“Don’t describe the dog,—just say we found a strayed canine,” advised Janet.
“If no one comes for him, we may as well keep him until we determine what to do about it,” added Natalie.
“We must find a name for him, too. What do you suppose he was called?” asked Mrs. James.
“If we knew that, we might have a clue to his owners,” laughed Janet.
“The best way to name him is this way,” suggested Natalie. “Let each one write a name on a slip of paper and fold it up. Rachel shall deal out the votes and the last one out of the box shall be his name. How is that?”
“Good! Run and get the paper, Nat,” laughed Janet.
So in a few moments six slips of paper were cut and handed out. The pencil was passed around and everyone wrote her choice of a name for the dog. Rachel was called out to collect the votes in an old hat, and when they were well shaken she removed them, one by one, until the last one was taken up.
Mrs. James leaned over to see who was coming in.