The Rightful Owner
In The Rightful Owner, Mike finds a hounddog in the pasture which is obviously lost. Someone has been mean to the dog, and Mike wants him very much, but the hound won’t come near him. Finally, his father helps him bring the dog home. After Mike and Speckles become inseparable, a neighbor claims to be the dog’s rightful owner.
Two dramatic encounters show that a good hound never forgets his real master.
- About the author: Jesse Hilton Stuart was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator who is known for his short stories, poetry, and novels as well as non-fiction autobiographical works set in central Appalachia. Stuart was named the poet laureate of Kentucky in 1954.
