"Who?—the dog? Oh, he is tied up in the stable.
10. "He was so much in the way, and did so much to hinder us by his attempts to show his fondness for you, that we had to shut him up. Hark! Do you hear him?"
11. As the doctor spoke, a long, doleful howl was borne past the windows of the room. It seemed to speak of pain, longing, reproach: all feelings that a dog who had been ill repaid for his love could put into the sound.
12. "Oh, let him out, please! let him out, do!" cried I. "I cannot bear to hear him howl like that."
I then told them the story of the dog. And in the midst of the surprise which all felt at hearing it, he came in.
13. At a word from me, he jumped up by the side of the bed, and barked out all his joy at seeing me again. You may be sure that the dog was not left behind when I started that next day for home.
GRATEFUL FRIENDS.
14. And you may guess what my wife and little girl thought of him. They gave him the name of Trusty, which he had well earned.
15. He had a share of the birthday feast, which took place a day later than the right one. No one at the table enjoyed a taste of each dish more than Trusty.