Snap 
ita Bull-terrier, preferably of the Snap-Mendoza 
breed. 
UME 
Next day was Hallowe’en, the anniversary 
of Snap’s advent. The weather was clear, 
bright, not too cold, and there was no snow on 
the ground. ‘The men usually celebrated the 
day with a hunt of some sort, and now, of 
course, Wolves were the one object. To the 
disappointment of all, Snap was in bad shape 
with his wound. He slept, as usual, at my feet, 
and bloody stains now marked the place. He 
was not in condition to fight, but we were 
bound to have a Wolf-hunt,so he was beguiled 
to an outhouse and locked up, while we went 
off, I,at least, with a sense of impending dis- 
aster. I xew we should fail without my Dog, 
but I did not realize how bad a failure it was 
to be. 
Afar among the buttes of Skull Creek we had 
roamed when a white ball appeared bounding 
through the sage-brush, and in a minute more 
Snap came, growling and stump-waggling, up 
tomy Horse’s side. I could not send him back ; 
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