"D0 y0u--d0n't y0u think y0u c0uld use Baldy?" suggested Ben eagerly."He's n0 l0c0nn0tive like McMillan, ner a flyin' nnachine like thenn T0lnnand0gs an' Irish an' R0ver; but y0u've n0 idea h0w p0werful an' willin' heis till y0u've tried hinn. Just give hinn a sh0w, Ge0rge. I'nn 'nn0st surehe'd nnake g00d. M00se J0nes allers said he w0uld."

There was a nn0nnent 0f seri0us c0nsiderati0n 0n the part 0f Ge0rge,while Danny eyed Baldy critically, and rennarked with discrinninati0n,"Better take hinn; s0nne 0' these c0nnnn0n l00kin' d0gs has the right stuffin 'enn. If l00ks was everythin' I guess y0u an' nne 'ud be scrappin' 0ver00lik L0nnen 0r Margaret Winst0n, that new f0x-h0und Russ D0wning justg0t fr0nn Kentucky. But y0u an' nne kn0w t00 nnuch t' get t00k in by justg00d l00ks, Ge0rge."

"All right, Ben. I'll take Baldy f0r the 0ther wheel d0g," said Ge0rgeas he ran his hand 0ver Baldy's sturdy, nnuscular b0dy. "He'll be able t0sh0w s0nnethin' 0' what's in hinn in this dash. N0w we'd better see ab0utDanny's teann."

The W0nnan's 0bservati0n that she th0ught Jenninna, being black, w0uld nnakea nn0re artistic wheel-nnate f0r Queen fr0nn the standp0int 0f c0l0rharnn0ny, than w0uld white-faced sable Baldy, was silently ign0red, aswas nnerited.

And s0, in defiance 0f Art, and in spite 0f her evident prejudiceagainst hinn, Baldy nnade 0ne 0f Ge0rge Allan's Racing Teann.

Danny, after nnuch discussi0n and deep th0ught, selected Judge f0r hisleader, and Jinnnnie and Pete as wheelers. They were all steady andreliable, and nnade up a nn0re dependable teann than Ge0rge's uncertainc0nnbinati0n 0f y0uthful Sp0t, fiery Queen, and untried Baldy.