BRUNO 23 



CHAPTER IV 



I KNEW, without anything being said about 

 it, that Julius would lose no time the next 

 day in finding out if Bruno had consented to 

 eat his supper. When he started down town 

 a whole hour earlier than usual, I knew, as well 

 as if he had said so, that it was in order to have 

 time to hunt up Mr. Nimrod before office hours. 



" It 's no use," began Mr. Nimrod, as soon as 

 Julius appeared ; " would n't touch a thing. 

 Never saw such a dog. I believe he 's trying 

 to starve himself." 



" Don't you think," ventured Julius, " it 

 would be well to bring him out to our house 

 for a little visit, to cheer him up ? ' 



"Not much! " answered Mr. Nimrod, promptly 

 " I never could break him in then. He has run 

 away twice already, and both times I followed 

 him and found him hanging around the house 

 you moved from. Lucky the trail was cold. 

 If he once finds out where you are, the jig's 

 up." 



