to appreciate, and, finally, in their sense of the
worth of things. They have that, and don't you
think they hain't. But they've got the others,
too. Animals like to eat and drink and play,
don't they? You know that! And they under-
??tand when you're good to 'em and when you're
cussed mean. You know that. And they know
death when they see it, take it from me, because
they're as sensitive to loss of motion, or breathing,
or animal heat, as us humans -- more so. They
feel pain, for instance, more'n we do, because, lack-in'
one of the five -- or six, if you like -- senses, their
other senses is keyed up higher'n our'n."

The Professor looked belligerent. "Get partic-
ular!" he demanded.

"I won't get particular," snapped the other.
'S'pose you wrastle it out for yourself -- same as
us humans." Evidently he was still bitter against
this man. "That Lady horse o' mine," he went
on, his eyes twinkling, addressing himself to the
others, "she had it all sized about right. She
used to say to me, when I'd come close to her in
the morning: 'Well, old sock,' she'd say, throwin'
her old ears forward, 'how are you this mornin'?
--?? You know,' she'd declare, 'I kind o' like you
because you understand me.' Then she'd about
wipe her nose on me and go on. 'Wonder why it
is that so many of you don't! It's easy enough,
our language,' she'd p'int out, 'but most o' you
two-legged critters don't seem to get us. It's
right funny! You appear to get 'most everything
else -- houses, and land, and playin'-cards, and

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