The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-16
"A A.
VALUABLE
DOG

Europe he brought dog with him
The animal was evidently not OF
breed that would enable him 10 take
n prize In n dug show. and since
inrdey was rich and always Ind the
best that money could buy there was
know why the beast had taken his
fancy. This was enhan,.d by noticing
that iardley led the dog down rhe
gangway himself ana or leaving the
riage.
What did you pay TO, himf' asked
friend
| Five thousand dollars.
Five thousand dollars
Yes. and ten thousand wouldn't In,
him"
There must be something nboui him
that is not discernible to the eye Wl,ai
isit
| "Iil tell you l was in Paris when
the great European war broke out In
deed, for the past few years I've bcen
more In Paris than at home. Well You
know We Americans In Paris organized
an American corps to join In the dis
pute between the allies and Germans
! enlisted-why { don't exactly know
The United States remained neutral.
and | suppose we should have remain
ed neutral. but we didn't We went into
II the way most men volunteer IN war
time-tO be In the excitement.
Anyway. We formed n corps and
after certain amount of training
were marched to the front You r.
member that there was lot OF lighting
In wood near the center OF the line
! WAS lighting one day In the wood
when we suddenly came upon lot OF
Germans, and lively scrimmase fol
lowed Our fellows were driven back
and 1. shot In the body, was left on
the field. The Germans didn't know
that they had licked US or. fearing an
ambush or something. reiterated.
well. there was, deserted b,
friend and foe. left to bleed to death
In wood Night came ON. and the
horror and loneliness were enough TO
kill man without his dying Of u
wound. Fortunately the cold weather
had not yet come on. and didn't suffer
with the cold Ii was D relief To see
the day coming, for II brought hope
that there would be more lighting In
the wood and | would he within the
lines or either one side OF the other.
But the firing that began with
dawn seemed To rece,ie rather than MP
prOach. had nothing to sustain me-
either OF food VI drink. crawIed 10
ward the nearest dead body II Ger
iuan -and tried to find some sustcnailct
on him. but there was neither a crust
OF bread nor swallow OF water. /
crawled on u little farther 10 n dead
Frenchman and found some bread and
n flask Of wine.
III u hadn't been fof these ! would
nave persisted. for lay there all tina,
day and another night. had stuffed
II part OF my shirt into my wound. and
u choked up the bleeding. nut didn't
dare draw long breath for fear Of
starting the bemorrhage again While
was intent OIL myself and my drend
fui condition incidents about me were
ever present. The birds that had been
frightened away by the firing returned
and were fitting In the branches above
me Insects were buzzing. attending
To their daily affairs. unmindfu that
a human being was gradually sinking
10 death.
Finally I fell into a stupor. didn't
| hne 10 lob do nd
didn't care I heard q distant boom
ing. but that was going on all the
while. | heard the bark OF a dog and
nad ! been In a better condition might
nave especially noticed IT, The bark
founding nearer. made an effort to
arouse myself. When II was close by
the ! opened my eyes and there was
the dog looking at me and barking.
Pretty soon he scampered OF. bark.
ing rs he ran: then | could hear him
dra wing nearer again. But was too
weak TO take much notice OF him He
was gone 50 long that ! forgot all
about him. Hut after awhile ! heard
nis bark again far AWAY. but drawing
nearer. The next thing knew ! felt
u hand on my wrist Opening my eyes.
there was u man with a red cross on
tbs arm kneeling beside me-.
LAS soon as he knew that ! lived he
gave call. and assistance came. !
, was pnt ON q stretclier and carried to
the rear. where | was placed In nos
pital and received proper attention.
las soon as ! got well enough Ia
think Of anything except myself ask
; ed about the dog that had saved me
was told that ne was one OF the dogs
that had been trained TO hunt foi the
wounded. He had gone of into the
wood where ! lay and had come back
barking and indicating that he wished
Ia be followed. A man was sent with
him and found me very near deaths
door. : Probably another hour without
. attention would have finished me.
u asked to see the dog. ana he was
! brought In to me. When ! offered To-
buy him 4 was told thar the Red Gross