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The exception was the girl whose collie had had the bench next to Chum's。 

At   the   table   head�察 �looking   very   magisterial   indeed�察  �sat   Colonel   Marden。 

Beside him lounged a larger and older man in a plaid sport suit。 

     Link's    escort   ranged    his  prisoners    at  the   foot  of  the   table�察 �Chum 

standing tight against Ferris's knee�察�as if to guard him from possible harm。 

Link stood glowering in sullen perplexity at the Colonel。 Marden cleared 

his voice pompously�察�then spoke。 



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     ;Ferris�察─  �he   began   with   much   impressiveness�察   �I   am   a   magistrate   of 

this county as you perhaps know。 You may consider yourself before the 

Bar of Justice�察�and reply to my questions accordingly。; 

     Awed by this thundered preamble�察�Ferris made shift to mutter�此�

     ;I ain't broke no laws。 What d'j' want of me�察�anyhow�拭─�

     ;First of all�察─�proceeded Marden�察 �where did you get that dog�拭─�

     ;Chum here�拭─�said Ferris。 ;Why�察�I come acrost him�察�early last spring�察�

on the patch of state road�察�jes' outside of Hampton。 He was a´layin' in a 

ditch�察  �with   his   leg   bust。   Throwed   off'n   a   auto�察  �I   figgered   it。   I   took   him 

home an'; 

     He paused�察�as the sport´suited man next to Marden nodded excitedly to 

the girl and then whispered to the Colonel。 

     ;You took him home�拭─�pursued Marden。 ;Couldn't you see he was a 

valuable dog�拭─�

     ;I c'd see he was a sufferin' an' dyin'         dawg�察─�retorted Link。 ;I c'd see 

he was a goner�察�'less I took him home an' 'tended him。 If you're aimin' at 

findin' out why I went on keepin' him after that�察�I done so because no one 

claimed him。 I put up notices 'bout him。 I put one up at the post´office here�察�

too。 I; 

     ;He did� ─�interrupted the girl。 ;That's true� �I saw it。 Onlythe notice 

said it was a bird dog。 That's why we didn't follow it up。 He; 

     ;Miss Gault�察─�suggested Marden in lofty reproof�察 �suppose you leave 

the   interrogatory   to   me�察  �if   you   please�拭  �Yes�察  �I   recollect   that   notice。   My 

attention was called to it at the time。 But�察─�again addressing Link�察 �why 

did you call 'Glenmuir Cavalier' a 'BIRD dog'�拭�Was it to throw us off the 

track or; 

     ;Don't    know    no   What's´His´Name        Cav'lier� ─   �snapped    Ferris。   ;This 

dawg's name is Chum。 Like you c'n see in my entry blank�察�what's layin' on 

the table in front of you。 I adv'tised Chum as a bird dawg because I s'posed 

he WAS a bird dawg。 I ain't a sharp on dawgs。 He's the fust one ever I had。 

If he ain't a bird dawg�察�'tain't my fault。 He looks more like one than like 

'tother breeds I'd seen。 So I called him one。; 



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     ;There is no need to raise your voice at me� ─�rebuked the colonel。 ;I 

am disposed to accept your explanation。 But if you read the local papers 

you must have seen; 

     ;I did read 'em�察─�said Ferris。 ;I read 'em steady for a month or more�察�to 

see was there was adv'tisement fer a lost dawg。 Nary an adv'tisement did I 

see excep'   one fer   a 'sable'   collie。   'Sable' means   'black。' I   know�察  �because 

our dominie told me so。 I asked him�察�when I see that piece in the paper。 

Chum ain't black�察�nor nowheres near black。 So I knowed it couldn't be him。 

What d'j' want of me�察�anyhow�拭─�he demanded once more。 

     ;Again�察�I am disposed to credit your explanation�察─�boomed the colonel�察�

frowning down a ripple of giggles that had its rise in Miss Gault。 ;And I 

am disposed to acquit you of consciously dishonest intent。 I am glad to do 

so。 Here is the situation�此�Early last spring�察�Mr。 Gault�察─�indicating the sport´ 

suit wearer at his left�察 �bought from the famous Glenmuir Collie Kennels�察�

on    the   Hudson�察    �an   unusually     fine  young     colliea   dog   for   which 

connoisseurs predicted a great future in the show ring。 He purchased it as a 

gift for his daughter�察�Miss Marion Gault。;            He inclined his head slightly 

toward the girl�察�then proceeded�此�

     ;As Mr。 Glenmuir was disbanding his              kennel�察�Mr。 Gault was able to 

secure   the   dogGlenmuir   Cavalier。   He   started   for   Craigswold�察  �with   the 

dog on the rear seat of the car。 At first he kept a hand on the dog's collar�察�

but as the collie made no attempt to escape�察�he soon turned aroundhe was 

in the front seatand paid no more attention to him。 Just outside of Suffern�察�

he   looked    backto   find   Cavalier   had   disappeared。   He    advertised�察   �and 

made all possible efforts to locate the dog。 But he could get no clew to him�察�

until to´day。 Seeing this dog of yours in the show ring�察�he recognized him 

at once。; 

     The   pompously   booming   voice�察  �with   its   stilted   diction�察  �ceased。   All 

eyes were upon Link Ferris。 The mountaineer�察�stung to life by the silence 

and the multiple gaze�察�came out of his trance of shock。 

     ;Thenthen�察─�he stuttered�察�forcing the words from a throat sanded by 

sudden dread�察 �then Chum rightly b'longs to this man�拭─�



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     ;Quite so� ─�assented Marden�察�in some relief。 ;I am glad you grasp the 

point so readily。 Mr。 Gault has talked the matter over with me�察�and he is 

taking a remarkably broad and generous view of the case if I may say so。 

He   is   not   only   willing   that   you   should   keep   the   cup   and   the   cash   prize 

which you have won to´day�察�but he is also ready to pay to you the seventy´ 

five dollar reward he offered for the return of Glenmuir Cavalier。 I repeat�察�

this strikes me as most gener; 

     ;NO� ─�yelled Link�察�a spasm of foreseen loneliness sweeping over him。 

;NO�   。   �He   can't   have   him�   �Nobody   can�   �Why   Chum's   my   dawg�   �I've 

learned him to fetch cows an' shake hands an'an' everything� �An' he drug 

me out'n the lake�察�when I was a´drowndin'� �An' he done a                     heap more'n 

that fer me� �He's drug me up to my feet�察�out'n wuthlessness�察�too�察�an' he's 

learned   me   that   livin'   is   wuth   while�   �He's   mymyhe's   my   dawg� ─  �he 

finished   lamely�察  �his   scared   eyes   sweeping   the   circle   of   faces   in   panic 

appeal。 

     ;That    will   do�察 �Ferris� ─   �coldly   exhorted    the   colonel。   ;We    wish    no 

scenes here。 You will take this seventyfive dollar check which Mr。 Gault 

has so kindly made out for you�察�and you will go。; 

     ;Leavin'   Chum   behind�拭─  �babbled   Ferris�察  �aghast。   ;Not   leavin'   Chum 

behind�拭�PLEASE not� ─�

     He pulled himself together with an effort that drove his nails bitingly 

into his palms and left his face gray。 He saw the uselessness of pleading 

with these people of polished iron�察�who could not understand his fearful 

loss。   For   the   sake   of   Chumfor   the   sake   of   the   self´respecting   man   he 

himself had   becomehe   would   not   let   himself   go   to   pieces。   Forcing   his 

shaken   voice   to   a   dry   steadiness�察  �he   addressed   the   uneasily   squirming 

Gault。 

     ;What d'j' you pay for Chum when you bought him off'n that Hudson 

River fellerthat Glenmuir chap�拭─�he demanded。 

     ;Why�察�as a matter of fact�察─�responded Gault�察 �as Colonel Marden has 

told you�察�I couldn't have hoped to get such a promising collie at any price 

it; 



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     ;What      d'j'  you  pay    for  him�拭─   �insisted   Link�察   �his  voice    harsh   and 

unconsciously domineering as a vague new hope dawned on his troubled 

mind。 

     ;I paid six hundred dollars�察─�answered Gault shortly�察�in annoyance at 

the boor's manner。 

     ;Good� ─�approved Link�察 �That gives us suthin' to go on。 I'll pay you 

six hundred dollars fer him back。 This hundred dollars in gold an' this yer 

silver cup an' seven dollars more I got with meto bind the bargain。 An' a 

second   mortgage   on   my   farm   fer   the   rest。   Fer   as   much   of   the   rest�察─  �he 

amended�察 �as I ain't got ready cash for。; 

     In   his   stark   earnestness�察  �Link's   rough   voice   sounded   more   hectoring 

and   unpleasant   than   before。   Gault�察  �unused   to   such   talk   from  the   alleged 

;peasantry�察─�resolved to cut short the haggling。 

     ;Sell   for   six hundred   a   dog   that's   cleaned   up  'best   in   the show��';   he 

rasped。 ;No�察�thank you。 Leighton says Cavalier will go far。 One man�察�ten 

minutes ago�察�offered me a thousand for him。; 

     ;A  thousan'�拭─  �repeated   Ferris�察  �scared   at   the   magnitude   of   the   sum 

then�察�rallying�察�he asked�此�

     ;What WILL you let me have h
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