The Call of the Wild Page #4

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Thats the second time hes attacked me!

Yeah, hes crazy about you!

Cant you see?

Wait a minute, partner.

I'll give you a chance to make some money.

- I doubt it.

- I'll give you $300 for him.

- Ha!

- Five hundred.

Nope. Not interested.

Thats a fabulous price to pay for a dog.

I could get a team of six for that.

What do you expect youd do with him

if I let you have him?

Give myself the exquisite pleasure of

putting a bullet through his head.

Yeah, thats what I thought.

No, thanks. Im sorry

I cant contribute to your fun, mister.

Boo!

What'll you have to drink, gentlemen?

Well, Jack, my boy,

how is tricks?

Hello, Sam! How are you?

Glad to see you. Sam, this is Shorty.

Hello

- Ah yes

Just seen the argument

You had with that fellow back there.

He doesnt seem to luka your dog.

No, no.

The dog doesnt like him either.

Look, Sam, how you fixed?

Uh, pretty nearly flat.

But anyhow, I got enough to ask

You gentlemens to join me in a drink.

Bourbon, straight!

Ditto!

Likewise! Come on, boy! Come on!

Schnapps?

Well, Sam, heres to your very good health.

- Skoal.

- Prosit.

You know, thats a lot of money

that fellow offered you for your dog.

Yeah? Thats a lot of dog too

Ja!

- Hey, boss, lets head for the hotel, huh?

- No, no, no, not yet.

Maybe somebody we know will show.

Ole! Ha-ha! How are you?

I got lots of trouble.

Know where I can get two dogs, cheap?

What matter, huh?

got load of thousand-pound flour

Got to get over to 40-Mile Creek.

Two of my dogs, they die.

Its too big load

for the other four dogs to pull.

Quiet now!

Yo! Thats one fine dog, mister.

You want to sell, maybe?

- No, I dont.

- I'll say he dont!

You know, that fellow back there?

I just offered him 1,000 bucks!

- One thousand bucks?

- Mm hmm.

What the dog do? Spit gold dust?

Hes the best dog youve ever seen

He could pull that load of yours

without any help at all.

- Sure! I'll bet you he could.

- Well, he could.

Howd you like to make

A little bet on that, partner?

Havent any money to bet.

I heard of one dog in Nome,

That can pull 800 pounds.

But he dies dead to do that.

Ah, no dog can pull 1,000 pounds.

Its Impossible.

Well, then its Impossible. Lets drop it.

Is it All right to look at him, mister?

It aint every day we can see a dog

that can pull a thousand pounds.

Come on, boss. Lets get outta here!

Whats the matter, gentlemen?

If I overheard correctly,

The argument is whether or not this dog

can pull a thousand pounds.

Im willing to bet a dollar a pound he cant.

He wont bet. Says hes broke. I

dont want money from you, my friend

If your dog is able to do it,

I'll give you the $1,000.

If he cant...

Well?

Why, then, I'll take the dog

No.

Say that sounds fair to me.

Mister, you wouldnt want to own a dog

That couldnt pull a measly

Thousand pounds.

Sounds like an easy way

of making money to me.

Sure!

First he shoots off his mouth.

Then he wont go through with it.

When, my friend, these gentlemen seem

to think Im giving you the best of it.

Dont do it, boss.

Lets go outta here.

A thousand dollars

Its a bet!

think you make one big mistake, mister.

But, well, we go outside.

If Jack says his dog can do it,

he can do it!

- Ten-to-one he cant!

- Its a bet!

Any more takers?

I'll take ya!

- I got a poke that says youre wrong.

- Im right!

- But it dies dead to do that.

- The dog will do it!

Gee, boss, he cant do it. He'll kill himself trying.

Shut up!

Youre not only doing this for money.

Youre afraid of getting stuck here

and losing that Blake woman.

Oh, All right.

Your dog is to pull the sled

a hundred yards from a standstill.

Thats the bet

A hundred yards!

All right, All right!

One, two, three, four...

All right, get back.

Nobody touch that dog.

...five, six, seven,

eight, nine, ten, one, two...

Dog is going to draw a sled.

Just stand there.

The dog will do it!

Its plenty load for one dog to pull.

The dog will do it!

Five, six, seven, eight, nine.

Keep your hands off that dog, now!

You understand?

Oh, I beg your pardon.

Seven, eight, nine, a hundred.

Go on, mister. Were waiting.

Buck!

Buck! Come on, boy!

Come on, Buck! Mush!

Come on, boy! Mush, Buck!

Come on, come on, Buck!

- Come on, boy.

- Stay away from that dog!

Buck, come on!

Buck! Come on, boy!

Come on, whitey! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Hooray! That dog done it.

He All right?

Hope so.

Oh, I beg your pardon, old boy,

but havent you forgotten about the money?

The get? Please.

Mmm! Thank you, sir.

- Oh, say. You know something?

- Well?

Youd make a good dog biscuit.

- Whats that, a halter?

- Yeah.

Hmm. being as Im working like a horse,

just as well look like one.

There you are. Now hang on to this.

Is that All?

Did you remember nails?

Nails, Hammers and a saw. Look.

You bought em yourself.

Whats the matter with you this morning?

Nothing.

Get out!

Oh, hey, listen...

Theres something we did forget,

a medicine kit.

We need some iodine and quinine,

just in case.

Yeah, All right. I'll get em.

Hmm. I hope it wont be too

heavy for you to carry

- See you all later.

- All right

Say, uh, what do we need

the nails and hammers for?

Well, the snows disappearing fast.

We'll have to cache the sled later on

and build a boat.

Oh?

Say,

Uh, look...

Yeah?

What is it?

I, uh...

I got something to tell you.

Maybe you better take it sitting down.

You know how I feel

About women in this country.

Where were going

Is ten times as tough and rugged

- as anything youve seen up to now.

- What are you getting at?

Well, just this.

paid your room rent here at the hotel

and I'll leave you enough money

for expenses until we get back

You mean Im supposed to wait here

While you and Shorty go...

Thats it.

Ive been wondering whether

youd try something like this.

Well, if youre going, Im going too.

- You mean you dont trust us?

- I mean exactly that.

All right, Shorty and I will stay here.

You go find the mine.

Oh dont be smart.

- Well, youre not going.

Wouldnt be fair to you, or to us either.

Slow us down to a walk

and make us carry double provisions.

Besides, its more of a risk

than I want to see you take.

Believe me, thats my only reason

for making this decision.

If you dont like my way of doing it,

do it yourself.

You can have my share.

Oh, so youre going to give me

mine, are you?

Well, thank you very much.

You'll not leave this town without me.

We'll leave without you.

You'll wait here and like it.

All right, come on. lets get going.

- How about the Iodine and quinine?

- I'll get them.

If that female iceberg comes out

and wants to tag along, smack her down.

Wonder whats happened now.

Oh, well. You know, I know a couple of

people used to fool around like that

and they have children now.

You, uh... You still want to go along?

Not only do I still want to go, I am going.

All right, come on. lets get going.

Come on!

Mush! Mush!

Come on!

Hey! Hey! Come on!

Mush! Mush!

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