New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
THE YELLOW TICKET
BY E. F. BENSON

If human figures. Then Fafncr got up again with tense
nuycring limbs as Boris snatched up the haA -."|ch
colored handkerchiefs and hung one on each oil inc
bolster figures.
"Now" he said.
WITH one bound the dog at the throat were
v" the Great Danes always attack 81 inc Ilsul' ".
which Boris had hung the yellow handkerchief ana III
, moment it was on the ground, and the dog t'nSS
were buried in the leather 800
Good boy, That's enough said Boris.
But the lust and JOY OF biting was on he o'u.V ',p
with forcpaws braced he still urously at the prone
bolster
Fafncr gave it one more shake and. Conscious O'''
he had chosen right, came tor ms biscuit. ..;.,
Boris replaced the figure, and now, nSte'io % p'Ia
rho bandlerchefS on the dummies. he pinned % l.CiH
the more insignificant squares OF coored paper.
dog had practscd this difficult form OF the ''
before; but he was not quite certain OF IL YET Gnu W.
afternoon at his first attempt he attacked the ige o.
which his master had pinned a red paper Next uo'"
he was covering beneath the blow Of the whip acr",
his brindcd back.
rbc GREAT Jog whrnpered and apologized moment,
then questioned the figures with his Smal DroN,l eyes
This time he made mistake and was rG"ardeN ~ ~.
ccstatic Worrying of the dummy and subsequently y!
L;.,,,;t Then his master changed and recnaIgtd l'
;,;on If the tickets testing Fafners sense OF color
and the lesson proceeded successfully until an interrupt
tion came in the form Of tap at the door "i'c re-
,a.cd Boris recognized the manner ~ ~ ana optiVl'
and the man and dog together welcomed the ntoc''
LIE too apparently recognized the nature ~ hi, cum
II ous came; for he smiled at the row OF uii,i"u
dummies Train up a dog in the way ne SHOULD g.
Ror;sr he said and give me drink. Somruii2
rohcr strong. please I've had the deuce Of time max
inc out the first list There's friend Of mine III il
makes one feel sick.
List Of tcn:" asked Boris
ayes: never mind about that now mere " '.N'.-
inc tonight YOU know will tell YOU all about u ''''
How has Fafncr been doing?'
quite intcligently. By the way want 70 ','' ..''
IN one thing more. You see it Is important r~'
should not Av at-at things which anybody pH.' ,'e
,alloyr SQUARE must see if he understands tina y ''
10 be who puts it Just try him while 9 l'''
Charlie Necrs laughed Il think prefer your r.
,,,;r;,o clos, 70 me- he said when | med..e VIII
,oIIoyy tickets. Otherwise when take II up
As he spoke he took it off the dummy that lay 'h 'ie
floor and held il up Instantly the white tiiS> "tc
h,red and Charlie hastily threw II from him.
Palmer. come here said his master.
"Oh don't beat him, please, sad CnarlIe' ''1
seeing YOU strike him.
Bit he must understand" said Boris.
For another quarter Of an hour they pr1''N'i ''c
dog over this point, making HIM see II wa, oiE ""SI
his master handled the yellow ticket that he mlis' ~
~ whatever il was affixed TO. More than once WIN
Vince from Charlie and whine from the dog, me ncN!
yyhD desccnded but in an amazingly short time f"incT
qrSped the idea that it was his master only "o gave
The signal for attack go
And now put The yellow ticket on yourself '.'t