Page 36 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

34 JACK'S YlGTCmY.

merits, was liable to revolution. That it was

liable to domestic disturbance we haVs alt^ady
seen. But a revolution was now about to shake

tlte old established system to its foundations.

For a wonder the “ yow-yows” proved to be
right this time, though not in the way they ex­

pected,

Seeing how matters stood between Erebus and
i» _
Ai‘kadik, Jack watched his chance. Wo had

camped and built a snow-house (being on a
l Gurney of some length)* and were preparing for

a much-needed rest, when Jack was observed to

pick up his supper, which had just been dealt out,

and move off after Arkadik, who had gone be­
hind a snow-bank to have her supper all alone.

Heretofore she had always taken her meals under

the protection of Erebus.

She growled a little when Jack came near her;
but the cunning fellow stopped immediately, and

began eating, or pretending to do so, as hard as

he coukL His supper was half of the leg of

a reindeer, very hard frozen, and with the bone

in it,