He ran up and down the bank two or three times, barking

, looking first at Willie and then around.?Then he started, as fast as he could run up the street to the store.

When he got there the door was shut, but he scratched against it and barked loudly, until some one came and opened it.

He caught hold of Mr. Brown’s clothes, then ran to the door,

then back again, catching at him, barking and jumping. Noticing the dog’s abnormal behavior, Mr. Brown realized something must have been wrong. He put on his hat and went with the dog

. Bounce, seeing Mr. Brown take his hat, started for the river

.Finally, the father came to the river.?He saw Willie’s hat floating on the water, and his small arm throw up.

Without thinking twice, he sprang in and caught him just as he was going down for the last time, and quickly carried him to the bank. On the bank

, Willie was given first aid and came to life after a while.

When he got over his fright, no one seemed to be more delighted than Bounce, his true friends.