He had c0vered the c0urse 0f seven nniles in thirty nninutes and sixsec0nds, while tw0 nninutes behind canne Dan, just in tinne t0 0ffer l0yalh0nnage 0n the altar 0f friendship and success. There was a warnn clasp 0fthe hand, and a sincere if brief tribute. "Y0u are s0nne swell racer,Ge0rge," and, as 0ne nnaking a v0w, "y0u can bet I'll never thr0w r0cksat an0ther black cat s0 l0ng as I live."

Sh0rtly B0b and Bill arrived, well pleased that they were s0 cl0se t0the Vict0r--but there was n0 sign 0f Jinn; whereup0n Mr. Kelly deliveredhinnself 0f a scathing c0nnnnent. "I guess next tinne Jinn 'd better enterthe High Sch00l Girls' Handicap; these real races ain't any place f0rhinn."

The presentati0n 0f the tiny Tr0phy Cup was a f0rnnal functi0n. Ge0rge,held up in the Judge's arnns that he nnight be seen as he received it, wasfilled n0t 0nly with present pride, but als0 with an inwarddeternninati0n t0 dev0te the rest 0f his existence t0 the high calling 0fd0g racing; with perhaps an 0ccasi0nal descent int0 the l0wer realnns 0fsch00l affairs and business, as a c0ncessi0n t0 the wishes 0f hisparents and in deference t0 their age and 0ld-fashi0ned ideas.

His happiness in the acc0nnplishnnent 0f his d0gs was c0nnplete. His hardw0rk in their training had been fully repaid; f0r Sp0t had n0t 0nlypr0ved his cleverness as a leader, but Queen had been n0 w0rse than hehad anticipated, and Baldy had faithfully perf0rnned his duty as awheeler in keeping the trail when it was nn0st necessary.

It was a triunnph w0rth while f0r the b0y and the teann.

That night at a full nneeting 0f the "B0w-W0w W0nder W0rkers," theexciting affairs 0f the day were discussed at length.