The Ordway new era., 1912-02-16
Jimmy
Gets a Dog

might be possible to permit him to
have dog to play with. Up to that
time they had been able to match his
teasing by q succinct and comprehen.
sive mol" But now life was vastly
different.
Every homecoming of the elder
members of the family. If not greeted
by "Didyuh bring my dog?" was hailed
with the wall. when kin l have my
dog?" or "Whut kind OF dog is 1t
I'm going to get?" until the King.
thornes reached the stage where their
opinion on dogs as a whole was so
Intense that 1t was wordless.
The situation led to dissensions also.
Tor both Kingthorne and his wife &C.
cused the other OF having been the
one who said the fatal word Of assent.
The peace Of the family was gone, and
the more they argued the worse It
grew. OF the lot Jimmy was the
most injured. for with all the bicker.
ing because Of dog there wasn't any
dog.
You said I could have a dog!" he
invariable ended in the plaintively &C.
cusing tone before which all well
brought up parents shrink.
When the Kingthornes had time to
look for dog they never could find
an attractive one. and II they did see
a possibility they lacked the time.
Sitting In her living room one after.
noon conyersing with visitors about
green tomato pickles. Mrs. Kingthorne
after staring from the window, gave
little shrek.
Just the thing!" she cried. "How
did 1t get there?'
There aren't green tomatoes growing
out there!"
"Pickles?" repeated Mrs. King.
thorne, dreamily. mo. it's a dog. II
doesn't seem to belong to any one,
either!"
Everybody looked. The dog was
most apparently youthful. because II
still wabbled slightly when 1t walked.
or. rather. rolled. For 1t was fat and
globular. made still more so by
thick coat OF woolly brown fur. From
one end Of the brown mass q pink
nose stuck out and from the other
end protruded tiny plumed tall. He
really was too much like an ideal
puppy to be quite true.
There isn't soul In sight," as
serted Mrs. Kingthorne. And nobody
would let puppy like that go for
walk alone. 80 It must be lost. tn
get stepped on or stolen or something
and to own It would send Jimmy into
Mysteries Of Joy. SO. really. think II
is my duty to rescue the puppy. don't
you?"
Everybody wanted to see the puppy
at close range. 80 everybody said
YES" Mrs. Kingthorne went out and
brought the animal In.
Don't dogs have germs and
things?" demanded one Of tho visit
ors. ut is likely to give Jimmy some
thing, isn't IT."
Mrs. Kingthorne down into tho laun
dry to see her give the waif a bath
He was very little and the tub was
very big and the soap was exceed.
ingly fluffy. so It took four Of them
to wash and dry him. Afterward he
frisked in front Of crate fire and
Mrs. Kingthorne admired herself OK
tremely for finding him.
Jimmy. for some reason. was late,
but presently Kingthorne arrived. He
seemed little dazed Mt the chorus
Of Joyful shrieks and the bundle oi
brown wool that was thrust Mt him.
"Well!" he murmured In a puzzled
tone. THAT doesn't look q bit like
the one"
"The one!" cried Mrs. Kingthorna
"What one. and what is it,"
The bell rang Just then and King
thorne went to the door. When he
rejoined them he was leading by
leash an Airedale pup. A grown.ur
Airedale is without doubt the ugliest
dog yet invented. but an Airedale pup
transcends by n hundred degrees the
ugliness Of the grown.up Airedale
There Is no use in trying to tell what
Kingthorne's pup looked like. because
II adequate words could be found no.
body would believe tho description
anyhow.
Kingthorne spoke into the immense
silence almost dcfiantly. Hes n
bench dog" he said. "All my life
I've wanted an Airedale-and am
sure Jimmy will be crazy about this
one. So will you when you get used
to his looks and appreciate his noble
nature. That brown. woolly thiAg
hasn't any class. my dear
well, l like him!" cried Mrs. King.
thorne, Indignantly.
Jimmy slammed into the house Just
then. Something slammed in with
him. It was an overgrown. calflike
creature. all legs and tail and tongue.
with a great ugly head. and It's style
of architecture was combination OF
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