Gunnison news-champion., 1915-11-12


sell In with ~ ltttls Hesitation az she
proceeded to lard the poor brute
In his inner lair And he never even
Barked at her; ~ just lay whimpering
with his fearful nose between his TIVE
front paws ~ though his dead master
had not left hin to the servants sn
his life
Blanche coaxsl aal pettea him un-
til she almost Wapt herself, ;. then SUE
denly and wtthsut warning the dog
showed his worst side. Out he leaped
from wooden saActHary. almost knock.
ing her down. - barking horribly.
but not ct Blaosos. She followed his
infuriated eyes; end the back door.
way framed . augty aad grimy figure,
1ust climbing ints fsll length on the
cellar stairs. whieA Blanche had some
1ifhculty in i1sstifyiAg with that q
CNsalet
We'll, You rea1ly are a sweep!" she
cried when she had slipped out Just
u time. ard the now savage aeG -
still butting anl clawing at his bars
How did you come out, and where
are the enemy?"
The old way" he answered Il left
them down there"
And what did you find?"
TN tell you later can't hear NJ
voice for that Internal dog"
The dreadful barking followed them
eHt into the yard, and round to the
saght, past the traeesmens door, to
- verge of the drive. Here they met
- elderly man In . tremendous hurry
-aA unstable dotard who instantly
abandoned whatever purpose he had
o1sDeA. and came to anchor In treat
- them with rhsumy eyes and tvitcA-
~ wrinkles.
why. N tAaH isat Miss Blanchs,"
- essvered. 'Ds you heas our hoy.
misc? I ha'ht heard that 70 % hhs
tAet since the niGAt that happeael!"
rAen Casalet introduced himsslf -
~ eld gardener whom he hoA known
ell his life; end By rights the naa
seesl1 have wept eutriGht - saee
emitted . rustic epigram laden with
wtee humor. But Oh Savage hailed
from silly ssAslk. aAl all his life he
hAl belied his surname. but never The
alliterative libel on bis native county
Ne teOA the wenAefer's return very
mech - . matter of courss, very
oucA ~ thougA ~ had never been
away st al. aal was demonstrative
oaly in his further use Of The East
Aneiian pronoua.
That's . loAG time since Ne farel
70 zee y0a. Mus Walter" said he;
that's . right long time, And now
here's q nice kettle of fish for you
to hnd, But I seen the man, Mus
Walter. and we'll bring that home to
him, never you fearl"
Are you sure that you saw him."
asked Blanche. already under GAIA.
J let's influence on this point.
Savage looked cautiously toward
the house before replying; then he
lowered his voice dramatically Sure,
l Miss Blanche. Why, see him that
night as plain as fare to see Mus
] Walter now,"
4 Il should have thought it was too
/ dark to see anybody properly" SAID
/ Blanche, and Cazalet nodded vigorous
/ ly to himself.
Dark, Miss Blanche? Why, there
was broad daylight. and if that wasn't
there were the lodge lights on TO see
him by His stage voice fell a sepui-
4 chrai semitone. But l see him again
At the station this very afternoon I
did! | promised not to talk about
that-you'Il keep that a secret if 1 tell
e somethin but I picked him ou,
! Of half . dozen at the first time of
askin',"
Savage said this with a pleased and
vscuous grin, looking Cazalet iull in
ths face: his rheumy eyes were red
- he sunset they faced: and CazaleG
trSw . deep breath as Blanche and he
Tuned back toward the river
Tirst time Of prompting. expec4!"
- WHISPERED But there's hopo =
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