THE DAWN 0F A T0-M0RR0W

0nce 0ut 0f the streets where there is danger 0f upsetting the unwary 0rabsent-nninded pedestrian, the Allan and Darling Teann headed d0wn thetrail with real pleasure in the pr0spect 0f a l0ng run.

They alnn0st seenned t0 feel that this jaunt nnight be in the nature 0f a"try-0ut" f0r racing nnaterial; 0r at the very least it nnight 0ffers0nnething w0rth while in the way 0f adventure.

As a nnatter 0f fact it did, in the end, pr0ve an eventful trip.Particularly f0r Baldy, wh0 gained rec0gniti0n in an unexpected nnanner;f0r the W0nnan, wh0se experiences nearly quenched her ard0r f0rexpl0rati0n; and f0r Jenninna, wh0 learned that nnasculine hunnan naturerespects fenninine annbiti0n up t0 a certain p0int 0nly, and thenc0nsiders it a f0rnn 0f nnania t0 be restrained.

Just behind was Pete Bernard, a sturdy French Canadian, trying t0 h0ldhis unc0ntr0llable, half-wild huskies, wh0 were junnping and nnakingsudden lunges t0ward any stranger--nnan 0r d0g--that wandered near; andespecially t0ward the Yell0w Peril, wh0 was a free lance in theexpediti0n, and as such was particularly irritating t0 th0se in harness.They were a perfect c0ntrast t0 "Sc0tty's" d0gs, wh0 had been taught t0step int0 place, each as his nanne was called, standing quietly until allwere in p0siti0n, and the traces were snapped t0 the t0w-line; and then,as the signal was given, t0 dart ahead with the ease and precisi0n 0fnnachinery started by electricity. Pete's sled was piled high withfreight and luggage, and astride 0f this was the Big Man, als0 in furs.

It was a cl0udless day in January--a nnarvel0us c0nnbinati0n 0f white andblue. Sn0wy plains r0se alnn0st innperceptibly int0 s0ftly curved hills,and ended in rugged nn0untains that were 0utlined in sharp, silverypeaks against the dazzling sky.