The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-27
THAT DOG rwEEolE
ey MAY ELLSWORTHf
-1Convr;ght 1e15. by w. G. CnapmanD

Copyright, l5lo py w. " II
One morning / came downstairs 70
find the dining room in CONFUSION inc
silver gone. and Mrs. Briggs IN
faint beneath the table. Upon the
floor sat the woolly dog. looking at
me reproachfully, as If to say: You're
a nice sort of householder, to let bur
glars come in the night and stun me
so full of delicacies that l can't eat
any breakfast" That is the sort OF
dog Tweedle was.
He was the most useless dog ever
knew. All he could do was to run
round, eat, and utter his shr1li iittie
bark. One day he came to me Win
ball of blue yarn in his mouth
thread stretched into invisibility at
the end of the garden. Presently
ss-, somebody coming across from un.
: der the peach trees. 1t was the shi
who lived in the house behind the
garden. Sometimes would see her
she was dressed in white ana nau
S blue eyes, and she was holding the
$ end of the wool.
: "Oh, please, your dog has taken my
@ skein,' she said TREMENDOUSLY.
=. After that it seemed easier to make
y, the girls acquaintance. Sometimes
u would venture to sit beside her under
the trees. We found we had a lot 10
talk about, but our meetings generahy
y lapsed into silent ones. and yet we
O both felt perfectly satisfied with them.
0 She introduced me to her mother and
: brothers, but l paid them little atten-
) ton. used to think lot about the
" girl. and | was glad she was fond
:. of Tweedle.
- had to go West for six months
IN settle ND an estate. told the girl
e. She looked at me with sort OF In
10 quiry in her eyes. So explained now
VS. sorry / was to 60, and that 1t was
IN unavoidable l was not going to rent
"a the house, though and-would she
take care of Tweedle. since she
"a seemed fond of him."
She looked at me very strangely.
g "Is that all-all you want OF me?' she
q asked.
IN Il wouldn't dare to ask more Of
ge you," answered.
as "Yes-Tll take him." she whispered
r. and, turning suddenly, ran into ths
house. l fancied she was crying
ns When went to say good-by was tolo
~ she was indisposed, but she sent wore
that she would take care OF Tweedle
az was a whole year in California. be
NJ. cause the business had more ramifica
I'm lions than had expected though
he good deal about the girl, and won
he dered how Tweedle was getting along
as, When got back to Montclair tn.
A. house was closed. l was Sorry
em missed the cir, and Tweed!e.
had no more business in the city
spent all my time in my home.
Jul found was moping. One day Mr.
on Briggs told me that It was said tn
ro- house was going to he opened u
be again. That was correct; man an
woman came to live in it. Two day
ell, later l saw the girl under the peae
in trees. went over to her. she WI
,or. surprised to see me.
~, I'VE have just come down for
Wv week to arrange about the sale." 81
any said. I'VE are living in Washingto
II Did you want Tweedle?"
nth mo" I answered, but want ye
per have missed you. never knew"
h She interrupted me. you shou
her have told me BEFORE" she said.
cor have been married three months no
-; But l think" hysterically-"you h
=. better have Tweedle."
. mo, thank you, don't want to s
ou' Tweedle," replied. That is all
per member Of that interview, except tt
loan a mans voice was calling somewht
rove behind the peach trees.
enty Two or three years passed. h
nom bought the old house and lived the
,wer Somehow I liked to associate 1t
TO- my mind with the girl who had wall
:, among the peach trees.
49,, liked to sit under the peach tr
a'.N when they were blooming. was 81
siA ed there one day in early May, wi
ars. I saw a ridiculous little black, woe
ould dog come through the gate. The CT
with ture seemed to recognize me, and
Is of gan frisking about my knees. WI
!. bill l stood up my knees were shaking,
MICS cause I was looking at the girl y
oil | UdO SAT WucIc was cASsAhe Ao".
M. so 1t was you who bought
placer" said the girl
'ou'u YES" I answered, looking at he
alsed wonder She was changed g
in deal; not in features or figure.
own spiritually, thought.
lrope why did you buy it," asked
It all girl.
ID nm Il wanted to think Of you. You
,,;sh. learned too late that had lc
q 70 you."
And I never thought you loved I
answered the girl. THAT was WI
eeiui married-because felt too wrett
lty of 20 ,.t NV thoupbts dwell on Won
), OF see, I was so simple-it never
CURED to me that could think Of
after I was married to another m
But you have?' I cried.