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one fore paw, while Johnny if possible would seize 

 Scotch's tail in his mouth and shut down on it with 

 his needle-like teeth. 



One of the most interesting pranks which they 

 played on each other was over a bone. Scotch was 

 enjoying this, when he discovered Johnny watch- 

 ing him eagerly. Plainly Johnny wanted that bone. 

 After a little while Scotch leaped to his feet, looked 

 off in the direction beyond Johnny and barked, as 

 though some object of interest was coming from 

 that direction. Then, picking up the bone, he 

 walked away. As he passed in front of Johnny he 

 dropped the bone and gave a bark. Going on a short 

 distance, he barked once or twice more and lay 

 down watching this pretended object in the dis- 

 tance. Johnny was more interested in the bone, 

 but Scotch had dropped this a foot or two beyond 

 his reach, chained as he was. For some time 

 Johnny stood with his nose pointing at the bone, 

 apparently thinking deeply as to how he might 

 reach it. At last, stretching his chain to the utmost 

 he reached out with his right arm. But he could not 

 touch it. Although realizing that he probably could 

 not reach it with the left arm, nevertheless he tried. 



All this time Scotch was watching Johnny out 

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