The Baby Who Stole the Doctor's Heart. Dianne Drake

you go on. I want to stay here, see if I can find Fred. And clean up the trash we’ve created.” Bags, boxes, tubes… an amazing amount of supplies and trash left behind for such a fast procedure.

      “Fred?”

      “Richard’s dog. A Yorkshire terrier. He walks him out here at night. Everybody in White Elk knows Fred… he spends his days at the library, under the checkout desk. He has special privileges as a service dog.”

      “Service dog, like for the disabled.”

      Angela smiled. “The library board was kind when Richard asked for permission to keep Fred with him. The kids who come to the library love the dog, and participation in the various children’s programs has gone up since Fred started collaborating in storytime.”

      “Then you’d better find Fred, or there’s going to be a lot of disappointed children. But how are you going to get home?”