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The boys had a dog-Old Brindle he was called-and he had just enough bull in him to make him a faithful friend and a good watchdog. But, of course, he was of little use in the woods, and Joe and Roger were always begging for a hunting dog.
"We've got these now-pump-rifles," Roger said eagerly to Dorothy, whom he thought able to accomplish any wonder she might undertake. "They shoot fifty shots. Think of it, Sister! That's a lot. And father taught us how to use 'em long ago, of course. Just think! I could stand right up and shoot down fifty people-just like that."