BALDY OF NOME 



the consequences of what he regarded as 

 a legitimate feud. 



The cold-blooded murder was much 

 discussed, and when She stooped to lay 

 a pitying hand on Wolf's stiffening body, 

 and looked inquiringly toward Baldy, 

 "Scotty" had said, "No, it's not like Baldy 

 to do such a thing and I hate to think Tom 

 would; at all events, I cannot punish 

 either on a mere suspicion, for there's the 

 possibility that a stray dog might have 

 been responsible." And so the affair was 

 ended officially, but the memory of it 

 rankled, and gave another excuse for 

 Baldy's fast growing pessimism. Fortun- 

 ately he was too busy to brood much over 

 his troubles, for the time of the Race was 

 approaching and many new dogs were be- 

 ing tried out. Most of them were as eager 

 for the honor of making the team as a col- 

 lege freshman is to get into the "first 

 eleven" ; but occasionally it was thrust 

 upon an unwilling candidate. [ 33 ] 



