A Show For Dogs Only
-But Shadow's See It Thinks To Merlin's Magic-
By MAX TRELL
"NOW
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
and Hanid were walking arm- Merlin down IT isn't often," Mr in-arm with Mr Merlin, the Magnificent the street. Hanid was wearing Magician, was saying, "that I a party dress. Knart had on a pered to Mr Merlin, "that I can admit go to a show. I'm usually too beautiful grey suit with a car- busy practicing new tricks like Dation in his buttonhole.
"We all look beautiful, taking hats cut of Rabbits.”
smiled Mr Merlin. "I'm sure "You
mean "taking Rabbits cut of hats," Hanid, the Shadow the Dogs at the show will
the Turned-About proud to see us."
Then, at the corner, they into a taxicab.
Girl with Name, said.''
She and her brother Knarf
was
You
"Now,
that's more like it!" exclaimed the Dalmatian man- ager. "Go in, please!"
stage over-
And what a beautiful, inter- esting, funny Dog show it was! Some Dogs sang. Some Dogs did acrobatic tricks. One Dog balanced a bone on the end of his nose. And one old St Ber- nard came out on the
one Dcg.
a pair of old aren't dressed in Dogs. You're People," said the alls and danced with a Mexican hardly tell their names."
Chihuahua. But Mr Merlin didn't seem to man:ger.
The Poodles spoke French. be listening. He Wis busy
Knarf and Hanid were wor- The Spaniels spoke Spanish. The his hat and bowing.
Chinese. The ried. But Mr Merlin burst out Pekinese spoke while the Dogs were tipping
laughing. be tipping
Dachshunds spoke German. And their hats and bow-wowing.
"Is that all the trouble? Well, the Bulldogs spoke English. "How-do-you-do, Mr Rover!"
of that, all
"Nothing like going to a real Mr Merlin was saying. "How we can take care
Dog show!" Mr Merlin said to do-you-do, Miss Frisky! How right," he said.
It was a wonderful thing! Mr Knart and Hanid later when Pal. Mr do-you-do,
some Merlin mumbled
words they were home again. "Jus: Mrs Spots. There Ginger
friends Knarf and and instantly Knarf and Hanid wait until the Cat show are my
turned into Greyhound Puppies along! Do you want to go Hanid."
Mr Merlin became a that one, too?" "How-do-you-do," Knarf and while
Sectch Terrier with a silver col- And Knarf and Hanid nodded, Honid said, bowing.
lar around his neck.
and purred with pleasure. "Delighted to know you," the answered. bow-wowing Dogs
did for even more than they Mr Merlin.
got
Knarf and Hanid were 100 had just met Mr Merlin hurry excited to watch where they ing out from behind the book-
were going except that they case where he lived. He
had the feeling that they were all dressed up in dinner clothes, turning all around corners and black tie and black hat. He also going up and down hills. carried a silver-headed cane.
Going to show
All got out
stopped
and Knarf
Mr
"Hat, bat-yes, taking Rab- Finally the taxicab bits out of hats. That's right," and they all got out. laughed Mr Merlin. "But just "Here we are!" said Mr Mer- the same I'm usually too busy lin gaily. "There's the theatre!
Stopped by manager to go to a show. Tonight, My, what a crowd!""
Hanid looked
Hanid though, I'm going to one."
But when Knarf and Merlin They and Mr
reached the Me Merlin reached in his pec- around in bewilderment. ket and took out a ticket. On were in a part of town they door of the theatre and started the ticket Knarf and Hanid read had never seen before. The to go in, a large Dalmatian in the words:
even a spotted suit stopped than. He
the was the manager.
Dog Show. Admit one. "All the Dogs will be there," said Mr Merlin. Mr Merlin put the ticket back in his pocket. all!" Hanid With his hand still in his pocket Dogs!"
houses and the street and the People — especially People-all looked strange. "You can't go in," he growled. "Why, they aren't People at "But, see here, my good fel- "Нете gasped. "They're low," said Mr Merlin.
are our tickets. It says on each be suddenly looked surprised. There was no doubt about it. ticket Dog Show.' This is the "Say what's this!"*
There were Poodles in white Dog show, isn't it?"
He took his hand out of his woolly suits and Dachshunds in "It is," said the manager in -pocket again. He ΠΟΥ had silky suits. There were Collies the spotted suit.
in three tickets!
gorgeous golden gowns. "And on each ticket it
says three "Well now,
tickets! There were tall Wolfhounds and 'Admit one"," continued Mr Enough
us! How small Pekinese, all dressed in Merlin. for all of about it, kids? Would you like their best.
"That's us," said Knarf and to 20?”
many different Hanid.
Hanid whis- “Oh now. Admit one means
"There are so A few minutes later Knarf kinds of them,"
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LIKE THAT CALLS FOR: AN EXTRA GIN FIZZ
BUT SIR, LET ME
· DEMONSTRATE,
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Rupert and the Winter Saie-9
Mrs. Bear tries not to cry. "It's that nice hat I wanted so badly ! " she says, nearly sobbing. "Some. body else got there first and i just missed it. Oh dear, I'm so However, asperated 1
·exasper never mind. We must press on. There are other things I want. And
in case
we lose each other again
that here's some money
you can catch the bus back to Nur wood without me." And she starts off towards the upper floors. "My, this is a jolly staircase |" laughs Rupert. "We're going up although we're standing still."
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