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Boots 7with his piistrrçs, Lois Roseii Elmwood avenue, bias safely. crossed the railroad to mneet 'Mr. McDaniel atý the post office door and accomnpany' him fromi house to bouse. Thursday of Iast week, however, at Greenleaf a venue, wbere workmein have been repairing the tracks, she becaine con- fused and was struck by a Nortb Shore line train. Her injuries were so. serious it .was necessary for the police to destroy ber. Smnart as Boots was, a few thigs were beyond ber grasp. First, she failed to understand why Mr. Mc-i Danel diti. fot <feliver mail on Sun- day and on Saturday afternoon, and this often caused her many hours of anxio*us, waiting. Second, Boots Was puzzled and. greatly- distressed last winter when jake went to Texas on avacation and left bier sbhiveritig in, thelcold, witb icicles forming around her mouth on. freezintg mornifigs. The. substitute carrier on the route and some. of the other, mailmen made friendly advances, but, Boots wasn't interested. She was waiting for Jake. Uncle Samn Proviçle Puuul. A second. incident, mucbl ike tbe vacation interval, also occurred last winter, wben the post* office moved into new headquarters. on Central avenue. Uncle Sam forgot to 1 notify Boots, so she continued. to arrive at the ôld location on Wilinette ave- nue.. Failing to' meet Mr. McDaniel she woud pck hîft up onithe' route somewhere, repeating this day after day until some one took ber over to the new building. Tbe next moir- ing she showed up at the Central avenue office and had been coming across the tracks regularly ever since -that is, until last Friday. I four Mr. and Mrs. James Badger and their: two sons, Frank and, Jim, Jr.,ý 801 Forest. avenue, spent the week- endà witb Mr. Badger's, mother, Mrs. Emma Young, in LaFonitaine.,Ind. -o- Mrs. John W. Fisher, Jr,, entertain- ed the members of ber reading club for luncheon at ber home, 826 Green- wood avenue, Tue sday*. liunred ofNorth Shore people have a1r e a d Y signed their Braun Brou. Heating 011 Agreements for the next season. By signlng now, you are as- sured a constant suPPIY. and the loWes8t punes throughout the heating seaBoli. been asing hr. Mvciuiel wInL .n- pened to bis pal Boots adopted Jake MéDaniel sev- eral years ago, and assigned'berself the duties of bodyguard. Every morning at 8 o'clock sbe was waiting for himi outside tbe post office. Rain or ihine, below zero or in broilingý heat, Boots was on the job. Andi in FOR TOUR MONET Wherever you buy oit, you buy it by the gallon. But you actually buy a lot more than just oil. *Braun l3ros..custoniers receive>tested.Silver flash ol, made to the exact specifications of burner :manu- facturers.' 0 They 'receive courteous, prompt delivery, available day and night. rcspO con