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     Six of the sheep had remained bunched in their runaway dash�察�while 

all the rest had scattered singly。 It was after this bleating sextet that Chum 

was now racing。 

     Nor   did   he   stop   when   he   came   up   with   them。   Tearing   past   them   he 

wheeled   almost   in   midair   and   slackened   his   pace�察  �running   transversely 

ahead of them and breaking into a clamor of barks。 

     The   six�察  �seeing   their   foe   menacing   them   from   in   front�察  �came   to   a 

jumbled   and   slithering   halt�察  �preparing   to   break   their   formation   and   to 

scatter。 But Chum would not have it so。 

     Still threatening them with his thunderous bark he made little dashes at 

one or another of them that tried to break away�察�and he crowded back the 

rest。 

     As a result�察�there was but one direction the dazed sheep could takethe 

direction     whence      they   had   come。    And�察   �uncertainly�察    �shamblingly�察    �they 

made their way back toward the fold。 

     Scarce     had   they   been    fairly   started   in  their  cowed     progress    when 

Chum   was   off   at   a   tangent�察  �deserting   his   six   charges   and   bearing   down 

with express train speed on a stray wether that had paused in his escape to 

nibble at a line of early peas in the truck garden。 

     At   sight   of   the   approaching   collie   the   sheep   flung   up   its   head   and 

began   again   to     run。  But   the  dog   was   in   front of   it�察 �whichever  way  the 

panic´stricken       animal   turned��in   every   direction   but   one。   And   in   that 

direction fled the fugitive。 Nor did it stop in its headlong flight until it was 

alongside the six which Chum had first ;turned;。 

     Pausing only long enough to round up one or two sheep which were 

breaking loose from the bunch Chum was off again in headlong chase of 

still another and another and another stray。 

     Link   Ferris�察  �in   blank   incredulity�察  �stood   gaping   at   the   picture   before 

himstaring       at  the  tireless   swiftness    of   his  dog    in  turning    back   and 

rounding up a scattered flock which Ferris himself could not have bunched 

in twenty times the space of minutes。 Chum�察�he noted�察�did not touch one 

of the foolish beasts。 His bark and his zigzag dashes served the purpose�察�



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without the aid of teeth or of actual contact。 

     Presently�察�as the dumbfounded man gazed�察�the last stray was added to 

the   milling�察  �bleating   bunch�察  �and   Chum   was   serenely   trotting   to   and   fro�察�

driving back such of the sheep as sought to break loose from the huddle。 

Terrified and trembling�察�but mastered�察�the flock cowered motionless。 The 

work was done。 

     As    in   a   dream    Link    tumbled      toward     the   prisoners。    His   mind 

functioning   subconsciously�察  �he   took   up   his   interrupted   task   of   driving 

them  to   pasture。 The   moment   he   succeeded   in   getting   them  into   motion 

they broke again。 And again�察�like a furry whirlwind�察�Chum was encircling 

them�察�chasing the strays into place。 He saw�察�without being told�察�the course 

his master was taking�察�and he drove his charges accordingly。 

     Thus�察 �in   far   less   time   and   in   better   order   than ever   before�察�the   flock 

reached     the    rickety    gateway     of   the  stone´strewn      sheep    pasture   and 

scuttled jostlingly      in through it。 

     Link shut the gate after them。 Then�察�still in a daze�察�he turned on the 

dog。 

     ;Chum�察─�he said confusedly�察 �it don't make sense to me�察�not even yet。 I 

don't get the hang of it。 But I know this much�此�I know you got ten times 

the   sense   what   I'VE   got。  Where   you   got   it   an'   how   you   got   it   the   good 

Lord only knows。 But you've got it。 II was figgerin' on lickin' you 'most 

to death�察�a few minutes back。 Chum。 Honest�察�I was。 I'm clean 'shamed to 

look you in the face when I think of it。 Say� �Do me a favor�察�Chum。 If ever 

I lift hand to lick you�察�jes' bite me and give me hydrophoby。 For I'll sure be 

deservin' it。 Now come on home� ─�

     He patted the silken head of the jubilant dog as he talked�察�rumpling the 

soft   ears   and   stroking   the   long�察  �blazed   muzzle。   He   was   sick   at   heart   at 

memory of his recent murderous rage at this wonder´comrade of his。 

     Chum      was   exultantly     happy。   He    had   had   a  most    exhilarating    ten 

minutes。 The jolliest bit of fun he could remember in all his two years of 

life。 The sight of those queer sheepyes�察�and the scent of them�察�especially 

the   scenthad     done    queer   things   to  his   brain�察 �had    aroused    a  million 



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sleeping ancestral memories。 

     He had understood perfectly well his master's order that he leave them 

alone。 And   he   had   been   disappointed   by   it。   He   himself   had   not   known 

clearly what it was he would have liked to do to them。 But he had known 

he   and   they   ought   to   have   some   sort   of   relationship。   And   then   at   the 

gesture and the snarled command of ;Go get them� ─�some closed door in 

Chum's       mind   had   swung   wide�察  �and�察  �acting      on   an   instinct   he   himself 

did not understand�察�he had hurled himself into the gay task of rounding up 

the flock。 

     So�察   �for  a  thousand     generations     on   the   Scottish   hills�察 �had   Chum's 

ancestors earned their right to live。 And so through successive generations 

had   they   imbued      their   progeny   with   that   accomplishment        until   it  had 

become a   primal   instinct。   Even   as the unbroken   pointer of   the best   type 

knows by instinct   the rudiments of his   work in the   field so   will many  a 

collie take up sheep herding by ancestral training。 

     There   had   been   nothing   wonderful   in   Chum's   exploit。   Hundreds   of 

untrained   collies   have   done   the   same   thing   on   their   first   sight   of   sheep。 

The   craving   to   chase   and   slay   sheep   is   a   mere   perversion   of   this   olden 

instinct�察�just as the disorderly ;flushing; and scattering of bird coveys is a 

perversion of the pointer or setter instinct。 Chum�察�luckily for himself and 

for his master's flock�察�chanced to run true to form in this matter of heredity�察�

instead of inheriting his tendency in the form of a taste for sheep murder。 

     The first collie�察�back in prehistoric days�察�was the first dog with the wit 

to know his master's sheep apart from all other sheep。 Perhaps that is the 

best�察�if least scientific�察�theory of the collie's origin。 

     But to Link Ferris's unsophisticated eyes the achievement was all but 

supernatural�察�and it doubled his love for the dog。 

     That afternoon�察�by way of experiment�察�Ferris took Chum along when 

he went to drive the sheep back from pasture to the fold。 By the time he 

and the dog were within a hundred yards of the pasture gate Chum began 

to dance�察�from sheer anticipation�察�mincing sidewise on the tips of his toes 

in true collie fashion�察      �and varying the dance by little rushes forward。 



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     Link opened the crazy gate。 Waiting for no further encouragement the 

dog   sped   into   the   broad   field   and   among   the   grazing   sheep   that   were 

distributed unevenly over the entire area of the lot。 

     Ordinarilyunless the sheep were ready to come homeit was a matter 

of ten or fifteen minutes each evening for Link to collect them and start 

them on their way。 To´day�察�in less than three minutes�察�Chum had the whole 

flock herded and trotting through the opening�察�to the lane outside。 

     Nor�察�this time�察�did the sheep flee from him in the same panic dread as 

in the morning。 They seemed to have learnedif indeed a sheep can ever 

learn anythingthat Chum was their driver�察�not their enemy。 

     From the fold Link as usual went to the woodlot where his five head of 

lean milch cattle were at graze。 Three of the cows were waiting at the bars 

for him�察�but one heifer and a new´dry Holstein were hidden somewhere in 

the recesses of the second´growth timber。 

     The   afternoon   was   hot�察  �it   had   been   a   hot   day。   Link   was   tired。   He 

dreaded     the   labor  of   exploring    ten  acres   of  undergrowth      for  his  two 

missing cattle。 An inspiration came to him。 Pointing to the three stolidly 

waiting cows at the bars he waved his arm in the ge
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