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very little driving for the dogs, but they were allowed to chase every big beautiful white hare they could find, pursue a red

citement when they saw an Eskimo take a large gray lynx from his trap. That was the sort of a cat

igilance it was great fun to dash after the awkward, stubborn beasts who so disliked them; and who somewhat threa

harply in the clear, crisp air; out where the stars seemed strangely close, the moon strangely

y After To-morrow, where the obligation of de

, two or three at a time; and lying in the shadowy twilight they would listen, in drowsy content, to the cheery snap of the wood

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side," and its troub

ith his marvelous Siberians, supplemented the previous Siberian triumph of John Johnson by winning the Solomon Derby o

racing team, and vote on school matters, long before the franchise was given her by the Legislature in Juneau. And su

s phases was of far more immediate importance to Alaskans. And so they spent many an hour in reminiscences and prophecies; and were thrilled over and

s Igloo, to barter for their day's bag. And later they sniffed with keen pleasure the wonderful smells from the adjoining kitchen; smells of broiled tro

weeks they were, too, but for one unfortunate incident, which

it was superior to the native strain in the malamutes of the coast-just as some people boast of

s only an ignorant puppy, taken from a native igloo, where all of the dogs and all of the family lived in happy harmony; and so, one day when he was particularly joyous, he nipped, in a spirit of mischief, the end of Tom's wagging stump of

uestion; and when in harness, or out with Matt for exercise, there was as little chance for settli

. It was necessary to chain them closer together than "Scotty" felt was wise, though he was not prepare

n with the Woman and Ben, except Wolf, wh

hort time before, was stiffening fast; and there

and the tears came to the Woman's eyes as she laid a p

was a good dog, too; and would have made a st

es of blood and marks of teeth; and there were but two dogs who c

se he did it. He probably does not realize how wic

e that. He's been friends with Wolf; I saw them playing together only yesterday. And it really ain

e attacked one of his own stable-mates. Such a thing has never occ

, too, to believe Tom guilty. You know I never punish a dog on circumstantial evidence; so I am afraid this cold-blooded murder will have

he can prove a clear alibi, for he slept at the foot of my bed all night." Thus exonerated, the Peril passed by the line of chained dogs, bumping into them in a perfectly unnecessary m

our midst and not know who it is. It makes me feel positively cr

on that had rested upon him. In her heart the Woman felt that he was the culprit; and ev

ry things that had made the other days pass so quickly and so happily. Nothing except gloomily watching Tom, whose actions would have pl

n romping with Dick and Harry till he felt the Hour of Judgment had passed. And then, deciding that there was no punishment fort

of deceit, with no standard of trail morals. But for a dog, a racing dog, and one belonging to the Allan and Darling Team, it was almost incredible.

tice of a world that seldom delves below the surface of things; and while at times it plunged him into periods of dep

brood very much, for when they exercised at all, the new dogs were being tried out, and the older ones were in demand as "trainers." Most recruits ar

he turned the dogs out one day for their usual run. "He has a certain malamute stubbornness t

nfident reply. "I think you would be eligible to the position of wild beast tamer in a menagerie as the result of your tussle with Ja

spirit. I knew of course that he would have to be conquered, and conquered completely, or become an outlaw against whom every one would turn; but the punishment would have to be mo

ermined, had faced the huge brute whose nature, harking back to the wild, threw off the shackles of generations of

y broken tusks. Suddenly the weight of Allan's body was hurled against him; strong supple fingers closed upon his neck, and with an unexpected wrench Jack McMillan's head was buried in a drift of soft, deep snow. He struggled violently to wrest himself from the iron grasp; madly he fought

ewed conflict in the dog's attitude. With the foam dripping from his mouth, quivering in every muscle; but still erect, exhausted but not cowed, he waited for the next move-and when it came McMillan had met his master. Not be

's voice the recognition and appreciation of qualities which stand not alone for unquenchable hatred, but for undying fidelity as well; and when

underhanded. You always knew where you stood with him. While Fisher is not at all dangerous, he has many undesirable traits that are difficult to overcome. He shirked all the way up f

e asked Allan, "to a spin over to Mary's Igloo? Father Bernard has all sorts of

s many of Pete's huskies as we think we can manage without being s

d. Why don't you get a couple of reindeer from the camp just below? They may not be so fast, but they a

other dogs had all stepped into place before the sled; when at last Fisher, reluctant in coming, meditated a moment, and then, in open rebellion, darted down the steep banks into the overflow of the

have the other dogs unhitched, immedi

llan turned back to the house, and Fisher sat down to think over his little victory. He was tired and panting, but he felt he had scored a point; when to his amazement he saw the man coming toward him, and now on snow-shoes. He plunged forward, and relentlessly

ce from him, Allan paus

more wild dash for liberty, the dog crawled to "Scotty's" feet in fear and trembling. And instead of the sting of the lash he had expecte

r that always," and a delicious greasy bone w

red, with a politeness born of similar experiences, the little episode that taught Fisher once for all that respect for

s glad to be at home once more where he could settle down to his regular duties. It was with a contentment quite new to him, for in "Scotty" Allan there was evident a growing recognition of his earnest desire to be

Irish and Rover win caresses by their affectionate demonstrations. But after all, in storm and stress, with perhaps a life at stake, it