The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-08

with unwilling fingers. The handwrit.
ten address on the outside had told
him what 1t contained. He had hoped
Madeline wouldn't take their little
quarrel 30 seriously. he had meant
70 write her an apology; now It was
too late. One by one he lifted the
carefully wrapped articles from the
parcel. He could tell without remov-
Ing the tissue paper wrapping what
each little parcel contained. The little
square box he knew held the ring that
had sealed their betrothal-at least
they thought II had then. There was
the little cameo brooch he had given
her the first Christmas, when his sal
airy had been small there was the
necklace and the amethyst ring he had
given her on her birthday. The last
little parcel he held to his ear, and
the ticking sound satisfied him II was
the engraved wrist watch that had
made her 80 happy the Christmas be-
fore. They were all there-eyery pres
emit he had given her, he thought No,
there was one. that wasn't therei But
be couldn't expect hss 10 send Outex
bach 0utSy, Ms Boston teryfes pup
be, Aad bought her that e0snmeA CueeS
Uusar q regular present. end besides
bhA thought zoo much % tns fittts feb
Iow % pAYs With him.
but Harry drunS reckou with Msdes
liner prida Az much as she loved
Outey she couldn't keep him because
Harry had given him 30 hes. II huye
her more to part with the little dog
than with any Of the. other presentA
and after the expressrnan took hirp
away the flood Of tears that she had
kept back 80 long broke forth.
Harry gasped when be saw what ths
expressman had for him. Il certainly
must be all on with Madeline DOW, be
thought. To think that she would send
Cutey backj There was nothing 30 DO
but accept him
When Harry was transferred he
tie later to Q bank In the West there
was only one thing that troubled him
--what would, he DO with Cuteyf
The little dog had meant much TO him
IN the lonely days that followed his
breaking on with Madeline and he
had become quite attached to It The
idea of parting with It hurt There
wouldn't be any place to keep the dog
when he arrived In the West and the
season out there was Just at its worst
II he had thought of that he wouldn't
have been so hasty In applying for q
transfer; but at that time he had only
one idea, and that was to get far
enough away from Madeline to for
get. At the last moment he. thought
Of sending Cutey to his sister in the
country. He would be well taken care
of and safe from harm there, he was
sure.
The first letter Harry got from his
sister after his arrival In the West
startled him. Cutey had been stolen.
How It happened the sister wasn't
Sure, but the villagers blamed 1t on Q
gypsy band that had been seen In the
neighborhood. He wired notices to all
the leading papers In the vicinity Of
the village in which his sister lived.
but without result He wondered II
Madeline had stolen 1t. but dispelled
that thought from his mind. Madeline
wouldn't stoop to thing like that
The West didn't prove such balm
TO the wound as Harry, had hoped.
and finally he decided to 60 home
again. As the train upon which he
was returning to the East neared the
station he knew 80 well he found him
self wondering II he would meet Made
line, and how she would receive him.
Maybe she would listen to an apology
now. He could give her back all her
presents, Just as she had sent them
back to him-aIl except Cutey. That
settled II, she wouldn't be able to for.
give him, knowing that Cutey was
lost He buried his head In his hands
ind would have passed the station II
the conductor hadn't aroused him.
Although he had been In the city
nearly week. Harry could not muster
enough courage to call Madeline By
telephone. A vaudeville performance
appealed to him most as a retreat
from very lonely and tiresome eve
ning. The performance was dull, until
hear the end an animal act was
staged. Harry sat bolt upright as he
caught sight o{sa familiar little object
on the stage 9es, Il was the same
walk and the same little wag Of the
tail, the markings were just the same
and the color exact The quaint little
bark assured him There wasn't two
dogs In all the world With q bark like
thati It was Cuteyt What had he
best dor He could hardly restrain
himself whep be saw The little dog
COW before DE brutal looking trainee.
10 see the police. he thought, would be
the best paan. and he hurried from the
theateg.
He tried not to appear excited as he
explained 70 the sergeant at the police
station
Have you any way Of identifying
him as the dog you had stolenr asked
the sergeant.
Harry thought for a minute. There
was only one person In the city beside
himself who would identify the dog.
but he couldn't possibly ask her. It
looked as II Cutey was lost to him for
good. But rather than let the dog be
In the hands Of that man any longer
he would. call Madeline and ask her
to come to the station house. Perhaps
she wouldn't mind when she knew IL
was for Cutey.
'They didn't answer the phone" the
operator told him after he had spent
nearly ten minutes at the telephone.
He hung up the receiver with q sigh.
wheeled around and faced-Madeline |
She was standing In the doorway that
led to the chiefs Office. staring at him
In wonder. AS she recovered herself
she dropped her eyes quickly.
"This young woman has lost q dog
and claims that performer has It at
the Lyric thester," the chief addressed
the sergeant sShe says the dog would
know her. but has no other means Of
identifying II"
"Oh, yes, I have" Madeline inter-
rupted. This a-this young man
knows Cutey. He can identify It.
Please, Hurry. dearw She was so ex-
cited that she did not realize what she
was saying.
The sergeant was amused. This
young man is also making claim to a
dog at the Lyric, the same dog. most
likely" he said.
Eyes, It Is his dog"
'sYes. it's her dogi" The two
were talking at once
"Well, you see. 1t is our dog. We