South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-13

with unwilling fingers TIE hand
written address on the outside had
told him what to contained. p. had
hoped Madeline wouldn't take their
little quarrel 50 seriously. He had
meant 10 write her an apology, now
n was too late One by one he lifted
the carefully wrapped articles from
the parcel He could tell without
removing the tissue paper wrapping
what each little parcel contained
The little square box he knew held
the ring that had sealed their be-
trothel-at least they thought 10 had
then. There was the little cameo
brooch ne had given her the first
Christmas. when his salary had been
small: there was the necklace and
the amethyst ring he had given her
on her birthday. The last little par
eel he held 70 ME ear. and the tick
ing sound satisfied him IL was the
engraved wrist watch that had made
her 80 happy the Christmas before.
They were all there-every present
he had given her, he thought No.
there was one that wasn't there But
he couldn't expect her % send Cutey
back-Cutey the Boston terrier pup
he had bought her that summer.
Cutey wasn't a regular present. and
besides she thought too much OF the
little fellow 20 part with him
But Harry didn't reckon with
Sadelines pride As much AZ she
loved Cutey. she couldn't keep him
because Harry had given him 20 her.
II hurt her more 20 part with the
little dog than with any Of the other
presents. and after the expressman
took him away the flood OF tears that
she had kept back so long broke
forth
Harry gasped when he saw what
the expressman had for him. Ii Ger
tainly must be all off with Madeline
now. he thought To think that she
would send Cutey back. There was
nothing 70 do but accept him.
When Harry was transferred a lit
tie later TO q bank in the west there
was only one thing that troubled
him-what would he do with Cutey2
The little dog had meant much 20
him In the lonely days that followed
his breaking off with Madeline and
he had become quite attached TO IL.
The idea OF parting with it hurt.
There wouldn't be any place 10 keep
the dog when he arrived In the west.
and the season out there was just at
its worst II ne had thought OF that
he wouldn't have been so hasty In
applying for a transfer; but at that
=. -
was 20 get far enough away from
Madeline 20 forget At the last mo-
ment he thought Of sending Cutey TO
his sister I'm the country. He would
be we'll 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 il happened the sister wasn't
sure. but the villagers blamed il on a
gypsy band that had been seen in
the neighbOrhoOd RE wired notices
10 all the leading papers in the vi
Cinity OF the village in which his sis
ter lived, but without result. He
wondered II Madeline had stolen it,.
but dispeued that thought from his
mind Madeline wouldn't stoop TO
a thing like that
The west didn't prove such a balm
10 the wound as Harry had hoped,
and finally he decided 10 go home
again. AS the train upon which he
was returning to the east neared the
station he knew so well he found
himself wondering if he would meet
Madeline and how she would receive
him. Maybe she would listen 20 an
apology now He could give her
back all her presents. just as she had
sent them back TO him-aI except
Cutey That settled il, she knowing
that Cutuy was lost He buried his
head in his hands and would have
passed the station II the conductor
hadn't aroused him
Although he had been i'm the city
nearly a week. Harry could not mus
ter enough courage 10 call Madeline
by telephone. A vaudeville perform
ance appealed 20 him most as a re-
treat from a very lonely and tire
some evening The performance was
dull. until near the end an animal
act was staged. Harry sat bolt up
right as ne caught sight Of "a familiar
little object on the stage Yes IL
was the same walk and the same lit
tie 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 a bark like that, IL
was Cutey, What had ne best do Q
He could hardly restrain himselt
when he saw the little dog COW be-
fore She brutal looking trainer To
see the police. he thought would be
the best plan, and he hurried from
the theater
He tried not 10 appear excited as
he explained 20 the sergeant at the
police station.
Have YOU any way of identifying
him as the dog YOU had stolen e'
asked the sergeant.
Harry thought for minute. There
was only one person In the city be-
side himself who could indemnity the
dog. but he couldn't possibly ask her
II looked as II Cutev was lost 20 him
for good. But rather than let the
dog be in the hands o. that man any
l.