The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-07

come quieh I won, hurt you Come
and CALI him please comet
For q moment she lay painting.
looking into tho d.latsi eyes 20 near
her face.
"Old chap" she rai sofily'.
what's aii Tho ftins7 I'm your friend
n you only know a. Nice doEEio-"
She glanced ~ tho child again,
who lad not novel.
Come on. ronny." shs called
ouaxlnEiy. come 0n-pleass.
slowly tho child came forward.
hcsitani. afraid. bis small face pale
with fright
Ito aidlsd near and pui out a dirty
hand 20 the dogs right ear. Tho H..
tie hand closed pulled and Nance
reit the dogs body witch IN an a.
fort 20 obey. gho knew AZ once that
that was the way they Travelled 20.
Erthrr-ths child holding 10 his car.
Slowly she relaxed her "trip. lnt 20
tho backward pressure. Tho Collie
lcrkrd free and backed OF shaking
hits head. and Nance sat W. folding
her feet beneath her.
Then hhs smiled At the two waits
of blue stone canon.
That isn't n nice way 20 treat
folks who come 70 scr you. II r..
sonuyG' she asked, TO tst your dog
on thcmT'
II didn't sst him on" taid tho
child IN h high treble. mo set him.
self on you"
II guess you're right" answered
the Eirl. ''hu, don't let so OF him
again. Go over there and pick up
thnt package and bring Il 10 mo-"
sho pointed 10 tho package Of
bread and meat which had been
flung wide in the recent trouble. and
the child oboyod. dragging tho Collie
along. who went unwflllnEiy. his dis.
truEtfui and haffled eyes turned
back across his shoulder 70 keep her
IN sight.
The child. too. was wary. reaching
far out. stretching his small body 70
tho utmost between her hand and
his hold on the dogs ear.
Quickly Nance unrolled tho cloth,
She counted on tho aroma which
now arose on tho clear mir.
I'm hungry" She said nonchal.
antly. ARE you?"
Tho boy nodded.
And your dos too7"
II 'spcct 80" hc answered gravcly.
She broke tho food into sections
and handed n portion over.
Tho dirty little hand reached eager.
~ this time,
Feed him some.' sho said. indl.
eating tho dog. but already the child
was dividing as best he could with.
out releasing his hold.
The dog grabbed the fragrant meat
and bolted II, watching her the while.
Quickly she tossed him n bit Of her
own. lie snapped that up also and
she fancied tho expression Of the
pale eyes changed. She remember
cd now the extraordinary lightness
OF the great furry body, as II there
WINS little beneath the splendid
tawny coat save bones and spirit.
Plenty Of the latter, she reflected
smiling. Whewl but wasn't lac a
fighter? But trained 10 the last de.
grec-tho he regarded her as a foe.
still az the touch Of the small hand
for which he had fought he stood
obedicnt. Pretending TO cat herself
she managed TO give the greater part
Of the food to the two before her
and they deyoured Il TO the ultimate
crumb.
Where you live?" she asked the
child nc last off.hnndedly. but he did
not answer. lie was picking the
crumbs he had dropped from the
front Of his blcached blue shirt-the
pltiful excuse for shirt. without
sleeves, II one excepted tho strings
that hung from the shoulders. with.
out buttons and all but falling from
tho scrawny little body beneath. Az
she watched him Nunces heart
ached for his poverty. for his woe.
bcgono appearance She was filled
with a cautious excitement. The
Collie had sat down beside the boy.
who had loosed yhis hold by now. It
seemed that hostilitics were relaxed.
tho she took no chances.
~ live down on the flats by tho
river she said presently. 81 get lots
OF fish from these pools. They're
awfully good, too"
The child nodded
- know" he snld. I'VE do. too"
who catches 'om2" asked Nance.
mot you7'
He ahoolS his head.
mo. Brand does"
who's Brandt" abe followed