Nuisance frolicked enthusiastically up for his victim and then stopped. He had just caught Skippy's expression. He stopped and suddenly looked at the ground. He _knew_! Slowly, carefully, warily with his eyes on Skippy he began a strategic withdrawal. Skippy moved stealthily forward, picking up his steps as a rat terrier does. Nuisance slunk away, calculating the distance to the corner of the house. Skippy increased the pace, drawing ominously nearer. Then Finnegan's shrill voice cried: "Sic him, Skippy!" The next moment, Nuisance, panic-stricken, was scuttling for his life, with Skippy roaring at his heels. And just back of the lonely stretches of the Dickinson, Skippy fell upon him. * * * * * That night Skippy, wise by disillusionment, confided his sorrows to a diary which began as follows: "What I don't know about women, ain't worth knowing. Resolved; if any loving is going to be done, they can do the loving." But that of course is still another story. . . . THE END * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Page 63, "bandanna" changed to "bandana" to match remainder of text (green bandana handkerchief) Page 89, "thoughfully" changed to "thoughtfully" (said Snorky thoughtfully) Page 110, "revery" changed to "reverie" (in a dark reverie) Page 123, "vis-a-vis" changed to "vis-a-vis" (vis-a-vis with a youngster) Page 124, "subleties" changed to "subtleties" (These subtleties naturally) Page 162, "longue" changed to "lounge" (chaise-lounge of her) Page 214, "customs" changed to "custom" (custom-made dress suit) Page 245, "are't" changed to "aren't" (commandments, aren't they) Page 251, "celler" changed to "cellar" (the salt cellar) Page 293, "paticularly" changed to "particularly" (_particularly_ to be _very_) Page 297"subleties" changed to "subtleties" (mind scorned subtleties)