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and stuck in jail。 It's an old trick of his�察�to buy up thoroughbreds�察�cheap�察�at 

shows。 The bigger and the stronger they are�察�the more he pays for them。 

He seems to think pedigreed dogs are better for his filthy purposes than 

street curs。 They have a higher nervous organism�察�I suppose。 The swine� ─�

     ;What do you mean�拭─�asked the Mistress�察�puzzled by his vehemence。 

;I don't; 

     ;You must have heard of Halding and his so´called 'research   work��'; 

the    superintendent       went     on。   ;He    is   one    of   the    most    notorious 

vivisectionists in; 

     The   superintendent   got   no   further。   He   was   talking   to   empty  air。  The 

Mistress   had   fled。   Her   determined   small   figure   made   a   tumbled   wake 

through the crowd as she sped toward Bruce's bench。 The puppy was no 

longer     there。  In   another    second    the  Mistress    was    at  the  door    of  the 

building。 

     A  line   of   parked   cars   was   stretched   across   the   opposite   side   of   the 



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village street。   Into one of these   cars   a large   and loose´   jointed   man   was 

lifting a large and loose´jointed dog。 The dog did not like his treatment�察�

and was struggling pathetically in vain awkwardness to get free。 

     ;Bruce� ─�called the Mistress�察�fiercely�察�as she dashed across the street。 

     The    puppy     heard   the   familiar   voice    and   howled     for  release。   Dr。 

Halding struck him roughly over the head and scrambled into the machine 

with him�察�reaching with his one disengaged hand for the self´starter button。 

Before he could touch it�察�the Mistress was on the running´board of the car。 

     As    she   ran�察 �she   had   opened     her  wristbag。    Now�察    �flinging   on   the 

runabout's seat a ten and a five´dollar bill�察�she demanded 

     ;Give me my dog� �There is the money you paid for him� ─�

     ;He    isn't  for  sale�察─  �grinned    the   Doctor。   ;Stand    clear�察  �please。   I'm 

starting。; 

     ;You're doing nothing of the sort�察─�was the hot reply。 ;You'll give back 

my dog� �Do you understand�拭─�

     For answer Halding reached again toward his self´starter。 A renewed 

struggle from the whimpering puppy frustrated his aim and forced him to 

devote both hands to the subduing of Bruce。 The dog was making frantic 

writhings to get to   the Mistress。 She   caught his furry  ruff and raged on�察�

sick with anger 

     ;I know who you are and what you want this poor frightened puppy 

for。   You   shan't   have   him�   �There   seems   to   be   no   law   to   prevent   human 

devils from strapping helpless dogs to a table and torturing them to death 

in the unholy name of science。 But if there isn't a corner waiting for them�察�

below�察�it's only because Hades can't be made hot enough to punish such 

men   as   they   ought   to   be   punished�   �You're   not   going   to   torture   Bruce。 

There's your money。 Let go of him。; 

     ;You talk like all silly�察�sloppy sentimentalists� ─�scoffed the Doctor�察�his 

slight    German     accent    becoming     more    noticeable    as  he   continued�此     �A 

woman can't have the intellect to understand our services to humanity。 We´ 

´; 

     ;Neither have half the real doctors� ─�she flashed。 ;Fully half of them 

deny   that   vivisection   ever   helped   humanity。 And   half   the   remainder   say 

they are in doubt。 They can't point to a single definite case where it has 



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been   of   use。 Alienists   say   it's   a   distinct   form   of   mental   perversion��the 

craving to torture dumb animals to death and to make scientific notes of 

their sufferings。; 

     ;Pah� ─�he sniffed。 ;I; 

     She hurried on 

     ;If humanity can't be helped without cutting live dogs and kittens to 

shreds�察  �in   slow    agonythen   so   much       the   worse   for  humanity�   �If    you 

vivisectors would be content to practice on one anotheror on condemned 

murderers��instead        of   on   friendly    and   innocent     dogs�察  �there'd    be   no 

complaint from any one。 But leave our pets alone。 Let go of my puppy� ─�

     By way of response the Doctor grunted in lofty contempt。 At the same 

time  he   tucked   the  wriggling dog   under his   right   arm�察 �holding   him  thus 

momentarily safe�察�and pressed the self´starter button。 

     There was a subdued whir。 A move of Halding's foot and a release of 

the brake�察�and the car started forward。 

     ;Stand clear� ─�he ordered。 ;I'm going。; 

     The jolt of the sudden start was too much for the Mistress's balance on 

the running´board。 Back she toppled。 Only by luck did she land on her feet 

instead of her head�察�upon the greasy pavement of the street。 

     But   she   sprang   forward   again�察  �with   a   little   cry   of   indignant   dismay�察�

and reached desperately into the moving car for Bruce�察�calling him eagerly 

by name。 

     Dr。   Halding   was   steering   with   his   left   hand�察  �while   his   viselike   right 

arm still encircled the protesting collie。 As the Mistress ran alongside and 

grasped frantically for her doomed pet�察�he let go of Bruce for an instant�察�to 

fend off her handor perhaps to thrust her away from the peril of the fast´ 

moving      mud´guards。       At   the  Mistress's    cryand     at  the   brief  letup   of 

pressure   caused   by   the   Doctor's   menacing   gesture   toward   the   unhappy 

womanBruce's long´sleeping soul awoke。 He   answered the cry and the 

man's   blow   at   his   deity   in   the   immemorial   fashion   of   all   dogs   whose 

human gods are threatened。 

     There   was   a   snarling   wild´beast   growl�察  �the   first   that   ever   had   come 

from the clownlike puppy's throat��and Bruce flung his unwieldy young 

body straight for the vivisector's throat。 



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     Halding�察�with a vicious fist´lunge�察�sent the pup to the floor of the car 

in a crumpled heap�察�but not before the curving white eyeteeth had slashed 

the   side   of   the   man's   throat   in   an   ugly   flesh´wound   that   drove   its   way 

dangerously close to the jugular。 

     Half   stunned   by   the   blow�察  �and   with   the   breath   knocked   out   of   him�察�

Bruce   none   the   less   gathered   himself   together   with   lightning   speed   and 

launched his bulk once more for Halding's throat。 

     This time he missed his markfor several things happened all at once。 

     At the dog's first onslaught�察�Halding's foot had swung forward�察�along 

with his fist�察�in an instinctive kick。 The kick did not reach Bruce。 But it 

landed�察�full and effectively�察�on the accelerator。 

     The powerful car re
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