The Washington times., 1918-07-17
The. PLOtterS
SERIAL OF EAST AND WEST
Butler Makes Short Work of TGLGk 8
DOg and SGUes Elizabeth from
an Embarrassing Situation

not propose to break that habit
now. II you are satisfied to b
what an willing to have you -.
woll and good
He stood close to her for . ~
nOnt then Sp0kS fnpstuously.
what about yOeng Butlsrf D
Toa keep him At arms length. tooT@
~Tou forget yoursslfy- she burst
forth -Tou have no riGht to ash
gueh = question It n an imperti-
nenes"
I beg your pardonr he sz-
claimed. his manner changing I'M
msdiatsIy to vsIl-fsiEned humility.
I'll try to grant it she Said
siR1y.
He called her a. she walked
away. 'waIti TIL take you home
and come back for ths,ear."
Z an not afraid" she called
back. Il prefer going Elona-
She ala not run when she vas
cut Of his sight but walked rapidly
past the eross-road that led to the
village. At hrEt. she thought only
Of widening the space between her
and this man who puIzlsd her By
speeches that might be innocent OF
fraught with hidden meaning. Then.
as her footsteps fell regularly upon
the silent road she began listening
to her own tread How gtfll the
night was. and how much noise she
seemed to be making. although she
wore Hight shoesl Every football
was followed By an echo.
Some One Coming.
But was II only an eehof surely
somebody was coming along the
road behind her. keeping pace with
hsr-somsons uho wore heavy bootA
As she listened. she heard an o.
eAsionAl shuRls or stumble. a. II
the walkers foot caught uDon .
stone or other projection.
she glanced back. A man wAs
following her. and in that one
glance she saw that a lOF. dark
shadow moved along close beside
him.
The truth burst upon her. rAlAk
and his dog were pursuing her.
She longed TO run, but she feared
that II shS did this the dog would
spring At her. perhaps throw her
down She turned 4 bend In the
road and. for . few seconds. was out
of sight Of her pursusrs-If saeh
they were.
She broke into . rapid run, but
had gone only . few feet when
Talak shouted to her, and she heard
his heavy feet pounding along after
her. She must stop and face him
She was no coward She would show
him that she was not
What do you wantT' She de-
manded. wheeling upon the man -
he reached her.
what you runnIn' forF- be ssksA
What you afeAred of-mS or EigP
Il am not afraid Of you" she said.
But I do not like youv dog. He
growls at me whenever 90 near
him.
The Pole srinnsd- Mig von't
hurt you. Pat him.
She started to walk on 7 doa,1
want to pat him. she said
Talak Bhuffled along beside hSF.
why are you afeared of me?- he
questioned. You like all but ne.
You talk to the city man: you 70
Tidin' with the boss's fns son But
me. you run away from But like
you"
To her horror. he caught her sud
denly by the wrist She smellsd
liquor on his breath A sick fear
BeiIed her. Il was bad enough to
meet this mental defective alone On
q dark road. but to meet him when
his poor, deficient brain was In
hamSe by alcohol was far worse
She tried to dissngags her wrist
from his clutch But he held her
sast. His dog came near and began
snif about her ankles. growing
in a low. yet menaeing way.
Afraid of the Dog.
I am afraid Of your dog SAs
exclaimed call him on"
II tell you he not hurt your t.
Pole burst forth. "All Of you are
mean to him. Old Chaplin kicked
hIm-heTI pay for dat. You won't
touch him. But I touch you-SON.
I hold you tight!"
He tried to put his arm about
her, and she struck at him, furious
Iy. wildly. kicking him, and beatiAs
him with her one free hand
Let me Eor' Hhs painted.
She stroVS to scream. but her
-
felt as II she were in q terrible
nightmare, struggling for breath
Someone was coming. whistling
college air as he came, and, At the
sound. she found her voice and
called l~udly:
"ComeI oh. come quick"
There was the noise 81 rnnning
feet, and John Butler appeared
around the bend in the road.
But, quickly as he had OOmG
Talak had been prepared for him
He had let 60 Of the girl ana had
spoken three words to his dog
sic EN-. .Nig!"
with a sharp yap the beast
sprang upon John Butler.
It was then that the frightsnsd
girl had one Of the greatest sur
prises Of her life. The slender
young man. who had come cut hsrs
a. an invalid. met the dogs attack
so swiftly and effectively that even
the Pole gasped In astonishmsnG
With a swift movement John But
Ter kicked the brute full In his open
Jaws then. as Mig fell back. he
kicked him again and again. untIl
the dog turned and nsd hVvling
down the road In the direoti "A q
the farm. -