" And
smiling in great amusement, she called me to her and put my paws on her
lap. "Look at that lady, Joe. She is pleased with you for driving
Jenkins away from her house. You remember Jenkins?"
I barked angrily and limped to the window.
"How intelligent he is," said Mrs. Drury. "My husband has sent to New
York for a watchdog, and he says that from this on our house shall never
be without one. Now I must go. Your dog is happy, Mrs. Morris, and I can
do nothing for him, except to say that I shall never forget him, and I
wish he would come over occasionally to see us. Perhaps when we get our
dog he will. I shall tell my cook whenever she sees him to give him
something to eat. This is a souvenir for Laura of that dreadful night. I
feel under a deep obligation to you, so I am sure you will allow her to
accept it." Then she gave Mrs. Morris a little box and went away.
When Miss Laura came in, she opened the box, and found in it a handsome
diamond ring. On the inside of it was engraved: "Laura, in memory of
December 20th, 18--. From her grateful friend, Bessie."
The diamond was worth hundreds of dollars, and Mrs.
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