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oped body. Ancestry only to be
guessed at. Scandalous certainly!
Age, probably three months.
The puppy raised two eyes Of ut
ter trust to the girls and nuzzled
a cool little nose, soft as velvet, be-
meath her protecting fingers.
"Mrr-ph" it barked in infantile
dog language. "Mrr-phl"
Why, he looks like Charlie Chap
lin. Honestly, doesn't he?" the girl
exclaimed laughing.
No mistaking it. There certainly
was about the pup something Of
the unconscious pathos and whim-
steal clowning of Hollywood's funny
man with the derby hat, big shoes
and cane.
Does for fact" agreed the
young man.
A T that moment the tiny mon
IA g-el wes completely captivat-
ing. Others had drifted away, the
youngster with the newspapers last
to go. The youth who had rescued
the puppy looked down at him.
Cute little beggar!" he said.
How'd he get away from you?
Don't you think you should keep
him on a leash?"
"Oh, but he isn't mine!"
Not yours2 You mean he isn't
your dog?"
The girl shook her head Il wish
he were" she admitted. Il think
he's adorable. 1t was brave of you
to go out there and save him. In
another minute I know he'd have
been killed. I thought for moment
one of those cars was going to hit
youl"
The youth shrugged. Nothing to
that" he said. Say kind of like
the little beggar myself. Cute way
he's got of Wrinkling up his nose!"
The pup chose that instant to
repeat his miniature yelp. "Mrr-phl
Mrr-ph" A warm tongue like a
bit of moist pink flannel licked the
girls finger.
Hes probably trying to say that
he's hungry" the girl decided. Il
wonder-What do you suppose we
should do with him?"
At the sound of that I'VE" the
young mans face frightened. His
eyes had been on the girl almost
constantly. 1t was an eager, openly
admiring glance.
That's for you to decide. You
saved his life"
"Oh, but you were the one who
did that"
We'll, then, relinquish my claim.
Anyhow, the hounds adopted you.
Never saw more contented pooch
in my life"
The stream Of pedestrians passed
about them. These two who never
before had seen each other were
talking like old acquaintance.
The girl raised her head and the
young man set to marveling that
eyes so dark hued could be blue.
Blue they certainly were. Never
. until that moment, he decided, had
he seen eyes that were really blue.
The exquisite small nose, the
slightly full lips, carmined to the
current vogue, were afterthoughtS
in the inventory Yes, by George,
the girl was a beauty!
She seemed oblivious to this fact.
There was not the slightest trace
of self-consciousness about her. OBJ
livious, too, she felt as to whether
the youth before her were tall or
short, cross-eyed or wizen-faced.
LIE Strengthened, frowning slight
III ly. Couldn't she just for one
moment look at him as though she
really saw him? 1t was a jolt to his
complaisance. Not for the worlo
would he have admitted conscious
ness that his well-cut profile re-
sembled a certain motion picture
star, that the straight line of his
dark brow was daily gratifica-
ton, or that his rangy height ano
broad shoulders set off perfectly
the excellent tailoring of his dark
suit. None of these things woulc
he have admitted and yet they were
all true.
Easily he said, Look here, lei
me get a cab. Well get away from
this crowd and then we can decide
what to do with the pup"
The smile died in the girls eyes
She shook her head. mo, THANH
you. Ill-I'n manage some way
"Oh. but that's not fairl I fee