were all clear, and one clay I saw a 

 snake going across the road. I ran 

 back as fast as I could to tell Milo to 

 hurry so the children could see it. 

 They were taught not to be afraid of 

 everything, as some children are, but to 

 be interested in all living things, so I al- 

 ways told them when I found snakes or 

 turtles or any odd things out of doors. 



One day, soon after I had recovered 

 from Brian's playfulness, I heard the 

 little boy's father say to my mistress : 

 *'We will have to send Dick away." 

 She said, "Why so ; on account of 

 Brian?" and he replied, ''Yes, I think 

 it will be better for Dick to have a more 

 gentle playmate." "Well," said my 

 mistress, "I can send Dick down home." 



I was lying on the floor beside her 

 chair, listening as hard as I could and 

 wondering where "down home" was and 

 whether I would be treated well and if 

 the people would like me and a hun- 

 dred other things. But under all ran 

 the thought that I was to leave my dear 

 little master, the baby and my mistress, 

 and it made me feel so badly that I 

 gave a howl of sorrow before I knew it. 



My mistress looked surprised and ex- 

 claimed, "Why, Dickie, what is the mat- 

 ter?" 



I climbed up in her lap and licked her 

 face and hands and tried to beg her to 

 keep me with her. I must have suc- 

 ceeded, for she hugged me close and 

 said, "Did you hear what I said, my 

 doggie? 



"Well, never mind, Dickie, you will 

 be happier there than you are here." 



But I didn't believe that, for it didn't 

 seem as though I could be happy away 

 from these three. 



After that I followed her wherever 

 she went, and she used to laugh at me 

 and call me her shadow, but I wanted 

 to be with her all I could before she 

 sent me away. 



About a week after this my mistress 

 said, "Dickie, I am going to take you 

 to town this morning." I was de- 

 lighted, but when a little after the little 

 boy, before he went to school, kissed 

 me ever so many times and said, "Good- 

 bye, my dear doggie," it set me to won- 

 dering what was going to happen. 

 . The next thing that occurred was 



very unpleasant, for the little boy's 

 father put me in a box and nailed slats 

 across the top so that I couldn't get 

 out. 



I did not like to be a prisoner and 

 tried to scratch the slats off, but it was 

 of no use, so at last I sat down and 

 waited to see what would happen next. 



As soon as Milo was harnessed the 

 young man put me into the wagon and 

 led Milo to the house. 



My mistress and the baby came out, 

 and off we went. 



As soon as we were on our way my 

 mistress leaned over and said, "Dear 

 doggie, I am afraid you are not very 

 comfortable in there, but you will soon 

 come out; and she gave me her hand 

 to lick. Then I felt better and sat look- 

 ing out as we drove along to the city. 



Pretty soon we stopped in front of a 

 store and a young man came out. My 

 mistress said to him, "I want to send 

 this dog to New York by express." 



Going out, she procured some meat 

 and put it in the box for me, and then 

 she said, "Good-bye, my dear old Dick, 

 you are going where I would like to be 

 myself. Be good and love everyone for 

 me." 



After a while a man came for me and 

 put the box in a wagon. He took me 

 a long way through the city to a place 

 where there were cars and locomotives. 

 I was put in a car with a queer little 

 brass check tied to the box, and soon 

 the car began to go very fast indeed. 



The next thing I knew a man was 

 hauling my box out of the car, and he 

 put it on a sort of wheelbarrow and 

 took me off across a street or two and 

 to a boat. 



After I had been taken off the boat 

 my box stood for a long while in a cor- 

 ner, and I was just about ready to cry 

 myself to sleep when I heard a gentle 

 voice say, "Here he is and it is Dick, 

 sure enough." 



It was too dark to see plainly, but I 

 could see a lady, a gentleman and a 

 young girl. The lady continued talk- 

 ing to me while the gentleman broke 

 open the box so I could get out. 



At last the slats were off and out I 

 bounced, and the lady said, "Dick, I 



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