sec his pathetic
eyes!"
Holpeter each morning began to get
anxious when he was block away
from the alley frequented by the dog.
II he failed to see It he hung around
to wait for It. His efforts to turth.
er his acquaintance with the little
beast went for naught The dog had
stood 80 much abuse that It's suspi.
cions we're deep.
Finally on q day Which, was ~ cold
that Ice cream would have tasted like
a hot drink Holpeter threw caution to
the winds.
ITS shame" he said, TO think Of
that nice little dog freezing to death
and starving and nobody willing to put
out a helping hand! I'm going to take
him home and fix him up!"
Fired by this virtuous resolve, Hol.
peter left work an hour earlier than
usual that Afternoon to search for the
friendless pup. When he saw It
and whistled Il edged away.
Poor chap" Holpeter said. Tt
doesn't know I'm his friend!"
The dog ran across the street and
Holpeter followed. narrowly escaping
the wheels Of an automobile and fol-
lowed BY the lavish remarks of its
chauffeur. Once on the sidewalk the dog
started To run and Holpeter broke in