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Title: Dogs and puppies
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Montgomery, Frances Trego Hofsten, Hugo von, ill
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Publisher: New York : Barse & Hopkins
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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ntbetter. Yes, said Bob, I heard the men out here 40 Dogs and Puppies talking about it, too. Its queer my masterwould let every one go away and leave the housewithout any one to guard it. Why, he knew that I was as good as twentywatchmen, and Patsy put his head high in theair, his pride hurt to think his friend did not ap-preciate him. Oh, I know you will not let any one get in,answered Bob, but just the same there are timeswhen a man can do more than a dog. Well, ril go in, anyway. They always leavethe window in the cellar open, and I can get upthrough the house that way. And so Patsy started back to his post. But nosooner had he reached the top of the stairs thanhe knew something was wrong. Some one wasin that house who had no business to be there!He rushed into the parlor and hall, but saw noone, and at first thought his sense of smell musthave misled him, but suddenly he heard a chink,chink, coming from the dining room. He did notwait to think, but in a flash was jumping at the 41
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SUCH A ROUGH AJUI) TUMBLE FIGHT ! Dogs and Puppies throat of a burglar, who was so much engaged intransferring some silver forks from their casesinto a black bag, that he did not hear Patsy com-ing. Such a rough and tumble fight, and such curs-ing! No matter which way the man turnedPatsy held on like grim death. Twice Patsynearly had him by the throat, but both times theman jabbed at him with something sharp. Dur-ing the struggle the man had edged toward anopen window by which he had come in, and giv-ing Patsy one desperate jab, flung himself outof the window. Not before Patsy had time to geta grip on his leg, though, which even the fall onthe ground did not loosen. It was only after be-ing dragged almost a hundred yards, fightingmadly all the way, that the loss of blood told,and his grip relaxed. The man left him for dead,and ran as fast as he could, fearing that someone had been aroused by the noise. For a long time poor Patsy did not knowwhere he was, but after a time he gathered 4

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