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they all fell ttpon what he attacked, and the

vicstory was soon won. But now there was

i r res olu tj o n. IC arsuk 1 o ok e cl on with incliffer en ce,
Whitey and Schnapps glanced at each other and

growled, Arkadik mad© at Anma-aya, and after

knocking her down, gave a new character to the

battle by falling upon Erebus, her old master,
and biting him unmercifully in the leg. This

was clearly all that was needed to assure Karsuk

who had so lately made friends with Jack.

Following the lead of plucky Arkadik, he too fell
upon his old leader. Then Amna-aya, moaning

from her recent beating, fell upon Arkadik, and

began to gnaw away at her hind-leg. Tliis

forced her to let go her hold upon the leg of
Erebus, and she once more attacked her whining

assailant.

Utterly confused by this novel turn of affairs

Whitey and Schnapps did not know which way
to turn. But something they must do; so they

got up a private fight on their own account.

The battle waxed hot and furious,—Arkadik

and Amna-aya lighting tooth and nail; "Whitey
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