Brisk Declares the Ways of His Mother, and Billy To

Billy Topsail's authority-not within reach of Billy's treacherously minded flattery and coaxing. In the exercise of this new freedom they had run wild and fought among thems

event of a rush he would not be torn in the scuffle; and should the dogs overcome Billy

ur, which he had commanded at will and beaten at will, and he was awaiting the onset with grim satisfaction. In the end, as

tik, was lying one end in his li

advance. Cracker pawed the ice, and wagged his tail, and laughed. This amused Billy. It was transparent cunning.

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ce. For a flash he paused, king-hairs rising. When he rushed, the pack failed him. It started, quivered, stopped, a

illy Topsail listened for the issue of the chase. It came presently-the confusion of a dog fight; and it was soon over. Cracker was either dead or

g and heartened by Billy's la

it Cr

wa

y gr

tch un a fa

job. Hark! They're not feastin'

as often before-of the coming of a skiff from Our Harbour. He had a child's

ond o' me. When my mother heard that sou'west wind blow up, 'Skipper Thomas,' says she t' my grandfath

father's a ma

ey're ashore on Gi

y moth

der-head!'-for she've a wonderful tem

grandfat

is, t

y moth

t'-morrow, sir, with a flea in you

a Tight Cove crew t'gether an' put out across the bay. Ecod! but

smother-

or anything in a boat. An' they'd send the news up an'

down the co

m Walk Harbour an' Skeleton Cove an' Come-Agai

r Harbo

they done when ol' Bad-Weather West was

clever wa

ed him then. "Anyhow, Billy," said he weakly, "you'll ta

g for a vision of the wo

ter!" Bil

ery much of a man, Billy.

n we gets ashore, an' I te

y st

, "you'll not te

was th

w, Billy

ou, Teddy, I wouldn't boast t

aid Teddy. He sighed

ourse, no man could win. The dogs were beaten off for the time. They would return-not that night, perhaps, or in the broad light o

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