Someone has taken him, ma'am."
"Then this company is responsible, and I shall sue it!" the lady
cried, bristling with what might be righteous anger. "My dog was a
valuable one. Rex III has taken prize after prize, and I was on my
way with him to a dog show now. Oh, Rex! Who could have taken you?"
and she seemed genuinely distressed.
"What kind of a dog was he?" asked Alice, for she loved animals.
"A collie--a most beautiful collie. He had a pink bow on, and here it
is! Oh, how I loved him! We were inseparable! And now he is gone!"
and tears filled the lady's eyes.
CHAPTER III
ON TO THE FARM
Despite the excitement and hard work caused by the wreck, many of the
trainmen had time to look for the missing dog. This was after the
conductor had been appealed to by Mrs. Delamont, the owner of the
prize animal.
And it appeared, from the deferential attitude of the conductor, that
Mrs. Delamont was a person of some importance. Her husband was one of
the directors of the railroad, and she was much interested in prize
dogs.
But a careful search failed to disclose the missing Rex III. An
examination of the car revealed nothing, and the baggage man was sure
he had tied such a knot in the dog's leash that the animal could not
have worked it loose.
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