FAREWELL TO NORWAY 



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before it occurred to me that there was perhaps something 

 for me too to do. With a horrible yell I flung myself on 

 some of the worst fighters, got hold of them by the neck, 

 and managed to give the culprit time to get away. 



OUR TRIAL TRIP WITH THE DOGS 



{By Otto Sindiiig,f)-oin a Photograph) 



Our team had got badly mixed up during the battle, 

 and it took some time to disentangle them. At last 

 everything was once more ready for the start. Tront- 

 heim cracked his whip, and called, " Pr-r-r-r, pr-r-r-r," and 

 off we went at a wild gallop, over grass, clay, and stones, 

 until it seemed as if they were going to carry us right 

 across the lagoon at the mouth of the river. I kicked 

 and pulled in with all my might, but was dragged along, 

 and it was all that Trontheim and I with our united 

 strength could do to stop them just as they were going 

 into the water, although we shouted " Sass, sass, ' so that 

 it echoed over the whole of Khabarova. But at last we 

 got our team turned in another direction, and off we set 



