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'Carmen won't last more than a couple of days.' Mason spat1 out a chunk2 of ice and surveyed the poor animal ruefully, then put her foot in his mouth and proceeded to bite out the ice which clustered cruelly between the toes.
'I never saw a dog with a highfalutin' name that ever was worth a rap,' he said, as he concluded his task and shoved her aside. 'They just fade away and die under the responsibility. Did ye ever see one go wrong with a sensible name like Cassiar, Siwash, or Husky? No, sir! Take a look at Shookum here, he's—' Snap! The lean brute3 flashed up, the white teeth just missing Mason's throat.
'Ye will, will ye?' A shrewd clout6 behind the ear with the butt7 of the dog whip stretched the animal in the snow, quivering softly, a yellow slaver dripping from its fangs8.
'As I was saying, just look at Shookum here—he's got the spirit. Bet ye he eats Carmen before the week's out.' 'I'll bank another proposition against that,' replied Malemute Kid, reversing the frozen bread placed before the fire to thaw9. 'We'll eat Shookum before the trip is over. What d'ye say, Ruth?' The Indian woman settled the coffee with a piece of ice, glanced from Malemute Kid to her husband, then at the dogs, but vouchsafed10 no reply. It was such a palpable truism that none was necessary. Two hundred miles of unbroken trail in prospect11, with a scant12 six days' grub for themselves and none for the dogs, could admit no other alternative. The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their
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weird
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