fence of his home had been smashed down and the terrified boy raced around to the back. The dogs knew his footsteps and set up 2 great] commotion. They Were safe but he had arrived in the nick of time. fend had forestalled the looters. The dogs were thickly coated with tar and folly That meant a slow, agonizing} Geath, The boy had latterly' seen many' animals dead by that torture The Aith on the boy's clothes andi ady showed how he had hugged the dogs in happiness of finding. them! alive.
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