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Are you coming with me , or shall I go alone ? '' THE LOST DOG . Rover trotted off towards the hills and his master followed , but he could not walk fast enough to please the dog . There was no snow on the ground at first , but before noon it began to fall thick and fast . The day passed and the father was still away ; night came and he had not returned . Sandy and Jessie were very sad , for they could think only of their father and his faithful dog . It was very dangerous to be out on the hills in such weather .