An artist had a dog that meant more to him than anything in the world. One day he broke his leg and the artist was panic-stricken. He ran to the telephone and called an acquaintance, a famous surgeon. "It's an emergency," he yelled, "a matter of life and death. Come quick!"

The startled surgeon dropped everything and rushed to the home of the artist, expecting the worst. When confronted with the dog. The surgeon, with masterful self-control, said not a word but pr…