as a Noobie programmer I was messing with C++ and was wondering if thier was a way to get a few dots that I have before I clear a screen to disapear and then loop.

Code:
int n()
{
cout << "\n Say good bye!\a";
cout << "\n\nClearing Screen\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
cout << ".\a";
system("cls");
main();
}
that apears as

Say good bye!

Clearing Screen...........
and each "." apears like a normal loading screen. What I want it to do is to have the dots disapear and start over atleast once.