The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-19
Matching
For a Dog
1t Seemed the Only Way to
Settle the Ownership
By F. A mitchell

by r. A. MICHEL
shep was a collie dog, and a very
intelligent one. used Rex for
hunting woOdcock. How / did love
that dog, and how he did love me!
Why in the world he couldn't speak
TO me l don't know. He could talk
With his eyes, though not with his
tongue. Many a conversation /
have had with him, ! speaking with
my voice, he with his eyes.
Rex was stolen from me, and
didn't see him again for several
years.
One October / was hunting in an
ether field. ! had possessed other
logs than Rex, but did not get at
sached TO any Of them, and often
would hunt without one. This was
the case with me on this autumn
morning. As ! stalked through a
wood, kicking up dead leaves fa-
Vorite amusement Of mine-I heard
some animal bounding toward me,
and through the bushes between
the trees came dog. ! recognized
Rex az once. He ran TO me, put his
fore paws on my shoulder, and if
ever dog cried for joy he did. As
for me, put my arms around his
neck, and I'm not sure but my eyes,
too. we're wet.
The next thing / was conscious
Of was looking at q very pretty girl
with a big hat on her head, a pair
Of gauntlets on her hands and
whip such as ladies nse when walk
ing out with a dog. ! lifted Rex's
paws from my shoulders and my hat
from my head. There was FIRE in
the girls eye which my Difference
did not allar.
whats the matter with nv
dog!" she snapped, laying great
stress on the word my"
"Your dogs"
-Yes; my dog. Whose else should
Il be?"
Mine
What a laugh came ont Of that
pretty throat. II wasn't really a /
laugh. but an expression Of anger, J
contempt. irony. derision. ] con-
Tess ! was a bit miifed by il. .
sYou saw the dog is yours" l
said. trying 10 sneak pleasantly. ~If
he is you're he will follow his mis- 4
tress. Call him, please
Jack. Come here. jack Do
fou hear mesp I
Rex looked at her and wagged i
iis tail, but did not move.
You don't even know the dogs 7
lame,' / said. Then, moving away, =
called, Some, Rex and he !,
bounded efter me. But l noticed !
hat he kept looking back at his 4
mistress. After moving some TWEEN 4
y PAGES l stopped. i
II ever there was an angry girl
hat one was. .
How dare YOU try to steal my
ogl" she snapped. n
"Steal your dog 2 / don't need 70 I
teal your dog. He knows his mas q
anu A0AANNN NAilAs ~
"Jackl Come here!" She stamp :,
d her little foot in a vain attempt i,
b enforce obedience. n
"Let me have your whip" said. ~
III see il ! can drive him back 20 -
ou.1 -
I took the whip from her hand
nd, giving the dog a cut. ordered o.
i'm away from me. He got down II
a the ground and cringed and
hined, but he wouldn't leave me. nj
he girl was beside herself with an
er and disappointment. II was nj
ain that she loved him as well as III
did.
Pardon me-" / said 10 her. II M,
lould have explained to you that
lis dog once belonged TO me. I
st him, and he now appears TO be en-
'ur property. He's the nearest TO u,s
human being Of any brute l ever MI
lew and should be treated as a hui n,
an animal. His affections should AZ
i be interfered with ~
"Nor my affections either" Al
"He should be permitted 10 dwell lig
III the one he loves best" wS,
This was a thrust that didn't suit ~
r. 'sYou mean" she said. that ~ s
should live with the one who "a,
res him best" ~;
very brightly turned, but wom-
3 logic--a conclusion based on no 5;d
emlses. Il seems to me this is
angular affair"
She opened her eyes as IL won
ring what that could be. T.
isYou love the dogs I love fha fac