Chapter I: Preface

Scotch and I were companions through eight years. Winter and summer we explored the rugged mountains of the Continental Divide. Often we were cold; more often we were hungry. Together we fought our way through blizzards and forest fires. Never did he complain and at all times he showed remarkable intelligence and absolute fidelity. The thousands who have watched him play football by my cabin on the slope of Long's Peak and the other thousands who have read of his unusual experiences will be interested, I am sure, in this complete story of his life.

I gave an account of Scotch in my _Wild Life on the Rockies_, and in _The Spell of the Rockies_ I related one of our winter experiences. These chapters and an article on him which I wrote for _Country Life in America_ are, together with additional matter, embodied in this little book.

ILLUSTRATIONS

SCOTCH AND HIS MASTER _Frontispiece_

HIS FIRST KENNEL 4

PUPPY SCOTCH 8

CHIPMUNKS? 12

PLAYING FOOTBALL 26

READY FOR A WALK 32

THE MOUNTAINS IN WINTER
Scotch on Guard at the Timber-Line Cabin 40

SCOTCH NEAR TIMBER-LINE 54

THE STORY OF SCOTCH