Ii6 My Dogs in the Northland 



the basket, " Jack, I don't want to be both- 

 ered with you and your basket! Take it 

 out to Maggie in the kitchen, and let her 

 empty it." 



Jack of course obeyed. But see what a 

 change at once comes over him. He carries 

 his precious load out into the kitchen and 

 sets it down at Maggie's feet, and there he 

 stands like an alert sentinel. Maggie, as 

 might be expected, reaches down to take it 

 up, but a roar from the big dog, causes her 

 to drop it in a hurry. 



" Take the cover off the basket where it 

 is ! " To this request the girl is naturally 

 at first a little loth to comply but, being 

 reassured, she does so, and meets with no 

 opposition from the dog while taking off the 

 cover. Then as Jack's piece of meat is there 

 on top, the girl naturally attempts to re- 

 move it, that she may get out the well-wrap- 

 ped-up piece that is beneath. But to this 

 procedure Jack most decidedly objects. All 

 he will allow her to do is to get the wrapped- 

 up piece out, without taking his out of the 

 basket. He never would allow a servant to 

 remove his meat, neither would he take it 

 out himself until the family piece was re- 

 moved, then he would carry the basket with 



