The Washington times., 1925-07-31
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GIVES" said the pretty lady

en- Els, SAID tue piStIy ANJ
whom we were visiting in
France, "Tess is a very good little
doggie. She is one OF the best
retrievers in the kennels and be-
sides she is a very affectionate
little thing and ]. like to take her
about with me"
Bunny dropped one ear and
thought / saw a sneer change the
expression of his whiskers when
the lady said retriever" but he
soon controlled himself and gazed
complacently at Tess who was
wagging her tail happily over the
compliment which her mistress
had just paid her.
Tess was beautiful Springer
spaniel and an aristocrat, too. In
fact the best Springer blood in
England flowed in her veins and
she had a permanent wave in her
hair which would have made any
lady envious as it lay in shiny,
smooth waves which looked for
all the world as If it had been
marcelled.
yes" continued Tess mis-
tress. she never misses a bird or
a rabbit after they are shot and
brings them back to the hunter
without as much as a bruise
from her teeth
Bunny shivered at this, but OF
course the lady didn't realize she
was hurting Bunny's feelings or
making him nervous by speaking
of hunting rabbits. But / thought
/ saw tear in his pink eyes, so
/ changed the subject Nand started
to talk about the beautiful chateaux
and cathedrals in that part of
France where we were.
"Oh," said our kind hostess,
that reminds me. want to
motor you over to Charles to see
the cathedral. It is one OF the
finest in France. Wen. go this
afternoon"
So right after lunch the car
was brought around and we all
jumped in. Just as0 the chauf-
feur was closing the door, the
lady looked out and there, wag-
ging her curly tail was Tess, ask
ing the best way she knew to
go along.
Jump in laughed the pretty
lady, and Tess didn't require a
second invitation, but was up on
her mistress's lap before you could
say Jack Robinson.
We motored to Charles and
went into the beautiful cathe-
dral. We wandered around and
looked at the gorgeous altar and
at the tombs of churchmen and
valiant soldiers, admired the beau
ttful windows and studied the
architecture. You would laugh
If you could see Bunny on these
occasions-such dignity you've
never seen.
When we came out I'VE strolled
around little and went back to
the car.
Now you may take us home,
Gaston,", said the lady to her
chauffeur He saluted AMI was
just about to jump up on the box
when she said:
Just a moment, CASTOR I've
dropped my glove. must have
left it in the cathedral"
. CASTOR made a motion to open
the door of the car and the lady
started to get out, when / noticed
that Tess, who was on the floor
of the car, wigg1ed around and
then put her paws up on her mis-
tress's lap.
1t was getting dark by now, and
we couldn't see very we'll so be-
fore CASTOR opened the door of
the car he turned the light on.
And then what do you think
we saw? There in Tess's mouth
was her mistress's glove, held so
carefully that there was hardly q
mark on it, just as she carefully
carries game which she retrieves
for hunters.
You good little doggie," said
the pretty lady. Thank you very
much. She's carried that for me
just like a little maid ever since
we were in the cathedral
Must say she knows her bust
ness whispered Bunny, settling
down in my pocket for the long
ride home.