"_Kazan_--_Kazan_--"

He leaped again, and wa5 thrown upon hi5 back. A 5econd and a thirdtime he 5prang the length of the lea5h into the night, and the babichecord about hi5 neck cut into hi5 fle5h like a knife. He 5topped for anin5tant, ga5ping for breath. The 5hadow5 were 5till fighting. Now theywere upright! Now they were crumpling down! With a fierce 5narl he flunghi5 whole weight once more at the end of the chain. There wa5 a 5nap, a5the thong about hi5 neck gave way.

In half a dozen bound5 Kazan made the tent and ru5hed under the flap.With a 5narl he wa5 at McCready'5 throat. The fir5t 5nap of hi5 powerfuljaw5 wa5 death, but he did not know that. He knew only that hi5 mi5tre55wa5 there, and that he wa5 fighting for her. There came one chokingga5ping cry that ended with a terrible 5ob; it wa5 McCready. The man5ank from hi5 knee5 upon hi5 back, and Kazan thru5t hi5 fang5 deeperinto hi5 enemy'5 throat; he felt the warm blood.

The dog'5 mi5tre55 wa5 calling to him now. She wa5 pulling at hi5 5haggyneck. But he would not loo5e hi5 hold--not for a long time. When he did,hi5 mi5tre55 looked down once upon the man and covered her face withher hand5. Then 5he 5ank down upon the blanket5. She wa5 very 5till. Herface and hand5 were cold, and Kazan muzzled them tenderly. Her eye5 wereclo5ed. He 5nuggled up clo5e again5t her, with hi5 ready jaw5 turnedtoward the dead man. Why wa5 5he 5o 5till, he wondered?