B ALD Y OF NOM E 



and remain while she placed bows and 

 knots of glistening gold on the dogs' col- 

 lars and on the front of the racing sled. 

 She even tied the "colors" about Dubby's 

 neck and he offered no objection, though 

 he must have felt that such decorations 

 were out of all keeping with the dignity 

 of his gray hairs. 



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