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tion; and when in harness or out with 

 Matt for exercise, there was as little 

 chance for settling a grievance as there 

 would have been with soldiers on parade ; 

 but at the Springs Tom's opportunity 

 came. The small stables were over- 

 crowded, there being seventy-two dogs in 

 camp belonging to storm-bound travel- 

 ers. It was necessary to chain the dogs 

 closer together than "Scotty" felt was 

 wise, though he was not prepared for the 

 tragedy that greeted him when he went 

 out one morning to see that all was well 

 with the team. Every dog rose to greet 

 "Scotty" and Her as they came in the 

 door except poor Wolf, who lay dead, 

 strangled with his own collar. A careful 

 examination showed that on one hind foot 

 were traces of blood and marks of teeth ; 

 and there were but two dogs who could 

 have reached Wolf to stretch him till he 

 choked, Baldy and Tom. Baldy never 



