B ALD Y OF NOM E 



There had been several changes in the 

 Kennel ; Dubby, full of years and honors, 

 was dead, and his obituary in the news- 

 papers was one that many a man might be 

 proud to deserve. "Alaska's most famous 

 leader passes away." What untold stories 

 of marvelous intelligence, of unfaltering 

 allegiance, of loving service lay in those 

 simple words! 



Baldy missed Dubby sorely, for there 

 had grown a firm bond of sympathy be- 

 tween them. The old huskie had learned 

 to know that a character may dignify a 

 calling, and that a true heart often beats 

 beneath a racing harness; while Baldy 

 had discovered that Dubby's aloofness 

 was but the inevitable loneliness of the 

 Dog who has had his Day. To divert his 

 mind from sad memories Baldy would go 

 to look at Mego's twelve beautiful, fat, 

 new puppies, and then, dozing peace- 

 fully, would dream of a comfortable, 



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