er, t look, turned obediently toe and  t ruction began.

    t time a man could cling to a slippery rock in t driving current ter of minutes, and t as to a point far above ac to Bucks neck and s it srangle o tream. ruck out boldly, but not straigo tream. ake too late,  of rokes away w.

    ly snubbed . tig, ill ruck against t. e to er out of aggered to  and fell do sound of tons voice came to t make out t, t remity. ers voice acted on Buck like an electric so  and ran up to t of ure.

    Again ttacruck out, but time straigo tream. ed once, but  be guilty of it a second time.  tting no slack,  it clear of coils. Buck ill raigon; turned, and rain on saering ram,  beree, and Buck and ton er. Strangling, suffocating, sometimes one uppermost and sometimes ttom, smas rocks and snags, to the bank.

    ton came to, belly doly propelled back and fort log by e.  glance ting up a   face and closed eyes. ton ered, and  carefully over Bucks body, hree broken ribs.

    quot;t settles it,quot; ;e camp rig; And camp till Bucks ribs knitted and o travel.

    t er, at Da, not so  one t puts cotem pole of Alaskan fame. t icularly gratifying to tood in need of tfit rip into t,  appeared. It ion in tful of te dogs. Buck, because of arget for ton outly to defend  tated t art a sled ; a second bragged six hird, seven hundred.

    quot;Poo; said Joon. quot;Buck can start a t;

    quot;And break it out, and  for a ; demanded Matt.

    quot;And break it out, and  for a ; Joon