Bingo 



was the intention, of course, that he should 

 bring her to me at the judge's stand. 



But the animals knew better. They hadn't 

 rehearsed all summer for nothing. When Dunne 

 saw Bingo's careering form she knew that her 

 only hope for safety was to get into her stable, 

 and Bingo was equally sure that his sole mission 

 in life was to quicken her pace in that direction. 

 So off they raced over the prairie, like a wolf 

 after a deer, and heading straight toward their 

 home two miles away, they disappeared from 

 view. 



That was the last that judge or jury ever saw 

 of dog or cow. The prize was awarded to the 

 only other entry. 



Ill 



Bingo's loyalty to the horses was quite re- 

 markable; by day he trotted beside them, and 

 by night he slept at the stable door. Where the 

 team went Bingo went, and nothing kept him 

 away from them. This interesting assumption 

 ot ownership lent the greater significance to the 

 following circumstance. 



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