The Washington herald., 1910-12-09

be like a surgical operation that she has
TO suffer, but when it's over you'll re-
gain your health and reason, and, by
the same token. so viii she. and you'll
forget all the pain. However. it hash
come to that yet What / want. now, is
the right to explore. investigate examine,
experiment, perhaps. and then, when 1
have decided for myself, we can decide
what course TO adopt If you're the White
Cat, I'm going 20 be the Prince. and save
youl"
She took my hand and pressed it af-
| fectionately
| II trust you, Chester, and I'll agree to
T, anything you think best. feel as II /
were being drawn into maeistrom. Oh,
what wouldn't give TO be just a nor
nal. natural person, like every one elsel
Why am / tormented so7 Yes, you must
| help me. Prince
well, then, now wen talk no more OF
il fer while. Let's forget it. and go and
see the collies."
Her face cleared and she sprang up.
tossed back her head with her charac-
/ teristic gesture and went with me 20 the
stable. The dogs were all out in the
sun, and as soon as we appeared they
surrounded US joyfully. Nokomis walked
up to Joy In her stately way and offered
paw.
'Why Nckonisp' JOY exclaimed. ''how
did you get this awful cut on your head ?
We must attend 10 il Immediately! Ches-
ter. won't you so in and get me some
water and some salve? Leah VIII give
/ them 10 you
When / came back she was sitting on
the ground with the dogs head on her
| lap. Nokomis' deep brown. soft eyes
looked up gratefully while the wound was
washed and dressed The tears actually
came to my eyes at the sight The scene
| OF yesterday when these two were ar
rayed against each other, seemed impos-
sible. II should go without saying that
i made no mention of 1t to JOY. for it
was evident that she had no idea of
Edna's treatment OF the collies.
Nov, Nokomis.' JOY said. getting up
and shaking the dust of her skirt, Els
| tent ! want you 10 go In the house and
get my golf jacket. and bring Il to me"
She spoke very distinctly. accenting the
| important words. Nokomis trotted to
the kitchen door. barked sharply. and
was admitted.
I'm educating her" Joy explained to
me. II want to see how far can get
her 20 understand what I say. This is
iaNAitt a Nt0AE fDi AftEfF are at ttack three
related ideas. the house, the jacket, and
| bringing IL back. But she's extraordi-
nary at picking up words; she has really
quite a vocabulary. OF course. you hear
a good many stories OF the intelligence
| of collies. but I've never heard OF their
| being systematically trained except in a
utilitarian way. I'm experimenting with
more and moro complex ideas. l hate
the ordinary dog tricks: they're undigni-
| ned and unworthy I'm tremendously in
/ terested in animal psychology. Queer,
isn't IT. when 1 can't even handle my
owni'
Nokomis appeared, in distressed
frame of mind. and whined
We'll. Eoko. what's the matter? Can't
you find it?'
Nokomis barked. ran a few steps to-
/ ward he house. and returned.
"All right Wen go in and see what's
| the matter
So we followed her into the house The
red golf coat that Edna had worn yes
terday was hanging upon hat-stand in
the hall. Nokomis went TO II, shook 1t
with her teeth. turned round and whin-
ed. 1t was as near talking as a dog could
do.
"Oh. see.'' said JOY you got the
house and the coat all right, but you
thought I meant just 10 come back, did
you? No. bring. Nokomis bring, bling.
bring'' AS she spoke. she placed the
| jacket in Nokomis' teeth and showed
her what was meant. Next time you'll
know, won't your she said.
Now Wen try your number lesson. -
Joy said as we went back 10 the stable.
She and / sat down on a watering
/ trough. while Nokomis waited. her head
| tipped. her ears straight up, with the
soft silky tips dropping Ike tassels. Her
| sloping eyes were quick and canny.
"Oner said JOY.
single bark from NokomLs.
"Twor'
Correct, again.
Three
Still correct.
Four"
Nokomis was perfect
Five
-Four barks. then, after a pause, an
other.
''Sixr'
10 BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.