Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-07-07

DIV cur of mixed ancestry and bad
ug. ts-that Is, he had been all this
the Rathburn found him six months
md re and championed his cause in a
=, trel with a crowd of roughs Gin
VIC Swaneys saloon. Since then he
IN developed into a well-behaved
beast with pair of wstful eyes
York looked unutterable love.
Athburn had rescued the dog that
Fin the saloon more to thwart the
gns of Pete Mulligan, the head of
gang and an old enemy than for
compassion for the dog itself I;
after he had taken the little ami
- home he rather enjoyed the slav-
luu devotion Wilhelm the dogs mind
1eemed evidently to be the only fit
Htnrn for so great a service as had
becn done him. For some months,
hereford Rathburn petted the dog,
ID him, taught him to speak" and TO
Hbeg," and made Of him an almost
instant companion. AT the end of
InIrs. lat time. the novelty having worn
'pllAt him. he was ready-as he expressed
= to himself-"to call the whole thing
sss and great was his disgust that
4 dog failed to see the affair in the
y light.
some time Rathburn endured
IT, daintive whines. the questioning
hlI the frequent thrusts of a cold
g hi nose against his hand then he
lie ID nined to end it all.
On BIB. come here ~ he called sharp
nsyq p right hand seeking his pocket.
oE.y aIIh yelp of joy the dog leaped
Ter Ao3 fd-not for days had his master
lla vol Rrily noticed him.
H4hburn raised his pistol and took
ne afare(M aim. His eye was steady and
fru \ md did not shake. Two feet
eral snM4Hfhe dog had come TO a sudden
than Something in the eye or in the
But IA weapon had stayed his feet.
TO Whined. then barked, his eyes all
ant ID While wistfully demanding an ex-
umt4 nation. Suddenly, his gaze still |
,er n on his masters face, he rose |
hoto, ight on his launches and held be- |
"a b,i him two little dangling paws.
bo here was a silence followed by
ooo,by @ered oath. as the pistol dropped |
.sn- ground.
. found my babyishness ~ snarled |
i'm, STOPPING and pocketing his
= !, lone would think I'd never
:, gun before"
{" was on Sunday. On Monday
WV turn took the dog far up the
cut Want a dog?" he said to a low
WED. unkempt man sitting at the
eeye v of squat cabin.
Ter an Fell, I don't. amt buyin' dogs
ries - days.r
st cas- kr don't have ter buy this pre-"
we'd Rathburn meaningly
~ other glanced up with shaIp
an iur &mph, Bite?' he snapped.
. hburn shook his head.
ID D k of him." he returned lacon-
FRI Like his room better'n his
eathn nv"
fewbg ,
educsdi nphr' grunted the other. Then ;
Us s,s So dog: "Come here, sir an let's :
frsab. look at ye"
hnM minutes later Rathburn strobe
the trail alone, while behind
Ter the other side of the fast-shut !
Ca aoor. barked and scratched a i,
,sst little yellow dog.
nnl day night. when Rathburn came
thin the first sound that greeted him
DRY - Joyous bark, as a quivering.
~ little creature leaped upon him q
.aiu~ pf the dark.
Wednesday Stub trotted into ,
-, at Rathburn's heels. and all the d
All 5Own the struggling street he .
~ neither TO the right nor TO the II
Wv fearful did he seem that the a
!, ,rs Fat boots he was following u
y, Gin some way slip from his u
nf 3 And yet. vigilant as he was the
: : e MI Swaney's saloon got somehow d.
IS and left him on one side III
4g- and whining and running like 81
sy ST. out the room, while on the 81
D ,ss.s rs master stood jingling the
aysssss ces OF silver in his pocket ni
sJs = (e Nike Swaney had paid for W
, III dog. pl
ygssii bay up the mountain side Rsth- &c
II Is still chuckling still jingling Da
- man pays money" he was
q loud as he squared his Shout pi
sXn looked across the valley al an
Ha5ts bng sun. when a man pays 81
,slJ y watches out. ! reckon sab lo'
~ re- + fer good. sure ming, THIS hii
And yet--IoDg before dawp- "a
III. III 1me q whine and a gentle "a
FIX nf bis cabin door; and al M
-four times the dog was re- ne
'yf5 + bis new owner four times
h,' PED aud n0sed the long trail an
IA ~ me cabin on the mountain 'ns
SUBS fourth deseril0n Che su
Piper refused 90 fake hlm DO
\ ~ fof . week thf DOG lay 'un' 80
~ w bis old place NJ fhs suu he'
hf cabin door ~ aoseg hs af'
81 nffplAce "a ulKhf 1Nen y ;
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