Part 65 (1/2)

As he spoke he thrust the knife point right into the centre of the white patch, fully half an inch; and the dog, utterly stupefied by the poison, or else fro helped, hardly winced, but lay with one eye open, looking up at Torass For a fewcut Then a tiny drop of black blood appeared, then very slowly another, and soon after a little thread of discoloured blood trickled gently away

”He's a-goin' to croak,” said Pete hoarsely, and he looked in an agonised way at Tohtn't you to tie it up with a handkychy?”

”No; that must be better out of him I say, look here--can't you carry him to that hole of yours under the fir-trees?”

Pete looked at him sharply

”Well, I knohere it is,” said Toet better”

Pete nodded, and passing his hands under the dog, lifted it in his arh the furze-bushes toward the distant pines, fro before

”Shall I come with you?” said Tom

”If yer like,” was the reply, and Tom followed; and when after a ti for so it too when the pit was reached, and Pete lowered himself down to take it, and creep in with it to place it on his fir-needle bed

Tom followed, and the two lads knelt there in the se at the patient, which lay for so to croak,” said Pete suddenly, for the door gave a feeble whine, and then stretched itself out

”No, he isn't--he's going to sleep,” said Tohtly, apparently falling into a stupor at once, for it did not stir

”Perhaps he'll co out of the hole ”Now, shohere the nearest water is”

”It ain't fur now,” said Pete, following hi off for the edge of the fir-wood, Toe that had come over the scene

CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

In a few e of a hollohere, half covered by sedge rushes and bog plantain, there lay a good-sized pool of clear water, down to which To a hearty draught, which onderfully clear and refreshi+ng, he began to bathe his cuts and bruises, and rid himself of the half-dried blood

While To on, till suddenly the former raised his head

”Hulloo! Why don't you have a wash?” he said sharply

Pete e, went upon his knees, and began to bathe his face

While he was busy Tom rose, and made the best use he could of his pocket-handkerchief by way of a towel, and when he was pretty well dry he went along to where the water lay cal cautiously, he was able to lie down upon his chest, and gaze into what fore ancestors

The sight the boy saas startling