B ALD Y OF NOM E 



Harry, the celebrated Tolman brothers, 

 had tactful ways and made each visitor 

 feel that his approval was the last seal to 

 their perfect satisfaction in the fame they 

 had won. Tom invariably leaned 

 against people confidingly and put up his 

 paw in friendly greeting; while Dick 

 and Harry, so much alike that it was 

 nearly impossible to tell them apart, 

 stood alert and eager for words of praise. 

 It was not so bad when they passed on 

 to Spot. Baldy never begrudged him any 

 attention, for Spot was one of those lucky 

 dogs beloved alike of men and his own 

 kind. In his short life of eighteen months 

 he had known nothing but the kindness 

 he deserved. Rescued in infancy from 

 poverty and obscurity, and given to little 

 George Allan, he had been the child's 

 constant companion, even when so small 

 that he fairly rolled instead of walking. 

 And then came the day when Spot was 



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