“Bow wow!” barked Rex, which meant: “Yes, thank you, of course I do. But I have a friend here,” and he ran up to Don, and stood so close to him that, in a minute, the little girl’s father guessed what the little poodle dog meant.
“Your pet has made a friend while in the pound,” said the man. “See, Alice, he likes that big dog.”
Then Rex took hold of the shaggy hair of Don’s leg, for that was as far up as he could reach, and he tried to pull Don toward Alice.
“Look!” exclaimed the little girl. “Oh, father! I believe Rex wants us to take that other dog with us!”
“It does look so,” spoke the man. “I guess this big dog, whatever his name is, has been kind to Rex.”
“Bow wow! Indeed he has!” barked Rex, but of course Alice and her father could not understand his talk. They did understand his actions, however, for Rex did not seem to want to go away without Don.
“Oh, father! Could we take him with us?” asked Alice, as she patted Don on his big head. He looked up at her with his big, kind brown eyes.
“Well, yes, I suppose we could keep another dog,” said the man. “Only he is so big he’d have to stay out in the stable, with the horses. You couldn’t have him in the house, as you do Rex.”
“Oh, please let’s take him home!” begged Alice.