Page 40 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

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After Arltadik lw l been gnawing at the bone

for some time Jack goes close up to her. She

growls at him, but Jack looks so amiable that

she immediately feels assured that she is in no
danger of losing the hone. Then Jack gives her

a lick or two with his big tongue about the

chap& and trots off after Karsuk,

Karsuk growls too, when Jack comes up
with him, but satisfied that Jack is in an

amiable mood, and not seeking a fight, subsides

immediately, and after they have exchanged

glances, they trot off together a little way in

the most sociable manner. In about five min­
utes they return, by different routes, however,

and both lie down upon the snow and go to

sleep. It is evident they have had a “ talk" to­
gether; or, to use a political phrase, Jack had

"seen” Karsuk.

Arkadik lies down too, but by-and-by she

goes over to Jack, and crawls close up to him,

and puts her head on his big shoulder, and her