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another way. Jack made it his business to help
her/ and thereby to help himself. Cunning
fellow!
tip to this tunc Erebus really seemed to have
a liking for Arkadik; and there is no donht that
she thought so. Therefore, when he began to
be attentive to Amna-aya she grew jealous. Her
place in the team was next to Erebus, who was
at the extreme left> he being the leader or
strongest dog. Then to the Tight of Arkadik
came Aiima-ay a, then Jack, then Schnapps, then
Whitey, and last of all, at the extreme right,
was Kar^uk, When any additional dogs were
put into the team their place was between Amna-
ay a and Jack.
In order to understand this arrangement it is
necessary to explain that the dogs were har
nessed side by side; and their heads were just
eighteen feet from the front of the sledge. Thus
their traces were all of the same length. Each
dog had but one trace, and the animals were not
f<enecl toge ther. Th ey w er e g u i d ed an d d ri ven,
not with lines like horses, but with a whip like