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Smoke's      seven    big   fighters。    Scarcely     more     than   semi´   domesticated 

wolves�察�the excitement of that night on Mono Creek had sent every dog 

fighting´mad。        The     Klondike      dogs�察  �driven    without     reins�察  �cannot    be 

stopped except by voice�察�so that there was no stopping this glut of struggle 

that   heaped   itself   between   the   narrow   rims   of   the   creek。  From   behind�察�

sled after sled hurled into the turmoil。            Men who had their teams nearly 

extricated   were   overwhelmed   by   fresh   avalanches   of   dogseach   animal 

well´fed�察�well´rested�察�and ripe for battle。 



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     ;It's knock down an' drag out an' plow through� ─�Shorty yelled in his 

partner's ear。     ;An' watch out for your knuckles�           �You drag out an' let me 

do the punchin'� ─�

     What      happened     in   the   next   half   hour    Smoke      never    distinctly 

remembered。        At the end he emerged exhausted�察�sobbing for breath�察�his 

jaw sore from a first´blow�察�his shoulder aching from the bruise of a club�察�

the blood running warmly down one leg from the rip of a dog's fangs�察�and 

both sleeves of his parka torn to shreds。            As in a dream�察�while the battle 

still raged behind�察�he helped Shorty reharness the dogs。               One�察�dying�察�they 

cut from the traces�察�and in the darkness they felt their way to the repair of 

the disrupted harnesses。 

     ;Now you lie down an' get your wind back�察─�Shorty commanded。 

     And through the darkness the dogs sped�察�with unabated strength�察�down 

Mono   Creek�察  �across   the   long   cut´off�察  �and   to   the   Yukon。    Here�察  �at   the 

junction with the main river´trail�察�somebody had lighted a fire�察�and here 

Shorty said good bye。         By the light of the fire�察�as the sled leaped behind 

the flying dogs�察�Smoke caught another of the unforgettable pictures of the 

North Land。       It was of Shorty�察�swaying and sinking down limply in the 

snow�察 �yelling   his   parting   encouragement�察  �one   eye   blackened   and   closed�察�

knuckles bruised and broken�察�and one arm�察�ripped and fang´torn�察�gushing 

forth a steady stream of blood。 



                                              V。 



     ;How   many   ahead�拭─  �Smoke   asked�察  �as   he   dropped   his   tired   Hudson 

Bays and sprang on the waiting sled at the first relay station。 

     ;I counted eleven�察─�the man called after him�察�for he was already away 

behind the leaping dogs。 

     Fifteen miles they were to carry him on the next stage�察�which would 

fetch   him   to   the   mouth   of   White   River。  There   were   nine   of   them�察  �but 

they composed his weakest team。             The twenty´five miles between White 

River and Sixty Mile he had broken into two stages because of ice´ jams�察�

and here two of his heaviest�察�toughest teams were stationed。 

     He   lay   on   the   sled   at   full   length�察  �face´down�察  �holding   on   with   both 



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hands。      Whenever   the   dogs   slacked   from   topmost   speed   he   rose   to   his 

knees�察�and�察�yelling and urging�察�clinging precariously with one hand�察�threw 

his   whip   into   them。   Poor   team  that   it   was�察 �he   passed   two   sleds   before 

White   River   was   reached。       Here�察  �at   the   freeze´up�察  �a   jam   had   piled   a 

barrier   allowing   the   open   water�察  �that   formed   for   half   a   mile   below�察  �to 

freeze smoothly。        This smooth stretch enabled the racers to make flying 

exchanges of sleds�察�and down all the course they had placed their relays 

below the jams。 

     Over   the   jam   and   out   on   to   the   smooth�察  �Smoke   tore   along�察  �calling 

loudly�察 �Billy�      �Billy� ─�

     Billy heard and answered�察�and by the light of the many fires on the ice�察�

Smoke   saw   a   sled   swing   in   from   the   side   and   come   abreast。    Its   dogs 

were fresh and overhauled his。            As the sleds swerved toward each other 

he leaped across and Billy promptly rolled off。 

     ;Where's Big Olaf�拭─�Smoke cried。 

     ;Leading� ─�Billy's voice answered�察�and the fires were left behind and 

Smoke was again flying through the wall of blackness。 

     In   the   jams   of   that   relay�察  �where   the   way   led   across   a   chaos   of   up´ 

ended ice´cakes�察�and where Smoke slipped off the forward end of the sled 

and with a haul´rope toiled behind the wheel´dog�察�he passed three sleds。 

Accidents had happened�察�and he could hear the men cutting out dogs and 

mending harnesses。 

     Among the jams of the next short relay into Sixty Mile�察�he passed two 

more teams。        And that he might know adequately what had happened to 

them�察�one of his own dogs wrenched a shoulder�察�was unable to keep up�察�

and   was   dragged   in   the   harness。    Its   team´mates�察  �angered�察  �fell   upon   it 

with their fangs�察�and Smoke was forced to club them off with the heavy 

butt of his whip。       As he cut the injured animal out�察�he heard the whining 

cries of dogs behind him and the voice of a man that was familiar。                   It was 

Von Schroeder。        Smoke called a warning to prevent a rear´end collision�察�

and the Baron�察�hawing his animals and swinging on the gee´pole�察�went by 

a   dozen   feet   to   the   side。 Yet   so   impenetrable   was   the   blackness   that 

Smoke heard him pass but never saw him。 

     On   the   smooth   stretch   of   ice   beside   the   trading   post   at   Sixty   Mile�察�



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Smoke   overtook   two   more   sleds。         All   had   just   changed   teams�察  �and   for 

five  minutes   they  ran   abreast�察  �each   man   on   his   knees   and   pouring   whip 

and   voice   into   the    maddened   dogs。       But     Smoke   had   studied   out      that 

portion of the trail�察�and now marked the tall pine on the bank that showed 

faintly   in   the   light   of   the   many   fires。 Below   that   pine   was   not   merely 

darkness�察�but an abrupt cessation of the smooth stretch。                    There the trail�察�

he knew�察�narrowed to a single  sled´width。 Leaning out ahead�察�he  caught 

the haul´rope and drew his leaping sled up to the wheel´dog。                      He caught 

the animal by the hind´legs and threw it。               With a snarl of rage it tried to 

slash him with its fangs�察�but was dragged on by the rest of the team。                       Its 

body   proved   an   efficient   brake�察  �and   the   two   other   teams�察  �still   abreast�察�

dashed ahead into the darkness for the narrow way。 

     Smoke       heard   the   crash   and   uproar    of   their  collision�察   �released    his 

wheeler�察�sprang to the gee´pole�察�and urged his team to the right into the 

soft   snow   where   the   straining   animals   wallowed   to   their   necks。       It   was 

exhausting work�察�but   he won by  the tangled teams   and gained the   hard´ 

packed trail beyond。 



                                               VI。 



     On the relay out of Sixty Mile�察�Smoke had next to his poorest team�察�

and though the going was good�察�he had set it a short fifteen miles。 Two 

more   teams   would bring   him  in   to   Dawson   and   to   the   Gold´   Recorder's 

office�察�and Smoke had selected his best animals for the last two stretches。 

Sitka   Charley   himself   waited   with   the   eight   Malemutes   that   would   jerk 

Smoke along for twenty miles�察�and for the finish�察�with a fifteen´mile run�察�

was   his   own   teamthe   team   he   had   had   all   winter   and   which   had   been 

with him in the search for Surprise Lake。 

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