"Mus' somebody up an' brung him in."
"Who did it?"
"You mean: Who up an' brung him in, suh?"
"I mean: Who does he belong to?"
"Mus' be Miss Julia's. I reckon he is, so fur."
"What! She knows I don't allow dogs on the place."
"Yessuh."
Mr. Atwater's expression became more outraged and determined. "You mean to say that somebody's trying to give her another dog after all I've been through with——"
"It look that way, suh."