The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-11
TRUB'S
DIARY
The Life Story of a
Boston Terrier
BY John Taintor Foote
Meets a Pekingese
and a Girl; Is In
vited to Call

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sYNoPSI-Trub and his owner.
The Molecule. visit a man called
the guardian" in an office. Mole
cule gets paper slip. after some
talking. and they leave the office.
r SAW some nice marble stairs.
i tried to get down them The
Molccule wouldn't let me He pulled
me to the elevator when the door
opened | WAS surprised, There was
a Pekingese in the elevator. lie
~ with a girl She was nice
klng Eirl. She was holding the
ko on a little chain. ! was glad
TO sec him. Veryi / tried TO smell
noses with him. He backed away.
lie said. You leave me aloner'
tried to give him paw. poke.
He ran around the girl ran after
him. When we got to the end Of
our chains they were all around
the girl Nobody could move. II
was funny.
Tho Molecnlc said. Il never saw
anyone so wrapped up In dogs
The girl laughed. She said. you'd
better unleash Toodles and give
him to me-
Z The Mclecule unclaimed the Peise.
He gave him to the sirl.
Tho Peke said, Disgusting young
ruffian."
said. who. me "
The Peke didn't answer He Just
shifted.
Tho MolecuIe said. III you'll turn
round slowly. now. he'll come I'M
wound"
Asy stomach gave an awful flop.
as the elevator stopping. We
got out. The girl put the Poke
gwn and snapped the chain on
him. gave him some ways. I
said, I'm sorry about your name ="
The Peke shifted again.
said, Il had an awful name, too.
but IT'S changed. My new name IS
Trouble. Trub for short. How does
it strike your
The Peke said. "Insufferable. He
went to the other side OF the girl.
1 tried to go with him. The Mole
cule held me back. re was talking
to the girl He said, "Toodles
seems ups,dge TO me"
The girl didn't say anything.
The Molecuie said. 1T seems a
pity"
The girl didn't say anything.
The MoIecule said. They might
grow to Ike each other a lot"
The girl didn't say anything.
The Molecule said. '1'll tell you
the only fair thing 10 do-ride up
town in the same taxi and give
them chance to get acquainted"
The girl looked at the Molecule.
She said, "Toodlcs never did such
thing in hts life"
The Molecuie said, "Of course not,
but there comes time when it's
The only thing to do"
The girl said. Perhaps, but this
isn't the time.
The Molecule said. How do you
known"
The girl said, at just isn't"
The Molecule said. 1T might be.
How can you tell
The girl said. You're perfectly
crazy"
The Molecule gave the girl a
look. It was a kind look. He said,
OF course-who wouldn't be
The girl said. This is absurd,
I'm going now"
The Molecule said. Go ahead;
Trub and / viii sort Of bring up
Abe rear"
The girl said, "Youll do nothing
~ the kindly
The Molocule said, IN make you
a little bet on IT"
The girl said. what earthly good
will that do you "
The Molecule said. I'm find out
where you live Then III find out
who you are. Then ri find some
body who knows you"
The girl began 70 laugh. She
stopped down. She said Good bye
pupL. II you aren't busy tomor.
row 4, and still want TO get ac-
qualnted with Toodes telephone
Plaza S744 and ask for Dacia
Kendle."
The Molecule said Something
tells me he won't be busy"
The girl didn't say anything. She
stood up and nodded to the Mole.
Guile. She went down the street
with tho Peke.
The Aioiocuie stood where nc was.
nc had his hat off He was look.
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