Fivehundredlittleboxeswithfivehundredbright—eyedJack—rabbitswereputonthetrainthatday，andamongthemwasLittleJackWarhorse。
　　V
　　Rabbitstaketheirtroubleslightly，anditisnottobesupposedthatanygreatterrorwasfeltbytheboxedJacks，oncetheuproarofthemassacrewasover;andwhentheyreachedtheCoursingParknearthegreatcityandwereturnedoutonebyone，verygently，——yes，gently;theRomanguardswerecarefuloftheirprisoners，beingresponsibleforthem，——theJacksfoundlittletocomplainof，abiginclosurewithplentyofgoodfood，andnoenemiestoannoythem。
　　Theverynextmorningtheirtrainingbegan。Ascoreofhatchwayswereopenedintoamuchlargerfield——thePark。AfteranumberofJackshadwanderedoutthroughthesedoorsarabbleofboysappearedanddrovethemback，pursuingthemnoisilyuntilallwereagaininthesmallerfield，calledtheHaven。AfewdaysofthistaughttheJack—rabbitsthatwhenpursuedtheirsafetywastogetbackbyoneofthehatchesintotheHaven。
　　Nowthesecondlessonbegan。ThewholebandweredrivenoutofasidedoorintoalonglanewhichledaroundthreesidesoftheParktoanotherinclosureatthefarend。ThiswastheStartingPen。Itsdoorintothearena——thatis，thePark——wasopened，theRabbitsdrivenforth，andthenamobofboysandDogsinhiding，burstforthandpursuedthemacrosstheopen。Thewholearmywentbobbingandboundingaway，someoftheyoungeronessoaringinaspy—hop，asamatterofhabit;butlowskimmingaheadofthemallwasagorgeousblack—and—whiteone;clean—limbedandbright—eyed，hehadattractedattentioninthepen，butnowinthefieldheledthebandwitheasylopethatputhimasfaraheadofthemallastheywereaheadoftherabbleofcommonDogs。
　　"Lukatthot，wouldye——butain’theaLittleWarhorse？"shoutedavillainous—lookingIrishstable—boy，andthushewasnamed。
　　WhenhalfwayacrossthecoursetheJacksrememberedtheHaven，andallswepttowarditandinlikeasnow—cloudoverthedrifts。
　　Thiswasthesecondlesson——toleadstraightfortheHavenassoonasdrivenfromthePen。Inaweekallhadlearnedit，andwerereadyforthegreatopeningmeetoftheCoursingClub。
　　TheLittleWarhorsewasnowwellknowntothegroomsandhangers—on;hiscolorsusuallymarkedhimclearly，andhisleadershipwasinameasurerecognizedbythelong—earedherdthatfledwithhim。HefiguredmoreorlesswiththeDogsinthetalkandbettingofthemen。
　　"WonderifoldDignamisgoingtoenterMinkiethisyear？"
　　"Faix，an’ifhedoesIbettheLittleWarhorsewilltakethegimpoutavheran’herrunnin’mate。"
　　"I’llbetthreetoonethatmyoldJenwillpicktheWarhorseupbeforehepassesthegrandstand，"growledadog—man。
　　"An’it’smeselfwilltakethotbetindollars，"saidMickey，"an’，moorethanthot，Oi’llputupahullmonth’sstuffthotthereain’tadoginthematethotkinturrntheWarrhorrseoncetonthehullcoorse。"
　　Sotheywrangledandwagered，buteachday，astheyputtheRabbitsthroughtheirpaces，thereweremoreofthosewhobelievedthattheyhadfoundawonderfulrunnerintheWarhorse，onethatwouldgivethebestGreyhoundssomethingthatisrarelyseen，astraightsternchasefromStarttoGrandStandandHaven。
　　VI
　　Thefirstmorningofthemeetarrivedbrightandpromising。TheGrandStandwasfilledwithacitycrowd。Theusualtypesofaracecourseappearedinforce。Hereandthereweretobeseenthedog—groomsleadinginleashsingleGreyhoundsorcouples，shroudedinblankets，butshowingtheirsinewylegs，theirsnakynecks，theirshapelyheadswithlongreptilianjaws，andtheirquick，nervousyelloweyes——hybridsofnaturalforceandhumaningenuity，themostwonderfulrunning—machinesevermadeoffleshandblood。Theirkeepersguardedthemlikejewels，tendedthemlikebabies，andwerecarefultokeepthemfrompickingupoddeatables，aswellaspreventthemsmellingunusualobjectsorbeingapproachedbystrangers。LargesumswerewageredontheseDogs，andacunninglyplacedtack，apieceofdoctoredmeat，yes，anartfullycompoundedsmell，hasbeenknowntoturnasuperbyoungrunnerintoalifelesslaggard，andtotheownerthismightspellruin。TheDogsenteredineachclassarepairedoff，aseachcontestissupposedtobeaduel;thewinnersinthefirstseriesarethenpairedagain。Ineachtrial，aJackisdrivenfromtheStarting—pen;closebyinoneleasharetherivalDogs，heldbytheslipper。AssoonastheHareiswellaway，themanhastogettheDogsevenlystartedandslipthemtogether。Onthefieldisthejudge，scarlet—coatedandwellmounted。Hefollowsthechase。TheHare，mindfulofhistraining，speedsacrosstheopen，towardtheHaven，infullviewoftheGrandStand。TheDogsfollowtheJack。Asthefirstonecomesnearenoughtobedangerous，theHarebalkshimbydodging。EachtimetheHareisturned，scoresfortheDogthatdidit，andafinalpointismadebythekill。
　　Sometimesthekilltakesplacewithinonehundredyardsofthestart——thatmeansapoorJack;mostlyithappensinfrontoftheGrandStand;butonrareoccasionsitchancesthattheJackgoessailingacrosstheopenParkagoodhalf—mileand，bydodgingfortime，runstosafetyintheHaven。Fourfinishesarepossible：aspeedykill;aspeedywinningoftheHaven;newDogstorelievethefirstrunners，whowouldsufferheart—collapseintheterrificstrainoftheirpace，ifkeptupmanyminutesinhotweather;andfinally，forRabbitsthatbycontinueddodgingdefyandjeopardizetheDogs，andyetdonotwintheHaven，thereiskeptaloadedshotgun。
　　ThereisjustasmuchjockeyingataKaskadocoursingasataKaskadohorse—race，justasmanyattemptsatfraud，anditisjustasnecessarytohavethejudgeandslipperbeyondsuspicion。
　　ThedaybeforethenextmeetamanofdiamondssawIrishMickey——bychance。Acigarwasallthatvisiblypassed，butithadagreenwrapperthatwasslippedoffbeforelighting。Thenaword："Ifyouwuzslipperto—morrowanditsocameaboutthatDignam’sMinkiegetsdone，wall，——itmeansanothercigar。"
　　"Faix，an’ifIwuzslipperIcouldloadthedicesoMinkiewouldflyerscoreap’int，butherrunnin’matewouldhavethesamebadluck。"
　　"Thatso？"Thediamondmanlookedinterested。"Allright——fixitso;itmeanstwocigars。"
　　SlipperSlymanhadalwaysdealtonthesquare，hadscornedmanyapproaches——thatwaswellknown。Mostbelievedinhim，butthereweresomemalcontents，andwhenamanwithmanygoldsealsapproachedtheStewardandformulatedcharges，seriousandwell—backed，theymustperforcesuspendtheslipperpendinganinquiry，andthusMickeyDooreignedinhisstead。
　　Mickeywaspoorandnotover—scrupulous。Herewasachancetomakeayear’spayinaminute，nothingwrongaboutit，noharmtotheDogortheRabbiteither。
　　OneJack—rabbitismuchlikeanother。Everybodyknowsthat;itwassimplyaquestionofchoosingyourJack。
　　Thepreliminarieswereover。FiftyJackshadbeenrunandkilled。
　　Mickeyhaddonehisworksatisfactorily;afairsliphadbeengiventoeveryleash。Hewasstillincommandasslipper。Nowcamethefinalforthecup——thecupandthelargestakes。
　　VII
　　ThereweretheslimandelegantDogsawaitingtheirturn。Minkieandherrivalwerefirst。Everythinghadbeenfairsofar，andwhocansaythatwhatfollowedwasunfair？MickeycouldturnoutwhichJackhepleased。
　　"Numberthree！"hecalledtohispartner。
　　OutleapedtheLittleWarhorse，——blackandwhitehisgreatears，easyandlowhisfive—footbounds;gazingwildlyattheunwontedcrowdaboutthePark，heleapedhighinonesurprisingspy—hop。
　　"Hrrrrr！"shoutedtheslipper，andhispartnerrattledastickonthefence。TheWarhorse’sboundsincreasedtoeightorninefeet。
　　"Hrrrrrr！"andtheyweretenortwelvefeet。AtthirtyyardstheHoundswereslipped——anevenslip;somethoughtitcouldhavebeendoneattwentyyards。
　　"Hrrrrrr！Hrrrrrrr！"andtheWarhorsewasdoingfourteen—footleaps，notaspy—hopamongthem。
　　"Hrrrrr！"wonderfulDogs！howtheysailed;butdriftingaheadofthem，likeawhitesea—birdorflyingscud，wastheWarhorse。
　　AwaypasttheGrandStand。AndtheDogs——weretheyclosingthegapofstart？Closing！Itwaslengthening！Inlesstimethanittakestotellit，thatblack—and—whitethistledownhaddriftedawaythroughtheHavendoor，——thedoorsolikethatgoodoldhen—hole，——andtheGrey—houndspulledupamidstaroarofderisionandcheersfortheLittleWarhorse。HowMickeydidlaugh！HowDignamdidswear！Howthenewspapermendidscribble——scribble——scribble！
　　Nextdaytherewasaparagraphinallthepapers："WONDERFULFEAT
　　OFAJACKRABBIT。TheLittleWarhorse，ashehasbeenstyled，completelyskunkedtwoofthemostfamousDogsontheturf，"etc。
　　Therewasafiercewrangleamongthedog—men。Thiswasatie，sinceneitherhadscored，andMinkieandherrivalwereallowedtorunagain;butthathalf—milehadbeentoohot，andtheyhadnoshowforthecup。
　　Mickeymet"Diamonds"nextday，bychance。
　　"Haveacigar，Mickey。"
　　"Oiwillthot，sor。Faix，thim’ssofoine;I’dloiketwo——thankye，sor。"
　　VIII
　　FromthattimetheLittleWarhorsebecametheprideoftheIrishboy。SlipperSlymanhadbeenhonorablyreinstatedandMickeyreducedtotherankofJack—starter，butthatmerelyhelpedtoturnhissympathiesfromtheDogstotheRabbits，orrathertotheWarhorse，forofallthefivehundredthatwerebroughtinfromthedrivehealonehadwonrenown。TherewereseveralthatcrossedtheParktorunagainanotherday，buthealonehadcrossedthecoursewithoutgettingevenaturn。Twiceaweekthemeetstookplace;fortyorfiftyJackswerekilledeachtime，andthefivehundredinthepenhadbeennearlyalleatenofthearena。
　　TheWarhorsehadruneachday，andasoftenhadmadetheHaven。
　　Mickeybecamewildlyenthusiasticabouthisfavorite’spowers。Hebegotapositiveaffectionfortheclean—limbedracer，andstoutlymaintainedagainstallthatitwasapositivehonortoaDogtobedisgracedbysuchaJack。
　　ItissoseldomthataRabbitcrossesthetrackatall，thatwhenJackdiditsixtimeswithouthavingtododge，thepaperstooknoteofit，andaftereachmeetthereappearedanotice："TheLittleWarhorsecrossedagaintoday;old—timerssayitshowshowourDogsaredeteriorating。"
　　Afterthesixthtimetherabbit—keepersgrewenthusiastic，andMickey，commander—in—chiefofthebrigade，becameintemperateinhisadmiration。"Bejabers，hehasarighttobetornedloose。HehaswonhisfreedomloikeiveryAmerikindone，"headded，bywayofappealtothepatriotismoftheStewardoftherace，whowas，ofcourse，therealowneroftheJacks。
　　"Allright，Mick;ifhegetsacrossthirteentimesyoucanshiphimbacktohisnativeland，"wasthereply。
　　"Shurenow，an’won’tyoumakeittin，sor？"
　　"No，no;IneedhimtotaketheconceitoutofsomeofthenewDogsthatarecoming。"
　　"Thirteentoimesandheisfree，sor;it’sabargain。"
　　AnewlotofRabbitsarrivedaboutthistime，andoneofthesewascoloredmuchlikeLittleWarhorse。Hehadnosuchspeed，buttopreventmistakesMickeycaughthisfavoritebydrivinghimintooneofthepaddedshipping—boxes，andproceededwiththegate—keeper’spunchtoearmarkhim。Thepunchwassharp;aclearstarwascutoutofthethinflap，whenMickeyexclaimed："Faix，an’Oi’llpunchforiverytoimeyecrossthecoorse。"Sohecutsixstarsinarow。"Thayernow，Warrhorrse，shureit’safreeRabbitye’llbewhenyehaveyerthirteenstarslikeourflagoflibertyhedwhenwegotfree。"
　　WithinaweektheWarhorsehadvanquishedthenewGreyhoundsandhadstarsenoughtogoroundtherightearandbeginontheleft。
　　Inaweekmorethethirteenrunswerecompleted，sixstarsintheleftearandsevenintheright，andthenewspapershadnewmaterial。
　　"Whoop！"HowMickeyhoorayed！"An’it’safreeJackyeare，Warrhorrse！Thirteenalwayswuzaluckynumber。Ineverknowedittofail。"
　　IX
　　"Yes，IknowIdid，"saidtheSteward。"ButIwanttogivehimonemorerun。IhaveabetonhimagainstanewDoghere。Itwon’thurthimnow;hecandoit。Oh，well。Herenow，Mickey，don’tyougetsassy。Onerunmorethisafternoon。TheDogsruntwoorthreetimesaday;whynottheJack？"
　　"They’renotshtakin’thayreloives，sor。"
　　"Oh，yougetout。"
　　ManymoreRabbitshadbeenaddedtothepen，——bigandsmall，peacefulandwarlike，——andonebigBuckofsavageinstincts，seeingJackWarhorse’shurrieddashintotheHaventhatmorning，tookadvantageofthemomenttoattackhim。
　　AtanothertimeJackwouldhavethumpedhisskull，asheoncedidtheCat’s，andsettledtheaffairinaminute;butnowittookseveralminutes，duringwhichhehimselfgotroughlyhandled;sowhentheafternooncamehewassufferingfromoneortwobruisesandstiffeningwounds;notserious，indeed，butenoughtolowerhisspeed。
　　Thestartwasmuchlikethoseofpreviousruns。TheWarhorsesteamingawaylowandlightly，hisearsupandthebreezeswhistlingthroughhisthirteenstars。
　　MinkiewithFango，thenewDog，boundedineagerpursuit，but，tothesurpriseofthestarters，thegapgrewsmaller。TheWarhorsewaslosingground，andrightbeforetheGrandStandoldMinkieturnedhim，andacheerwentupfromthedog—men，forallknewtherunners。WithinfiftyyardsFangoscoredaturn，andtheracewasrightbacktothestart。TherestoodSlymanandMickey。TheRabbitdodged，theGreyhoundsplunged;Jackcouldnotgetaway，andjustasthefinalsnapseemednear，theWarhorseleapedstraightforMickey，andinaninstantwashiddeninhisarms，whilethestarter’sfeetflewoutinenergetickickstorepelthefuriousDogs。ItisnotlikelythattheJackknewMickeyforafriend;heonlyyieldedtotheoldinstincttoflyfromacertainenemytoaneutralorapossiblefriend，and，asluckwouldhaveit，hehadwiselyleapedandwell。AcheerwentupfromthebenchesasMickeyhurriedbackwithhisfavorite。Butthedog—menprotested"itwasn’tafairrun——theywanteditfinished。"TheyappealedtotheSteward。HehadbackedtheJackagainstFango。Hewassorenow，andorderedanewrace。
　　Anhour’srestwasthebestMickeycouldgetforhim。Thenhewentasbefore，withFangoandMinkieinpursuit。Heseemedlessstiffnow——heranmorelikehimself;butalittlepasttheStandhewasturnedbyFangoandagainbyMinkie，andbackandacross，andhereandthere，leapingfranticallyandbarelyeludinghisfoes。Forseveralminutesitlasted。MickeycouldseethatJack’searsweresinking。ThenewDogleaped。Jackdodgedalmostunderhimtoescape，andbackonlytomeetthesecondDog;andnowbothearswereflatonhisback。ButtheHoundsweresufferingtoo。
　　Theirtongueswerelollingout;theirjawsandheavingsidesweresplashedwithfoam。TheWarhorse’searswentupagain。Hiscourageseemedtoreviveintheirdistress。HemadeastraightdashfortheHaven;butthestraightdashwasjustwhattheHoundscoulddo，andwithinahundredyardshewasturnedagain，tobeginanotherdesperategameofzigzag。Thenthedog—mensawdangerfortheirDogs，andtwonewoneswereslipped——twofreshHounds;surelytheycouldendtherace。Buttheydidnot。Thefirsttwowerevanquished——gasping——outofit，butthenexttwowereracingnear。TheWarhorseputforthallhisstrength。Heleftthefirsttwofarbehind——wasnearlytotheHavenwhenthesecondtwocameup。
　　Nothingbutdodgingcouldsavehimnow。Hisearsweresinking，hisheartwaspatteringonhisribs，buthisspiritwasstrong。
　　Heflunghimselfinwildestzigzags。TheHoundstumbledovereachother。Againandagaintheythoughttheyhadhim。Oneofthemsnappedofftheendofhislongblacktail，yetheescaped;buthecouldnotgettotheHaven。Theluckwasagainsthim。HewasforcednearertotheGrandStand。Athousandladieswerewatching。Thetimelimitwasup。ThesecondDogsweresuffering，whenMickeycamerunning，yellinglikeamadman——words——imprecations——crazysounds：
　　"Yeblackguardhoodlums！Yedhirty，cowardlybastes！"andherushedfuriouslyattheDogs，intenttodothembodilyharm。
　　Officerscamerunningandshouting，andMickey，shriekinghatredanddefiance，wasdraggedfromthefield，revilingDogsandmenwitheveryhorrid，insultingnamehecouldthinkoforinvent。
　　"Fairplay！Whayer’syerfairplay，yeliars，yedhirtycheats，yebloodycowards！"Andtheydrovehimfromthearena。ThelasthesawofitwasthefourfoamingDogsfeeblydodgingafteraweakandworn—outJack—rabbit，andthejudgeonhisHorsebeckoningtothemanwiththegun。
　　Thegateclosedbehindhim，andMickeyheardabang—bang，anunusualuproarmixedwithyelpsofDogs，andheknewthatLittleJackWarhorsehadbeenservedwithfinishNo。4。
　　AllhislifehehadlovedDogs，buthissenseoffairplaywasoutraged。Hecouldnotgetin，norseeinfromwherehewas。HeracedalongthelanetotheHaven，wherehemightgetagoodview，andarrivedintimetosee——LittleJackWarhorsewithhishalf—mastedearslimpintotheHaven;andherealizedatoncethatthemanwiththegunhadmissed，hadhitthewrongrunner，fortherewasthecrowdattheStandwatchingtwomenwhowerecarryingawoundedGreyhound，whileaveterinarysurgeonwasministeringtoanotherthatwaspantingontheground。
　　Mickeylookedabout，seizedalittleshipping—box，putitattheangleoftheHaven，carefullydrovethetiredthingintoit，closedthelid，then，withtheboxunderhisarm，hescaledthefenceunseenintheconfusionandwasgone。
　　’Itdidn’tmatter;hehadlosthisjobanyway。’Hetrampedawayfromthecity。Hetookthetrainattheneareststationandtravelledsomehours，andnowhewasinRabbitcountryagain。Thesunhadlonggonedown;thenightwithitsstarswasovertheplainwhenamongthefarms，theOsageandalfalfa，MickeyDooopenedtheboxandgentlyputtheWarhorseout。
　　Grinningashedidso，hesaid："Shurean’it’souldOirelandthot’sproudtosetthethirteenstarsatlibertywancemoore。"
　　ForamomenttheLittleWarhorsegazedindoubt，thentookthreeorfourlongleapsandaspy—hoptogethisbearings。Nowspreadinghisnationalcolorsandhishonor—markedears，heboundedintohishard—wonfreedom，strongasever，andmeltedintothenightofhisnativeplain。
　　HehasbeenseenmanytimesinKaskado，andtherehavebeenmanyRabbitdrivesinthatregion，butheseemstoknowsomemeansofbafflingthemnow，for，inallthethousandsthathavebeentrappedandcorralled，theyhaveneversinceseenthestar—spangledearsofLittlejackWarhorse。
　　SNAP
　　THESTORYOFABULL—TERRIER
　　I
　　ItwasduskonHallowe’enwhenfirstIsawhim。EarlyinthemorningIhadreceivedatelegramfrommycollegechumJack：
　　"Lestweforget。Amsendingyouaremarkablepup。Bepolitetohim;it’ssafer。"ItwouldhavebeenjustlikeJacktohavesentaninfernalmachineoraSkunkrampantandcalleditapup，soI
　　awaitedthehamperwithcuriosity。WhenitarrivedIsawitwasmarked"Dangerous，"andtherecamefromwithinahigh—pitchedsnarlateveryslightprovocation。OnpeeringthroughthewirenettingIsawitwasnotababyTigerbutasmallwhiteBull—terrier。Hesnappedatmeandatanyoneoranythingthatseemedtooabruptortoonearforproperrespect，andhissnarlinggrowlwasunpleasantlyfrequent。Dogshavetwogrowls：
　　onedeep—rumbled，andchesty;thatispolitewarning——theretortcourteous;theothermouthyandmuchhigherinpitch：thisisthelastwordbeforeactualonslaught。TheTerrier’sgrowlswereallofthelatterkind。Iwasadog—manandthoughtIknewallaboutDogs，so，dismissingtheporter，Igotoutmyall—roundjackknife——toothpick——nailhammer—hatchet—toolbox—fire—shovel，aspecialtyofourfirm，andliftedthenetting。Oh，yes，IknewallaboutDogs。Thelittlefuryhadbeengrowlingoutawhole—souledgrowlforeverytapofthetool，andwhenIturnedtheboxonitsside，hemadeadashstraightformylegs。Hadnothisfootgonethroughthewirenettingandheldhim，Imighthavebeenhurt，forhisheartwasevidentlyinhiswork;butIsteppedonthetableoutofreachandtriedtoreasonwithhim。Ihavealwaysbelievedintalkingtoanimals。Imaintainthattheygathersomethingofourintentionatleast，eveniftheydonotunderstandourwords;buttheDogevidentlyputmedownforahypocriteandscornedmyapproaches。Atfirsthetookhispostunderthetableandkeptupacircularwatchforalegtryingtogetdown。IfeltsureIcouldhavecontrolledhimwithmyeye，butIcouldnotbringittobearwhereIwas，orratherwherehewas;thusIwasleftaprisoner。Iamaverycoolperson，I
　　flattermyself;infact，Irepresentahardwarefirm，and，incoolness，wearenotexcelledbyanybutperhapsthenosygentlementhatsellwearing—apparel。Igotoutacigarandsmokedtailor—styleonthetable，whilemylittletyrantbelowkeptwatchforlegs。Igotoutthetelegramandreadit："Remarkablepup。Bepolitetohim;it’ssafer。"Ithinkitwasmycoolnessratherthanmypolitenessthatdidit，forinhalfanhourthegrowlingceased。Inanhourhenolongerjumpedatanewspapercautiouslypushedovertheedgetotesthishumor;possiblytheirritationofthecagewaswearingoff，andbythetimeIhadlitmythirdcigar，hewaddledouttothefireandlaydown;notignoringme，however，Ihadnoreasontocomplainofthatkindofcontempt。Hekeptoneeyeonme，andIkeptbotheyes，notonhim，butonhisstumpytail。IfthattailshouldswingsidewiseonceIshouldfeelIwaswinning;butitdidnotswing。Igotabookandputintimeonthattabletillmylegswerecrampedandthefireburnedlow。About10P。M。itwaschilly，andathalf—pasttenthefirewasout。MyHallowe’enpresentgotup，yawnedandstretched，thenwalkedundermybed，wherehefoundafurrug。Bysteppinglightlyfromthetabletothedresser，andthenontothemantel—shelf，Ialsoreachedbed，and，veryquietlyundressing，gotinwithoutprovokinganycriticismfrommymaster。IhadnotyetfallenasleepwhenIheardaslightscramblingandfelt"thump—thump"onthebed，thenovermyfeetandlegs;Snapevidentlyhadfoundittoocooldownbelow，andproposedtohavethebestmyhouseafforded。
　　HecurleduponmyfeetinsuchawaythatIwasveryuncomfortableandtriedtoreadjustmatters，buttheslightestwriggleofmytoewasenoughtomakehimsnapatitsofiercelythatnothingbutthickwoollenbedclothessavedmefrombeingmaimedforlife。
　　Iwasanhourmovingmyfeet——ahair’s—breadthatatime——tilltheyweresothatIcouldsleepincomfort;andIwasawakenedseveraltimesduringthenightbyangrysnarlsfromtheDog——I
　　supposebecauseIdaredtomoveatoewithouthisapproval，thoughonceIbelievehediditsimplybecauseIwassnoring。
　　InthemorningIwasreadytogetupbeforeSnapwas。Yousee，I
　　callhimSnap—Ginger—snapinfull。SomeDogsarehardtoname，andsomedonotseemtoneedit——theynamethemselves。
　　Iwasreadytoriseatseven。Snapwasnotreadytilleight，soweroseateight。Hehadlittletosaytothemanwhomadethefire。Heallowedmetodresswithoutdoingitonthetable。AsI
　　lefttheroomtogetbreakfast，Iremarked：
　　"Snap，myfriend，somemenwouldwhipyouintoadifferentway，butIthinkIknowabetterplan。Thedoctorsnowadaysfavorthe’no—breakfastcure。’Ishalltrythat。"
　　Itseemedcruel，butIlefthimwithoutfoodallday。Itcostmesomethingtorepaintthedoorwherehescratchedit，butatnighthewasquitereadytoacceptalittlefoodatmyhands。
　　Inaweekwewereverygoodfriends。Hewouldsleeponmybednowandallowmetomovemyfeetwithoutsnappingatthem，intenttodomeseriousbodilyharm。Theno—breakfastcurehadworkedwonders;inthreemonthswewere——well，simplymanandDog，andheamplyjustifiedthetelegramhecamewith。
　　Heseemedtobewithoutfear。IfasmallDogcamenear，hewouldtakenottheslightestnotice;ifamedium—sizedDog，hewouldstickhisstubofatailrigidlyupintheair，thenwalkaroundhim，scratchingcontemptuouslywithhishindfeet，andlookingatthesky，thedistance，theground，anythingbuttheDog，andnotinghispresenceonlybyfrequenthigh—pitchedgrowls。Ifthestrangerdidnotmoveonatonce，thebattlebegan，andthenthestrangerusuallymovedonveryrapidly。Snapsometimesgotworsted，butnoamountofsadexperiencecouldeverinspirehimwithagrainofcaution。Once，whileridinginacabduringtheDogShow，SnapcaughtsightofanelephantineSt。Bernardtakinganairing。ItssizearousedsuchenthusiasminthePup’slittlebreastthatheleapedfromthecabwindowtodobattle，andbrokehisleg。
　　Evidentlyfearhadbeenleftoutofhismake—upanditsplacesuppliedwithanextraamountofginger，whichwasthereasonofhisfullname。HedifferedfromallotherDogsIhaveeverknown。
　　Forexample，ifaboythrewastoneathim，heran，notaway，buttowardtheboy，andifthecrimewasrepeated，Snaptookthelawintohisownhands;thushewasatleastrespectedbyall。Onlymyselfandtheporterattheofficeseemedtorealizehisgoodpoints，andweonlywereadmittedtothehighhonorofpersonalfriendship，anhonorwhichIappreciatedmoreasmonthswenton，andbymidsummernotCarnegie，Vanderbilt，andAstortogethercouldhaveraisedmoneyenoughtobuyaquarterofashareinmylittleDogSnap。
　　II
　　Thoughnotaregulartraveller，Iwasorderedoutontheroadintheautumn，andthenSnapandthelandladywerelefttogether，withunfortunatedevelopments。Contemptonhispart——fearonhers;andhateonboth。
　　Iwasplacingalotofbarb—wireinthenortherntierofStates。
　　Myletterswereforwardedonceaweek，andIgotseveralcomplaintsfromthelandladyaboutSnap。
　　ArrivedatMendoza，inNorthDakota，Ifoundafinemarketforwire。Ofcoursemydealingswerewiththebigstorekeepers，butI
　　wentaboutamongtheranchmentogettheirpracticalviewsonthedifferentstyles，andthusImetthePenroofBrothers’
　　Cow—outfit。
　　OnecannotbelonginCowcountrynowwithouthearingagreatdealaboutthedepredationsoftheeverwilyanddestructiveGray—wolf。Thedayhasgonebywhentheycanbepoisonedwholesale，andtheyareaseriousdrainontherancher’sprofits。
　　ThePenroofBrothers，likemostlivecattle—men，hadgivenupallattemptsatpoisoningandtrapping，andweretryingvariousbreedsofDogsasWolf—hunters，hopingtogetalittlesportoutofthenecessaryworkofdestroyingthepests。
　　Foxhoundshadfailed——theyweretoosoftforfighting;GreatDanesweretooclumsy，andGreyhoundscouldnotfollowthegameunlesstheycouldseeit。Eachbreedhadsomefataldefect，butthecow—menhopedtosucceedwithamixedpack，andthedaywhenIwasinvitedtojoininaMendozaWolf—hunt，IwasamusedbythevarietyofDogsthatfollowed。Therewereseveralmongrels，buttherewerealsoafewhighlybredDogs——inparticular，someRussianWolfhoundsthatmusthavecostalotofmoney。
　　HiltonPenroof，theoldestboy，"TheMasterofHounds，"wasunusuallyproudofthem，andexpectedthemtodogreatthings。
　　"Greyhoundsaretoothin—skinnedtofightaWolf，Danesaretooslow，butyou’llseethefurflywhentheRussianstakeahand。"
　　ThustheGreyhoundswerethereasrunners，theDanesasheavybackers，andtheRussianstodotheimportantfighting。TherewerealsotwoorthreeFoxhounds，whosefinenoseswerereliedontofollowthetrailifthegamegotoutofview。
　　ItwasafinesightaswerodeawayamongtheBadlandButtesthatOctoberday。Theairwasbrightandcrisp，andthoughsolate，therewasneithersnownorfrost。TheHorseswerefresh，andonceortwiceshowedmehowaCow—ponytriestogetridofhisrider。
　　TheDogswerekeenforsport，andwedidstartoneortwograyspotsintheplainthatHiltonsaidwereWolvesorCoyotes。TheDogstrailedawayatfullcry，butatnight，beyondthefactthatoneoftheGreyhoundshadawoundonhisshoulder，therewasnothingtoshowthatanyofthemhadbeenonaWolf—hunt。
　　It’smyopinionyerfancyRussiansisnogood，Hilt，"saidGarvin，theyoungerbrother。"I’llbackthatlittleblackDaneagainstthelot，mongrelan’allasheis。"
　　"Idon’tunnerstan’it，"growledHilton。"Thereain’taCoyote，letaloneaGray—wolf，kinrunawayfromthemGreyhounds;themFoxhoundskinfollyatrailthreedaysold，an’theDanescouldlickaGrizzly。"
　　"Ireckon，"saidthefather，"theykinrun，an’theykintrack，an’theykinlickaGrizzly，maybe，butthefac’istheydon’twanttotackleaGray—wolf。Thehulldarnpackisscairt——an’I
　　wishwehadourmoneyouto’them。"
　　ThusthemengrumbledanddiscussedasIdroveawayandleftthem。
　　Thereseemedonlyonesolutionofthefailure。TheHoundswereswiftandstrong，butaGray—wolfseemstoterrorizeallDogs。
　　Theyhavenotthenervetofacehim，andso，eachtimehegetsaway，andmythoughtsflewbacktothefearlesslittleDogthathadsharedmybedforthelastyear。HowIwishedhewasouthere，thentheselubberlygiantsofHoundswouldfindaleaderwhosenervewouldnotfailatthemomentoftrial。
　　AtBaroka，mynextstop，Igotabatchofmailincludingtwolettersfromthelandlady;thefirsttosaythat"thatbeastofaDogwasactingupscandalousinmyroom，"andtheotherstillmoreforcible，demandinghisimmediateremoval。
　　"WhynothavehimexpressedtoMendoza？"Ithought。"It’sonlytwentyhours;they’llbegladtohavehim。IcantakehimhomewithmewhenIgothrough。"
　　III
　　MynextmeetingwithGingersnapwasnotasdifferentfromthefirstasonemighthaveexpected。Hejumpedonme，mademuchvigorouspretensetobite，andgrowledfrequently，butitwasadeep—chestedgrowlandhisstumpwaggledhard。
　　ThePenroofshadhadanumberofWolf—huntssinceIwaswiththem，andweremuchdisgustedathavingnobettersuccessthanbefore。TheDogscouldfindaWolfnearlyeverytimetheywentout，buttheycouldnotkillhim，andthemenwerenotnearenoughatthefinishtolearnwhy。
　　OldPenroofwassatisfiedthat"tharwasn’toneofthehullmiserablegangthathadthegritofaJack—rabbit。"
　　Wewereoffatdawnthenextday——thesameprocessionoffineHorsesandsuperbriders;thebigblueDogs，theyellowDogs，thespottedDogs，asbefore;buttherewasanewfeature，alittlewhiteDogthatstayedclosebyme，andnotonlyanyDogs，butHorsesthatcametoonearwereapttogetasurprisefromhisteeth。Ithinkhequarrelledwitheveryman，Horse，andDoginthecountry，withtheexceptionofaBull—terrierbelongingtotheMendozahotelman。Shewastheonlyonesmallerthanhimself，andtheyseemedverygoodfriends。
　　IshallneverforgettheviewofthehuntIhadthatday。Wewereononeofthoselarge，flat—headedbuttesthatgiveakingdomtotheeye，whenHilton，whohadbeenscanningthevastcountrywithglasses，exclaimed："Iseehim。Therehegoes，towardSkullCreek。Guessit’saCoyote。"
　　NowthefirstthingistogettheGreyhoundstoseetheprey——notaneasymatter，astheycannotusetheglasses，andthegroundwascoveredwithsage—brushhigherthantheDogs’heads。
　　ButHiltoncalled，"Hu，hu，Dander，"andleanedasidefromhissaddle，holdingouthisfootatthesametime。WithoneagileboundDanderleapedtothesaddleandtherestoodbalancingontheHorsewhileHiltonkeptpointing。"Thereheis，Dander;sichim——seehimdownthere。"TheDoggazedearnestlywherehismasterpointed，thenseemingtosee，hesprangtothegroundwithaslightyelpandspedaway。TheotherDogsfollowedafter，inanever—lengtheningprocession，andwerodeashardaswecouldbehindthem，butlosingtime，forthegroundwascutwithgullies，spottedwithbadger—holes，andcoveredwithrocksandsagethatmadefullspeedtoohazardous。
　　Weallfellbehind，andIwaslast，ofcourse，beingleastaccustomedtothesaddle。WegotseveralglimpsesoftheDogsflyingoverthelevelplainordroppingfromsightingulliestoreappearattheotherside。Dander，theGreyhound，wastherecognizedleader，andaswemountedanotherridgewegotsightofthewholechase——aCoyoteatfullspeed，theDogsaquarterofamilebehind，butgaining。WhennextwesawthemtheCoyotewasdead，andtheDogssittingaroundpanting，allbuttwooftheFoxhoundsandGingersnap。
　　"Toolateforthefracas，"remarkedHilton，glancingattheselastFoxhounds。ThenheproudlypettedDander。"Didn’tneedyerpurpafterall，yesee。"
　　"TakesaheapofnervefortenbigDogstofaceonelittleCoyote，"remarkedthefather，sarcastically。"WaittillwerunontoaGray。"
　　Nextdaywewereoutagain，forImadeupmymindtoseeittoafinish。
　　Fromahighpointwecaughtsightofamovingspeckofgray。A
　　movingwhitespeckstandsforAntelope，aredspeckforFox，agrayspeckforeitherGray—wolforCoyote，andwhichoftheseisdeterminedbyitstail。Iftheglassshowsthetaildown，itisaCoyote;ifup，itisthehatedGray—wolf。
　　Danderwasshownthegameasbeforeandledthemotleymixedprocession——ashehadbefore——Greyhounds，Wolfhounds，Foxhounds，Danes，Bull—terrier，horsemen。Wegotamomentaryviewofthepursuit;aGray—wolfitsurelywas，lopingawayaheadoftheDogs。SomehowIthoughtthefirstDogswerenotrunningsofastnowastheyhadaftertheCoyote。Butnooneknewthefinishofthehunt。TheDogscamebacktousonebyone，andwesawnomoreofthatWolf。
　　Sarcasticremarksandrecriminationwerenowfreelyindulgedinbythehunters。
　　"Pah——scairt，plumbscairt，"wasthefather’sdisgustedcommentonthepack。
　　"Theycouldcatchupeasyenough，butwhenheturnedonthem，theylightedoutforhome——pah！"
　　"Where’sthattharonsurpassable，fearless，scaired—o’—nortTarrier？"askedHilton，scornfully。
　　"Idon’tknow，"saidI。"IaminclinedtothinkheneversawtheWolf;butifheeverdoes，I’llbethesailsinfordeathorglory。"
　　ThatnightseveralCowswerekilledclosetotheranch，andwewerespurredontoanotherhunt。
　　Itopenedmuchlikethelast。Lateintheafternoonwesightedagrayfellowwithtailup，nothalfamileoff。HiltoncalledDanderuponthesaddle。IactedontheideaandcalledSnaptomine。Hislegsweresoshortthathehadtoleapseveraltimesbeforehemadeit，scramblingupatlastwithmyfootasahalf—waystation。Ipointedand"sic—ed"foraminutebeforehesawthegame，andthenhestartedoutaftertheGreyhounds，alreadygone，withenergythatwasfullofpromise。
　　Thechasethistimeledus，nottotheroughbrakesalongtheriver，buttowardthehighopencountry，forreasonsthatappearedlater。Wewereclosetogetheraswerosetotheuplandandsightedthechasehalfamileoff，justasDandercameupwiththeWolfandsnappedathishaunch。TheGray—wolfturnedroundtofight，andwehadafineview。TheDogscameupbytwosandthrees，barkingathiminaring，tilllastthelittlewhiteonerushedup。Hewastednotimebarking，butrushedstraightattheWolf’sthroatandmissedit，yetseemedtogethimbythenose;thenthetenbigDogsclosedin，andintwominutestheWolfwasdead。Wehadriddenhardtobeinatthefinish，andthoughourviewwasdistant，wesawatleastthatSnaphadliveduptothetelegram，aswellastomypromisesforhim。
　　Nowitwasmyturntocrow，andIdidnotlosethechance。Snaphadshownthemhow，andatlasttheMendozapackhadkilledaGray—wolfwithouthelpfromthemen。
　　Thereweretwothingstomarthevictorysomewhat：first，itwasayoungWolf，amereCub，hencehisfoolishchoiceofcountry;
　　second，Snapwaswounded——theWolfhadgivenhimabadcutintheshoulder。
　　Aswerodeinproudprocessionhome，Isawhelimpedalittle。
　　"Here，"Icried，"comeup，Snap。"Hetriedonceortwicetojumptothesaddle，butcouldnot。"Here，Hilton，lifthimuptome。"
　　"Thanks;I’llletyouhandleyourownrattlesnakes，"wasthereply，forallknewnowthatitwasnotsafetomeddlewithhisperson。"Here，Snap，takehold，"Isaid，andheldmyquirttohim。Heseizedit，andbythatIliftedhimtothefrontofmysaddleandsocarriedhimhome。Icaredforhimasthoughhehadbeenababy。HehadshownthoseCattle—menhowtofilltheweakplaceintheirpack;theFoxhoundsmaybegoodandtheGreyhoundsswiftandtheRussiansandDanesfighters，buttheyarenouseatallwithoutthecrowningmoralforceofgrit，thatnonecansupplysowellasaBull—terrier。OnthatdaytheCattlemenlearnedhowtomanagetheWolfquestion，asyouwillfindifeveryouareatMendoza;foreverysuccessfulWolfpacktherehaswithitaBull—terrier，preferablyoftheSnap—Mendozabreed。
　　IV
　　NextdaywasHallowe’en，theanniversaryofSnap’sadvent。Theweatherwasclear，bright，nottoocold，andtherewasnosnowontheground。Themenusuallycelebratedthedaywithahuntofsomesort，andnow，ofcourse，Wolvesweretheoneobject。Tothedisappointmentofall，Snapwasinbadshapewithhiswound。Heslept，asusual，atmyfeet，andbloodystainsnowmarkedtheplace。Hewasnotinconditiontofight，butwewereboundtohaveaWolf—hunt，sohewasbeguiledtoanouthouseandlockedup，whilewewentoff，I，atleast，withasenseofimpendingdisaster。IknewweshouldfailwithoutmyDog，butIdidnotrealizehowbadafailureitwastobe。
　　AfaramongthebuttesofSkullCreekwehadroamedwhenawhiteballappearedboundingthroughthesage—brush，andinaminutemoreSnapcame，growlingandstump—waggling，uptomyHorse’sside。Icouldnotsendhimback;hewouldtakenosuchorders，notevenfromme。Hiswoundwaslookingbad，soIcalledhim，helddownthequirt，andjumpedhimtomysaddle。
　　"There，"Ithought，"I’llkeepyousafetillwegethome。"’Yes，Ithought;butIreckonednotwithSnap。ThevoiceofHilton，"Hu，hu，"announcedthathehadsightedaWolf。DanderandRiley，hisrival，bothsprangtothepointofobservation，withtheresultthattheycollidedandfelltogether，sprawling，inthesage。ButSnap，gazinghard，hadsightedtheWolf，notsoveryfaroff，andbeforeIknewit，heleapedfromthesaddleandboundedzigzag，high，low，inandunderthesage，straightfortheenemy，leadingthewholepackforafewminutes。Notfar，ofcourse。ThegreatGreyhoundssightedthemovingspeck，andtheusualprocessionstrungoutontheplain。Itpromisedtobeafinehunt，fortheWolfhadlessthanhalfamilestartandalltheDogswerefullyinterested。
　　"They’yeturnedupGrizzlyGully，"criedGarvin。"Thisway，andwecanheadthemoff。"
　　SoweturnedandrodehardaroundthenorthsideofHulmer’sButte，whilethechaseseemedtogoroundthesouth。
　　WegallopedtothetopofCedarRidgeandwereabouttoridedown，whenHiltonshouted，"ByGeorge，hereheis！We’rerightontohim。"HeleapedfromhisHorse，droppedthebridle，andranforward。Ididthesame。AgreatGray—wolfcamelumberingacrossanopenplaintowardus。Hisheadwaslow，histailoutlevel，andfiftyyardsbehindhimwasDander，sailinglikeaHawkovertheground，goingtwiceasfastastheWolf。InaminutetheHoundwasalongsideandsnapped，butboundedback，astheWolfturnedonhim。Theywerejustbelowusnowandnotfiftyfeetaway。Garvindrewhisrevolver，butinafatefulmomentHiltoninterfered："No;no;let’sseeitout。"InafewsecondsthenextGreyhoundarrived，thentherestinorderofswiftness。Eachcameupfulloffightandfury，determinedtogorightinandteartheGray—wolftopieces;buteachinturnswervedaside，andleapedandbarkedaroundatasafedistance。AfteraminuteorsotheRussiansappeared——finebigDogstheywere。TheirdistantintentionnodoubtwastodashrightattheoldWolf;buthisfearlessfront，hissinewyframeanddeath—dealingjaws，awedthemlongbeforetheywerenearhim，andtheyalsojoinedthering，whilethedesperadointhemiddlefacedthiswayandthat，readyforanyorall。
　　NowtheDanescameup，huge—limbedcreatures，anyoneofthemasheavyastheWolf。Iheardtheirheavybreathingtightenintoathreateningsoundastheyplungedahead;eagertotearthefoetopieces;butwhentheysawhimthere，grimfearless，mightyofjaw，tirelessoflimb，readytodieifneedbe，butsureofthis，hewouldnotdiealone——well，thosegreatDanes——allthreeofthem——werestricken，astheresthadbeen，withasuddenbashfulness：Yes，theywouldgorightinpresently——notnow，butassoonastheyhadgottheirbreath;theywerenotafraidofaWolf，oh，no。Icouldreadtheircourageintheirvoices。TheyknewperfectlywellthatthefirstDogtogoinwasgoingtogethurt，butnevermindthat——presently;theywouldbarkalittlemoretogetupenthusiasm。
　　AndasthetenbigDogswereleapingroundthesilentWolfatbay，therewasarustlinginthesageatthefarsideofplace;
　　thenasnow—whiterubberball，itseemed，camebounding，butgrewintoalittleBull—terrier，andSnap，slowestofthepack，andlast，camepantinghard，sohardheseemedgasping。Overthelevelopenhemade，straighttothechangingringaroundtheCattle—killerwhomnonedaredface。Didhehesitate？Notforaninstant;throughtheringoftheyelpingpack，straightfortheolddespotofrange，rightforhisthroathesprang;andtheGray—wolfstruckwithhistwentyscimitars。Butthelittleone，iffooledatall，sprangagain，andthenwhatcameIhardlyknew。
　　TherewasawhirlingmassofDogs。IthoughtIsawthelittleWhiteOneclinchedontheGray—wolf’snose。Thepackwasallaround;wecouldnothelpthemnow。Buttheydidnotneedus;
　　theyhadaleaderofdauntlessmettle，andwheninalittlewhilethefinalscenewasdone，thereonthegroundlaytheGray—wolf，agiantofhiskind，andclinchedonhisnosewasthelittlewhiteDog。
　　Wewerestandingaroundwithinfifteenfeet，readytohelp，buthadnochancetillwerenotneeded。
　　TheWolfwasdead，andIhallooedtoSnap，buthedidnotmove。
　　Ibentoverhim。"Snap——Snap，it’sallover;you’vekilledhim。"
　　ButtheDogwasverystill，andnowIsawtwodeepwoundsinhisbody。Itriedtolifthim。"Letgo，oldfellow;it’sallover。"
　　Hegrowledfeebly，andatlastgooftheWolf。Theroughcattle—menwerekneelingaroundhimnow;oldPenroof’svoicewastremblingashemuttered，"Iwouldn’thadhimhurtfortwentysteers。"Iliftedhiminmyarms，calledtohimandstrokedhishead。Hesnarledalittle，afarewellasitproved，forhelickedmyhandashedidso，thenneversnarledagain。
　　Thatwasasadridehomeforme。TherewastheskinofamonstrousWolf，butnootherhintoftriumph。WeburiedthefearlessoneonabuttebackoftheRanch—house。Penroof，ashestoodby，washeardtogrumble："Byjingo，thatwasgrit——cl’argrit！Yecan’traiseCattlewithoutgrit。"
　　THEWINNIPEGWOLF
　　I
　　Itwasduringthegreatblizzardof1882thatIfirstmettheWinnipegWolf。IhadleftSt。PaulinthemiddleofMarchtocrosstheprairiestoWinnipeg，expectingtobethereintwenty—fourhours，buttheStormKinghadplanneditotherwiseandsentaheavy—ladeneasternblast。Thesnowcamedowninafurious，steadytorrent，hourafterhour。NeverbeforehadIseensuchastorm。Alltheworldwaslostinsnow——snow，snow，snow——whirling，biting，stinging，driftingsnow——andthepuffing，monstrousenginewascompelledtostopatthecommandofthosetinyfeatherycrystalsofspotlesspurity。
　　Manystronghandswithshovelscametothedelicatelycurledsnowdriftsthatbarredourway，andinanhourtheenginecouldpass——onlytostickinanotherdriftyetfartheron。Itwasdrearywork——dayafterday，nightafternight，stickinginthedrifts，diggingourselvesout，andstillthesnowwentwhirlingandplayingaboutus。
　　"Twenty—twohourstoEmerson，"saidtheofficial;butnearlytwoweeksofdiggingpassedbeforewedidreachEmerson，andthepoplarcountrywherethethicketsstopalldriftingofthesnow。
　　Thenceforththetrainwentswiftly，thepoplarwoodsgrewmorethickly——wepassedformilesthroughsolidforests，thenperhapsthroughanopenspace。AswenearedSt。Boniface，theeasternoutskirtsofWinnipeg，wedashedacrossalittlegladefiftyyardswide，andthereinthemiddlewasagroupthatstirredmetotheverysoul。
　　InplainviewwasagreatrabbleofDogs，largeandsmall，black，white，andyellow，wrigglingandheavingthiswayandthatwayinarudering;toonesidewasalittleyellowDogstretchedandquietinthesnow;ontheouterpartoftheringwasahugeblackDogboundingaboutandbarking，butkeepingeverbehindthemovingmob。Andinthemidst，thecentreandcauseofitall，wasagreat，grim，Wolf。
　　Wolf？HelookedlikeaLion。Therehestood，allalone——resolute—calm—withbristlingmane，andlegsbracedfirmly，glancingthiswayandthat，tobereadyforanattackinanydirection。Therewasacurlonhislips——itlookedlikescorn，butIsupposeitwasreallythefightingsnarloftoothdisplay。Ledbyawolfish—lookingDogthatshouldhavebeenashamed，thepackdashedin，forthetwentiethtimenodoubt。Butthegreatgrayformleapedhereandthere，andchop，chop，chopwentthosefearfuljaws，noothersoundfromthelonelywarrior;
　　butadeathyelpfrommorethanoneofhisfoes，asthosethatwereableagainsprangback，andlefthimstatuesqueasbefore，untamed，unmaimed，andcontemptuousofthemall。
　　HowIwishedforthetraintostickinasnowdriftnow，assooftenbefore，forallmyheartwentouttothatGray—wolf;I
　　longedtogoandhelphim。Butthesnow—deepgladeflashedby，thepoplartrunksshutouttheview，andwewentontoourjourney’send。
　　ThiswasallIsaw，anditseemedlittle;butbeforemanydayshadpassedIknewsurelythatIhadbeenfavoredwithaview，inbroaddaylight，ofarareandwonderfulcreature，nonelessthantheWinnipegWolf。