“’Cause his feet patter so on the floor when he dances,” said Bunny. And truly the toenails of the dog did make a queer little “pattering” sound as he waltzed around.
“I think that’s a nice name,” said Sue.
“Then we shall call this trick dog Patter,” decided Mr. Brown. “I’ll have a collar made for him with his name on it.”
Sue clapped her hands in delight and Bunny looked pleased. They made Patter do more tricks, and really the Frenchman’s dog seemed very smart.
“I’ll teach him more tricks,” said Bunny.
But just then, when Patter was doing the trick of pretending to be a soldier dog, there came another ring at the doorbell.
CHAPTER III
TOBY COMES BACK
“Who you s’pose that is?” asked Bunny.
“I don’t know,” answered Sue. “I hope maybe it isn’t that Frenchman come to take his dog back,” she went on, with a look at her father.
“Oh, no,” answered Mr. Brown. “The Frenchman will not take your Patter back. I made him promise if I took the dog for the money that was owing to me that it would be mine forever. And the Frenchman agreed to this. You won’t lose your dog, Bunny and Sue.”