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warmed   to   her。 The   visitor   would   point   her   out。 The   kennel´man   would 

reply�察�flatteringly 

     ;Yes�察�she sure is one fine pup� ─�

     The   purchaser   never   waited   to   hear   the   end   of   the   sentence�察  �before 

turning   to   some   other  puppy。 The  pronoun�察  �she�察─�had   killed   forever   his 

dawning fancy for the little beauty。 

     The four males of the litter were soon sold�察�for there is a brisk and a 

steady   market   for   good   collie   pups。   One   of   the   two   other   females   died。 

Lass's   remaining   sister   began   to ;shape   up;   with   show´possibilities�察  �and 

was bought by the owner of another kennel。 Thus�察�by the time she was five 

months old�察�Lass was left alone in the puppy´run。 

     She mourned her playmates。 It was cold�察�at night�察�with no other cuddly 

little fur´ball to snuggle down to。 It was stupid�察�with no one to help her 

work off her five´months spirits in a romp。 And Lass missed the dozens of 

visitors that of old had come to the run。 

     The    kennel´men       felt  not   the  slightest   interest   in  her。   Lass   meant 

nothing to them�察�except the work of feeding her and of keeping an extra 

run in order。 She was a liability�察�a nuisance。 

     Lass used to watch with pitiful eagerness for the attendants' duty´visits 

to the run。 She would gallop joyously up to them�察�begging for a word or a 

caress�察�trying to tempt them into a romp�察�bringing them peaceofferings in 

the shape of treasured bones she had buried for her own future use。 But all 

this gained her nothing。 

     A  careless   word   at   besta   grunt   or   a   shove   at   worst   were   her   only 

rewards。 For the most part�察�the men with the feed´trough or the water´pail 

ignored   her   bounding   and   wrigglingly   eager   welcome   as   completely   as 

though she were a part of the kennel furnishings。 Her short daily ;exercise 

scamper; in the open was her nearest approach to a good time。 

     Then came a day when again a visitor stopped in front of Lass's run。 



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He was not much of a visitor�察�being a pallid and rather shabbily dressed 

lad of twelve�察�with a brand´new chain and collar in his hand。 

     ;You see�察─�he was   confiding to   the bored kennel´man who had   been 

detailed by the foreman to take him around the kennels�察 �when I got the 

check from Uncle Dick this morning�察�I made up my mind�察�first thing�察�to 

buy a dog with it�察�even if it took every cent。 But then I got to thinking I'd 

need   something   to   fasten   him   with�察  �so   he   wouldn't   run   away   before   he 

learned   to   like   me   and   want   to   stay   with   me。   So   when   I   got   the   check 

cashed at the store�察�I got this collar and chain。; 

     ;Are you a friend of the boss�拭─�asked the kennel´man。 

     ;The boss�拭─�echoed the boy。 ;You mean the man who owns this place�拭�

No�察�sir。 But when I've walked past�察�on the road�察�I've seen his 'Collies for 

Sale' sign�察�lots of times。 Once I saw some of them being exercised。 They 

were the wonderfulest dogs I ever saw。 So the minute I got the money for 

the check�察�I came here。 I told the man in the front yard I wanted to buy a 

dog。 He's the one who turned me over to you。 I wishOH� ─�he broke off in 

rapture�察�coming to a halt in front of Lass's run。 ;Look� �Isn't he a dandy�拭─�

     Lass had trotted hospitably forward to greet the guest。 Now she was 

standing on her hind legs�察�her front paws alternately supporting her fragile 

weight on the wire of the fence and waving welcomingly toward the boy。 

Unknowingly�察�she was bidding for a master。 And her wistful friendliness 

struck   a   note   of   response   in   the   little   fellow's   heart。   For   he�察  �too�察  �was 

lonesome�察  �much   of   the   time�察  �as   is   the   fate   of   a   sickly   only   child   in   an 

overbusy      home。     And    he  had   the   true   craving    of  the  lonely    for  dog 

comradeship。 

     He  thrust his   none´too´clean   hand   through   the   wire  mesh   and   patted 

the   puppy's   silky   head。   Lass   wiggled   ecstatically   under   the   unfamiliar 

caress。 All at once�察�in the boy's eyes�察�she became quite the most wonderful 

animal and the very most desirable pet on earth�察�

     ;He's great� ─�sighed the youngster in admiration�察�adding na �v ely�此 �Is 

he Champion Rothsay Chiefthe one whose picture was in The Bulletin 

last Sunday�拭─�

     The    kennel´man       laughed    noisily。   Then    he   checked     his  mirth�察  �for 

professional reasons�察�as he remembered the nature of the boy's quest and 



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foresaw a bare possibility of getting rid of the unwelcome Lass。 

     ;Nope�察─�he said。 ;This isn't Chief。 If it was�察�I guess your Uncle Dick's 

check would have to have four figures in it before you could make a deal。 

But this is one of Chief's daughters。 This is Rothsay Lass。 A grand little 

girl�察�ain't she�拭�Say�察�in a confidential whisper�察�since you've took a fancy 

for her�察�maybe I could coax the old man into lettin' you have her at an easy 

price。 He was plannin' to sell her for a hundred or so。 But he goes pretty 

much by what I say。 He might let her go forHow much of a check did 

you say your uncle sent you�拭─�

     ;Twelve dollars�察─�answered the boy�察�one for each year。 Because I'm 

named for him。 It's my birthday�察�you know。 Butbut a dollar of it went for 

the chain and the collar。 How much do you suppose the gentleman would 

want for Rothsay Lass�拭─�

     The kennel´man considered for a moment。 Then he went back to the 

house�察�leaving   the lad alone at the gate of   the run。   Eleven dollars�察  �for   a 

high´pedigreed collie pup�察�was a joke price。 But no one else wanted Lass�察�

and her feed was costing more every day。 According to Rothsay standards�察�

the list of brood´females was already complete。 Even as a gift�察�the kennels 

would     be   making    money     by   getting   rid  of  the   prick´eared    ;second。; 

Wherefore he went to consult with the foreman。 

     Left alone with Lass�察�the boy opened the gate and went into the run。 A 

little to his surprise Lass neither shrank from him nor attacked him。 She 

danced about his legs in delight�察�varying this by jumping up and trying to 

lick his excited face。 Then she thrust her cold nose into the cup of his hand 

as a plea to be petted。 

     When   the   kennel´man   came   back�察  �the   boy   was   sitting   on   the   dusty 

ground of the run�察�and Lass was curled up rapturously in his lap�察�learning 

how   to   shake   hands     at   his   order。  ;You  can   have  her�察  �the   boss   says�察─�

vouchsafed the kennel´man。 ;Where's the eleven dollars�拭─�

     By this graceless speech Dick Hazen received the key to the Seventh 

Paradise�察�and a life´membership in the world´wide
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