Prince Jan, St. Bernard

ly. His one fear now was that William might find him. His one wish was to get back home. He did not know what kept him moving toward the south. He had nothing to guide him save

his claws or rub it against the ground. The second night he was very hungry, but he started hopefully on his way, plodding steadily in the same direction. At dawn he was faint and weak fro

d not found any water that day. A rabbit darted from the thick brush close to Jan's head. The rustling of leaves made the dog's eyes open. He saw the little creature sit up in sudden fright, but Jan did not t

he could not fight nor defend himself, he dragged himself wearily to his feet

d of children. They had always loved and petted him. Once more he rose and slowly pushed through the thicket to a

rned about, then the pail dropped, the berries spilled on the ground and the sunbonnet chi

m. He heard a man's quick words, the children'

ht poor Prince Jan. "Women

knew what that meant. His legs trembled as he pressed forward. Oh, if he could only make this man understand tha

l weakly to the ground and pulled himself forward, inch by inch, to show that he meant no harm, and

s! Your bear is

muzzle, and as he lay with his head against the man's feet, the pitifu

a woman's fingers worked carefully at the

nbonnet children, laughing, yet still afraid of the big dog, come to thei

will be looking for him. I wonder how long he has been

ther, "and the things that were left

d dripping jaws. While he was drinking his fill, a basket had been opened by the children and slices of cold meat and bits of buttered bre

ildren sat close beside him and wondered where he came from and what h

't bite. He isn't a bear to ea

g head. Then both children lost all fear of him and Jan forgot about William and the hours of s

from his doze that both the man and the woman were sitting on stools with these boards propped before them, and they were making marks on them. The father was already in the machine and the little girls climbe

laimed the man, laughing. "We won

s and a tiny stream bubbled and danced far below. Birds sang and rabbits dashed out of the brush with swift hops and jerks, but Jan did not want to eat the rabbits no

still hoped that by and by he might get