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hedge, leading his dog by a cord, and turning 

 to me said, " Here, master, if you want a 

 good dog, here is one for you ; I am off to 

 give myself up to the police, and I am going 

 to turn queen's evidence against my pals." 

 I replied that I did not want such a dog, so 

 he said, " All right, then I'll cut his throat," 

 and then and there prepared to do so. This 

 was more than I could stand, so I took the 

 cord and led the dog away, but before doing 

 so, I asked, " How about your children ? " 

 He gave a short laugh, and said, " They 

 would be properly provided for." It after- 

 wards turned out that soon after leaving me 

 he walked straight into the arms of two 

 policemen, who saved him the trouble of 

 giving himself up by taking him into 

 custody. 



I led my new dog home and tied him 

 up in the corner of an open wood-shed, 

 giving him a bundle of straw and a dish of 



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