14 BRUNO 



CHAPTER III 



"NT OW approached a troublous time in Bruno's 

 -*> ^ career. He fell into bad ways. We 

 always thought it was Leo who tempted him. 



It developed in this way. Soon after dark 

 Bruno would ask to have the door opened for 

 him to go out. He would look as innocent as 

 if he only meant to step around to the well for 

 a fresh drink. At bedtime we would suddenly 

 remember that we had heard nothing of him 

 since he had been let out. Julius would open 

 the door expecting to find him lying on the 

 porch. Disappointed in this, he would whistle, 

 call, whistle again, but there would be no 

 answer. At last we would give him up and go 

 to bed. At gray dawn there would be a sound 

 of scratching on the door, and when it was 

 opened Bruno would come in, muddy, draggled, 

 and exhausted. After drinking with evident 

 relish from his water-bowl, he would curl up on 

 his bed and sleep till noon. 



