Wully 



and breathed as though sleeping. Wully slowly 

 came near and sniffed and breathed his doggy 

 breath in her face. She made no move. He 

 nudged her gently with his nose. Then, with 

 his sharp ears forward and his head on one side 

 he studied her calm face. Still no sign. He 

 walked quietly to the window, mounted the 

 table without noise, placed his nose under the 

 sash-bar and raised the light frame until he 

 could put one paw underneath. Then chang- 

 ing, he put his nose under the sash and raised 

 it high enough to slip out, easing down the 

 frame finally on his rump and tail with an 

 adroitness that told of long practice. Then he 

 disappeared into the darkness. 



From her couch Huldah watched in amaze- 

 ment. After waiting for some time to make 

 sure that he was gone, she arose, intending to 

 call her father at once, but on second thought 

 she decided to await more conclusive proof. 

 She peered into the darkness, but no sign of 

 Wully was to be seen. She put more wood on 

 the fire, and lay down again. For over an 

 hour she lay wide awake listening to the kitchen 

 clock, and starting at each trifling sound, and 



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