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A notorious diamond thief and
two dim-witted accomplices stop along the highway where 12 year-old Owen sees
them mistreating their dog. The boy intervenes to give the thirsty dog a drink,
but it escapes into the woods. He helps the angry thugs search for the animal
deep into the forest, then ditches them. Owen finds the dog and they hide out in
his secret fort, ingeniously fortified with booby traps and defense mechanisms
to repel intruders. Bravely, his fort is built atop the ridge where the feared
“Madman of the Mountain” is said to live. |
