YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



I pricked up my ears, for I knew the word 

 "dog," and knew he was singing about us 

 little four-footed folks. 



In a moment he called, "Are you up 

 there, mother?" 



'* Y-e-s!" said the lady thus addressed and 

 sought for, although she was his wife, and, 

 with a little mischievous titter, she tiptoed, 

 with me in her arms, to the top of the stairs, 

 and stood me there. Then she drew back 

 hastily, so that as he glanced up he saw 

 me alone, in the dim crimson light of the 

 hall, my slim tail fairly wagging my slender 

 body, my great dark eyes searching his, 

 and my red tongue kissing at him through 

 my pearly teeth, while my little feet beat a 

 tattoo. 



"Well, I'll be jinged!" he said, and 

 stopped short; then advanced laughing, and 

 playfully pinching at my slender nose as he 

 came up the stairs. I backed away into the 

 sunny chamber, and the gentleman followed, 

 looking in astonishment from my dancing, 

 fawn-like antics to the lady's face. 



"What does this mean, Stella?" 



"It means we've had a present," said the 

 lady, and she told how and why I had 

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