New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

see nobody else whut SEQ dor eat
orange No, ma'am, an ain't ner,
hear O nobody else whut ev' see
nobody whut see dog eat orangelo
Herbert decided to be less ir-
pressed. "Oh, I've heard of docs
that'd eat apples" he said. "Yes
and watermelon and nuts and
things" AS he spoke he played with
the tennis ball upon his racket and
concluded by striking the ball hieh
into the air. Its course was not
true, and it descended far over
toward the orchard, where Herber-
ran to catch it, but he was not au;c;
enough. At the moment the ball LETT
the racket Gamn,ire abandoned his
prayers; his eyes, like a careful
fielder's calculating and estimating
followed the swerve of the ball N
the breeze, and when it fell he was
on the correct spot. He caught i.
Herbert shouted: "He caught it on
the fly! 1t must have been an ac-
cident. Here" And he strusk
the ball into the air again. 1t went
high--''twice as high as the house
and again Gammire Judged it;
slowly and continuously shifting his
position, his careful eyes never
leaving the little white globe until
just before the last instant of its
descent he was motionless beneath
1t. He caught it again, and Herbert
whooped.
Gammi,e brought the ball to him
and invited him to proceed with the
game. That there might be no mis-
taking his ardent desire, Gammire
"sat up" and prayed; nor did he
find Herbert anything loath. Out of
nine chances Gammire "muffed" the
ball only twice. both times excus-
ably, and Florence once more flung
her arms about the willing per.
former.
'Who do you s'pose trained this
wonderful, darling doggle7" she
cried.
Mrs. Silver shook her marvelins
head. "He mus "a come that
away" she said 81 bet nobody It
all ain train him; he do whut he
wants to hisse'f. That Gammire
don ast nobody train him"
Then, as the enraptured Florence
released Gammire, he wild-dogged
again to the hilarious screaming of
the three
"Oh, goodness!" Florence said
with a despondency which cama
upon her as the wild dog tanned
himself abruptly and returned to sit
with them. ITS awfulw
"Whut is?"
"To think of az lovely dog as
this having to meet grandpa!''
Meet him" Kitty Silver
echoed forebodingly. 81 reckon you'
granlpaw do mon dess meet him
"That's what I mean" Florence
explained. II expect he's just brute
enough to drive him off"
"Yes'm," said Mrs. Silver. "He
git madder cv'y time somebody sen
her new pet. You gran1paw mighty
nervous man, an everlas'n1y do
hate animals"
"He hasn't seen Gammire, has
he?"
q mt look Ike it. do it?" sa,a
Kitty Silver. Dog here yit."
Well, then p Florence
paused, elancing at Herbert, for
she had just been visited by plea
ant idea which she did not wish to
share with h.m. "Is Aunt Julia IN
the house?'
"Sne were, Ill while ago"
Il want to see her about sonlep'u.
ought to see her about" said
Florence. an be out in a minute
CHE ran into the house and found
- her excessively pretty your
aunt seated at slim-legged desk.
reading ever a note which she had
just written.
Aunt Julia, it's about Gammire.'
"Gamin."
"What?"
"His name is Gamin."
Kitty Silver says his nsmo's
Ganmire.
yes ;" said Julia. "she would.
His name is Canin, though. He's
little Partisan rascal. and his name
is Gamin.''
well, Aunt Ju.ia, I'd rather cali
him Gamnire. How much did he
COST"