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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1989.

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SPOTTY

Rents were high at Lake MacKenzie grateful of Spotty to seem to prefer and Bob and Kay Prescott, who had our company. Honey, if we're smart come there for the vacation and would we won't be so welcoming to Spotty have been disappointed had they not the next time he comes over."

counted been able to remain,

them- So when next Spotty appeared out- selves lucky to find the cute garage side the screen door neither Kay nor apartment that was owned by the Bob seemed to notice him. He scratch- Wheelocks. The Wheelocks were about ed and whined and at last Bob went the same age as the Prescotts. They over and shut the inside door. Spotty lived in a cottage on the lake front and remained for awhile, then slunk away, had built a suite of rooms and bath on- looking hurt. to their garage. They weren't too par- That day the Prescotts didn't go ticular about renting.

swimming because they could see "If we hadn't found someone like Spotty waiting for them outside. The yourselves," Judy Wheelock explained, next day it was the same and the next. "we wouldn't have rented at all. Í Kay began to lose patience.

"We mean someone fairly young and with "A fine thing!" she declared.

no children. And someone who likes have to sit in the house because our dogs. I noticed that Spotty took a landlord's pup likes our company!" fancy to you the moment you came into "It was our fault in the first place," the yard."

Bob" pointed out. "We shouldn't have Spotty was an adorable black and let Spotty become so friendly. If I white English setter. When the Pres- had a dog whom I loved and wanted cotts had stopped their car he had come to love me I'd feel exactly as Mike out with tail wagging and ears laid does. I don't blame him a bit," flat.

"Then we might as well cut our va- "What a perfectly lovely dog!" Kay cation short and go home. I simply had exclaimed impulsively, and Bob can't continue to act indifferent to had stooped to scratch the silken ears. Spotty when he doesn't understand, and The day after the Prescotts moved when it really isn't the way I feel at into their new quarters, Spotty paid all."

them a visit. They were having break- "That's a swell idea! We'd better go

By Karl Grayson

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fast and he came and stood outside the home. After awhile Spotty will for. screen door. Kay got up and let him get we were over around and Mike will in and Bob held out a piece of toast gain back his self-respect." with some egg on it.

The Prescotts left at night, leaving a After that Spotty was a frequent note on the apartment table explaining visitor. They found he could do a lot that Bob had suddenly been called back of tricks. He was well-mannered. He because of business. Both were curi- never climbed up on beds and he never ously silent on the long drive home, begged for food while they were eat- and when they entered the house they ing. Frequently he went swimming were both beset by a sense of some- with them. Once he remained in the thing lacking. They remained silent apartment all night, sleeping on the regarding their feelings. Both felt that

between the twin beds.

it would pass in a day or two. "It really is fortunate that we like But it didn't. Three days, a week dogs," Kay remarked one day. "My elapsed.. And finally both had to ad- goodness, wouldn't it be too bad if mit that they missed Spotty. Strange someone rented this place who didn't how you could become so attached to like them?"

an animal. They talked of buying a "I don't know," said. Bob thoughtful dog of their own, but they knew. that ly. "I've a funny feeling that Mike no other dog would do. Wheelock may think Spotty is a little too friendly.""

"If we hadn't had to be so mean to him before we left it wouldn't be so "Whatever do you mean? Has he bad," Kay said almost tearfully. said anything? Surely he can't condemn us for being nice to his dog.”

And just then there was a knock at the door. It was the expressman, car- "I don't imagine he does condemn rying a crated box that gave off wild us, but after all, Spotty is his dog. yelps and tail thumpings. He'd probably like to have him stay It was Spotty, shipped all the way home once in awhile."

from Lake MacKenzie. Bob read the Two days later Bob was on his way letter that accompanied the box. The down to the lake for an early morning letter stated briefly that Mike and Judy swim. As he passed the Wheelock's would like to give Spotty to the Pres- kitchen-window he stopped to remove cotts because he seemed so depressed a pebble from his slipper, and before since they left, and Mike wanted him he could straighten up he heard Mike to be happy. Wheelock's voice coming through the open window.

"It burns me up the way those people make up to Spotty. Good gosh, you'd think he belonged to them. I'm get ting sick of it."

blame

them.

"Oh, Mike, you can't After all, Spotty is friendly and they're

merely being nice."

"Nice my foot! I raised Spotty from a pup, taught him everything he knows, Now he's become attached to the Prescotts, who are un-teaching him, I don't like it. It's a blow to a chap's vanity."

When Bob returned from his swim he told Kay what he'd heard.

"Why, the ideal You'd think We were trying to steal their dogi".

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Bob thoughtfully lighted a cigarette. "I don't blame Mike. He worships the dog. It isn't very flattering✨ or very

Bob said slowly: "Mike loved that dog... He loved him more than we ever can "

Kay said nothing. This time she understood exactly what Bob meant.

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