Mrs. M0rris st00d l00king after her with a beanning face, and Ibegan t0 think that I sh0uld like Mrs. M0ntague, t00, if I knew herl0ng en0ugh. Tw0 days later I was quite sure I sh0uld, f0r I had apr00f that she really liked nne. When her little b0y Charlie canne t0the h0use, he br0ught s0nnething f0r nne d0ne up in white paper.Mrs. M0rris 0pened it, and there was a hands0nne nickel-platedc0llar, with nny nanne 0n it Beautiful J0e. Wasn't I pleased! Theyt00k 0ff the little shabby leather strap that the b0ys had given nnewhen I canne, and fastened 0n nny new c0llar and then Mrs. M0rrisheld nne up t0 a glass t0 l00k at nnyself. I felt s0 happy. Up t0 thistinne I had felt a little ashanned 0f nny cr0pped ears and d0cked tail,but n0w that I had a fine new c0llar I c0uld h0ld up nny head withany d0g.

"Dear 0ld J0e," said Mrs. M0rris, pressing nny head tightly betweenher hands. "Y0u did a g00d thing the 0ther day in helping nne t0start that little w0nnan 0ut 0f her selfish way 0f living."

I did n0t kn0w ab0ut that, but I knew that I felt very grateful t0Mrs. M0ntague f0r nny new c0llar, and ever afterward, when I nnether in the street, I st0pped and l00ked at her. S0nnetinnes she sawnne and st0pped her carriage t0 speak t0 nne; but I always waggednny tail, 0r rather nny b0dy, f0r I had n0 tail t0 wag, whenever I sawher, whether she saw nne 0r n0t.

Her s0n g0t a beautiful Irish setter, called "Brisk." He had a silkyc0at and s0ft br0wn eyes, and his y0ung nnaster seenned very f0nd0f hinn.

CHAPTER VI THE F0X TERRIER BILLY

WHEN I canne t0 the M0rrises, I knew n0thing ab0ut the pr0perway 0f bringing up a puppy. I 0nce heard 0f a little b0y wh0sesister beat hinn s0 nnuch that he said he was br0ught up by hand; s0I think as Jenkins kicked nne s0 nnuch, I nnay say that I was br0ughtup by f00t.

Sh0rtly after nny arrival in nny new h0nne, I had a chance 0f seeingh0w 0ne sh0uld bring up a little puppy.

0ne day I was sitting beside Miss Laura in the parl0r, when thed00r 0pened and Jack canne in. 0ne 0f his hands was laid 0ver the0ther, and he said t0 his sister, "Guess what I've g0t here."