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his growling.
    "Bull, toss these men!"
    The men gave a loud howl. Hens had pecked them, geese had jabbed them, a goat had butted them! Surely, surely they were not going to be tossed by a bull, and an invisible one, too, coming at them from any side!
    "Run for it!" yelled one man, and he ran for his life. The other followed.

    " BUDDY I DO WISH I COULD SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO MR. PINK-WHISTLE !" SAID ROBIN.
    Pink-Whistle galloped after them, making his feet sound like a bull's hooves—clippitty-clippitty-clop. How the men howled!
    Pink-Whistle couldn't follow them very far because he laughed so much. How he laughed! People were really very puzzled to hear loud chuckles and not to see anyone there.
    "Well, I don't know what's upset those two fellows," said a burly farmer, "but I'm glad to see the back of them. Rascals, both of them!"
    Pink-Whistle went back to where the dog Buddy lay on the sacks, puzzled and frightened. Buddy suddenly heard a quiet, kindly voice talking to him, and invisible fingers undid the knot of rope that tied him to a rail.
    "Come with me, Buddy," said the voice, and Buddy went obediently.
    He sniffed at Mr. Pink-Whistle's invisible legs. How very peculiar to smell legs that didn't seem to be there! Buddy couldn't understand it—but then, he didn't really understand anything that had happened since he had left Robin, His world seemed quite upside-down and not at all a nice place.
    It was a long way to the farm where Robin lived—but as they got nearer to it Buddy became very excited indeed. His nose twitched. He pulled against the hand on his collar.

    "Not so fast, Buddy," said Mr. Pink-Whistle. "I want to come with you."
    Buddy took another sniff at the invisible legs. Well, they smelt all right, so the person with them ought to be all right, too. He trotted along obediently, getting more and more excited.
    It was dark when at last they came to the farm. Buddy was now so excited that he pulled and pulled at Pink-Whistle's hand. The little man led him to his kennel. "Get in there and wait," he ordered. "And bark. Bark loudly!"
    Buddy crept in and then he barked. How loudly he barked. "WufT-wuff-wuff, WUFF-WUFF. Robin, I'm back, where are you? WUFF-WUFF!"
    And Robin heard, of course. He would know Buddy's bark anywhere! He sprang up at once, his face shining. "Mother! That's Buddy's bark! He's back!" he cried, and raced out of the house to the yard. He came to the kennel, calling joyfully.
    "Buddy! BUDDY! I'm here!"
    And, before Buddy could squeeze past the invisible Mr. Pink-Whistle, there was Robin, squeezing into the kennel! He got right in, and then you really couldn't tell which was boy and which was dog, they hugged and licked and rolled and patted, and yelped and shouted so joyfully together!
    At last, tired out, they sat peacefully together in the kennel, Buddy's nose on Robin's knee and Robin's arm round Buddy's neck. Only Buddy's tongue was busy, lick-lick-licking at Robin's hand.
    "Buddy! I do wish I could say a big thank you to Mr. Pink-Whistle!"
    said Robin. "I don't even know where he lives, though. I'd say, Mr. Pink-Whistle, I'm your friend for ever and ever!"
    Pink-Whistle heard it all. He was peering in at the kennel, as happy as could be. He had put a lot of wrong things right in his life, but surely this was one of the very best! He stole away in the darkness, a very happy little man indeed.

CHAPTER V

    MR. PINK-WHISTLE LAUGHS!
    MR. PINK-WHISTLE had been to see an old friend of his, .and had just said good-bye.
    "I must catch the bus!" he said. "I shall be late for dinner if I don't, and Sooty, my cat, won't be very pleased!"
    But just as he reached the corner where the bus-stop was, he saw the bus rumbling away down the road. He had missed it!
    "Never mind—I'll buy some sandwiches and go and eat them in this park," he thought, and off he went to get some tomato and sardine sandwiches. Then he made his way to the park, and sat down on a seat.
    It was sunny and warm, and Mr.