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HOVE AND EARM MAGAZINE SECTION
T h e S to ry o f M ik e
WE ARE SO SURE
OF THE
By Harriet Crocker Le Roy.
IK E certain ly could not be called a uncom fortable. I f s h e ’d only ta lk back!
beau ty — no, not even bis most a d B ut she w o u ld n ’t.
m iring frien d s could find a n y
A t 6 o ’clock the L ad y o f th e House,
th in g about him to praise— except his s ittin g on th e piazza in her cool w hite
eyes. M ik e ’s eyes were deeply brown gown w ith the D arling Child in her lap,
and very appealing. T hey alw ays seem- saw a fam iliar figure com ing down th e
ed to be say in g : “ P lease d o n ’t kick street, and a t his heels— w h at—could it
me. P lease be good to me. I know I b e t Yes— M ike!
h a v e n ’t an y business here, b u t I hope
T he Man of th e House looked a trifle
y o u ’ll le t ine s ta y .” F o r M ike w as a sheepish as he came up th e w alk, and
tram p , and it was those brow n, appeal M ike, in a tra n sp o rt o f dog joy, leaped
in g eyes o f his which won fo r him a upon the L ady and the D arlin g Child
home. He had appeared a t th e back together. He knew some exp lan atio n
door one day as th e L ad y o f th e House was necessary. I f she would only ask a
w as dispensing ju icy bones to th e dog question or two, it would help a fe l
and cat, and th e brow n eyes, so ftly ap low out!
pealing, had touched th e L a d y ’s ten d er
A ud she did. “ W hy, D ick, how did
h e a rt and secured fo r him a bone—a you happen to g et poor M iko b a c k t
good, m eaty bone, such as M ik e 's jaw s C o u ld n ’t you fin d a bulldog! W a s n ’t
had not closed upon fo r m any a long th ere any o th er dog in th e p o u n d !”
day. Then she had ordered him away,
P le n ty of 'em, p len ty o f ’e m ,” re
and he had gone obediently, carry in g sponded tho Man. “ Good dogs, too—a
his bone w ith him. P u t in an hour he m ig h ty fine little bulldog, and an E n g
w as back again , looking w ith his pa lish se tte r, and th ere was a Collie, too
th e tic gazo a t th e screen porch door — a b e a u ty .”
“ T hen why— ”
from which he hoped to see th e L ady
“ Well, hang it a l l l ” said th e M an
come forth.
F o r M ike, w ith a wisdom all his own, o f th e House. “ T here w as th a t good-
had developed one g ift— th e g if t of fo r-nothing M ike. A nd he looked a t me
know ing by the look of a la d y ’s eyes so w ith those big brow n eyes o f his th a t
w h eth er she liked dogs or not. And tho I sw ear I co u ld n ’t help m yself. Now,
L a d y ’s eyes, in th is case, had been fav* t h a t ’s all there is to it. The in cid en t is
o rable—even to a tram p dog like Mike. closed. ”
He stalk ed in to th e house, and th e
The Man o f tho House pro tested
L ad y stooped to exam ine th e handsom e
vigorously. “ Two good fo r n othing dogs
new collar w ith its sh in in g tag . A nd
nround tho p lace ! I w o n ’t have itl I ’ll
she sm iled to h erself in a wise little
g et rid of them both and buy a good
way. E v id e n tly ' th ere w as som ething
dog. I knew a fellow who can g et me
p o ten tly appealing in M ik e ’s so ft brown
a G reat D ane pup, and I ’ll have him
eyes, a fte r all!
•eo about it rig h t a w a y .’’
A t m idnight a delighted b a rk in g and
Tho Lady o f th e House Sighed. A y elping arose in tho back yard. The
G reat Dane pup! H er flow er beds, her Man o f th e House hurried ly dressed him
tra ilin g vines and choice b ulbs—and the self and w ent out to in v estig ate.
D arlin g Child! Ten to one th e D arling
W hen he cam e back he w as sm iling
Child would bo scream ing h a lf tho tim e broadly. “ Is th ere an y th in g in th e
because the G reat Dane pup had rubbed p a n try I ean get fo r B row nie! H e ’s
ag ain st him and upset him. A nd the come back and acts hal fstarv ed . G reat
th in g s h e ’d d rag o ff and bury!
S co tt! T h at little rascal has traveled
In a few days a friend from th e monn more th an th ir ty miles to get back
ta in drove in to town. W hen he w ent home. I ’ll have to g et an o th er collar
back the little brow n dog, Brownie, tom orrow and dig up $2 more for an
w ent w ith him. H is host had urged him o th er license. G reat S c o tt!”
to tak e M ike also, but he had declined.
The p ath etic brow n eyes ev id en tly had SMOKING CURE IS SOUGHT FA B
failed to touch a responsive chord.
A N D NEAR.
M ike was now supreme, llis were all
SA I,EM , Or., M arch 26.— (S p ecial.)—
tho ju icy bones and his the undisputed S u p erin ten d en t H ale, o f Ihe S ta te In
ow nership of th e dog house. H is h eart d u strial School, is receiving le tte rs w rit
w as happy, and still he missed little ten b y persons seeking a cure fo r the
Brow nie.
sm oking habit. Since Mr. H alo an
One day soon a fte r th e d ep artu re of ■ounced th a t th e n itrite of silv er t r e a t
B row nie, th e L ady of tho llo u s i rushed ment had cured num erous in m ates o f
to the telephone. She called up her hus the in stitu tio n he has been inun d ated
b an d and cried breath lessly : “ Oh, Dick! alm ost w ith correspondence from vie
D ick! The dog c a tc h e r’s got M ike! He tim es o f tho weed.
ju s t took him aw ay! I ran out w ith my
A le tte r received to d ay w as from a
ro llin g pin in my hand, bu t the horrid b ro k er o f L ouisville, K v. The man,
w retch was d riv in g aw ay! And there although a m em ber of a local slock
w a s poor—poor M ike looking at me exchange and h av in g connections w ith
th ro u g h tho wire n ettin g o f the cage! a New York exchange, ad m its th a t he
Oh, tell me quick, w hat shall I d o t ’’
is a v ictim o f th e c ig a re tte h ab it, and
“ D o t ” camo tho u n ru ffle d voice th a t he has trie d num erous so-called
thro u g h tho receiver. “ W hy, my dear, cures w ith o u t success. A nother le tte r
i f y o u ’ve got tim e to spare from your was from a resid en t of B ritish Colum
p ie c r u s t ju s t o ffe r up a silen t p ray er bia, and an o th er from a farm er of
of th an k s th a t the good for nothing G eorgia. Mr. H ale answ ers all letters
creatu re is gone. I t ’s th e b est piece of and gives the p rescrip tio n w hich has
new s 1 ’vo heard for a month. 1 ’ll see been found efficacio u s a t th e school.
th a t fellow today about th a t G reat — ’ ’
“ O ur physician has d isco v ered ,” said
The Lady of th e House hung np the th e su p erin ten d en t, “ th a t in m ost cases
receiv er w ith a snap. T here was a gen one fo u rth of 1 p er cen t solution used
erous dab of flour on her cheek into as a m outh wash before m eals is s u f fi
w hich a salty te a r ran and prom ptly cient. A t firs t a much stro n g er solu
form ed a b it of paste. The stove refused tion was used a t th e sch o o l.” —O regon
to draw properly, the D arling Child was ian, M arch 26.
w ad in g a t the top of his little voice,
and Mike— M ike, w ith the so ft, appeal
The life o f tire s can be g re a tly pro
in g eyes, was gonel The dog catch er longed provided d riv ers are carefu l to
had him ! And he would be killed! tu rn corners a t a low ra t« of speed,
and -an d —
keep them fre e from oil and pumped
A nother te a r rolled down in to th e dab w ith a ir to pressure specified on the
of p aste on tier cheek, and life looked, tiro. A fte r each tr ip tires should also
ju s t a t th a t m om ent, scarcely w orth the be cleaned of all foreig n o b jects which
living.
may be clinging to them and k ept
At Innch tim e th e L ady made her plea aw ay from oily places.
fo r th e redem ption of Mike.
■ i wo dollars t. get him out. »2 more Lewis Audible Speed Indicator
fo r a license, to say nothing o f a new
A speed in d icato r
co llar! Weil, I guess i.ott I ’ll tell you
t h a t a tta c h e s to
w h at 1 11 do. 1 ’ll go round to th e pound
any m ake of cream
th is afternoon and pick out a good dog
sep arato r. R ings a
• —a b ig one t h a t ’ll be some good as
bell u n til th e rig h t
w atch dog. T h at Mike was no use on
speed is reached,
e a rth —h e ’d m ake friends w ith a bur
th en au d ib ly clicks
g la r as quick as he would w ith any one.
—-and a t overspeed
1*11 g et a good bulldog, if th e re 's one
is silent. B y mail,
there, or a Collie, or a St. B ernard if
p ostpaid. $1.25. D e
they 'v . got one. ’ '
sc rip tiv e circu lar
The L ady of th e House poured herself'
On request.
an o th er enp of tea H er eye* were sus
pirioualy red. B ut .h e said not a word, C O L U M B IA D A IR Y S U P P L Y C O M P A N Y
e O S T lS M O . O S * 3 0 .
and the Man of th e House began to feel
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