42 DOG STORIES 



trotted back, quite unconscious, and shaking 

 the curls out of his eyes, as much as to say, 

 " My dear fellow ! what a fuss you've made ; 

 there's nothing there." He looked about for 

 his bone for a few minutes, but soon gave up 

 the search, and began to amuse himself with 

 other things. After a while, I, forgetting the 

 culprit beneath my seat, rose, and crossed the 

 room, leaving him exposed. Guy was in a 

 great fright ; he jumped up, and running to 

 my sister, who was still seated, he stood up 

 with his forepaws upon her lap, and the 

 bone still untouched in his mouth, as though 

 begging her protection. Denis, however, did 

 not observe him, and after a few minutes, 

 Guy's courage returned, and finally he 

 ventured to lie down, with the bone between 

 his paws, and began to gnaw it, keeping one 

 eye fixed on Denis the while. This, how- 

 ever, was going a step too far. Denis was 

 attracted by the sound, and recognised his 

 own bone the moment that he looked round. 

 He marched up to Guy (who immediately 

 stopped eating) and stood before him. 

 Denis growled, and Guy slowly removed 



