"Well," said Hiram, "I call this quite an earthquake!"
—Child Garden.
HOW REX EARNED HIS KEEP.
BY WINTHROP DAY.
When the passenger train stopped at the little station up in the mountains, Carl and Rosalie were helped out of one of the Pullman cars by the porter. Sam, their Uncle Jack's big hired man, was there to meet them with the mountain hack and a team of splendid ponies.
"So you're all here safe, I see," said Sam in his hearty way.
"I know that we're here all right," said Rosalie, "but I'm not so sure about Rex. I haven't seen him since we left Kansas City."
"Who's Rex?" asked Sam.
"Why didn't Uncle Jack tell you about Rex?" said Carl. "Rex is our collie. He was put into the baggage car."