The Hanging Hill

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Judy and Mrs. McKenna were in the greenroom—the actors’ lounge connected to the dressing rooms backstage.

Judy heard someone scraping at the door that led into the lobby.

Now she heard a bark. A very familiar bark.

Judy pulled open the door.

Zipper jumped up against her legs and was trying to lick her face and bark and jump and lick some more—all at the same time.

“Where’s Zack?” Judy asked.

Zipper jumped down. Panted hard. Looked like he was thinking. Sniffed. Once. Twice.

Then he took off.

Back the way Judy and Mary McKenna had just come.