The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-11-12
Black Po1ns
By c

York. CHANGING our Of his boarding
house window to the sunny Streei !
seemed 10 him thar every man pass
ing was jarmty and happy and had al
unmistaka5le air OF being on his wa,
TO get rhe only Girl and take her on
for the afternoon,
John had no only Girl MOI even I
half way girl 10 go TO see on sunday
And Sunday without a girl was wors,
than an egg without salt, John
hated his own company. He liked
having good friends, but had heen
forced 10 leave Them all when tho
firm he worked for sent him Eusl
10 ill a o Gathering position.
John tel 70 bordering darkly on
what he would be doing were he
still out : n The homelike small town
rhere everyone knew everyone else.
Lily. ElSy, Mary or Caroliue would
be going Oul Of The river with him.
Lily, Elsy, Mary or Caroline would
have on a freshly Ironed white dress
with spOtless white shoes and a great
Hopping hat to shield an adorable face
from sunburn.
And John would be gazing happily
from time to time under that hat.
There would be a neat box Of lunch
with iced tea In a thermos and plenty
Of homemade chocolate cake. Later
there would be a glorious sunset, still
later a more glorious moonrise, and
still later under that wonderful
moon, he. John Blackmore and Lily.
Elsy. Mary or Caroline would per
chance steal a moment or two from
lovers hours before taking the weary
but happy trip home.
John had read bis Sunday paper
from cover TO cover, all but the adver.
tisements, but so homesick did he be-
come that he picked up the sheet
again in sheer desperation and be.
gan a careful review Of the Lost
and Found" column. There might
possibly be som drawing string In
hose personal notes.
One did attract John. It was an
advertisement for the return Of a
hack Pomeranian answering to the
'aNe OF Pet. The girl who had losf
PEI WIS apparently dying slowly but
surely over the loss. John grieved
with her. Her name was Jane Mont
goIueTy and she lived up In what
John had always termed the End of
The World, being One Hundred and
E~iehty-frst street.
Now Johns ideas of %Pomeranlans
was q hlt vague, but he determined
70 find something in the way of a
and take 1t 70 Jane. There was
q faint chance that Jane
would he attractive. worth while and
that sort Of thing. John was a
very hopeful type of man and he
very much wanted a girl with a fresh
y starched white dress to take out on
Sundays.
The married couple in the room
him had an animal that close
y resembIed a dog. II had short
hair, a tail that waved In
air AT moS any angle and long
legs. Mike was, however.
be- most beloved pet Of the couple.
Mike bad played an in
lortani parl in the couples wooiug.
John hoped Mike WIS a mascot. H.
decided 10 borrow Mike.
lie knocked gently at the rear door
told his scheme, The couple he.
inc newly married and fun Of romano,
agreed willingly. John gritted his
teeth when be saw Mrs. Woodruff. Her
gown was pink and fluffy and her
mar wide and white. She had a pink
parasOl and she and Henry we're about
to start for a Sunday afternoon boat
"trip. Henry went so far as to scratch
the name pet" on a hit Of leather he
had used for q wrist watch and en-
circle Mikes lean neck with 1t.
The Woodrufs laughlngIy wished
John the very best Of luck bur firmly
insisted on the safe return Of their he.
loved Mike.
"She must moi be so attractive as
TO wheedle our Nike away from
you Mrs. Woodruff admonlshed.
John srinned. IF Jane Montgom.
cry is rs attractive as that" he stated.
81 viii buy Mike an ernine cloak for
next winter
And feeling in his boneA that he and
Nike would be promptly pot or either
subway or elevated, John jumped into
& taxi with the animal and gave the
chauffeur an address al the end Of the
world. John cared not In what man.
uer he spent some Of his excellent
salary so long as It was In quest Of
the right girl.
Mike had never had so long a ride
IN q taxi. bur ne seemed to enjoy It.
since bis great Happy black ears
pricked up from time to time. aud
when John addressed him the strag
ely tail wagged happily.
John pulled himself well In hand
when they drew mp AZ the curb and
tried 10 get into The atmosphere Of .
man who had found a lost pet Pom
eranlan and was firmly convinced
Tint the animal he had was that same