The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-01

dlcd into the cove. And there was her
oldlef With 8 dog
Mercy That's not my dog she
cried That looks more Ike an ant
eater than a dog
Il hardly thought Il was. he an
sRrp-i crcstfallen "Rut Il was the
only one could catch Perhaps III .
have better tuck tomorrow
A. usual. laura had brought along
/ some magazines and some candy She
/ 4yered him some Of the sweets with
an apology 4 don't approve q candy
4 nowadays. But the boys insist %,
sending il 10 me from town I've
fnnlly made them stop but have an
accumulation ~ about nifty pounds
some day. If can get permission N
going over to your camp and distribute
the whole thing
THAT viii be splendid" he cried
with enthusiasm Not the candy ~
much A. the visit There's nothing
cheers the boys up SO much as IA
he was going to say pretty girl. Az
nice looking young woman, ne hnr
ished But must 90 now. You See
haven't much time TO call my own.
III try and bring your dog tomorrow
But the next day il was the same
thing. No I.ndde Instead a fox ter
rier. which barked incessantly
That's not my dog, either sald
Iaura "of course, he answers the
description, but still Cairns earn.
You ought TO know one when you see
It,"
u must confess | don't" he an
swered, but I'll try again If your ie'
me- -,s,l,E.fr IN IL, ~, 1T -
Then the conversation turned Ia. the
war and his prospects of going across
Time flew fast,
For six days the soldier came Wit
dogs, different one each day AM
never the right one,
"Mercy p said Laura despalrlngly
You can't 90 on all summer bringing
dogs. / think m go to camp tomor
low myself. Dad got permission from
the major and I'll 90 in my car ah'
Take the candy. I've some other things
too. hope I'll see you there
For Laura had decided by this time
after week of this young man, that |
was all right to say she hoped nue.
that she'd see him, and she had deter
mined TO ask her kather to speak I
the major about him and have hill
over TO dinner some night at CAR
Craig.
Good as her word, Laura did go I
camp next day with cargo OF cahd
and tobacco, and was immediatel
taken to headquarters.
The orderly returned at once, sa!
ing the major would see her.
Laura entered diffidently wonderin
what She should say to the potential
in command. She had never talked |
so high an officer before.
But The man who rose from benin
the big desk was her own soldier
The leach; at the same time CAR
that had been sleeping under the des
= sprarg forward with yelp of deiigh
y 80 you're Major DenningF' sal
Laura rather stiflly, land you've g
Laddie, after all.
- Eyes" he admitted, smiling quietl
1--WE had him all along"
Y 81 can understand your wanting
keep him. but | don't see the idea
bringing whole menagerie over to II
day aftci day.
IN sSupUose. my dear lady, | had taxi
I II Laddie over on my first trip; cou
N have invented no excuse to see you
7 often The past week has been otop
to me"
"Why couldn't you come to the hou
n 10 see me? You are fathers frienc
= 81 f;drt want you to discover Il
y identity until you had learned to II
me for myself. had hoped you dld'
little But I'm afraid I've made m
take. | should have returned your q
ftn day he swan over here, and III
would have been the end OF 1t all.
Il Suddenly Laura came over
II touched his arm mo, don't be sorl
~ No one could possibly be cross at y
p after-after what you've said. A
X I'm glad | didn't know you were
h oflicer-but just you.
- He took her hand in both or \
Laura, I've taken an awful fancy
Laddie; you can't have the heart
> take him back without me now, {
Y. your
She sighed and looked away in me
- resignation. 1T seems to be case
x Love my dog love me-, doesn't
| suppose I'll have to take you both
Then he gathered her up close
his arms and settled it all with ki
lily. ---
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and One of the greatest epoch-ihakl
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