Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08

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like his tail. He belonged to young
Tom Ward, who certainly treated him
With all the Difference due monarch.
For instance, Tom never ventured out in the
evening for stroll without first consulting
King.
"Want to come along, old fellow?" he would
query, and receive the bark of affirmation
which was lightly louder than the negative
yelp. if that were possible, and accompanied
by enthusiastic jumping and paving.
"Hush, now" Tom would command. Did
I say you couldn't go?"
OF course he hadn't. King always went, and
King always led the way too He bounded
along half block in front of Tom, looking
back now and then to be certain that his young
master was obediently following.
1t was while his eyes were engaged in one of
these backward glances that King accidentally
cOllided with Miss Betty Bates who was gazing
longingly into fur shop window and wonder
ling why nature hadn't supplied fox furs as well
las red curlS to young ladies with luxury tastes
and necessity purses
'Im so sorry" apologized Tom, who fastened
to herAside inquiring solicitously whether she
HAD been hurt
The girl gasped dropped her little silver
vanity case, and just managed to save herself
from falling by leaning heavily against the
window of the fur shop.
you see, my dog is so enthusiastic"
RETTY glared at him. Seeing only red as
people with that shade of hair are likely
TO do under such circumstances she demanded:
Ever hear of leash?"
Tom admitted that he had. In fact, he car
ried one in his hand which he held I'D for the
girls inspection.
why show it to me? I've seen them be-
fore"
And she was thinking as her vision cleared:
But I've never seen finer looking young
man"
So she continued to lean against the window
looking injured and rebellious, until Tom in
sisted that she lean upon his arm and be half
carried 70 a taxicab
"My dog is very headstrong" he exclaimed
as they drove home.
$50 I've Observed" replied Betty. keeping
her eyes, which were now dancing with mis-
chief, carefully lowered from the troubled ones
which bent over her.
"Are you certain you're all right now?" he
asked anxiously when he left her at her door,
Then he glanced ruefully at the little heap
oe glass and silver which he had gathered up
"Seven years bad luck" sighed Betty reach.
ling for the remnants.
'Let me keep it and buy you another" Tom
suggested.
The girl heSitated.
81 suppose 1 could collect from your dogs
insurance company"
That was when Tom first realized that she
was laughing at him, and he was too relieved
to be angry.
He whistled all the way home That is
when he wasn't standing under a street light
gazing at the little silver sparkle in the palm
Of his hand or murmuring:
"Fed hair, too, by gum!"
just before he went To bed q administered
as very severe scolding to the black and white
collie, who wondered what it was all about and
as soon as it was over, he went out and tore
up Toms best hat which he had absentmind-
eddy dropped upon the living room table.
The following day, Tom Ward spent Just
Three hours selling real estate. He couldn't
seem to concentrate on it somehow, so he left
his office and spent five hours buying a little
silver vanity case containing a powder puff a
lipstick. street car ticket and a half stick of
chewing gum.
How did you ever find one exactly like
mine?" cried Betty delghtedly when he pre-
Sented it that evening.
'Well, searched for four hours and q half
TOR one-exactly like it, and then a kind hearted
jeweler told me I'd have to buy the street car
ticket and chewing gum separately"
Betty laughed and inquired about King Who
after all, was responsible for their meeting,
and therefore deserved some consideration.
Hes great old King" replied Tom proudly
I'll bring him along next time come over"
So he did. He brought him the next time,
too. and the next. Betty didn't mind because
King slept most Of the time, and he really did
look quite sporty with his big, fluffy head
thrust out of the car window when they went