YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



as the lady's face grew serious, and she 

 answered : 



'Why, Imogene, I have said, over and 

 over, that I must not learn to love another 

 dog. I am not situated to - I have to go to 

 an office; and then, worst of all, it is such a 

 terrible thing to learn to love them, and then 

 have to part with them!' 



All this time I was squirming, and reach- 

 ing out, and kissing the ring; her voice woke 

 love in my heart, and I began to whimper 

 and struggle to get to her. 1 had not learned 

 words enough to understand all she said, but 

 I knew she loved and pitied every poor 

 little helpless thing, like me. 



'O Stella, do take her! you haven't got a 

 chick nor a child, and you'll take lots of 

 comfort with her, I know you will - and 

 it'll be such a relief to me!' 



"Well, Imogene, I'll tell you what I will 

 do,'" said the lady, with a business air. 'I 

 will take the little creature, and keep her for 

 you a couple of weeks, till you get rested 

 and straightened out, and then you'll want 

 her back again; we will leave it that way.' 



And she reached out her plump arms, and 

 I scrambled up on her broad bosom, hoping, 



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