Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-20

Wont you come IN and do sof'''
Mia invited. IL 4 rather CHILLY In
'h's corridor lie needed no second In
vitation. and even after the ''pointers
had hrrn given he didn't hurry away
until hr had told her his name was
Archie Krlinnd and had received an In
vitntion IN call again.
He called oftrn--at FIRST to see how
RIFLES wns getting on. but after a few
calls he didn't need any such excuse.
on the first spring Jay that arrived
he suggested n walk In the park 70 give
the dog exercise. n was a beautiful
day. ~ they SAT down on q bench 10
talk over the weather and many other
beautiful things so intent were they
upon one another. they dld not notice
that the dog had wandered away.
When they did discover II. Nina was
frnntic. She knew that PINES had
been stolen or run over. Some big
brute ~ n dog had killed him or he
was being tortured somewhere by some
unfeellng foreigner. There wasn't
dreadful thing that could have hap.
pened 10 that dog that she didn't think
of. Archie finally got her 10 listen to
reason and persuaded her that the dog
had gone home. but when they arrived
there he was not to he found. Il won
der n he went 20 Aunt Matiida'si II is
three miles out % town" Nina en-.
claimed, struck with the thought sud
denly.
That's just where he has gone"
Archie assured her. "Tll get a car and
we'll drive night out there"
Nina wasn't sure Of the location. but
after she gave Archie some fden Of II
he seemed TO know where 10 60. MY
sunt did not like my mother: that II
why never visited her" she ex-
planned.
when the car drove NJ 70 the ccun-
try home that had belonged 70. Aunt
Matilda they heard a familiar cry on
the front verands.
Its Pifiesi" Nina cried. joyfully.
rs she jumped from the car and bound
ed toward the house. The sweet
thingf''
Archie followed closely AZ her heels.
They found the little dog huddled up
10 the door. crying pitifully.
"He's homesick," Nina said. with
tears In her eyes "Pifies. come herel
But PIXIES didn't want 10 leave the
door. He looked up into their faces
and pleaded with them to let him In.
"Oh. n only had the key TO this
house 7" Nina said. ~Poor little fellow
doesn't know that Il IL deserted"
Archie took a rfng OF keys from his
pocket aud fitted ons In the keyhole
The lock responded and he pushed the
door open. Nina looked at him in won
der.
Wen ~. into trouble" she said. "A
hateful nephew OF aunts husband owns
this house nowi'
Archie could not keep back his
smile. One look nj his face told Nina
the truth.
"You are the nephew" she gasped.
'You are the master OF this house"
"Yes, dear. and I want you to name
the day that you win become mistress
OF Il. II Is your sunt's wish. Nina"
THAT Il why you are asking me.
You do not lose me"
Don't II" The way he brought out
those words told her q lot. II took the
fat over yours to see n I could learn
10 love you. and learned TO quicker
thnn anything In my ME before"
/'I hardly know what to say" she
hesitated.
surely you win not deny Pines the
privilege OF living here. He loves the
old place. He Is on his favorite chair
now"
That won Nina. They were happy
three that motored back 20 the city.
for PINES had been persuaded to leave
with them. He seemed 20 know that II
was not for long.
"You did get me my fortune. after
all, old PINES IN boots. and happiness
with H. too" Nina whispered In the
little fellows ear. as Archie and she
Rugged him between them.