The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

and that. Scent prophesy, Such a girl
as that deserves to live and die an old
maidi
A few days later Miss Cathy went fish
ing. It was ins the river half a mile
away, and as she thought of the dog
she hunted up her revolver The dog had
a right to wander around, but he must
keep his distance from her.
Miss Cathy bad fished for an hour. and
had had pretty fair luck, and had for
gotten that there was a big or a little
dog on this earth, when she got a jolt
That big dog came dashing down on her
from the rear with howl and growl,
and though he just missed her, he struck
her basket of fish and sent it into the
water. He then ran of a distance of
fifty feet and sat down and waited for
that bullet.
IT came after a moment, and five more
followed it. One of the bullets may
have come within five feet of the target,
hut IT is doubtful When the last bullet
had been fired the dog gurgled and went
his way.
Father, I won't be bothered this way
any longerr' exclaimed the girl when
she reached home
More dog" he asked.
"Yesw
Didn't you have your revolver
Yes. and shot at him."
And never touched hair?'
He even laughed at me wheri / got
through shooting, You must surely hunt
up the owner and compel him to suppress
that dog"
But 1 can't tell him that the dog has
ever harmed you"
But he's frightened me-"
II think he's simply a playful ami
NAL"
"Oh, YOU do. eh? A playful dog has
eyes OF fire, has he? He growls like
a hungry wolf, does he? He itches to
bury his fangs in some ones throat,
does hep
We'll, 1 will make inquiries" said the
father.
IF YOU don't, will. and I'll go to see
the owner, too, and tell him what's
what"
Here was the third time the girl had
encountered the big strange dog that
was to be the medium of her marriage,
and even yet her memory had not gone
back and picked up the words OF the
fortune teller,
The first frost had come. and hazel
nuts were ripe. There were oceans or
Cathy had to do was TO put on an old
hat and jacket and trip along.
Look out for that dog" called the
mother after her.
For answer the daughter held up the
revolver she hadn't forgotten to place
in her basket.
Hazelnuts have a taste that is sim
ply delicious. The only drawback is
picking the burs of, shaking out the
nuts, and then cracking them When
ever they send a CRATER to prison they
ought to make him prepare hazelnut
meats for at least fifty honest men out
side.
The girl kept her eye out for the dog
for a few minutes and then became SO
interested in her work that a sudden bay
from down the highways almost jumped
her out of her shoes.
That dog! That dog" she Gasped.
She had her revolver. but she took
fright when the baying came again and
sounded nearer. She thought Of blood
hounds and started or on a run, but she
hadn't gone fifty feet when It came to
her that she must climb a tree. There
was one to the right with lOw-growing
branches. and in a minute she Was ten
feet high and out OF the dogs reach.
He came up on the run. He baTked, he
howled. He growled and gurgled and
CirCled the tree.
But the canines doom had arrived.
Miss Cathy had hung on TO that deadly
revolver. She now pointed the muZZle
at the beast. shut her eyes good and
tight and pulled the trigger six times.
What the deuce you shooting a my
dog for?"
The girl peered down between the