The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-28
AD0G STAR
BY MARTHA MCULLoCH.

per Synulcate.)
Orion was a star of the first magDl'
tude-ln the dog armament of COURSE
since he belonged to Sidney Lee. sid
uey was fancier of sorts. He fapcied
among other things he could have
/ given points to the original dog
maker. Which was a pity, seeing
Happy Jack, head of his kennels, said
in he strict privacy Of his own mind,
"Er them dumb brutes lnowed what
sort o feller that owned 'em, they'd
never hold mp heads ner tails agin."
This was not in malice. Happy Jack
was ready to admit the ''boss' had his
uses and was even wise in the way Of
neckties WOmenkind and other Ike
triiIcs But dogs Dogs were the be-
al AND end-all on existence to Happy
wherefore II appeared 70 him spe-
ciH providence that he himself was
set in actual charge of the fine four
footed creatures. He pumprred them
Of course all he darcd-aIso INDUCED
them. Thereby hangs this tale. Orion
running free of leash upon the lawn
ont before bis kennel, leapt the hedges
in pure wauton JOY Of supple strength
ana before he could be reclaimed
wrought havoc among the prize ducks
Of old Miss Strctton, who lived next
door.
Result-a very pretty quarrel made
prettier by the fact that Miss Stres-
ton, fat and scant Of breath, left the
settlement of it to Niece Ellen, one of
the modern Portals,
TIN here to pay in full, ma'am, for
the fine dogs llttle diversions" Happy
said to Miss Srotton in tone meant
to he diplomatic--eye propitIatory.
"Oh - said the girl, her Wideset eyes
looking through him. "Just how
much? l hope we agree in our esti-
mates
Happy Jack, after some fumblins.
produced a bin, written out IN the
round school boy hand Of his son and
heir Miss Shetton glanced at it,
froHned. bit her lips to keep back
laugh over the document, then pulled
out fountain pen, added two ciphers
to the sum- and gave back the paper,
sa>ing: I've kindly corrected your
linle mistake"
"No mistake at all, IF ye live till
We see any twelve hundred aud ninety
dollars o Sidney Lees money yen
make Methusalem look like baby"
you are overlooking the fright
the distress Of mind-the upsetment to
my aunt ] believe you have litter
or SO Of Orion pups !" Miss Ellen in
terrupted Beauties they must be- II
they look like him Why, there he is
ri ght at our door"
let me get him--the murdenn
pirate" Happy Jack cried, starting to
push through the gate, Miss Ellen
clicked It shut in his face, saying with
4 little laugh "a dogs dog by your
reasoning. Happy. stay outside until
my aunt's claim is settled
'He WORT that! He sha'n't! Won
an The idea o leayin = beast worth
thousands TO be fed on table scraps
Lcume git my hands on that rascal, ]
promise Sc, yen never see his track
again
"Just what I'm afraid of--therefore
you can't have him mtil the Iaatter
S settled" Miss Ellen said, Il covert
smile playing about her lips.
EFF you poison him I'll have the law
IN yer he bissed orion ran about
ike a mad thing. shifting at the walk
which led around the poultry ward,
diving the while short ecstatic harks.
Miss Ellen smiled watching his gam
lols. "He knows what he wants
md how much he wants it, she said,
then piteously: "It's a
.hame to XIII him, or even send him
o the pound but 7 don't see how we
'an possibly keep him-and the
lucks'"
"Womanl Yen no have the
leart," Happy lack burst out. And
ust then q motorcar purred to a
tandsdl behind them. In a wink
Sidney Lee was out OF it, smiling and
,oVng to Ellen, and asking pariicu- |
airs. That made Ellen blush uucom- |
had appraised the dead /
uch~ partly in sport. partly in anger |
{ llappy Jacks lofty peuuriousness.
zee hardly glanced at the bill with |
.er amendments, before saying eager
y Quite right. quite right. In fact
loo moderate-even I have heard Of /
,i Alexander and his victories"
''Wont you please come inland get
our dog" Miss Ellen said, fixing |
Iappy ia his tracks with look of ice.
.ee needed no second bldding-in in half
minute he was established in a porch
ecker. smiling at Miss Ellen, and say
lg as he patted Orions head Good
og Fine dog You've won me-the
reatest of prizes. Ever since l saw
or" nodding over at Miss Ellen, "pvc
rhemed and prayed TO find some one
lao would introduce us"
I'm not quite a highway robber-
spite of my profession--let me ex-
lain about that ridiculous bin" Miss
Hen interrupted. choosing to ignore
is speech. Five hundred viii be
Ist-and generous. Don't insist on
aging more-Aunt Lora will only
.aste it-either on more ducks-or
le missionaries"
"Iu send a check" Lee began, his
Dice joyous. She blushed again. e.
ld rather have-something else" she
id. AN Orion pup-if you can part
i,h one so low"
Come Choose right off," Lee said.