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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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