"You don't seem to shoot no more quail lately, do you, Davy ?" "O, I can't hunt them without a dog to tell me where they are." "Hain't you never heard nothin' from that pinter pup at all ?" "Not a word." "I'm sorry.

I wish I knowed whar he was, so't I could fetch him hack.
I'm scandalous mad at myself fur takin' that money from you an' Don, an' if I had ten dollars I'd give 'em back to-night; but I hain't got 'em, an' so I'm goin' to try an' find his dog fur him." "He'll be very glad to get him," said David, who knew very well that his brother had some other reason for taking this sudden interest in the pointer.
"I want to act decent now, like a gentleman had oughter act," Dan went on; "an' if I do what I can fur Don, do you reckon he'll call it squar' ?" "I don't know.

You must talk to him about that." "But I ain't agoin' to face him 'till I know how he feels towards me, I bet you.

I don't know whar the dog is, more'n the man in the moon; but I'm kinder scentin' round, when I hain't got no work to do, an' if I should happen to find him, would you take him to Don fur me ?" "Of course I would, and be very glad to do it." "Then I'll do what I kin, an' if I do say it myself, I kin find him if anybody kin.

I kin afford to spend all my time lookin' fur him, kase I was down to the landin' to-day, an' I seed a notice stuck up thar sayin' that Don'll give ten dollars fur him an' ax no questions.
What's the matter of you ?" demanded Dan, as David turned quickly about and walked toward the door.