Jack, the Giant St. Bernard 79 



he was out in another room, while I was in 

 my study, I called out : 



" Slippers, slippers ! " Jack at once be- 

 gan his usual search. He hunted every 

 room. He bothered the women folks until 

 they had to open closets and drawers for 

 him. Failing completely, at length he came 

 into the study, as it were to report his waut 

 of success. At once his quick eyes detected 

 the long looked for slippers on my feet. He 

 gave me a look which, if it had been on a 

 human face, would have been called one of 

 disgust. Then turning round he haughtily 

 left the room and did not return to it again 

 that day. After that, when I called 

 " Slippers," while he was too loyal to dis- 

 obey, he always came at once to the study 

 and examined my feet for the called-for 

 articles. If they were there he would give 

 me a look that seemed to say : 



" It is a pity that my master is becoming 

 so absent-minded." 



No shouting of slippers would cause him 

 to pay the slightest attention during the 

 rest of that day. 



