I've seen times when a dog like thet'd come handy.

An' if he takes to Collie an' you approve of him, let her have him.

She's been coaxin' me fer a dog." "That isn't a bad idea.

Miss Collie walks an' rides alone a good deal, an' she never packs a gun." "Funny about thet," said Belllounds.

"Collie is game in most ways, but she'd never kill anythin'....