Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04

no use. che teA0 herself, The banda
weren't aTl Jane was ycUag and
pretty ard the common bond 81 CON
plalat ever their IN luck had been
broken. whatever 1t was, geed for.
tune OF some sort had come iuto the
| younger womaas life and the future
seemed 10 hold promise OF mora. For
Mn. Collins this meant only mora
poignant realization Of power gona for
her and gone never more to return,
One afternoon some three weeks
after her first excursion into Fifth arc
nue. Jams was sitting with an open hasa
bag in her lap counting over soas
money and comparing II with nEuras
in little notebook. There was RAG
at the doorbell. but no response from
the maid In the kitchen. nsss@.
"Frieda." Jane called,
stu there was no reply and Mira.
Collins, silent spectator al the Eceae,
smiled In scorn.
''Frieda!" Jane repeated, ARE you
| deafe'
Nom" came the laconic answer,
but there came no Frieda, -
James voice rose to the sharp COM
inaHd Then answer the bell"
"Yessum," Frieda agreed, and hnv.
ing Invested herself OF these two
words and exhausted the fun measure
OF her vocabulary, she did as she was
told.
At the door was messenger boy
and after much yoiuhle instruction
from Jane and more "yessuma" from
Frieda, the girl signed the book and
came forward with the message. Jane
tore II open.
TITS a lovely afternoon for an auto
ride" Mrs. Collins remarked limo
Gently. s@ .%#a e..
mo, It isn't that at ALL" Jane an.
swered. Il mean the message isn't
what you think. It's from Bob. He's
been sent out of town and can't get
home tonight. It's the first time since
we've been married. oh. know !
shalt be frightened to death In this
| place"
Come over and stay with u" her
neighbor invited promptly.
I'D like to, but" Jane locked to-
ward the kitehen--"you'd be crowded
to make room for me and | couldn't
leave Frieda here alone"
Mrs. Collins revealed Just o sem
blanee OF a sneer ~
Il don't think she'd be In any great
danger" she said tartiy. but II you do.
Mrs. Reynolds, we could make room
for her on the sofa"
mo, it's kind OF YOU" Jane decided,
but wen have to stand It here. Of
course. there's no danger, It's Just the
idea"
So Mrs. Collins desisted and Jane
looked forward to the first night she
had ever spent alone. or practically
| alone, and that In the lonely bungalow.
| She ate her supper In silence and with
the fox terrier lying on the rug at her
feet settled herself at the table and
| tried TO Danish thoughts of herself by
reading.
Dick had grown into q flne spsci.
men OF his breed. He was an intnlll.
gent little brute and good To look at
II one enjoys seeing the evidence OF
! caste in dogs as we'll as men, And like
all thoroughhreds OF his kind he was
most pronounced in HIS attachments.
He was the constant companion OF
Jane, alert and watchful of her every
movement. He had never taken a lik-
ing to Brand though that gentleman
In his several calls at the bungalow
had gone out Of his way TO appease
and caiole him. But despite his own
| preferences Dick had been forced to
| feel that the millionaire was welcome.
At first he had been openly disgrun.
tied at the intrusion, but Jaae had
| reprimanded him and on one occasion
had gently chastised him. so now.
whenever Brand appeared, the dog sim.
| ply sulked. At times he would disap-
pear entirely and not show himself
again until the visitor had gone. On
two occasions, when he had been ia.
ken into the auto with the trio, he had
jumped out. and even the sharp tones
OF his mistress, that usually demanded
instant attention. failed to arrest his
flight
Some one has said that in our mod.
ern civilization there is no place for
dogs. No more Is there for some men.
1t is true that primal instincts remain
more acute In dumb animals than In
humans. but the primal instincts arc
not all bad Loyalty auf gratitude may
be signs Of arrested development. II
so. no wonder we see q menace in
the dog. We are nc. prone TO turn to
dumb pets for guidance In matters
pertaining to our acumep. Yet how
often In such cases as this of Brand,
Jane and the fox terrier 10 the humble
animal the keener Suggestion that
this poor brute's attitude emanated
from any power Of diVination would
have met with instant and perhaps
just scOrn from Jane, yet the day was
10 come when che would remember it.
cTO BE CONTINUED.)
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