Bcbitatfon 



It was the youngest of the High Authorities 



who gravely informed the Inquiring 



Stranger that 



"Jock belongs to the Likkle People ' 



That being so, it is clearly the duty, no 



less than the privilege, of the 



Mere Narrator to 



Dedicate 



The Story of Jock 



to 



Those Keenest and Kindest of Critics, Best 



of Friends, and Most Delightful 



of Comrades 



The Likkle People 



