Summary

In Chapter 6, Ben tended to Rex’s wounds and gave him stitches. Ben looked at the chain on the dead dog’s neck and saw the name, address, and telephone number of the dog’s owner, William C. Harden, who had stolen his shotgun. He saw that he lived at a place called Wolfhound Orchard.

Ben went searching for Tristan and found him dead. He dug a grave and buried the dog. Ben used a blanket to make a sling which he used to carry Rex.

Ben walked with Rex for several miles until they arrived at a nearby town called George. Ben went into a grocery store to buy some food and asked the clerk if there was a vet in town. She told him that the nearest vet was in a town called Quincy, which was 11 miles away. Ben and Rex carried...