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jumped upon the back of a passing elk and 

 had stolen a free ride, which he enjoyed until 

 his saddle horse dismounted him. "That 

 shows what a wonderfully intelligent animal 

 a dog is," said Jake; "just to think that they 

 should have reasoned it out that the lion had 

 ridden off on the elk, when I was puzzled 

 myself to find out what had become of him." 

 "Do you suppose," chimed in Aleck, "that 

 the dogs showed intelligence because they 

 knew more than you did?" 



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