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Rascal
The resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s was a phenomenon nobody has fully explained. Suddenly Midwestern towns found themselves in the grip of this secret order, which aimed to eliminate Negroes and Jews from society. For towns like Broken Bow, Nebraska, which only had two Negro families and one Jew, the targets were the Catholics. Klansmen whispered that the pope was preparing a takeover of America, the church basements were arsenals, and priests and nuns had orgies after mass. Now that World War I was over and the Huns had been defeated, there was a new focus for men who needed somebody to hate. The astonishing thing was the number of such people.
    In Broken Bow and Custer County, scores were lured by the mystique of the secret, masculine society that appealed to the "Us vs. Them" urge that seems universal among men. Two of the people who held out against them were the local bankers: John Richardson and my father, Y. B. Huffman. When a Klan phone call warned them to boycott the Catholics, they defied it. Inasmuch as both banks resisted, that Klan effort was frustrated, but my mother, Martha, paid for it when the school board election came around. She was decisively defeated by slanderous gossip that she was carrying on an affair with the leading druggist.
    Came the time for the annual parade of the Ku Klux Klan around the town square. They always chose a summer Saturday when the town was crowded with ranchers and farmers. Clad in white robes and conical caps and masks with eyeholes, they strode forth to remind the citizenry of their dignity and their power, led by the powerful but anonymous figure of the grand kleagle. The curb was lined with people speculating about the marchers and whispering about their mysterious powers.
    Then there came bounding out of an alley a small white dog with black spots. Now, just as the folks in Broken Bow knew everybody in town, they also knew the dogs, at least the prominent ones. Our German shepherd, Hidda, and Art Melville's retriever were famous personages.
    The spotted dog ran joyously up to the grand kleagle and jumped up on him, clamoring for a pat on the head from that beloved hand. "Rascal," the word started around. "That's Doc Jensen's dog, Rascal." Meanwhile, the majestic grand kleagle was thrashing his long legs through the robe trying to kick away what was obviously his own dog. "Home, Rascal, home!"

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It is likely that Rascal continues to "dog" his owner (forgive the pun) and possibly tear at the robe. Members of the Klan did their best to conceal their identities under their hoods and robes, but for the Grand Kleagle, Doc Jensen, the secret is out.

Step-by-step explanation:

The set-up involves irony: the clan uses lies, gossip and slander to discredit its enemies, meanwhile trying to keep secret the identities of its members. Rascal discredits his owner by revealing the truth. Most likely Doc Jensen will be disgraced and lose patients.

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