“Oh, what a lovely big dog!” cried the girls, as Alice led Don in. “Is he yours?”
“We found him in the pound,” answered Alice. “And he can do tricks, too.”
Alice had found this out soon after bringing Don to her home, and she and her father had put the dog through all the tricks that he could perform.
“Hello, Don!” cried Rex, who was lying on a blue silk cushion. “You want to behave your prettiest now, old chap! This is a party, you know.”
“Yes,” said Don, barking softly. He was afraid to bark too loudly, for fear of knocking down some of the vases from the mantel.
“Now, Don!” said Alice, “show the girls and boys how you stand up on your hind legs.”
Don kindly did this trick for Alice, as he had been used to doing it for Bob. Then he did others, and the boys and girls clapped their hands and laughed.
Then, when [Don had finished his trick of marching around like a soldier dog, with the broom for a gun], a boy, larger than any of the others at the party, came into the parlor. As soon as Alice saw him she ran up to him, crying:
