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Sue in the Sunny South._ _Page 179_] "March!" cried Mr. Black, and while he hummed a tune Bruno marched around the room, with the broom for a gun. "Oh, that's a dandy trick!" cried Bunny. "Can he do any more?" "Yes," answered Mr. Black. "He'll go for the milk. Here's the bucket. I'll put the money in it and he'll carry it down the street to the house where we get our milk and bring back the full bucket. Come, Bruno!" he called. "Get the milk!" With a bark, the trick dog dropped the broom and sprang to do this new trick. CHAPTER XIX A HAPPY REUNION Mr. Black took the pail his wife gave him, and in the bottom, wrapped in a piece of clean paper, he put some money. Then the cover was put on the pail and the handle was slipped into Bruno's mouth. "Milk, Bruno!" called the switchman again, and he opened the door and out ran the dog. "Will he go for it all alone?" asked Bunny. "Yes," answered the switchman. "And he'll bring it back without spilling a drop--that is, unless some other dog chases him or unless some bad boys throw stones at him and make him run. Just wait a few minutes and you'll see Bruno coming back with the milk." "Take the children out on the porch where it's cooler," said Mrs. Black. "I'll clear away the supper things." "Can I help?" asked Sue, for she was used to helping her mother at home. "Oh, no, thank you, dear," Mrs. Black answered. "You go out and see Bruno do his tricks. He is quite a clever dog." Bunny and Sue certainly thought so when a little later, as they sat on the porch with Mr. Black, they saw the dog come along with the handle of the milk pail in his mouth. "He walks carefully so he won't spill it, doesn't he?" asked Sue. "Yes, he is a very good dog," the switchman answered. "I don't remember of his spilling the milk more than once or twice. He did it the first time when he was just learning, and again it happened when another dog chased him when Bruno was almost home with the bucket." "Do the people that sell milk know Bruno is going to come for it?" Sue asked, as Mrs. Black came out of the kitchen and took the pail from Bruno, who stood carefully holding it. He had not spilled a drop. "Yes, we get our milk at Mr. Hasting's place," answered the switchman. "He keeps a cow, and they watch for Bruno every night." "Can he do any more tricks?" asked Bunny. He and his sister were so interested in the dog that they forgot about being far from their
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