At first the idea had staggered him. But talking it over with
Chum and studying his thumbed-soiled ledger, he had decided there
was a bare chance he might be able to do it.

As he mounted the steps of the store, this evening in late
August, he saw, tacked to the doorside clapboards, a truly
gorgeous poster. By the light of the flickering lamp over the
door, he discerned the vivid scarlet head of a dog in the upper
corner of the yellow placard, and much display type below it.

It was the picture of the dog which checked Link in passing. It
was a fancy head--the head of a stately and long muzzled dog with
a ruff and with tulip ears. In short, just such a dog as Chum.
Not knowing that Chum was a collie and that poster artists
rejoice to depict collies, by reason of the latter's decorative
qualities, Ferris was amazed by the coincidence.

After a long and critical survey of the picture, he was moved to
run his eye over the flaring reading matter.

The poster announced, to all and sundry, that on Labor Day a
mammoth dog show was to be held in the country club grounds at
Craigswold--a show for the benefit of the Red Cross. Entries were
to be one dollar for each class. "Thanks to generous
contributions, the committee was enabled to offer prizes of
unusual beauty and value, in addition to the customary ribbons."

Followed a list of cups and medals. Link scanned them with no
great interest, But suddenly his roving gaze came to an
astonished standstill. At the bottom of the poster, in