36 LUTHER BURBANK 



Again, he would take fright at a fly, or some imaginary 

 object, pretending it was a great monster striking terror 

 to his very being, then suddenly look around, as if to say, 

 "Did I fool you?" He never failed to produce the laugh 

 and receive the applause of his audience, whether it con- 

 sisted of his master alone or of other friends. 



Because no member of the household ever deceived 

 him, Jumbo believed just what was told him. He made 

 friends readily, and was quite fond of his master's book- 

 keeper, who highly prized the little dog's friendship. 

 Unfortunately, one morning the bookkeeper thought to 

 play a joke on Jumbo. He told him to watch at the 

 window for an absent member of the family, saying that 

 she would return that day. Poor little Jumbo believed 

 him, and watched patiently all day at the window. When 

 the shades were drawn in the evening he actually cried, 

 feeling no doubt that he was the victim of an unkind 

 joke. Never afterward would Jumbo pay the least atten- 

 tion to the bookkeeper, except to look reproachfully at 

 him, as if to say, "You are no longer my friend." 



The one great sorrow came into Jumbo's life when 

 Burbank decided to visit his friends and old home in 

 Massachusetts. Jumbo seemed to understand all the 

 preparations made for the journey, closely following his 

 master's steps for several days before his departure, in 

 every way showing unusual affection for Jiim. Burbank 

 patiently endeavored to make him understand that he 



