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the motionless dog.
At last the dog pricked up his cars and whined softly;
then he gave a short, sharp bark. The next moment Pollyan-
na heard voices, and very soon their owners appeared three
men carrying a stretcher and various other articles.
The tallest of the party—a smooth-shaven, kind-eyed
man whom Pollyanna knew by sight as ‘Dr. Chilton’—ad-
vanced cheerily.
‘Well, my little lady, playing nurse?’
‘Oh, no, sir,’ smiled Pollyanna. ‘I’ve only held his head—I
haven’t given him a mite of medicine. But I’m glad I was
here.’
‘So am I,’ nodded the doctor, as he turned his absorbed
attention to the injured man.
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