Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-15


poignant realization Of power gone for
her and gone never more to return.
One afternoon some three weeks
after her first excursion into Fifth ave-
nue. Jane was sitting with an open hand
bag In her lap counting over some
money and comparing 1t with figures
in little notebook. There was ring
at the doorbell. but no response rom
the maid In the kitchen
"Frieda," Jane called.
Still there was no reply and MrA
Collins, a silent spectator OF the scene
smiled in ecorn.
"Frieda!" Jane repeated. ARE you
deaf?"
Nom" came the laconic answer
but there came no Frieda.
James voice rose to the sharp com-
mand: Then answer the bell
"Yessum." Frieda agreed, ana nav
ing Invested herself OF these 'wo
words and exhausted the full measure
Of her vocabulary. she did as sne "as
told.
At the door was q messenger Dos
and after much voluble instruction
from Jane and more "yessums iro.
F,rieda, the girl signed the DOCK Anu
came forward with the message. 'a"0
tore 1t open.
Its a lovely afternoon for an a"to
ride" Mrs. Collins remarked inno
Gently.
mo, 1t isn't that at ALL" Jane an.
| swered. 81 mean the message lsn
what you think. It's from Bob. hec
been sent out Of town and cant get
home TONIGHT. It's the first time since
we've been married. oh, l know l
shall be frightened to death IN tnis
place"
neighbor invited promptly.
"I'd like to. but" Jane looked 70.
ward the kitchen-"you'd be crowoeu
to make room for me and coulon
leave Frieda here alone"
Mrs. Collins revealed just SEM
blance of q sneer.
II don't think she'd be in any great
danger" she said tartly, but If you do'
Mrs. Reynolds. we could make TOO"
for her on the sofa"
mo. it's kind Of YOU" Jane decided.
but we'll have to stand 1t here. vi
course, there's no danger. It's just tne
idea"
So Mrs. Collins desisted and Jane
looked forward to the first night sne
had ever spent alone, or practicaiiy
alone, and that In the lonely bungalow
She ate her supper In silence ana WIZ
the fox terrier lying on the rug II nel
feet settled herself at the table and
tried to Danish thoughts of herself by
reading.
Dick had grown into fine spect
men of his breed. He was an inteii
gent little brute and good to look a
IL one enjoys seeing the evidence o.
caste in dogs as we'll a. men. And like
all thoroughbreds of his kind he wa
} most pronounced in his attachments
: He was the constant companion o
! Jane. alert and watchful of her ever!
movement. He had never taken liz
) ing to Brand though that gentleman
. in his several calls at the bungalov
} had gone out of his way to appeas'
and cajole him. But despite his owl
] preferences Dick had been forced q
. feel that the millionaire was welcome
, At first he had been openly disgrun
: tied at the intrusion, but Jane ha'
3 reprimanded him and on one occasion
+ had gently chastised him, so now
r whenever Brand appeared, the dog sin
' ply sulked. At times he would disaT
!. pear entirely and not show himsel
again until the visitor had gone. o.
= two occasions, when he had been Il
8 ken into the auto with the trio. he ha
4 Jumped out, and even the sharp tone
J. of his mistress, that usually demande
{ instant attention, failed to arrest hi
+ flight.
Some one has said that in our mo<
Q ern civilization there 10 no place 70
y dogs. No more il there for some mel
. It is true that primal instincts renal
more acute in dumb animals than
q humans, but the primal instincts Al
g not all bad. Loyalty and gratitude ma
q be signs of arrested development
so, no wonder we sec . menace
T. the dog. We are not prone to turn
n dumb pets for guidance In mattel
q pertaining to our acumen. Yet no
q often in such cases a this Of Bran
u Jane and the fox terrier IL the humb
.. animal the keener. Suggestion thu
Is this poor brutes attitude emanate
10 from any power Of divination woul
q have met with instant and perhal
D. Just scorn from Jane, yet the day vi
N to come when she would remember
r CTO BE CONTINUEDJ