Caesar, the Clever Rascal 215 



fish which were not there, the young hypo- 

 crite coolly seemed to sympathize with them 

 in the loss of their supper. It was indeed 

 most consummate acting. It was amusing, 

 however, when I went out and told Martin 

 what I had witnessed from my study win- 

 dow. The worry about his dogs' supper left 

 his face at once, and he shrewdly remarked : 



" Well, that pup will make a clever dog, 

 perhaps too clever sometimes for his driver." 



Prophetic words were these, and remem- 

 bered in after days. 



The question now however was, how are 

 the hungry dogs to get those buried fish? 



" Very easily," said Martin. " See how I 

 will make the little thief tell in his own way, 

 where he has ' cached ' them." Quietly 

 calling one of the hungry dogs to follow him, 

 Martin started off to a spot where the snow 

 looked as though it had recently been dis- 

 turbed. 



Marvellous and sudden was the transfor- 

 mation in C(esar. ITis assumed meekness 

 suddenly left him, and now, with neck hair 

 ruffled and tail stiffly curled up, the gritty 

 little fellow is going to fight for what cost 

 him such trouble to secure. 



When Martin stopped before the " cache," 



