Bingo 



more was revealed. I then discovered that this 

 post was but one of a system that covered the 

 country ; that in short, the entire region was 

 laid out in signal stations at convenient inter- 

 vals. These were marked by any conspicuous 

 post, stone, buffalo skull, or other object that 

 chanced to be in the desired locality, and ex- 

 tensive observation showed that it was a very 

 complete system for getting and giving the 

 news. 



Each dog or wolf makes a point of calling at 

 those stations that are near his line of travel 

 to learn who has recently been there, just as a 

 man calls at his club on returning to town and 

 looks up the register. 



I have seen Bingo approach the post, sniff, 

 examine the ground about, then growl, and 

 with bristling mane and glowing eyes, scratch 

 fiercely and contemptuously with his hind feet, 

 finally walking off very stiffly, glancing back 

 from time to time. All of which, being inter- 

 preted, said : 



" Grrrh ! woof! there's that dirty cur of 

 McCarthy's. Woof! I'll 'tend to him to-night. 

 Woof! woof!" On another occasion, after 



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