Grandpa was so excited I thought he was going to burst a blood vessel.
Talking excitedly, he said, “I’ve got it all fixed, Billy. We can enter Old Dan and Little Ann in this championship hunt.”
I was so surprised at what Grandpa had said I couldn’t utter a word.
At first I was scared and then a wonderful feeling came over me.
I felt the excitement of the big hunt as it burned its way into my body.
I started breathing like I had been running for a hundred miles.
After several attempts, I croaked, “Can just any dog be in this hunt?”
Grandpa almost jumped as he answered, “No, sir, not just any hound can be entered.
They have to be the best, and they have to be registered, too.”
He started talking with his hands. Pointing to a chair, he said, “Sit down and I’ll tell you all about it.”
Grandpa calmed down a little and started talking in a serious voice.
“Billy,” he said, “it takes some doing to have a set of dogs entered in this hunt.
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