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Second Attempt
CINDERS HADN’T RETURNED before the family left for work and school on Monday morning. To make matters worse, John Richardson phoned Bob to tell him that another one of his pedigree boxers had gone missing. He added that his other dogs had starting making a commotion just after midnight and had then been restless and jumpy until morning. He’d looked everywhere for the missing dog. Once again, he’d found pugmarks on the beach. This time he insisted they were those of a leopard. Bob agreed with him that it was strange that two dogs should go missing the same weekend in the same street.
He phoned the Liwali for advice again. The Liwali said he would come and check the prints himself personally and bring along a game ranger from the Game Department on the Opunto mainland. Th
