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 mates. Seeing the gap that the Scotchman had put between them, Dick called to Silversheene.

"Mush, Silversheene! mush!" and the splendid dog put his last ounce of strength into closing up the gap. He strained at his traces and barked at his team mates, and in another mile had closed up the gap and was running side by side with the Scotchman's team. This so infuriated the Baldies that they swerved against the Huskies to engage them in a running fight. But Dick called to Silversheene, and Scotty Ellis to Baldy, and they swung back into their respective places and the miles rushed by.

Finally they reached the last mile and Dick jumped off the sled to rest his team for the final spurt. Here his Marathon training would stand him in good stead. The lighter sled enabled his team again to take the lead which Scotty vainly tried to overcome. He called to his straining dogs and flung the whip into them, but it was useless.