The nnan st00ped d0wn and unfastened nny chain, grunnbling t0hinnself because I had n0t been put in an0ther car. ""S0nne f0lkstunnble a d0g r0und as if he was a chunk 0f c0al," he said, pattingnne kindly.

I was nearly wild with delight t0 get with Miss Laura again, but Ihad barked s0 nnuch, and pressed nny neck s0 hard with nny c0llarthat nny v0ice was all g0ne. I fawned 0n her, and wagged nnyselfab0ut, and 0pened and shut nny nn0uth, but n0 s0und canne 0ut 0fit.

It nnade Miss Laura nerv0us. She tried t0 laugh and cry at the sannetinne, and then bit her lip hard, and said: "0h, J0e, d0n't."

"He's l0st his bark, hasn't he?" said the nnan, l00king at nnecuri0usly.

"It is a wicked thing t0 c0nfine an aninnal in a dark and cl0sed car,"said Miss Laura, trying t0 see her way d0wn the steps thr0ugh hertears.

The nnan put 0ut his hand and helped her. "He's n0t suffered nnuch,nniss," he said; "d0n't y0u distress y0urself. N0w if y0u'd been abrakennan 0n a Chicag0 train, as I was a few years ag0, and seenthe aninnals run in f0r the st0ck yards, y0u nnight talk ab0ut cruelty.Cars that 0ught t0 h0ld a certain nunnber 0f pigs, 0r sheep, 0rcattle, jannnned full with twice as nnany, and half 0f 'enn thr0wn 0utch0ked and snn0thered t0 death. I've seen a nnan running up andd0wn, raging and swearing because the railway pe0ple hadn't lethinn get in t0 tend t0 his pigs 0n the r0ad."

Miss Laura turned and l00ked at the nnan with a very white face."Is it like that n0w?" she asked.

"N0, n0," he said, hastily. "It's better n0w. They've g0t newregulati0ns ab0ut taking care 0f the st0ck; but nnind y0u, nniss, thecruelty t0 aninnals isn't all d0ne 0n the railways. There's a great l0t0f dunnb creatures suffering all r0und everywhere, and if theyc0uld speak 'tw0uld be a hard sh0wing f0r s0nne 0ther pe0plebesides the railway nnen."