The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-26
WHEN THEY MET
BY KENNETH HARRIS.


nothing but flashing blank to Grail
lup. Behind the glasses Britherby's
eyes at the moment were resting on
the Janeway bungalow across tho
street, but Grallup did not know that
and he stiffened Indignantly and
passed his new neighbor with stu
diously averted gaze.
The next time they met neither took
the least notice OF the other Grallup
remarked to his wife that that fellow
who had bought out Korker's equity
evidently was cut or two above Bib
berly Heights--or thought he was.
Britherby. day or two later, was
talking to Morfew, whose house is be,
tween Grallup's and the former Korker
place.
Who's your distinguished neighbor
on the north?' he asked. THE nabob
of the place, presume. / think
made mistake in not asking his per-
mission to butt in here. He seems to
resent II"
Nonsense" said Morfew That's
Billy Grallup. Nothing of the uabob
about Billy. Great chap, Billy. You'll
like him when you know him."
Il don't believe I'd want to know
him." said Britherby
Morfew meant to ask Grallup what
he had been doing to his face, but for
got it and so the feeling between
Britherby and Grallup remained and
grew. In course OF time they were in
troduced and acknowledged the intro
duction as coldly as poiteness al
lowed After that they bowed scru-
pulously when they met.
1t was early last fall that the pas.
sive hostility Of the two men became
active to the verge OF tragedy.
One still, calm night, somewhere
about twelve O'Clock. Grallup was
aroused from an uneasy slumber by
the bark OF a dog.
"Confound it, exclaimed Grallup.
II wonder whose darned dog that is.
/ wish ! was within good shotgun
range OF it-and had the shotgun
A quick succession'of staccato barks
seemed to answer his thoughts with
defiance. Grallup got up and leaned
out of the window, listened a minute,
closed the window and said something
improper.
Il might have known it, he contin-
ued, savageIy He's about the only
man in the suburb who would main
tain nuisance like that"
He tried to ignore tho noise, but the
closed window had.only slightly dulled
it and it was too maddeningly irreg-
ular. He bounded out OF bed and into
his slippers, threw a coat over his
shoulders and stopping only to take
couple of croquet mallets from closet
in the hall. hurried out of the house
and ran down the street toward Birth
erby's The barking had stopped, but
he knew where to go.
He was almost at Morfew's when no
was aware Of ghostly white-clad fig
ure Fastening toward him. The next
moment he was face to face with
Britherby. who was in pajamss and
carrying a baseball bat.
For an instant they glared at each
other in the moonlight Then Birth
erby spoke: so you thought 1t was
about time to do something, did you?"
he snarled. 81 should think it was.
myself. A man who win keep a dog
like that I've got my opinion Of. any
way"
What are you talking about?" de-
manded Grallup. I'm after that in
fernal dog that's been barking his
head off in your yard all night. IL you
want to know, Do you mean to say 1t
isn't your dog?"
II never owned dog in my life,
said Britherby. Il thought 1t was
your dog and was going to take the
liberty of killing him-and you, too. II
you offered any objection
Il had much the same idea," said
GralIup. But if it isn't your dog.
whose"
Furious barking interrupted him. 1t
camo from the rear of Morfew house
so it's his dog" said Britherby.
Now. what do you think of that"
II think as you do" said GralIup.
grimly "Morfew's a good man in
some respects, but this is an outrage.
| suppose he's lying there snormgl"
"I'll tell you" said Britherby. pois-
ing his club. IF you'll stand by me
I'll batter his door down and if he
doesn't get up and kill the beast, we
will"
"rll just go you on that proposi-
tion,' said Gralup.
They pounded until Morfew came to
an upper window and asked them what
the dickens they wanted.
we want you to come down and
do something with that dog of yours"
said f3ritherby
You've no business keeping brute
like that around, supplemented Grail
lup severely.
Have you two been drinking or are
you just plain crazy?" asked Morfew
Routing a man out OF his rest at
this time of night, That's not my
dog. you lunatics | don't own dog.
He slammed down the window
The two laughed. Then Britherby
shivered
You'd better come back with me-"
suggested Grallup I've got somc