The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-26
CHAPTER III.

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 N LEMATIs frowned and sneezed
 as the tnhnitesimal particles of N saehet powder. settled in the - lining of his nose. But his con- science compelled him to persist in his attempt to solve the mystery, Hence he sought to place his nose in contact with Flopit's, for he had perceived on the front of the mysterious stranger 6 buttony something which might pOssi- bly, be nose. Flopit evRded the contact. He felt that he had endured about enough from this Apache and that 1t was nearly time. to. destroy him. Having no. ex- perience of battle, save with bedroom slippers and lace handkerchiefs, Floptt had little doubt of. bis powers az R warrior. Betrayed by his majestic self importance, he had not the remotest idea that he was small Usually he saw the world from a window or from the seat of an automobile or over bis mistress arm.
 From these various ignorances. of his sprang his astonishing, his incredible, valor. Clematis, with head lowered close to Flopits, perceived something peering at him from beneath the tan gled curtain of cottony, violet scented stuff which seemed to be the upper part of Flopit's face. It was Flopits .,o n ,.od rir,y,oJ nua and onpo and A0 demOnlacally malignant that Clematis, indescrlbably startled would have withdrawn his owR. cpuntenRnce at once, but 1t was too late. With q fear ful oath Floplt sprang upward and an- ne1ed himself to the under lip of the mortified ClemRtis.
 Miss Parcher and her guest turned, screaming. Clematis' self command went all to pieces. MT, Watson en- deaYored to kick Clematis without ruining Flopit-a difficult matter.
 Flopit was baresark from the first. and the mystery is where he learned the dog cursing that he did. In spite Of the David and Goliath difference in size, it would be less than justice to deny that a very fair dog fight took place. Genesis relieved himself of tho burden of the washtub upon his back and watched the combat in simple pleasure. A furious young person struck him a frantic though harmless blow with pink parasol.
 "You stop themw she screamed, "oF I'll have you arrested"
 "YoI, Clem" he shouted.
 And instantly Clematis was but a whitish and brownish streak along the hedge. He ran like dog In a moving picture when they speed the hlm, and he shot from sight once more round the corner, while Flopit, still cursing, was seized and squeezed fin his mis- tress' embrace.
 But she was not satisfied "Whsrs's that laundTyman with the tin thing on his head" she demanded. He ought to be arrested for having such dog It's his dog. isn't 1t? Where Is heT'
 Genesis turned and looked round about the horizon, mysti1ed. William Sylvanus Baxter and the clothes boiler had disappeared from sight.
 If he owns that dog" asserted the still furious owner of FlOpit, T will have him arrested. Where Ia hsS Where Is that laundrymaa?s
 "Why, be-" Genesis began slowly, "he ain no laundrym"- He came to Rn uncertain pause. If she chose to assume, with quick feminine intuition, that the dog was Williams and that William was a laundryman 1t was not Genesis place to enlighten her ""Tic- 'larly." he reflected, since sue talk 80 free about gittin' people 'rested. He became aware that William had squirmed through the hedge and now
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