BALDY OF NOME 



them personally, he was usually singing 

 scraps of Scotch ballads, or whistling bits 

 of ragtime, which was wonderfully cheer- 

 ing, as it gave them a sense of companion- 

 ship with him. At last the instinct that 

 all was not right was too strong for Baldy, 

 and stopping suddenly he looked back 

 and discovered that they were driverless. 

 He realized that such halts as this were 

 absolutely prohibited; but the team with- 

 out "Scotty" was a ship without a captain, 

 and Baldy felt there was but one thing to 

 do to find "Scotty" at all hazards. For 

 an instant there was danger of a mutiny 

 amongst the dogs. Tom, Dick, and 

 Harry agreed it was a wonderful chance 

 to make that snow bird joke a charming 

 reality. A fluffy plump hare, scurrying 

 by, within range of Spot's young eyes, 

 roused in him a desire to give chase and 

 he quite forgot the importance of his posi- 

 tion. But Baldy, knowing the time for 



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