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him interested the home´bred collie。 But when the Master turned him over 

to the officer in whose charge he was to be for the voyage�察�Bruce's deep´ 

set eyes clouded with a sudden heartsick foreboding。 



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     Wrenching himself free from the friendly hand on his collar�察�he sprang 

in pursuit of his departing deity��the loved Master who was leaving him 

alone and desolate among all these strange scenes and noises。 The Master�察�

plodding�察�sullen and heavy´hearted�察�toward the gangway�察�was aware of a 

cold nose thrust into his dejected hand。 

     Looking down he beheld Bruce staring up at him with a world of stark 

appeal in his troubled gaze。 The Master swallowed hard�察�then laid his hand 

on the beautiful head pressed so confidingly against his knee。 Turning�察�he 

led the dog back to the quarters assigned to him。 

     ;Stay here�察�old friend� ─�he commanded�察�huskily。 ;It's all right。 You'll 

make good。 I know that。 And there's a chance in a billion that you'll come 

back to us。 I'mI'm not deserting you。 And I guess there's precious little 

danger that any one on The Place will ever forget you。 It'sit's all right。 

Millions of humans are doing it。 I'd give everything I've got�察�if I could go�察�

too。 IT'S ALL RIGHT� ─�

     Then   Bruce   understood   at   last   that   he   was   to   stay   in   this   place   of 

abominations�察      �far  from    everything    he   loved�察  �and   that  he   must    do  so 

because the Master ordained it。 He made no further effort to break away 

and to follow his god ashore。 But he shivered convulsively from head to 

foot�察�and his desolate gaze continued to trace the Master's receding figure 

out    of  sight。  Then�察   �with   a  long   sigh�察 �he  lay   down�察   �heavily�察  �his  head 

between his   white   forepaws�察  �and   resigned himself   to   whatever   of   future 

misery his deities might have ordained for him。 

     Ensued a fortnight of mental and bodily anguish�察�as the inland´ reared 

dog tasted the horrors of a voyage in a rolling ship�察�through heaving seas。 

Afterward�察�came the landing at a British port and the train ride to the camp 

which was to be his home for the next three months。 

     Bruce's   sense   of   smell   told   him   the   camp   contained   more   dogs   than 

ever he had beheld in all his brief life put together。 But his hearing would 

have led him to believe there were not a dozen other dogs within a mile of 

him。 

     From     the   encampment       arose    none   of   the  rackety    barking    which 

betokens   the   presence   of   many   canines�察  �and   which   deafens   visitors   to   a 

dog´show。 



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     One     of  the   camp's    first  and   most    stringent    rules   forbade    barking�察�

except under special order。 These dogsor the pick of themwere destined 

for work at the front。 The bark of a dog has a carrying quality greater than 

the    combined      shouting     of  ten   men。    It  is  the  last   sound    to  follow    a 

balloonist�察�after he has risen above the reach of all other earth´noises。 

     Hence�察�a chance bark�察�rising through the night to where some enemy 

airman soared with engines turned off�察�might well lead to the bombing of 

hitherto unlocated trenches or detachment´camps。 For this and divers other 

reasons�察  �the   first   lesson   taught   to   arriving   wardogs   was   to   abstain   from 

barking。 

     The   dogs   were   divided�察  �roughly�察  �by   breeds�察  �as   regarded   the   line   of 

training   assigned   to   them。   The   collies   were   taught   courier´   work。   The 

Airedales�察  �too��hideous�察  �cruel�察  �snake´headed��were   used   as   couriers�察  �as 

well as to bear Red Cross supplies and to hunt for the wounded。 The gaunt 

and wolflike police dogs were pressed into the two latter tasks�察�and were 

taught     listening´post     duty。   And     so  on   through     all  available     breeds�察�

including   the   stolidly   wise   Old   English   sheepdogs   who   were   to   prove 

invaluable in finding and succoring and reporting the wounded��down to 

the   humble      terriers   and   mongrels   who      were   taught     to  rid  trenches    of 

vermin。 

     Everywhere   was         quiet   efficiency   and   tirelessly   patient     and   skillful 

work   on   the   part   of   the   trainers。   For   Britain's   best   dog   men   had   been 

recruited   for   service   here。   On     the   perfection    of   their   charges'   training 

might depend the fate of many thousand gallant soldiers。 Wherefore�察�the 

training was perfect。 

     Hundreds of dogs proved stupid or unreliable or gun´shy or too easily 

confused in moments of stress。 These were weeded out�察�continually�察�and 

shipped back to the masters who had proffered them。 

     Others   developed   with   amazing   speed   and   cleverness�察  �grasping   their 

profession as could few human soldiers。 And Bruce�察�lonely and heartsore�察�

yet    throwing      himself    into   his   labors    with    all  the   zest   of   the   best 

thoroughbred type��was one of this group。 

     His early teachings now stood him in good stead。 What once had been 

a   jolly   game�察  �for   his   own   amusement   and   that   of   the   Mistress   and   the 



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Master�察  �was   now   his   life´work。   Steadily   his   trainer   wrought   over   him�察�

bringing     out   latent   abilities  that   would    have    dumfounded       his   earliest 

teachers�察     �steadying      and    directing     the   gayly     dashing     intelligence�察�

upbuilding and rounding out all his native gifts。 

     A dog of Bruce's rare type made up to the trainers for the dullness of 

their average pupils。 He learned with bewildering ease。 He never forgot a 

lesson once taught。 

     No�察�the Mistress need not have interceded to save him from beating。 

As soon would an impresario think of thrashing Caruso or 

     Paderewski as would Bruce's glum Scottish trainer have laid whip to 

this best pupil of his。 Life was bare and strict for Bruce。 But life was never 

unkind to him�察�in these first months of exile from The Place。 And�察�bit by 

bit�察�he began to take a joy in his work。 

     Not   for   a   day��perhaps not   for   an   hour�察 �did   the   big   collie   forget   the 

home of his babyhood or those he had delighted to worship�察�there。 And the 

look of sadness in his dark eyes became a settled aspect。 Yet�察�here�察�there 

was much to interest and to excite him。 And he grew to look forward with 

pleasure to his daily lessons。 

     At   the   end   of   three   months�察  �he   was   shipped   to   France。   There   his 

seemingly aimless studies at the training camp
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