She would sit down in the station and rest a little bit before going on with her search. Just as she found a seat on one of the long benches a familiar little black and white figure caught her eye. Tired as she was, Greta ran down the long station. Everyone turned to watch the excited little girl who was running so desperately. At last she reached him, and it really was her beloved Chouse. [Illustration: A BUSY SQUARE IN COPENHAGEN] He jumped up at her and barked joyously. "Oh, Chouse, _why_ did you run away?" Greta took him in her arms and hugged him close. Then all of a sudden she understood why he had gone away. Right in front of her was the gate to the very train that she would take back home. Chouse was homesick, too. That was why he had come straight to the railroad station. "Everything is all right, Chouse. We will be going home soon," said Greta, as a single happy tear fell on his black and white fur. CHAPTER XIII "GOODBYE" That evening at dinner the two girls told all about their adventures. "How did you finally get back to Christiansborg, Greta?" asked her aunt. "I asked a policeman to show me the way, and he was kind enough to go all the way back there with me. I don't think I could ever have found it by myself." "Oh, Greta, I almost forgot," said her aunt. "Here is a letter that came for you today." It was a letter from Hans, and Greta opened it eagerly. _"Dear Greta:_ _I have some very good news for you. Father has decided that you may keep Chouse after all. He found that it was the rabbits, and not Chouse, who had been killing the chickens. Every time we saw Chouse running after chickens he was really trying to get the rabbits._ _We all miss you, Greta, and I think the kittens miss you as much as we do. They are getting so fat that you won't know them unless you come home pretty soon. Give Chouse three pats for me._ _Your loving brother, Hans."_ Greta showed the letter to Anna, saying, "I think it's time for me to go home, Anna. The kittens need me, and you can see that Chouse is very homesick." "I'm afraid that Chouse isn't the only one who is homesick," teased Tante Elsie. "But we do understand, Greta. We want you to stay as long as you can, but if you should be at home with your pets, then you do what you think is best." [Illustration: GRETA AND ANNA] "Thank you, Tante Elsie. You have all been so wonderful to me and you have given me such a very good time. I shall never forget it." Greta decided that she would go home the next day, so her uncle sent a telegram to her father. Anna helped her to pack, while Chouse stood by and watched. "Of course it is really Chouse who is homesick, Anna," insisted Greta. "I could stay away all summer." "Certainly you could," agreed Anna. "But I expect the kittens really do need you to look after them."