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larly anxious to make on any who came near 

 him. It was always a critical time when his 

 wounds had to be dressed, and the greatest 

 care had to be taken, not only in holding him, 

 but to prevent his tearing the wounds open 

 again. 



Bridge recovered finally, and seemed as 

 strong as ever. He was a good hunter and 

 fisher, and when provisions ran short he would 

 sometimes find food for himself. "When he 

 did this, he also generally managed to keep 

 it to himself, unless three dogs against one 

 proved too much for him. 



Many more hardships and adventures did 

 this Eskimo dog have but when, at last, the 

 expedition was over, Bridge was the only dog 

 out of the team that reached America alive. 

 For, after that long, hard journey to the then 

 furthest point north— where all the dogs were 

 photographed— the three other dogs began to 

 show queer symptoms. After watching the dogs 

 carefully it was found that all were suffering 

 from rabies, and one by one Commander 

 Peary had to see his faithful followers die. 



