BALDY OF NOME 



in training and in the first big race. 

 His driver did not understand him, and 

 there had been many a battle royal in 

 which life or death for the man or the 

 dog had seemed the only issue. The 

 fierceness of his strong wolf strain had 

 made him a foe to be reckoned with, 

 while his colossal strength and alertness 

 were a valuable addition to any team; 

 and so he was not killed, but was watched 

 and controlled with difficulty. Finally 

 his tusks were broken, but his resentment 

 against restraint grew greater, and his 

 hatred of his driver grew deeper. At 

 last, as an incorrigible, he was turned over 

 to "Scotty" Allan, who was known from 

 Dawson to Nome as the best dog man in 

 the North, and there were two desperate, 

 deadly struggles for supremacy, in which 

 "Scotty" won. Baldy could think of no 

 other possible outcome, for while his dogs 

 knew that Allan was their friend, they 



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