The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-04
WHEN They met
BY KENNETH HARRIS.

nothing but flashing blank to Grail
lup. Behind the glasses Britherby's
eyes at the moment were resting on
the Janeway bungalow across the
street. but Grallup did not know that
and he stiffened Indignantly and
passed his new neighbor with o 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 Korkers equity
evidently was q cut or two above Bib
berly Heights--or thought he was.
: Britherby, a day or two later. was
talking to Morfew. whose house Is be-
tween Grallup's and the former Korker
place.
who's your distin guished neighbor
on the north?' he asked. The nabob
Of the place. I 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 I'd want to know
him." said Britherby.
Morfew meant to ask Grallup what
he had been doing to his face. but for
got 1t 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 politeness al
lowed. After that they bowed scru.
pulously when they met.
II 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 Q dog.
"Confound IT," exclaimed Grallup.
II wonder whose darned dog that is.
I wish was within good shotgun
range of it-and had the shotgun"
A quick succession'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
II might have known It," he contin-
ued. savagely. Hes about the only
man In the suburb who would main
tain nuisance like that"
He tried to ignore the noise. but the
n1N xuvtv hol o1l lob hill A
It and It was too maddeningly irres-
ular. He bounded out of bed and into
his slippers. threw q coat over his
shoulders and, stopping only to take a
couple of croquet mallets from q 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 60.
He was almost at Morfew's 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 your
he snarled. II should think 1t was
myself. A man who will keep q dog
like that I've got my opinion Of, any
way"
What are you talking about?" de
manded Grallup. I'm after that in
fernal dog that's been barking his
head on in your yard all night, II YOU
want to know. Do you mean to say Il
isn't your dog?"
] 81 never owned q dog in my life,
said Britherby. II thought It wa.
your dog and l was going to take thu
liberty of killing him-and you, too, Il
you offered any objection"
81 had much the same idea," sale
Grallup. But II 1t isn't your dog
whose"
Furious barking interrupted him. I
came from the rear Of Morfew's house
80 it's his dog!" said Britherby
"Now, what do you think Of that!"
II think as you do" said Grallup
grimly. "Morfew's a good man II
some respects, but this is an outrage
suppose he's lying there snoring!
"Irl tell you" said Britherby. poia
ing his club. III you'll stand by m,
I'll batter his door down and II h,
doesn't get up and kill the beast. VI
will"
"I'll Just go you on that proposi
tion," said Grallup.
They pounded until Morfew came Il
an upper window and asked them wha
the dickens they wanted.
I'VE want you to come down AM
do something with that dog Of yours,
said Britherby.
, you've no business keeping brut
like that around" supplemented Gral
lup severely.
Have you two been drinking or ar
you Just plain craxy" asked Morfew
Routing Q man out Of his rest q
this time Of night! That's not m
q dog. you lunatics. don't own Q dog.
a He slammed down the window.