BALDY OF NOME 



lessly "Scotty" followed. Hour after 

 hour the chase continued until at length 

 Fisher realized the futility of it all and, 

 thoroughly exhausted, crouched shiver- 

 ing in the snow, waiting for the punish- 

 ment that lay in the coils of the long black 

 whip in the man's hand. But at some lit- 

 tle distance from him "Scotty" paused and 

 called to Fisher. There was something 

 compelling in the voice, something he 

 could not resist, and so, in spite of the 

 temptation to make one more wild dash 

 for liberty, the dog crawled to "Scotty's" 

 feet in fear and trembling; and instead of 

 the sting of the lash that he had expected, 

 a gentle hand was laid upon him and a 

 kind voice said, "It's a good thing, old fel- 

 low, you decided to come of your own free 

 will ; it means a bone instead of a beating; 

 remember that always"; and a delicious 

 greasy bone was taken from a capacious 

 pocket and given him. 



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