AS TO DOGS 



done!), which translated means "Say!" You 

 ought to have heard the Frenchwoman say 



that. 



But we had not ridden far into the desert be- 

 fore I missed something. I kept looking down 

 and behind me to see if something were not fol- 

 lowing me. I could not quite make out at first 

 what it was I missed, but I knew that some- 

 thing was lacking. 



The red and yellow soil of the desert seemed 

 to change into green grass and greener trees 

 and I could see the rich New Jersey landscape 

 stretch away before me. I was in the desert 

 and in Morris Plains at the same time. I grew 

 homesick. Hark! Was that a familiar bark 

 or just the echo of something I wanted to hear? 

 Then I knew that what I missed most was the 

 companionship of a dog. I thought at first, 

 of course, of the Airedales that w^anted to make 

 the journey with me and I felt more homesick 

 than ever. I longed even for a sight of "De- 

 dong." I was sorry that he had been left be- 

 hind and that I had ever regarded him with dis- 

 favor. 



Even the excitement of the first night in the 

 desert was of little consolation. We had been 

 received with great ceremony and all that the 



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