The Washington times., 1914-02-20
=. TIMES BEDTIME STORY
FMO'S Scheme.

- lido was little dog. and he was
- always picked upon by the larger
dogs of his neighborhood. but
sometimes little dogs have big
thoughts as this story OF Fido will
prove.
Carlo was 4 big dog that lived next
dcor to Fido. and Carlo always had a
big tin dish Of bones in front of his
house which he guarded very carefully,
II any were left after he had finished a
meal.
Now, it happened one day that the
people where Fido lived went away for
without any dinner.
He went to Carlos house and looked
lopgingiv at the dish of meat end bones
In front of his door. but Carlo was rest
ing right in the doorway of his house.
with one eye open. and that eye on the
dish of meat and bones.
"Bow-bow." barked Fido, looking at
the dish. MY folks have gone visiting
today and the cook forgot all about me;
I haven't had any dinner"
Such little dogs as you have small
stomachs. and do not Need much food. :"
said Carlo. still with one eve closed.
for he did not feel it at all necessary
to keep watch with both eyes on such q
snail dog as F'ido.
Well have to have something to
eat even IL am small" said Fido. with
another longing look at Carlos dish. Il
suppose you have had your dinner"
Yes. I have eaten my dinner" said
Carrie. but il I gave away what I have
left / might be hungry before supper
time. and I am so big I have to eat a
lot Of bones and meat to keep my
strength. l wish l had enough to give
you
Fido waited a while to see IL Carlo
would change his mind, but he kept. one
eye closed and the other on the dish.
as 10 had at first, and Fido finally
trotted away wondering where he should
20 now to find a bone or bit of meat.
lie looked up and down the street, and
when he had at last made up his mind
10 20 to a place he knew of on another
street he saw a big dog named Ned
walking slowly across the street.
Then a thought came to him and he
barked at Ned and trotted to meet him.
"You are handsome fellow. Ned" he
than Carlo. he thinks he is the biggest
and strongest dog in the neishborhood.
"Oh, he does" said Ned. showing his
teeth and growing: why. I can make
minced meat OF him IN no time at all;
let him show himself out here IL he
thinks he is 80 biS."
Il guess he Is afraid of you" said
Eide: but he says you are afraid OF
him and that .iou dare not come in his
YARD
L am not afrai dof him. and IL I
wanted to | would go right in there"
said Ned. II wish he would come out
here and tell me am afrai dof him."
Il told him you were not afraid Of
him, and | thought you were bigger
than he IS. but Carlo is such a conceited
fellow he only laughed and said would
lind you would never dare come near
him
rs that what he thinks" growled
Where is the fellow now; I would like
to meet him
oh. he is in his yard with Il plate of
bones and meat in front of him: he is
sleeping with one eye open, watching SO
no one will take his food"
That was all that was needle dto COM
pIete Ned'S desire TO see Carlo. Bones
and meat were 10 him worth fighting
for any day. he ran to the gate and
looked in at Carlo.
Carlo jumped up growing.
Ned growled, too. with his eyes fixed
on the dish of bones and meat, and
Carlo made a grab at Ned. plainly tell
ing him if he did not want trouble to
get out of his yard quickly as he
knew how. and the way he showed his
teeth made poor little FidO. who was
hiding behind Il bush, trtcmble. But It
did not make Ned tremblc; he growIed
and then walked right up tV the dish
,.t.
Bat he did not nave tine to even
swallow II who'll" when Carl gave
groan and a spring at the same time
an dgrabbed, Ned, so he dropped the
meat and had to attend strictly to car
int, for his ears and head.
When Fido saw that Ned and Carlo
were in earnest and had forgotten all
else excepting to find out WHO was the
strongest, ne crept out from behind the
bush and made q dash for the dish of
meat and bones.
Fido even had time 10 eat a piece OF
meat, not being in the least disturbed