The Caucasian., 1913-11-27
a, She tilteA Aer roa Oarasos toward

Lola She tilteA aer rod Oarasos toward
him ard oassee without as much as
look. with her was che hero from Sen
tiago, returQe0 on fuolough with honor
able grounds tss einS @ae 0oe on Aes
third finger
Farthe9 % aae streee Ebe0 eacoun-
tered her qog-a ouge 0olfhound chat
she eetted anG pampere6 because o.
was Gho eashiop. slmost unconscious
o. E.ben ecached out Nis Nand Go caress
enc creature 81 Shrunk awas as If he
haze been o serae eges Lhere was yelp
and snap 1he smoking eeotb Barely
olisse2 es fngees.
"lser cory dog Gas 3usnel aeainss
| Qne." 90 thought bieterl8.
Ghe animal gave Il long drawn, eco .
Nowl Ehen 70 TolleG 10 Che dust and
Qawe1 at i3s mouth,
cs believe Che beas8 ts going Mad.
an0 of Colo sNould ateempe G. eondle
Ct
eie eae vuapongess, an0 Ae nighe De
olistaken. Bua Ne coulA ae least eau
8ion Rer. 7ae gan down Che eoad.
'T.ola." He cried, painting, as No ever
Cook Ner. geo. your dog
Are eeu cunning away fror0 @y
aogp sAe snaered Ana che Oystand'
ars aittcreR
Eben glanced SacR The Wolfhound
was indeed following. Again sounded
.Na0 dismaV howa Suddenly. eoiline
nl9 @ snaVe. Che arantic animal Suried
its Gangs in fes owr Hesn. Chen. gitt
@ savage snat9, iS sprang Coward them
Cts disteDde9 snws dripping Soan and
NlooE
Gheee @as a9azv eusA soe sho aeae
ose shelter every man 6oe Aimself
J. Fvcn the Zero oe W Caney Forgot hi:
lauels and his lady 30 noe reproacf
him. You and Q would Nave done thu
same a mad Hog is too much for hu
man nerves and human nature. AS To-
Tola. she spun round. tripped and fel
screaming. The rabid beast was upoI
her.
Bus a burly form lowered in its patl
grim, red and dusty. Even as 1
leaped stout hands no longer SLOW
gripped the envenomed creature by it
, very jaws and wrenched them asunde
as Samson rent the lion. A writhin,
!. carcass fell to the ground. heav.
heel crushed its ribs and stamped ou
its quivering life.
Then the vanished crowd swarme'
back. dropping from trees, emerging
from behind fences. hurrying dow
from verandas. They cheered. the
. howled. they caught up new foun
hero to bear him in triumph on thei
shoulders. But they bore him no fal
ther than to the village drug store
There the procession suddenly halted
for it was perceived that the rescuin
hands were frightfully mangled an
their owner had become unconscious.
For several minutes Lola was LEI
lying in the middle of the road. A
last her escort bethought himself an
picked her up.
81 suppose everybody will expect m
to marry him now on account OF tha
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 SUI
gested her doing it. She marie
Claude, per original program. withol
the smallest protest. That gallant o
ficer received the reward of his recel
valor or the punishment of his formt
sins-as to which public opinion is d
vided
Eben spent weeks in a city hospita
He did not run mad" however, Il
the best treatment that money coul
buy was secured for him by SQuil
Tanning and other townsmen.
Nor did he go back to his old druid
cry Of cordwood and potatoes. Al
there was another chapter to the sto1
n of his love- AS to this can only ref
you to that red headed Jen." whO
10 rich bronze tresses are really Of Il
W hue that country folk scott at, but eli
u bellies initiate and envy And b.
n eyes-they are like the sky as you 81
+. it from mountain top. The good pc
+. pie of Westport had discovered ne
beauty as well as a new hero.