Natural Telepathy 



This second dog, Watch by name and nature, 

 was accustomed to meet his master much as Don 

 met me in the lane; but he did it much more 

 frequently, and timed the meeting more accu- 

 rately. He was nearer the natural animal, never 

 having been trained in any way, and perhaps for 

 that reason he retained more of the natural gift 

 or faculty of receiving a message from a distance. 

 His owner, a busy carpenter and builder, had an 

 office in town, and was accustomed to return from 

 his office or work at all hours, sometimes early 

 in the afternoon, and again long after dark. At 

 whatever hour the man turned homeward, Watch 

 seemed to follow his movement as if by sight; 

 he would grow uneasy, would bark to be let out 

 if he happened to be in the house, and would trot 

 off to meet his master about half-way. Though 

 he was occasionally at fault, and sometimes re- 

 turned to brood over the matter when his master, 

 having started for home, was turned aside by some 

 errand, his mistakes were decidedly exceptional 

 rather than typical. His strange "gift" was a 

 matter of common knowledge in the neighbor- 

 hood, and occasionally a doubtful man would 

 stage an experiment: the master would agree to 

 mark the hour when he turned homeward, and 

 one or more interested persons would keep tabs 

 on the dog. So my scientific friend repeatedly 



