Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-05
Black Porns
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS

1
John BIackmore was bored to suf-
| location in the big city called New
| York. CHANGING out of his boarding
| house window to the sunny street it
| seemed 20 him that every man pass
ing was jaunty and happy and had an
| unmistakable air of being on his way
] to. get the Only Girl and take her out
for The afternoon.
John had no Only Girl nor even a
4 halfway girl to go to see on Sunday.
| And Sunday without girl was worse
K than an egg without salt John
/ hated his own company. He liked
/ having good friends, bur had been
| forced 10 leave them all when the
firm he worked for Sent him East
TO fill a most fiattering position.
John tell to kpondering darkly on
what he would be doing We're he
/ still out IN the Eomeiike small town
where everyone knew everyone else.
I Lily, Elsy, Mary or Caroline would
be going out on the river with him.
] Lily, Elsy. Mary or Caroline would
lfhaye on a freshly ironed white dress
/ with spotless white shoes and Il great
Hopping nat to shield an adorable face
| from sunburn.
| And John would be gazing happily
/ from time 10 time under that hat.
| There would be neat box of lunch
/ with iced tea in a thernos and plenty
i 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 momenr or two from
lovers hours before taking the weary
but happy trip home.
John had read his 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 some drawing string in
| those personal notes.
One did attract John. 1t was an
| advertisement for the return of a
| black Pomeranian answering TO the
i name of Pet. The girl who had lost
| Pet was apparently dying slowly but
surely over the loss. John grieved
| With her Her name was Jane Mont
| gomery and she lived M in what
John had always termed the End of
| the World, being One Hundred and
| lEighty-frst street.
/ Now Johns ideas of Pofneranians
| was bit vague. but he determined
| 70 find something in the way of
dog and rake it TO Jane. There was
| always q faint chance that Jane
| would be attractive. worth while and
All that sort of thing. John was a
very hopeful type of man and he
very much wanted u girl with a fresh
~ starched white dress to take out on
Sundays.
/ The married couple III The room
| behind him had an animal that close
| ~ resembled a dog. lt had short
! black hair, tail that waved in
| the air at most any angle and long
spndly legs. Mike was. however.
the most beloved pet of the couple.
| Perhaps Mike had played an inn
portant part in the couples wooing,
John hoped Mike was mascot. He
decided TO borrow Mike.
He knocked gently at the rear door
! and told his scheme. The couple be-
| ing newly married and full of romance
| agreed willingly. John gritted his
| teeth when he saw Mrs. Woodruff Her
gown was pink and fluffy and hef
hat wide and white. She had pink
| parasol and she and Henry were about
to start for a Sunday afternoon bOat
| trip. Henry went so far as 70 scratch
the name pet" on a bit of leather he
had used for wrist watch and en-
| circle Mikes lean neck with it.
The Woodruffs laughingly wished
John the very best of luck but firmly
insisted on the safe return of their be-
loved Mike.
"She must not be so attractive as
| 70 wheedle our Mike away from
| YOU" Mrs. Woodruff admonshed.
JODn 5Fln1eU. IL Jane MoutSotI-
cry is as attractive as that" he stated.
II will buy Mike an ermine cloak for
next winter"
And feeling in his bones that he and
Mike would be promptly put off either
| subway or elevated. John jumped into
taxi with the animal and gave the
chauffeur an address at the end of the
| world John cared not in what man.
ner 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 a taxi. but he seemed 10 enjoy it,
since his great fiappy black ears
pricked up from time to time. and
when John addressed him the strag-
gly tail wagged happily.
John pulled himself we'll in hand
when they drew up at the curb and
tried TO get into the atmosphere of a
man who had found a lost pet Pom
eranian and was firmly convinced
that the animal he had was thar same
dog