Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-02
when they met
BY KENNETH HARRIS.

the Janeway bungalow across the
street, but Grallup did not know that
and he stiIiened 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 it,
"Nonsense!" said Morfew. That's
Billy Grallup. Nothing of the nabob
about Billy. Great chap, Billy. You'll
like him when you know him."
Il don't believe Id 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 polteness 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 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 successiop'of staccato barks
seemed to answer his thoughts with
defiance. Grallup got up and leaned
out of the window, listened minute,
closed the window and said something
improper.
Il might have known it, he contin.
ued. savagely. He's about the only
man in the suburb who would main
tain a nuisance like that"
He tried to ignore the 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 Morfews when he
was aware of a ghostly white-clad fig
ure Fastening toward him. The next
moment he was face to face with
Britherby, who was in pajamas and
carrying a baseball bat.
For an instant they glared at each
other in the moonlight. Then Birth
erby spoke 80 you thought 1t was
about time to do something, did you?"
he snarled. 81 should think it was,
myself. A man who will keep dog
like that I've got my opinion of, any.
way"
What are you talking about" de-
nI tfJf,1 oftar that in.
fernal dog that's been barking his
head off in your yard all night If you
want to know. Do you mean to say it
isn't your dog?"
II never owned a dog in my life"
said Britherby. II thought it was
your dog and | was going to take the
liberty of killing him-and you, too, If
you offered any objection"
II had much the same idea,' said
Grallup. But if it isn't your dog,
whose"
Furious barking interrupted him. 1t
came from the rear of Morfew's house
so it's his dog!" said Britherby
"Now, what do you think of that!"
81 think as you do,' said Grallup,
grimly. "Morfew's a good man in
some respects, but this is an outrage
I suppose he's lying there snoring"
"Ill 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"
"Tll just go you on that PROPOSE
tion," said Grallup.
They pounded until Morfew came to
an upper window and asked them what
the dickens they wanted.
1--WE want you to come down and
do something with that dog of yours"
said Britherby.
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 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. "1've got some
medicine that's good for that and you
can wear my overcoat home
Thanks, old man." said Britherby.
ANY other time I'll be delighted, but
guess I'll get back to bed now"
He held out his hand and Grallup
grasped 1t cordially.
Good night, old chap" said Grail
iup. "Ill see you in the morning,
then. Chicago Daily News.
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