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and rarely missed the chance of slipping out when the door was left ajar. In order 
to be warned of his stealthy movements the lady attached a small bell to his neck, 
and when the dog moved the bell betrayed him. : 
For a time “Trip” submitted to the restraint and, like a true philosopher as he 
proved to be, made no ado about it. But in his shaggy little pate there was something 
going on which in man is called reason, but in dogs is nameless, and by its aid the 
cunning little rogue several times made his escape without being observed. At length 
his scheme was found out, as most schemes are; but its cleverness was more to his 
credit than the crime of it was to his disgrace. 
Realising the means by which his movements were discovered, he simply lay down 
upon his side, which caused the bell to drop to the side of his neck instead of hanging 
below it; then carefylly bending his head to that side, pressing the gonion point of 
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his jaw close to his shoulder, he clutched the bell in the curve of his neck, and thus 
silenced the tattling trinket. His long fluffy hair greatly aided in the feat, and 
having secured it in place, he silently glided down the stairs and around the corner until 
safely out of hearing. 
Besides doing all the usual feats of trained dogs and resorting to all manner of 
clever devices in order to gain his end, “Trip” made a record which, so far as I am 
aware,* has not been equalled by any of his race, and that was in selecting and 
arranging in proper order the letters of his name. 
From a pile of alphabet blocks he picked out at command, and without the aid 
of anyone, the letters TRIP and arranged them right side up. When the task 
*See p. 174, Vol. I., Antwat Lirr.—Ep. 
