The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-17

suddenly Jack came up and gave "A sup
pressed bark. Immediately ne had given
it, he turned and sneaked away. no
doubt afraid would punish him for
having disobeyed me. l did not know
then and l do not know now whether
the dog involuntarily started to bark,
and. suddenly remembering the threat
had made. suppressed the bark, or
purposely gave the suppressed bark in
order to help me. Whichever was true
1t answered the purpose, for immedia.
tely the sheep turned and came out
Certain il is l could not have done
the work without Jack. or lived up there
without him. He was always ON the
alert, looking for an opportunity to be
of service. lie never left me, night or
day. My only neighbor. who lived half
mile away, owned dog, but Jack never
once visited her. He would go down
there with me, but would come away
with me without my asking him to.
One noon a storm was on and Jack
was under the bed, his place of refuge
sheep came and passed, the rain was
over, but not the lightning and thun.
der. AS l followed the sheep after turn.
ing them out, l turned and called and
pleaded with Jack to come and go with
me, With my face toward the tent
j stood and called, exhausting my en-
tire vocabulary of words of encourage.
ment and affection. But Jack would not
Turning now to follow the sheep
again saw them go through the fence
into my neighbors field of growing bar
ley fairly screamed Get out of there"
In a moment Jack, running like the
lightning itself, was on the scene, in an
other moment he had the sheep out of
that field, and in another moment he
was hack under the bed in the tent. He
had not, in passing spoken to me or
waited to be spoken to by me.
My words of praise, affection and en-
couragement had not induced him ia
come out of his place of refuge in a
storm. but my cry of trouble was ire
sistble.
The foregoing act of the dog can be
| fully appreciated only when ii is known
that he could not be whipped from
tic Otu ouiii IL stOliils 4 iiN III -
storm after | went there was at night
l'and the dog was a disturbing factor
under my bed. Not knowing he was
afraid, / got up and tried to drive him
out, by whipping him with a rope but
failed. got him cut only by dragging
him out and could keep him out only
by holding him out.
. 70 thnnInp h, nft ar
noon last mentioned, Jack of course
came out and hunted me up. AS he ap
preached me, he hestated; he would
stop and sit down, get up and come a
few steps nearer me and then stop
again. 1t was evident he was ashamed
that he had failed to do his duty. When
finally l expressed sincere words OF
over me in appreciation.
Once the sheep went down a canyon
which | thought was impossible for
even sheep. Following them, I reached
precipice so high / could not get
down. l stood and looked over. the dos
at my side. Suddenly Jack trotted Off
to my left and. returning a few mo
iliciltS ldttIi loOhtu ulp at iit anu tlitii
turned back. saying to me in manner
and act, Just follow me. I've found
place where we can get down." Ano
he had. Jumping down he turned ano
waited TO see that l got down.
Jacks conception of time was thins
uncanny. 1t was my rule to start to
dinner with the sheep at IL O'Clock. As
the hour approached every mornin,,
Jack would come up to me and then
turn and run as if he were going TO
herd the sheep preparatory to makina
the start home. He did not ever begin
these tactics after the hour and never
more than fifteen minutes before the
hour.
| often noticed Jack as he licked cac-
tus needles and briars out of his feet.
But one afternoon when he was having
difficulty in getting one out, said,
"come here, I'll get it out" He came,
holding up one foot. extracted the in.
truder and ever afterwards Jack made