Lower coast gazette., 1913-07-26

stockings; inWardly, she was d WASH u
ington, a Garibaldi, a. William OF v
Orange-a liberator, a friend to the
friendless. :
At the grocery corner the wagon I
stopped while the driver went to catch a
another victim. Then Mary opened Q
the door of the dog-wagon, swung 1t !
wide, and calling, "Bolie! Here Bolie!" {
ran as fast as she could up the street.
When she reached the corner OF her
mothers yard she did not now how ]
many of the dogs had taken advantage
of the chance to escape; she only
knew that Bolie was at her side; his
hot breath was on her hand, his
shabby old ears Topped wildly in the
free air.
"And all the thanks you'll get from
old Digby Jones when he comes home
will be the reform school for dog
stealing!" cried Mrs. Sadley.
Possibly Digby Jones might have
made Mrs. Sadley's prophecy good;
but that particular debauch brought
, him to the hospital; from there he dis
patched a shabby messenger to learn
; the fate of his dog.
This messenger was peering about
! the deserted house, in deadly fear OF
: encountering that for which ne had
!. been sent to search, when he saw Mrs.
Sadley at her kitchen door. From her
he learned that Bolie was safe and
sound, though goodness knows what
4 would become of Mary if c the laW
got. it's hands on her for monkeying
o with the dog-wagon."
Later that same day Mrs. Sadley
found a note under her door when she
~ returned from work. It was written
Ia in a trembling hand upon dirty paper,
~ and vested in Mary, her heirs and as.
signs forever, all right and title to the
n deg, Bolie. Folded in the note was a
two.dollar bill. with instructions for
Mary to buy a dog license.
Mrs. Sadley sat with the dirty note
cb and the two-dollar bill in her hands
. and anger in her heart. Did that ole
reprobate think she could afford t.
Il. feed "a great %spraddling beast lik'
that dog Boiler. 1t was as much a
N she could do to buy meat and potatoes
and bread for herself and Mary!
or Three weeks passed, and still tn
at. door Of Digby Jones' abode remaine'
es closed.
-. Bolie. meanwhile, had made a plac
for himself, not only behind Mrs. Sal
> ley's kitchen stove, but in her heal
,on as we'll. Mary might still be liable
the law for freeing him, hut Bolie hin
self was beyond it's clutches for a yea
at least. as the shining bit OF metz
attached to a strap collar testihe
- The strap collar had cost twenty-h1
:. cents extra, and it was the gift
- Mary's mother.
NH. But Mary had no assurance OF II
!, Immunity, and she did have a guilty co
tho science; as a result, she quailed vine
! 4 one day, there came the sound OF
6rst peremptory knock at the door.
ono It was no policeman, however, b
and Mr.. jones' attorney, Mr.. Purdy.
lind asked her politely if Mrs. Sadley col
ord tell him the whereabouts Of Mr.. Jon
The old dog.
,o;n, At the sound of his voice Bolie
two yanced to give him a twisted, able
,io,s dcggish welcome. The lawyer '
him about to pat him, when the dog prici
a up his ears, gave an angry yelp,
What 1eaped past him in the direction Of
Jones shack.
. no. Isis there anyone over Their
nded asked Mary, anxiously.
Eyes. the heirs" Mr.. Purdy
nwin, swered. Hadn't you heard? d
Jones died two weeks ago, and
.onnd heirs have come On from the Eas'
:hrow take possession Of his property. 7
a9n are over there now breaking into
ossv, shanty. We couldn't find the key
Mary ran. She reached Di
Jones' yard none too o Three
asked cry and frightened heirs were bat
! no against the board fence. Bolle,
whirlwind of passion, was chargir
: bar their legs.
-, It taxed Mary's strength and po'
of persuasion to their utmost to
"a control of the dog, who had air
~ gathered a souvenir or two OF ST.
~trouser leg and black coat tail.
a,,d "Is that the dog?" demandedt
stood heir.
safe "That's a dog" Mary answere
she dragged for dear life at B
doesn't collar.
,orried I'VE suspected as much, but VIII
at Il. HE belongs to me-"
po,ie "How long have you owned hin
Ise the WHAT'S II 70 you! sa'u "a'
to find excessively.
to that II tnats D1gpy JONES uos W.
Won need him in court. A brute like
y Won would go quite a way in convine
nudge that a man who wantt