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"Ah! the dog!" ejaculated Dice. "I thought yesterday he looked dull and sleepy. Perhaps he's been doped. Keep him on his chain in future, and then we shall know where we are. And don't let anyone give him any food but yourself."
"I ought to have got those pistols I spoke about the other day," he went on. "I'll phone up for them to Adelaide straight away. In the meantime you shall have one of the shot guns, and just keep a couple of cartridges always handy by your bed. I'll keep half a dozen by mine, and by James," he ground his teeth viciously together, "by James, I'll give anyone hell if I catch them prowling round." He looked determinedly at Beeton. "Fire instantly, man, when you see anyone, and you can't miss with a shot gun, you know. I'm a magistrate, remember, and I'll take all the blame."