`` I 'm afraid he is , Curtis . The case looks very black against him , and sheep-stealing is a serious offence . '' `` The dog must be shot , '' said old Paul decidedly . `` I leave the matter in your hands , Mr. Locksley . I 've got enough proof to convict the dog and , if you do n't have him killed , I 'll make you pay for the sheep he worried . '' As old Paul strode away , Curtis looked beseechingly at his uncle . `` Don must n't be shot , Uncle ! '' he said desperately . `` I 'll chain him up all the time . '' `` And have him howling night and day as if we had a brood of banshees about the place ? '' said Mr. Locksley sarcastically . He was a stern man with little sentiment in his nature and no understanding whatever of Curtis 's affection for Don . The Bayside people said that Arnold Locksley had always been very severe with his nephew . `` No , no , Curtis , you must look at the matter sensibly . The dog is a nuisance and must be shot . You ca n't keep him shut up forever , and , if he has once learned the trick of sheep-worrying , he will never forget it . You can get another dog if you must have one . I 'll get Charles Pippey to come and shoot Don tomorrow . No sulking now , Curtis . You are too big a boy for that .
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