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sides have fallen in just in these two days ! He 

 has been starving again, and we have nothing 

 to give him ! ' 



"That's so," said Julius. "I'd better go 

 and get something for him, hadn't I?' 



"Yes, indeed," I answered. "At once, poor 

 old doggie ! ' 



So they went clattering down the stairs again, 

 and soon returned with some promising-looking 

 paper bags. 



We spread a newspaper on the hearth to re- 

 ceive his feast, then sat watching him and re- 

 turning his glances of affection while he ate. 

 When he had eaten to his satisfaction and 

 dropped into a happy snooze, Julius said, 



" Well, I suppose I might as well try to find 

 out if it would be possible to take him with 

 us. I '11 see the agent to-morrow. We must 

 either take him, or have him killed; for I see 

 plainly that it won't do at all to try to leave 

 him." 



" If we could just have him go along in the 

 car with us, it would be all right," answered I. 

 "He is such a knowing old fellow he would 

 understand things perfectly." 



"That's impossible, I know," cried Julius. 

 "If he goes at all, he must ride in 



