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She was a fine hunting dog, and very intelligent. 

 Every fall she went out hunting with her master. 

 They always went on a certain train from a railroad 

 station in the lower part of the city. The conduct- 

 ors on the train knew Bianca. 



' One day just before the hunting season opened 

 the Major was called away from home on business. 

 Bianca searched the house for him everywhere. 

 Then she trotted down to his office. 



Last of all she went to the station. One train 

 after another passed. Bianca waited for the train 

 on which she and her master always traveled. 

 Then she jumped on it. She went in the car and 

 took a seat. 



"Hello, Bianca, where's your master?" asked 

 the conductor. 



It was not until the train had started that he 

 found Major Smith was not aboard. Then it was 

 too late to put Bianca off. 



She rode to the station where her master always 

 went. There she jumped off, and trotted away 

 toward the open country. 



In the evening she was waiting for the train ; she 

 got on, took a seat, and came home again. 



This she did every day while her master was 



