Jim: The Story of a Backwoods Police Dog

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Roberts Charles G. D.. Jim: The Story of a Backwoods Police Dog

I. HOW WOOLLY BILLY CAME TO BRINE’S RIP

II. THE BOOK AGENT AND THE BUCKSKIN BELT

III. THE HOLE IN THE TREE

IV. THE TRAIL OF THE BEAR

V. THE FIRE AT BRINE’S RIP MILLS

VI. THE MAN WITH THE DANCING BEAR

THE EAGLE

THE MULE

STRIPES THE UNCONCERNED

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A big-framed, jaunty man with black side-whiskers, a long black frock coat, and a square, flat case of shiny black leather strapped upon his back, stepped into the Corner Store at Brine’s Rip Mills.

He said: “Hullo, boys! Hot day!” in a big voice that was intentionally hearty, ran his bulging eyes appraisingly over every one present, then took off his wide-brimmed felt hat and mopped his glistening forehead with a big red and white handkerchief. Receiving a more or less hospitable chorus of grunts and “hullos” in response, he seated himself on a keg of nails, removed the leather case from his back, and asked for ginger beer, which he drank noisily from the bottle.

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“I don’t want none o’ ye to come within fifty paces of me, afore I tell ye to,” he announced with decision. “Keep well back, all of ye, or ye’ll mess up the tracks.”

But this proved a decree too hard to be enforced for any length of time.

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