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own more, as this was a Cattle-range. The 

 Sheep were guarded by a large and fierce Collie. 

 One day in winter two of the Coyotes tried to 

 raid this flock by a bold dash, and all they got 

 was a mauling from the Collie. A few days 

 later the band returned at dusk. Just how Tito 

 arranged it, man cannot tell. We can only guess 

 how she taught them their parts, but we know 

 that she surely did. The Coyotes hid in the 

 willows. Then Saddleback, the bold and swift, 

 walked openly toward the Sheep and barked a 

 loud defiance. The Collie jumped up with 

 bristling mane and furious growl, then, seeing 

 the foe, dashed straight at him. Now was the 

 time for the steady nerve and the unfailing 

 limbs. Saddleback let the Dog come near 

 enough almost to catch him, and so beguiled 

 him far and away into the woods, while the 

 other Coyotes, led by Tito, stampeded the 

 Sheep in twenty directions ; then following 

 the farthest, they killed several and left them in 

 the snow. 



In the gloom of descending night the Dog 

 and his master labored till they had gathered 

 the bleating survivors ; but next morning they 



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