Purt set off on a run. He did not know how soon that rope might break!
He reached the dock just after the girls, who had arrived breathless with laughter, and full of the tale of Purt Sweet’s new friend.
“Where is he?” was the chorus that welcomed Purt.
“I—I got rid of him,” panted Purt.
“Sure?” laughed Chet, as they began to cast off.
“I—I hope so,” returned the worried Purt. “I never did see such a cweature—weally.”
“He must have been an old friend of yours, Purt,” said Reddy Butts. “Dogs don’t follow folks for nothing.” 70
“But weally, I never saw him before,” Purt tried to explain.
“Aw, that’s all very well,” Billy Long sang out. “But it’s plain enough why he followed you.”
“Why?” asked Reddy, willing to help the joke along.