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Show THIS DOG- USES THE TELEPHONE Holds Long Conversations in His Own Way With His Master. In no other representative of ho canlno race arc sagacity and Intelligence so well defined as In tho thoroughbred Scotch collie, such as. the specimen owned by Mr. Nat Klein of St. Louis, Mo, says tho Globe-Democrat of that city. Among the romnrkable things dono by Shep. as he Is nnmed, ate answering the telephone calls, the door bell and knocking knock-ing tho wind out of the punching bag In the children's gymnasium at Mr. Klein's home. Shep Is still a young dog only about ono and a half years has ho been capering over tho earth and chasing everything that will give him a race. Flip, a small Scotch terrier. Is tho playmate and constant con-stant companion of tho big shepherd In his gyration about tho house and grounds, and Is pretty wiso himself, but Shep has the master mind and Is tho master mover. Tho youngsters of tho family have all kind of live sport with the dogs. "Shep' Is very fond of the chlckons that Mrs Klidn takes so much Interest In back in tho poultry yard. Ho will pick up a etray chick that Is lost from Its mother and gently carry' U back to Its fussy parent. par-ent. Tho old hens and roosters all know "Shep." and the chicken thieves fear the active canlno and don't get around tho hennery pullet hunting. When the telephone at tho houso rings and Mr. Klein calls up "Shep" butts right In; standing on his hind legs he can reach tho annunciator, and when the trumpet Is nlnced to his ear tho Intelligent beast holds long conversations In his own way with tho master. The crowning event of "Shop's" life was his attempt to do the city all alono along about ground-hog day. The dog Jumped the fence In front of the Klein residence In order to Join a pair of romping neighborhood neigh-borhood dogs, but soon tired of their plebeian ple-beian company and dashed away to got next to something of bluer blood, for "Shep" Is of high and aristocratic Uncage although when roamlnp around he will sometimes mix In with the alley pups and vacant lot vagrants that have been dodging dodg-ing the dog catchers for years. So carried away was ho with tho broad scope and freedom of his outing that "Shep" kept on until nightfall, and It was then ho discovered that all street lamps looked alike to him. His long tramp hail taken him far from the warmth and good cheer of his snu quarters at tho Klein residence, whero he and Flip often en-Joyed en-Joyed tho freedom of the whole big houso to play and romp with the children of Mr. Klein on his homecoming In the ovenlngs and on Sundays. Like tho Indian. It was a case whero "Shep" or tho wigwam was lost, and for nearly a week the bravo creature tramped over the city In search of home or his master. Mr. Klein Immediately sent advertisements ad-vertisements to an afternoon and a morning morn-ing paper, but after running them for three or four days he went to the Globe-Democrat Globe-Democrat office and placed a lost dog notice no-tice In Its columns. Tho second day after the advertisement was Inserted In the Globe-Democrat Nat was standlnc at the corner of Sixth and Pine, In front of the Globe-Democrat office, of-fice, with his head pulled down In his big overcoat collar awaiting a car. Tho snow was hurled against the surrounding buildings, build-ings, and the winds moaned and whistled through tho streets, blocking tho street cars, for which Klein was waiting. Suddenly something Jumped against him. nearly knocking him Off his feet. Ho thought it was a mad dog that had attacked at-tacked him when he sprang aside. It was not a mnd dog, but the gladdest one that ever happened. It was the faithful and untlred "Shop." and there were tears of Joy in hio eyes nnd those of the master when the recognition recog-nition took place. Street cars were too uncertain after that mooting. Mr. Klein secured a rubber-tlrcd carriage and took the tired "Shep" home as fast as possible. Tho Joy In arriving nt tho Klein home- was extreme, and "Shep" sought a warm corner, cor-ner, after belnu well fed, where the poor, tired animal talked In his sleep nil night. |