. St. Nicholas [serial]. a pleasant corner A HEADING FOR JULY. BY FRANCES LICHTEN, AGE 14. desired effect, for Waif never again attempted to gainextra pettings and portions of sweetmeats by that ruse. A DOG HERO. BY FRIEDA H. TELLKAMPF (AGE 13). A FEW houses away from ours there lived a familywho kept a fox-terrier named Gippy. He was cleverand watchful, and every night would guard the housefaithfully. One night he was wandering around thehouse, as usual, seeing if all was well. When hereached the dining-room a cloud of smoke rushed outand nearly suffocated him. He ran to his mastersroom (fort
. St. Nicholas [serial]. a pleasant corner A HEADING FOR JULY. BY FRANCES LICHTEN, AGE 14. desired effect, for Waif never again attempted to gainextra pettings and portions of sweetmeats by that ruse. A DOG HERO. BY FRIEDA H. TELLKAMPF (AGE 13). A FEW houses away from ours there lived a familywho kept a fox-terrier named Gippy. He was cleverand watchful, and every night would guard the housefaithfully. One night he was wandering around thehouse, as usual, seeing if all was well. When hereached the dining-room a cloud of smoke rushed outand nearly suffocated him. He ran to his mastersroom (fortunately the door was open), jumped on hisbed, and barked furiously. Soon the whole family wasaroused, but not a moment too soon, as the flames werefast eating their way to the bedrooms. He had savedthem all, and as a reward he wears a little gold medalon his collar with the following words engraved on it: This dog, named Gippy, has saved a family from asure death in the flames. Dont you think this was a dog hero? A DOG H
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