Frowning, she clambered out of the car and hobbled over to the box. She knelt down and opened the box to find a small black and white puppy peering up at her.
"Well, hello." She picked up the puppy and inspected it for lice and worms. It was newly weaned and seemed clean and healthy. Its coloring and features looked as though it was a border collie cross. Probably meant to be a working dog. She cuddled and played with the pup until Darcy came back out. His hands were full of machinery parts.
"What have you got there?"
"He was in this box."
Darcy put his purchases in the tray of the truck, then walked over and gave the dog a scratch. "Frank. There's a dog in a box out here." He called into the shop.
The bald shop keeper, Frank, came outside and nodded.
"It's the runt from a litter at
