The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-28

Nun, surely, nAd ne ever been en-
tered In a dog show he would have
won a blue ribbon. lie was a golden
brown and white. with white on
wavy tail. and running 10 between
his eyes and epEad'p> ~ back OF
his ears into the sii-Sl OF white
hair that so prettily marked off his
neck n shoulders. His large brown
eyes were SO intelligent, so kindly.
Hero played with three little girls
when he was a wee puppy, fat and
frolicsome. The four playmates
dearly loved each other and grew
up together, Helen. Nancy, Mary and
Hero.
You know that collie dogs away
off in cold bleak Scotland keep
grateful watch over the sheep which
feed On the heather which grows on
the fields and hillsides OF that north
ern country. Collie dogs came from
Scotland which is their home. They
needed their thick. warm hair, al
q like fur. In that cold. northern
country; even as Shetland ponies
who frs. were found on the Shet-
land Islands, northeast of Scotland
needed their unusually warm coats.
But, collie dogs, no doubt suffer
In Arizona for Arizona IL as extreme
ly warm AZ Scotland Is extremely
cold. and great herds OF sheep dot
the hillsides and valleys OF Arizona
so, OF course, wherever. herds OF
sheep are found, there collie dogs
are neded. Yet, Hero who lived In
Arizona did not guard sheep, though
he did guard lambs, Helen and Nam
cy and Baby May. Their father and
mother moved away from the home
~ tho nRN. a.l .aaA A. - L.. q
Phoenix. Nothing green would ever
grow In parts OF that vast desert
land, but for the canals that bring
water TO the land; down the noun
tain sides the melt q snow runs into
rivuleH. n the rivulets run to-
gether into creeks and streams. These
join together again and again and
form large ri~vers--one such river
is Salt river. Phoenix lies in the
salt river valley, many canals 20
this way and tina. way from Salt
river which Is damned up above by
the wonderful Roosevelt dam, and
bring water to the thirsty desert
land. making Il bloom as the rose,
as tho good book avs The water
in these canals run very. very fast.
Near to the home OF Helen, Nancy
and May was a canal, running along
by the side OF the road, like a swift
mountain stream; a ditch ran from
that to water their fathers garden
and the field beyond.
One hot summer day the three
little girls and Hero were playing
under a tall cottonwood tree on the
bank or the canal by the roadside.
The little mother could hear their
merry voices mingllng with Hero's
happy bark as they played-wher-
ever his charges went there Hero
went also, happy enough Just to be
with them and 20 watch over them.
Their mother sat on the steps Of the
nd porch pairing potatoes for din
ner. quite contented and uncon-
cerned.
Suddenly, Hero dashed madly to-
wards her. put his fore paws on her
shoulders and looked at her, oh, so
pitifully. then barking frantically
dashed ahead .he way he had
come and in the direction of the
canal. The mothers heart Instant
ly responded to Hero's anxiety. She
dropped her pan. knife and pota-
toes; rafting down the steps they
Tell unheeded. She ran quickly to-
wards the canal, 100 frightened at
first to call for her husband. He
was working In the garden behind
the house but Hero knew he was
needed. and needed. oh. so badly.
Hero ran around the house. and
with one light leap cleared the gar
den fence--running UP to the father
ne grabbed at his trousers and
pulled and pulled. Now the father,
MIR. Klein, had never liked nets be-
cause. he had never been used 20
having them around as he grew I'D
co., he had really disliked Hero
and only tolerated him for the sake
or his wife and three little girls,
who loved him SO much. Mr.. KLEIN
was very busy hoeing in the garden:
with him was a young man help
ing, When Hero pulled at his
trousers. Mr.. Klein turned quickly
and angrily struck Hero fun on the
shoulder with his hoe, making a
wound that bled. But nothing
daunted Hero, and again he sprang
toward Mr.. Klein and pulled at his
trousers, not trying to bite him al
an; out tugging at his trousers
then running off a few steps, Hero
looked up a. him and barked be-
seemingly, frantically-"Mr. Klein
something Is wrong. l know them
COMES exclaimed the young hired
man. But ever as he smoke. Mr.
Klein heard his wife's voice in The
distance, calling him. Quickly The
Two men leaped the fence and fol.
lowed the brave dog. Hero, vein.
ing and barking. led the way TO the
canal; they caught up with the poor
mo'her, weeping and wringinp her
hands for her drowning babies. The
children were struggling in the swif,
current of the canal. Instantly Mr.
kIen knew what to do. He jumped