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Who Has Won to Mastership

           Therestoftheteam,however,hadgrownunrulyduringthelastdaysofSpitz,andtheirsurprisewasgreatnowthatBuckproceededtolickthemintoshape. 

           Pike,whopulledatBuck’sheels,andwhoneverputanouncemoreofhisweightagainstthebreast-bandthanhewascompelledtodo,wasswiftlyandrepeatedlyshakenforloafing; anderethefirstdaywasdonehewaspullingmorethaneverbeforeinhislife. Thefirstnightincamp,Joe,thesourone,waspunishedroundlyathingthatSpitzhadneversucceededindoing. Bucksimplysmotheredhimbyvirtueofsuperiorweight,andcuthimuptillheceasedsnappingandbegantowhineformercy. 

           Thegeneraltoneoftheteampickedupimmediately. Itrecovereditsold-timesolidarity,andoncemorethedogsleapedasonedoginthetraces. AttheRinkRapidstwonativehuskies,TeekandKoona,wereadded;andtheceleritywithwhichBuckbrokethemintookawayFrancois’sbreath. 

           "NevairesuchadogasdatBuck!"hecried. "No,nevaire!Heemworthonet’ousan’dollair,byGar!Eh?Wotyousay,Perrault?" 

           AndPerraultnodded. Hewasaheadoftherecordthen,andgainingdaybyday. Thetrailwasinexcellentcondition,wellpackedandhard,andtherewasnonew-fallensnowwithwhichtocontend. Itwasnottoocold. Thetemperaturedroppedtofiftybelowzeroandremainedtherethewholetrip. Themenrodeandranbyturn,andthedogswerekeptonthejump,withbutinfrequentstoppages. 

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