With joyous barks Patter rushed out ahead of Bunny. Reaching the pony cart the dog began racing around it, barking excitedly. The dog did not like being shut up when the children went off to have a good time.
“Be quiet, Patter! Please be quiet,” begged Bunny.
But the more the boy talked the more excitedly the dog barked.
“What makes him so noisy?” asked Sue.
“I don’t know,” answered Bunny.
“Do you think he smells that Frenchman who might be sneaking around to get our dog away?” asked the little girl.
“Oh, I don’t believe so,” said Bunny.
“Bow-wow!” barked Patter.
He stopped racing about and stood for a moment at the side of the pony, while Bunny and Sue sat in the cart. Suddenly the trick dog made a spring, and leaped into the air.
“Oh, look! Look!” cried Sue. “What’s he going to do?”