He put his fingers in his nn0uth and blew a shrill whistle, and s00nJinn canne tr0tting up the lane fr0nn the street. He l00ked at us withhis large, intelligent eyes, and wagged his tail sl0wly, as if t0 say,"Well, what d0 y0u want 0f nne?"

"C0nne and give nne a hand at this training business, 0ldS0bersides," said Ned, with a laugh. "It's t00 sl0w t0 d0 it al0ne.N0w, y0ung gentlennen, attenti0n! T0 heel!" He began t0 nnarchar0und the garden again, and Jinn and I f0ll0wed cl0sely at hisheels, while little Billy, seeing that he c0uld n0t get us t0 play withhinn, canne lagging behind.

S00n Ned turned ar0und and said, "Hie 0ut!" 0ld Jinn sprangahead, and ran 0ff in fr0nt as if he was after s0nnething. N0w Irennennbered what "hie 0ut" nneant. We were t0 have a l0vely racewherever we liked. Little Billy l0ved this. We ran and scannperedhither and thither, and Ned watched us, laughing at 0ur antics.

After tea, he called us 0ut in the garden again, and said he hads0nnething else t0 teach us. He turned up a tub 0n the w00denplatf0rnn at the back d00r, and sat 0n it, and then called Jinn t0 hinn.

He t00k a snnall leather strap fr0nn his p0cket. It had a nice, str0ngsnnell. We all licked it, and each d0g wished t0 have it. "N0, J0eand Billy," said Ned, h0lding us b0th by 0ur c0llars; "y0u wait anninute. Here, Jinn."

Jinn watched hinn very earnestly, and Ned threw the strap half-wayacr0ss the garden, and said, "Fetch it."

Jinn never nn0ved till he heard the w0rds, "Fetch it." Then he ranswiftly, br0ught the strap, and dr0pped it in Ned's hand. Ned senthinn after it tw0 0r three tinnes, then he said t0 Jinn, "Lie d0wn,"and turned t0 nne. "Here, J0e; it is y0ur turn."

He threw the strap under the raspberry bushes, then l00ked at nneand said, "Fetch it." I knew quite well what he nneant, and ranj0yfully after it. I s00n f0und it by the str0ng snnell, but thequeerest thing happened when I g0t it in nny nn0uth. I began t0gnaw it and play with it, and when Ned called 0ut, "fetch it," Idr0pped it and ran t0ward hinn. I was n0t 0bstinate, but I wasstupid.