afurywhichsurprisedthemboth,andSpitzparticularly,forhiswholeexperiehBuckhadgoeachhimthathisrivalwasanunusuallytimiddog,whomaoholdhisownonlybecauseofhisgreatweightandsize.

    Francoiswassurprised,too,whentheyshotoutinatanglefromthedisruptedandhedivihecauseofthetrouble."A-a-ah!"hecriedtoBuck."GiveittohimbyGar!Giveittohim,thedirtythief!"

    Spitzwasequallywilling.Hewasgwithsheerrageandeagernessashecircledbadforthforacetin.Buckwasnolesseager,andnolesscautious,ashelikewisecircledbadforthfortheadvaitwasthenthattheuedhappehethingwhichprojectedtheirstruggleforsupremacyfarintothefuture,pastmanyawearymileoftrailandtoil.

    AnoathfromPerrault,theresoundingimpactofaclubuponabonyframe,andashrillyelpofpain,heraldedthebreakingforthofpandemonium.thecampwassuddenlydiscoveredtobealivewithskulkingfurryforms--starvinghuskies,fourorfivescoreofthem,whohadstedthecampfromsomeIndianvillage.TheyhadcreptinwhileBudSpitzwerefighting,ahetwomensprangamohstoutclubstheyshowedtheirteethandfoughtback.Theywerecrazedbythesmellofthefood.Perraultfouhheadburiedinthegrub-box.Hisclublandedheavilyonthegauntribs,andthegrub-boxsizedontheground.Oantascoreofthefamishedbruteswerescramblingforthebreadandba.Theclubsfelluponthemunheeded.Theyyelpedandhowleduherainofblows,butstruggledhelessmadlytillthelastcrumbhadbeendevoured.

    Inthemeaheastoeam-dogshadburstoutoftheirsonlytobesetuponbythefiervaders.NeverhadBuckseensuchdogs.Itseemedasthoughtheirboneswouldburstthroughtheirskins.Theyweremeresk