The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-04
THE DAILY
sHlCRTsTORYI.
The Name Of aDog.
itoopyright, 1922, by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.)
1 ~ laABTHA MecULLouoH.wlL.
NJ LtAMs.
.EA Ioi be 8 nOt . blt handsome.

Copyright, 1922. by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.)
ttA 10; he IS not a bit handsome,
NJ but don't you agree he
= looks distinguished? 1
couldn't bear q beauty dog" Mrs.
Seiden said, waving languidIy To.
ward the object OF her lap. Anna
Field laughed softly, answering:
f'MatvelouS lady, with most dog
owners beauty lies IN the eye OF
the eazer.' How do you manage
% eseape?"
maybe I don't escape, fully, z
Mrs.. selden said. What does he
look like 10 you?t
"P1ain mutt" from Anna prompt.
ly-she was trtf1e given 70 slang
in the face of the oyer.precise.
"Why / find marvellous regem.
bIances Ii his sweet little face to
so many OF the great mon pictured
In the newspapers. Ali Of them,
indeed, who wear. whiskers. Only
last might smoothed back puppy's
ear and there he was, the very
model OF Secretary Hughes" was
answered, I.
Credible said the impossible
Anna, Newspaper illustration has
added o new terror to. life, a new
pans TO death. II you look hard
enough you can find anybody in
anybody else's picture. But why
puppy2j Haven't you named your
fossesston?"
The selden's head shook. moth.
ing seems to fit him." said tho
heads owner. First I meant TO
call him Prince for the adorable
Prince Of Wales: but he Is so good
looking Il would seem sarcasm on
tho doggie."
What about Cerberus? Only dog.
igiel hasn't three heads from Anna.
tSeiden's lips pursed "I don't think
much OF that nanne," they said.
-sWhat want ID. something strong
and strange with distinguished
Implication"
ssuch as the Akoond Of swat?n
knna queried. Mrs. selden's lips
Scnrled family as she said: az
heard that twenty years back
when I was quite small, in fact"
Z ut Is a classic, like ourselves
Anna flung back with bright malice
that Mrs. Setden must look back
to Gee forty.five; this atfectation
Fof youth roused the ire OF her con.
temporary, who, however, after a
tlmiMute ran on: II see something In
sdiytdual. We must have name
for doggie. ] have It. Bother
spells bother and holds the initials
OF Brown, Oliver, Thompson, Ed.
wards and Root-your whole roster
of adorers. None Of them can ac-
euse you OF playing favorites. and
each will pat himself on the back
fhat he is not left out In the cold.r
How flippant! Anna, you are
really giddy at times" Mrs. selden
feprpved with yet gracious into.
nation. Anna was sure the name
rad stuck, sd went. on with spright
hness: Make each godfather fur.
ndsh q silver link for the collar, duly
engraved. Buy lock for It your.
self; thus you keep things even.
Also intimate gently, subtly. that
Won have great faith In instincts.
80 are likely to be influenced by
Bother's attitude in small things
and great"
va clever idea. My dear, I really
am intuitional," Mrs. selden paused
And this dear doggie is the sams
he fgrowied fierceiy at ragamuf.
tin5ini the park yesterday. But when
We met the Boone's big police dog
he was q real little gentleman
dumped up In my arms, and lay
stu as a mouse"
Some dogs are like that-also
some men," Anna said oracularly
don't like their sort. By looks,
shagginess, whiskers and all, Both.
er should be real dog Of sorts,
Whist breed is he? never saw
one OF tbefore."
I-haye forgotteu-it's a very
long name-but Mr.. Brown import.
ed II specially for me from the
Duchess Of Something's own ken.
uels. The man who brought il over
lost the papers, or else the name
would have been settled otfhand,
I'm glad It was not-you know I
like my own impress on everything
about me. Mr.. Brown did not tell
me so-but I have heard (this mys
tertpusly) that he paid frightful
priee-becaus he wanted me To
have something no other woman
could get, Dear OF him, wasn't Il?
He understands mo Wonderfully
some ways-others are-weIlt--
slossd to him ! wish they were
Rheretore!" asked downright
Anna. Mrs. Selden tried to blush.
0htn she said, 1--WE on this side
are SO crude-with so little man.
ner-and no repose. think I
should love London, and adore
county society. He tells mo the
Browns have lived for ages in Inc
midlands, refusing titles bacanse
they knew themselves too distIn.
guished for them"
How considerate!" Anna inter.
1scted: y hope tho dukes and all
are properly grateful"
NO doubt they are," from Mrs.
Selden, who was impervious to zen.
lie sarcasm. But do you know, /
am almost sorry B has 10 come
ftrst Pup-Bother, mean-bearg
MI. Brown a grudge-1 think Il IA
really against the rude fellow who
Nhrought him over"
n What becomes OF instinct, lei
alone intuition?r Anna was rude
enough to ask. :. But her hand was
m the door as she did Il, so sh,5
lid ft0k catch the anRry Io1SI. A. :