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darkly. But, dear, 1 may come to see it through 
your eyes and in the light of this altruistic dog 
fancier. I’m such a soft one that it’s a wonder 
I’m ever trusted with money.” 
The natural thing occurred once more; the 
fool and his money parted company, and two of 
the most beautiful dogs came to live on our 
lawn. To live on our lawn, did I say? Not 
much! Such wonderful creatures must have a 
house and grounds of their own to retire to 
when they were weary of using ours, or when 
our presence bored them. The kennel and runs 
were built near the carriage barn, the runs, 
twenty by one hundred feet, enclosed with high 
wire netting. The kennel, eight by sixteen, was 
a handsome structure of its kind, with two com- 
partments eight by eight (for Jane spoke for 
the future), and beds, benches, and the usual 
fixtures which well-bred dogs are supposed to 
require. 
The house for these dogs cost $200, so I was 
obliged to add another $400 to the interest-bearing 
debt. “If Jane keeps on in this fashion,” thought 
I, «I shall have to refund at a lower rate,” — and 
she did keep on. No sooner were the dogs safely 
_ kennelled than she began to think how fine it 
' would look to be followed by this wonderful 
| pair along the country roads and through the 
streets of Exeter. To be followed, she must have 
a horse and a saddle and a bridle and a habit; 
and later on I found that these things did not 
