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my hand before I would of done such a thing。 And my wife feels just like I 

do about it。 We would both of us have given a hundred dollars to get the 

dog   back   for   him�察  �when   we   saw   how   bad   he   felt。   But   it   was   too   late。 

Somehow   or   other   it   is   most   generally   too   late   when   a   rotten   thing   has 

been done。 

     ;To´day he went again to the Rothsay Kennels to ask if she had come 

back。 He has always been hoping she would。 And they told him you have 

her。 Now�察�sir�察�I am a poor man�察�but if one hundred dollars will make you 

sell me that dog�察�I'll send it to you in a money order by return mail。 It will 

be   worth   ten   times   that   much�察  �to   my   wife   and   me�察  �to   have   Dick   happy 

again。 I inclose a stamp。 Will you let me know�拭─�

     Six   weeks   afterward   The   Place's   car   brought   Dick   Hazen   across   to 

receive his long´lost pet。 

     The boy was thinner and shakier and whiter than when he had gone to 

sleep with his cherished puppy curled against his narrow chest。 But there 

was a light in his eyes and an eagerness in his heart that had not been there 

in many a long week。 

     Lass was on the veranda to welcome him。 And as Dick scrambled out 

of the car and ran to pick her up�察�she came more than half´way to meet 

him。 With a flurry of fast´pattering steps and a bark of eager welcome�察�she 

flung   herself   upon   her   long´vanished   master。   For   a   highbred   collie   does 



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not forget。 And at first glimpse of the boy Lass remembered him。 

     Dick caught her up in his armsa harder feat than of yore�察�because of 

her greater weight and his own sapped strength��and hugged her tight to 

his breast。 Winking very fast indeed to disperse tears that had no place in 

the eyes of a self´contained man of twelve�察�he sputtered rapturously�此�

     ;I KNEW I'd find you�察�LassieI knew it all the time��even the times 

when   I   was   deadsure   I   wouldn't�   �Gee�察  �but   you've   grown�察  �though�   �And 

you're beautifuler than ever。 Isn't she�察�Miss�拭─�he demanded�察�turning to the 

Mistress     with   instinctive    knowledge      that  here   at  least  he   would    find 

confirmation。 ;Indeed she is� ─�the Mistress assured him。 

     ;And see how glad she is to be with you again� �She; 

     ;And Dad says   she can stay  with me�察�for   keeps� ─�exulted Dick。  ;He 

says   he'll   put   a   new   lock   on   the   cellar   door�察  �so   she   can't   ever   push   out 

again�察�the way she did�察�last time。 But I guess she's had her lesson in going 

out for walks at night and not being able to find her way back。 She and I 

are going to have the dandiest times together�察�that ever happened。 Aren't 

we�察 �Lass�拭  �Is   that her little boy�拭─�he broke off�察 �in   eager   curiosity�察 �as   the 

Master appeared from the kennels�察�carrying Bruce。 

     The puppy was set down on the veranda floor for Dick's inspection。 

     ;He's cunning�察�isn't he�拭�Kind of like a Teddy Bear��the sort kids play 

with。 But�察─�with a tinge of worry�察 �I'm not sure Ma will let me keep two。 

Maybe; 

     ;Perhaps�察─�suggested the Mistress�察 �perhaps you'd like us to keep little 

Bruce�察�to remember Lass by�拭�We'll try to make him very happy。; 

     ;Yes'm� ─�agreed Dick�察�in much haste�察�his brow clearing from a mental 

vision of Mrs。 Hazen's face when she should see him return with twice as 

many dogs as he had set out for。 ;Yes'm。 If you wouldn't mind�察�very much。 

S'pose we leave it that way�拭�I guess Bruce'll like being with you�察�Miss。 II 

guess pretty near anybody would。 You'llyou'll try not to be too homesick 

for Lass�察�won't you�拭─�

     On   the   steps   of   the   veranda   the   downy   and   fat   puppy   watched   his 

mother's departure with no especial   interest。 By the Mistress's wish�察  �Mr。 

Hazen had not been required to make any part of his proffered hundred´ 

dollar    payment     for  the   return   of  his  boy's   pet。  All   the  Mistress    had 



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stipulated   was   that   Lass   might   be   allowed   to   remain   at   The   Place   until 

baby Bruce should no longer need her。 

     ;Bruce�察─  �said   the   Mistress   as   the   car   rolled   up   the   drive   and   out   of 

sight�察 �you are the sole visible result of The Place's experiment in raising 

prize   collies。    You    have    a  tremendous       responsibility   on     those    fat  little 

shoulders of yours��to live up to it all。; 

     By     way    of   showing      his  scorn    for   such    trifles  as   a  ;tremendous 

responsibility�察─  �Bruce   proceeded   to   make   a   ferocious   onslaught   at              the 

Mistress's      temperamental        gray    Persian    kitten�察   �Tipperary�察─     �which     was 

picking a mincing way across the veranda。 

     A   howl     of   pain   and    two   scratches     on   his   tiny   nose    immediately 

followed the attack。 Tipperary then went on with her mincing promenade。 

And      Bruce�察   �with    loud    lamentations�察      �galloped     to   the   shelter    of   the 

Mistress's skirt。 

     ;Poor      little   chap� ─    �soothed     the    Mistress�察    �picking     him     up   and 

comforting him。 ;Responsibility isn't such a joke�察�after all�察�is it�察�Baby�拭─�



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                               CHAPTER II。 



                                          The Pest 



     Thackeray�察  �as   a   lad�察  �was   dropped   from   college   for   laziness   and   for 

gambling。 Bismarck failed to get a University degree�察�because he lacked 

power   to   study   and   because   he   preferred   midnight   beer   to   midnight   oil。 

George Washington�察�in student days�察�could never grasp the simplest rules 

of spelling。 The young Lincoln loved to sprawl in the shade with fish´pole 

or tattered book�察�when he should have been working。 

     Now�察  �these   men   were   giantsphysically   as   well   as   mentally。   Being 

giants�察�they were by nature slow of development。 

     The kitten�察�at six months of age�察�is graceful and compact and of perfect 

poise。 The lion´cub�察�at the same age�察�is a gawky and foolish and ill´knit 

mass of legs and fur�察�deficient in sense and in symmetry。 Yet at six years�察�

the lion and the cat are not to be compared for power or beauty or majesty 

or brain�察�or along any other lines。 

     The foregoing is not an essay on the slow development of the Great。 It 

is merely  a   condensation of   the   Mistress's   earnest   arguments   against   the 

selling or giving away of a certain hopelessly awkward and senseless and 

altogether undesirable collie pup named Bruce。 

     From  the   very   first�察  �the   Mistre
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