The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-26

FIopit, GIaceGT EsSon the ground, look ed Ike something, that had droppel from a Christmas tree. and he auto maticaIly made use of fuzzy legs. some what longer than caterpilaTsr to batter after his mistress. He. was nei- they snterprising nor inQuisitiVe. He kept close to the rim of her skirt, which was ss high as he could see, ana ne wished to be taken up and carried again.
 My Goo'nessg exclaimed Genesis, gIancing back over bis shoulder. ' 'A IIiT thing ask like be think he go'n' a git somewheresm. And then, in ansWer to a frantic pull upon the tub. Look like you mighty strong t'day," he said. "I cain 20 no rastuhw He glanced back again, chuckling. "'At TIT bird do well not mix, up nOthip' ith ole man ClemAtis"
 Clematis, 1t happened, was just com ing into view, having. been detained round the corner by his curiosity con- cerplng R set of. Louis XVI furniture which some house movers were un- packing upon the sidewalk. He ap- oroached with glowing eQgeFpsss at a sailop. Flopit was about the size or | Clematis' head. and. although Clematis was certain that FlOpit was something alive, he could not decide what
 Flopit, paid not the slightest atten- ttOp to Clematis, The self importance of dogs, Ike that. of the minds of men, is in directly inverse ratio to their size,
 All at once a roguish and lrresponsi- ble mood seized upon Glematis. He laid his nose upon the ground, dellD- eratIng bit of gayety, and then, with nttIs rush. set a. large, rude paw upon, the sensitive face of Flopit and capstzed him. Floplt uttered bitter complaint Ip an astlmatic voice.
 "Oh. massey dray bid horror!' cried his mistress. turning quickly at this. sound and waving a pipk psraSol at Clematis. "shoo! Dirty dog, so 'way| And she was able somehow to connect him with the. washtub and boiler, for she added, 'Nassy laundrymans to have bad doSgles"
 Mr. Watson rushed upon Clematis with angry bellowings and imaginary missiles "You disgusting bTuteF' be roared. How. dare youT'
 1 Apparently. much alarmed, Clematts lowered bis ears. tucked bis tail under meath him and ted to the rear, not halting once or looking back until hs disappeared round the corner whence he had come. There" said Mir. Wat sou, II guess be won't bother us again very soon|'
 It must be admitted that M!lady was one of those people who do. not mind being overheard, no matter what they say. Lucky for us,' she said, we had a nice dray bid mans to protect us, wasn't 1t, Flopit% And she thought 1t necessary to repeat something she had nlrendy Rads sufficiently en- phntic-
 "Nassy laundrymans"
 "I expect I gave that big nlongrel the fright of hts life" said Mir Wat son, with complacency. Fell prob ably run a mile."
 | The shoulders of Genesis shook as be was lowed along by the conYulsive tub. He knew from previous evidence that Clematis possessed both a high quality anG a large quantity of per sistence, aud it was his hilarious opin- lon that the dog had not gone far. AS matter of fact. the head of Clematis 1 was at this moment cautiously extend ed from behind the fencepost at the corner whither be had lied. Viewing with growing assurance the scene be- fore him, he permitted himself to 1 emerge wholly and sat down, with his head tilted to one side in thought. Almost at the next corner the clothes boiler with legs and the washtubs and Genesis were marching on, and just behind them went three figures not 30 ! familiar to Clematis and connected in his mind with vague, mild apprehen- sion. But all the backs were safely toward him, and behind them battered that small live thing which had 90 pre- foundly interested him.
 He rose and came on apace silently.
 When he reached the side of Flopit, some eight or nine seconds later, Clem- atis found himself even more fascinat- ed and perpIexed than during their for mer interview, though again Flopit seemed utterly to disregard him. Clematis was not at sll sure that Flopit was 6 dog, but he felt that 1t was his business to find out Heaven knows, so far CIematis had not a par ticle of animosity in his heart, but he considered 1t his duty to himself, in l case Flopit turned out not to be dog, to learn just what he was. The thing might be edible.
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