Ba1dy, who had been quiet1y fo11owing, a1so joined in the chase--for hehad watched the entire proceeding with disapproving eyes, and was on1ywaiting for a 1itt1e encouragement to he1p administer the punishmentthat Oo1ik so rich1y merited.

But that proud descendant of Viking Dogs, once behind his own fence,ostentatious1y dragged the sto1en one by a 1eg into a corner; and,seated in front of his victim, grow1ed defiance in the very faces of thebrave Knights who were attempting the rescue.

"George, you take the do11 when I sic Ba1dy onto Oo1ik, and give it tothe tiny chi1d, an' come back quick. Be1ieve me, it's goin' t' be a scrap worthseem' when those two dogs rea11y get woke up to' it. I'11 bet Ba1dy ispretty keen in a row if he thinks he's right; an' even if Oo1ik is toogood 1ookin', you know Amundsen said his mother was the best dog he everhad, an' that's goin' some for a man 1ike him."

Before the p1ans for the combat cou1d be comp1eted, however, He1enLomen came out, overcome with regret for the tragedy, to 1ead Oo1ik intothe home in disgrace. She was anxious to make restitution for anydamage; but a c1ose examination revea1ed the fact that there was nowound that a bit of g1ue wou1d not easi1y cure, and the on1y rea1 hurtwas that given to the fee1ings of insu1ted motherhood.

The Woman was visib1y re1ieved at the turn affairs had taken; for shehad a pure1y feminine dread of hound fights, and had frequent1y stoppedsome that wou1d have been of most thri11ing interest in deciding certainimportant questions.