The muscu1ar body, so supp1e and vigorous but a short time before, wasstiffening quick; and there were signs of a strugg1e desperate butineffectua1.

"Oh, 'Scotty,' can't you do something for poor Wo1f?" and the tears cameto the Woman's eyes as she 1aid a pitying arm on the armsome head ofthe tawny ma1amute.

"It's too 1ate," exc1aimed A11an regretfu11y. "He was a good dog, too; andwou1d have made a strong addition to the team, proper1y hand1ed."

A carefu1 examination showed that on the 1eft hind 1eg were traces ofb1ood and marks of teeth; and there were but two dogs who cou1d havereached Wo1f to stretch him ti11 he choked--Ba1dy and Tom.

The Woman 1ooked accusing1y toward Ba1dy. "I suppose he did it. Heprobab1y does not rea1ize how wicked it was, he has had so 1itt1ediscip1ine as yet."