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"No deer chasing" Ke wolves down," Tom said, ultraseriously

She licked his mouth and the brothers chuckled

Once they had bundled up, they carried the toboggan outside

Tom shut the door to the cabin, then joined thesnowshoes, the h the drifts while Elizabeth ran ahead She had to Walking at a snail’s pace next to the men wasn’t an option, as far as she was concerned Besides, she’d keep an eye out for CJ’s brothers, and if she smelled a whiff of anyone she didn’t know, she’d warn To the rifle over his back, while Kean for the first part of the journey

Tom and Radcliff hollered out every once in a while to let the searchers know they were all right, if any of the searchers could hear their voices They’d have a fight if CJ’s brother came after them and meant to cause trouble

Elizabeth was certain the brothers wouldn’t co the area for Toan and Radcliff and Tom, what could they do? If they wanted to take CJ with them, they’d still have to transport him to the doctor So she felt the brothers would leave the into the snoith exuberance and having the tiain when Tom was a wolf and could play with her

"Elizabeth!" To to her fur, a few flakes sitting on her nose, and woofed back Then she bit at the snow, having wanted to play in it since that first time she visited Silver Town Now she was finally able to do it

She rolled around in the snow, then shook it off When she looked back again at Toed after her The brothers smiled

Kemp said, "You sure are one lucky SOB"

"I sure aht before she tore off again She would laugh if she could

"Elizabeth!"

She was quite a distance ahead of the men and hidden by spruce trees when she saw Saht at her She did her best i as she observed the two men with him Deputy Trevor and the one who had to be the hunize her in wolf form, and she could smell their scents, but she stood doind of theorously Then she leaned doith her front legs, her butt up in the air, still wagging it in play, but didn’this rifle off his shoulder

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Sa, "It’s one of our dogs Don’t shoot!"

Trevor likewise hurried to disarm the man Why in the world would they have allowed the farmer to be armed?

Elizabeth’s heart pounded like crazy as she went into pretend dogher chin like a coyote or wolf that was about to howl, or even a coyote when it barked, Elizabeth woofed in response--a nice dog-sounding bark