,THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



and that my dress had ghastly stains all down 

 the front. Examination showed that his front 

 paws were torn and bleeding, but there was no 

 cut or wound to account for the condition of 

 his coat. 



Imagination conjured up such scenes of 

 tragedy that I just had to play nurse all 

 night because I was too great a coward to go 

 to bed. 



Jack as we called him, because he an- 

 swered to it when I ran through a list of or- 

 dinary dog names was an invalid for many 

 weeks, but when he commenced to recover and 

 fill out, he developed into a most ferocious-look- 

 ing giant, and as strong as a lion. Rover he 

 adopted as a son, and educated him splendidly. 

 That they had a code of communion, and 

 worked in accordance with Jack's orders in 

 guarding the place, was clearly demonstrated 

 on many occasions. If anything suspicious 

 happened at night, Rover would come to the 

 window of my room, stand up on his hind legs, 

 put his nose to the sash which was always 



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