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gently she put her to sleep, and it seemed to lessen 
somewhat the grief which he felt for his departed 
friend. 
“ I am thankful,” said he, “ that there are some 
people in this world who realize that even a poor 
sick cat has some rights, and I hope that the day is 
not far off when every town and city will have a 
place where dumb animals that are deserted or lost 
or sick, can be taken in for protection and care.” 
I told him that I hoped so too, for I knew that 
only a short time ago, mistress had had an ex- 
perience which made us all feel the need of such a 
place. I heard her tell Guy of a poor sick and 
homeless pug dog she saw on the street, and how 
she stopped to put a court-plaster over a raw spot 
on his ear. Of course, the dog felt that she was 
his friend, and he followed her to her office. But 
she had no place to keep him, so she sent word to 
the Dog Hospital about it. She might have called 
the Humane Agent to come and shoot the dog, 
but she thought he was a nice animal and worth 
saving. 
Well, the hospital man came and examined the 
dog, said he was old and sick, not worth trying to 
save, and that the only thing he could do for him 
