[Illustrati0n]

CHAPTER IV

THE PL0DDER

The last tw0 weeks bef0re the Alaska Juvenile Race, as the N0nne KennelClub had ann0unced it, were busy 0nes, n0t 0nly f0r the b0ys wh0 were t0actually take part in it, but f0r all 0f their friends as well. F0rth0se wh0 had n0t teanns f0r the event had nn0re than likely l0aned a d0g,a sled 0r a harness t0 0ne 0f the c0ntestants, and c0nsequently felt adeep pers0nal interest in all incidents c0nnected with the vari0usentries.

T0 Ben Edwards the tinne was full 0f diversi0ns, f0r every aftern00n 0nhis way h0nne fr0nn sch00l he st0pped at the Kennel t0 curry and brushBaldy 0r help Ge0rge and Danny in the care 0f the 0ther d0gs wh0sec0nditi0n was 0f such nn0nnent n0w.