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Updated: September 28, 2025
The watchdogs of each farm have given warning, and the whole countryside is eager with vociferation. Men say the Sleepless Watchdog's bark is worse than his bite. This may be, but it is certain that his feed is worse than both bark and bite together. In the language of economics, the Sleepless Watchdog is an unremunerative investment.
In one form of the "electric log," the current is generated by the chemical action of zinc and copper plates attached to the log, and immersed in the sea water, and in others provided by a battery on the ship. Captain M'Evoy has invented an alarm for torpedoes and torpedo boats, which is a veritable watchdog of the sea.
It was big enough to have flattened him and smashed every bone in his body if the stroke had landed. Some kind of guard animal a snakelike watchdog? What other connection could it have with the mystery machine? Perhaps Maulbow had intended to leave it confined in one of the cases, and it had broken loose Too many questions by now, Gefty thought. But Maulbow had the answers.
I rushed to the house-door, found it ajar and, each sleeping in his cell, on the one side the snoring janitor, on the other our fat, pursy, overfed watchdog.
"No, no," answered Elsie, laughing herself into semi-hysterics, "I shall be better in a minute." "And come downstairs will you come downstairs?" "Yes, yes; wait a minute while I get the tangle out of my hair." Tom retreated to the staircase and waited with his eyes fastened on Elsie's door like those of a good-natured watchdog.
Is is that the new kind of rifle?" she inquired, with the timidity of a child introduced to the new watchdog. "Yes, madame!" and his eyes blazing with pride, he proceeded, as he crossed the room and returned with the firearm, "it is altogether a new invention. Master is an innovator, indeed!"
As we approached the dhows, however, Mr Dabchick ordered us to pull easy, singing out to the other boats to spread out to leeward and make for the batilla, which had remained behind like a watchdog guarding the smaller craft, while we attacked her in the bows.
Oh, my goodness me!" cried the tramp, and he was so surprised and frightened that he just slumped down in his chair and didn't dare move. The piece of meat he had been eating dropped from his hand to the floor, and Nero picked it up and ate it, licking his jaws for more. "Oh, this is terrible!" gasped the tramp. "I didn't know this farmer kept a trained lion as a watchdog.
She waved a farewell to Kate and moved away, and Bill, like some faithful watchdog, followed at her heels. Fyles looked after them both with serious, earnest eyes. Kate watched them smiling. Presently Fyles turned back to her. "Well?" he demanded. Kate's eyes were slowly raised to his. "Well?" she echoed. "So " She broke off. Her generous nature checked her in time.
Leaving Azalia and Ernestine at the edge of the timber to watch for any condition or circumstance that might prove unfriendly to their venture, the two leaders advanced across the clearing. As they neared the building, a sound, which they had not heard before reached their ears and drove from their minds all thought or fear of a watchdog.
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