Addio , signorina ! Grazia , signor ! Buon giorno , buon giorno ! '' and , kissing his hand , the Italian shouldered organ and monkey , ready to go . Miss Celia detained him long enough to give him her address , and beg him to let her know if he met poor Sanch in any of his wanderings ; for such itinerant showmen often cross each other 's paths . Ben and Thorny walked to the school-corner with him , getting more exact information about the black dog and his owner , for they had no intention of giving it up so soon . That very evening , Thorny wrote to a boy cousin in New York , giving all the particulars of the case , and begging him to hunt up the man , investigate the dog , and see that the police made sure that every thing was right . Much relieved by this performance , the boys waited anxiously for a reply , and when it came found little comfort in it . Cousin Horace had done his duty like a man , but regretted that he could only report a failure . The owner of the black poodle was a suspicious character , but told a straight story , how he had bought the dog from a stranger , and exhibited him with success till he was stolen . Knew nothing of his history , and was very sorry to lose him , for he was a remarkably clever beast . `` I told my dog-man to look about for him , but he says he has probably been killed , with ever so many more ; so there is an end of it , and I call it a mean shame . '' `` Good for Horace ! I told you he 'd do it up thoroughly and see the end of it , '' said Thorny , as he read that paragraph in the deeply interesting letter . `` May be the end of that dog , but not of mine . I 'll bet he ran away ; and if it was Sanch , he 'll come home . You see if he does n't ! '' cried Ben , refusing to believe that all was over . `` A hundred wiles off ? Oh , he could n't find you without help , smart as he is , '' answered Thorny , incredulously .
XXXXX looked discouraged , but Miss Celia cheered him up again by saying , -- `` Yes , he could .
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