FINISHING TOUCHES 123 
never-to-be-forgotten day when Byrd beat 
Ned to the birds in a most sensational find 
—and then that perfectly beautiful piece of 
work as the keen-nosed little Setter roaded 
the covey the entire length of the field, 
backed every inch of the way by the mag¬ 
nificent Pointer. As stanch as a statue and 
true as steel, he kept well behind her, and, 
as a gentleman should, honored her work— 
not once even so much as attempting to rob 
her in any way of the full credit. Honest to 
the last drop of his blood—an aristocrat 
every inch—as I watched Old Ned that day 
the thought surged through me how truly 
most of us should feel humbled in the pres¬ 
ence of such splendid dogs, before which 
we should bow down our heads in unfeigned 
humility. Yet the day just recorded I had 
left the kodak behind! 
These kodak trips will give your dog lots 
of work—so necessary to successful results 
—and will take you out-of-doors into the 
open air, and the invigorating exercise will 
fill you with health. You can’t expect to 
work a dog for only a month or so out of 
twelve and hope to own as thoroughly de- 
