The Caucasian., 1913-11-27

g.osa She tiiteA Ger red parasoa Coward
him anH casssd without aa much as o
Nook. With Der was 0he hero from Sen
oiaso. retu19e6 Oh fl2lsugb 0itb honoro
able sounds. HIS eine ~ae 0ow 90 Bee
third finger.
Farthe9 20 enc streee Ebeo eacoun-
Ieree aee oog-a f0ge ~olfhoUn6 that
$40 peteeS ana pamnea because it
was ohe fashioN Slmos9 unconscious
y E,bea eeached out nis Hand 60 caress
Che creature - shrunk away as if be
ha3 been seraeg rec Thele eas yelp
ana snap XAe smoking eeetN barely
0lesse0 his 0neees
e'qIee Gerry dlog has ausnal againsa
me" 90 thosgha bitterly.
Ihe animal gave long draon, eees .
howl Chen iS rolle3 6p Ghe dust snd
eawe3 az ies mouth.
o8 believe Che 6eas9 ds going mad.
an0 1f 7nla should aetsm4s 60 Sondle
Qt"-
gge @ae woason7ees, an0 Ne anigAe De
uliStdheH bux h0 Vouiu dV icacS Nou-
tion Her. qye ran down che eoad.
"Lols," 20 cried, painting, as No osee-
Cook hee "9eo. your dog'e
Are eou cunning away rom day
aog~ sAe sneerea An0 the oystand.
ers Uttered.
Eben glanced SacR The ssolfhound
@as indeed following Again sounded
eAae disma9 howa Suddenly. coiling
lika9 snake. che frantic animal Buried
fes 9angs in ies owe flesh. Then. with
@ savage snarl, 10 sprang toward them
it's aiistende6 tawo dripping 9oa1n and
blooa
gheee ~as crazy eusA eoe che aeae
oso sAelter-evory anan Cor himself
TveN the nero o9 El GaneS forgot his
laulele an8 ais sa6y. DO noe reproach
him. Sos ana would have done the
same o mad dog is too much for hu
man nerves ana human nature. AS fol
Lola. she spun round, tripped and fel
| screaming. The rabid beast was upor
| her
But burly form lowered in its path
grim, red and dusty. Even as II
| leaped stout hands no longer slow
| gripped the envenomed creature by its
very jaws and wrenched them asundel
as Samson rent the lion. A writing
heel crushed its ribs and stamped ou,
its quivering life.
Then the vanished crowd swarmeG
back, dropping from trees, emerging
from behind fences. hurrying dowI
from verandas. They cheered. they
howled. they caught up a new foun(
hero to bear him in triumph on theil
shoulders. But they bore him no far
ther than to the village drug store
There the procession suddenly halted
for it was perceived that the rescuinl
hands were frightfully mangled ant
their owner had become unconscious.
For several minutes Lola was lef
| lying in the middle of the road. A
last her escort bethought himself ant
picked her up.
Il suppose everybody will expect m,
to marry him now on account of tina
miserable dog" she grumbled SOM
weeks later. And like as not he ma,
run mad himself. just won't do it."
Strange to say. no one has ever sug
gested her doing it. She marrie'
Claude, per original program. withou
the smallest protest. That gallant OF
fcer received the reward of his recen
valor or the punishment of his forme
sins-as to which public opinion is di
vided
Eben spent weeks in city hospital
He did not "run mad" however. 70
the best treatment that money coul
buy was secured for him by SQuir
Tanning and other townsmen.
Nor did he go back to his old drude
cry of cordwood and potatoes. Am
there was another chapter to the stor
of his love. AS to this can only refe
you to that red headed Jen,' who's
rich bronze tresses are really Of tn
hue that country folk scott at, but cit
bellies initiate and envy. And he
eyes-they are like the sky as you sc
it from mountain top. The good pee
pie of Westport had discovered ne'
beauty as well as new hero.