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He gave one bound over toward the bench, and a moment later caught in his mouth the leather handle of Mrs. Brown's black pocketbook and darted away. HE GAVE ONE BOUND OVER TOWARD THE BENCH AND A MOMENT LATER CAUGHT IN HIS MOUTH WAS THE LETTER HANDLE OF MISS BROWN'S BLACK POCKET BOOK DARTED AWAY
, either in work or play. And just now there was work to do. It was not hard work, only going to the store for their mother with the pocketbook to pay a bill at the grocer's and get some things for supper. And it was work Bunny Brown and his sister Sue liked, for often when they went to the grocer's he gave each a sweet cracker to eat on the way home. Bunny, followed by Sue, started for the bench where the pocketbook had been left. But, before they reached it, and all of a sudden, a big yellow dog bounced into the yard from the street. It leaped the fence and stood for a moment looking at the children. "Oh, what a dandy dog!" cried Charlie. "Is that your dog, Splash, come back?" asked Harry, for Bunny and his sister had once owned a dog of that name. Splash had run away or been stolen in the winter and had never come back. "No, that isn't Splash," said Bunny. "He's a nice dog, though. Here, boy!" he called. The dog, that had come to a stop, turned suddenly on hearing himself spoken to. AN BUNNY SHE OFTEN LED HIM WHEN THERE WAS SOMETHING TO DO EITHER IN WORK OR PLAY AND JUST NOW THERE WAS WORK TO DO IT WAS NOT HARD WORK ONLY GOING TO THE STORE FOR THEIR MOTHER WITH THE POCKET BOOK TO PAY A BILL AT THE GROCER'S AND GET SOME THINGS FOR SUPPER AND IT WAS WORK BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE LIKED FOR OFTEN WHEN THEY WENT TO THE GROCER'S HE GAVE EACH A SWEET CRACKER TO EAT ON THE WAY HOME BUNNY FOLLOWED BY SUE STARTED FOR THE BENCH WHERE THE POCKET BOOK HAD BEEN LEFT BUT BEFORE THEY REACHED IT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A BIG YELLOW DOG BOUNCED INTO THE YARD FROM THE STREET IT LEAPED THE FENCE AND STOOD FOR A MOMENT LOOKING AT THE CHILDREN OH WHAT A DANDY DOG CRIED CHARLEY IS THAT YOUR DOG SPLASH COME BACK ASKED TERRY FOR BUNNY AND HIS SISTER HAD ONCE DONNED A DOG OF THAT NAME SPLASH HAD RUN AWAY OR BEEN STOLEN IN WINTER NEVER COME BACK NO THAT ISN'T SPLASH SAID BUNNY HE'S A NICE DOG THOUGH HERE BOY HE CALLED THE DOG THAT HAD COME TO STOP SUDDENLY TURNED HEARING HIMSELF SPOKEN TO
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