Call Of The Wild Page #5

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You're not going to let

them take Buck, are you?

No, no, no, no.

Don't worry.

Grandpa.

I want to find out

what happens to Buck.

"Buck was put on a ship and

sailed for seven long days.

At the end of his journey...

...he found himself in the

strange new land of Alaska.

It was a land of

new experiences.

And the newest for him

was the experience of snow.

It wasn't like anything

he'd seen before.

But...

...there was

a new surprise to come.

Buck was strapped into a harness

such as he'd seen

put on horses at home.

Buck learned to run as a team.

Slowly came to accept

his new station in life.

At night, since the men wouldn't

let him sleep in the warm tent,

he had to learn

from the other dogs

how a Yukon dog prepares

its own cozy bed."

Oh, morning, Bill.

Sorry to bother you so early.

Always happy to see you, Rene.

Um... Heep here says

that you've got his dog.

Well, I don't know about that.

Came 'round a few days ago.

Dr. Spencer said

it was near death.

My granddaughter pretty much

nursed it back to life.

Look, it's a wolf.

Bill, that ain't no pet

for a little girl.

I'm not that little

and you're a liar.

Shh! Ryan.

You better teach that little city

girl here some manners, Bill.

I just want to thank you.

Thank you for taking care

of our dog.

We'll have him back now.

I would need some proof of that.

What kind of proof you want?

We found him.

Now I want...

He's got spirit and that's

how come we want him back.

Anyway, he takes to the boy

more than me. Oswald.

He bonds with the boy.

Is that the kind of proof

you're looking for, Sheriff?

Well, I'm not a judge.

The legal thing to do would be

to put the animal in the pound

until the matter

could be settled in court.

No way.

Buck is ours.

First of all, this girl

doesn't live around here.

Second, I have the best

sled team in this valley

and that'd be a fittin' place

for that dog.

I bet you're not that good.

I bet Jack is better.

If you don't think so,

why don't you race him?

- What?

- Now, there's an idea.

Why don't you two have a race and

the winner takes claim of the animal?

- What kind of race?

- How about the last loop

of the Race to the Sky course?

That's a good couple miles.

- What do you say, Jack?

- I...

Is it OK if Buck

could be on our team?

Oh! It'd take five months

to get that dog sled trained.

Besides, take someone

a hell of a lot better than...

...Jack Ferguson.

Ferguson.

We'll do it.

Two weeks from today.

If you're not too scared.

The winner of the race

takes claim to the dog.

Um, the wolf.

To Buck.

Fair enough.

Move your butt.

Where you think

you're going?

Get in the back.

What for?

'Cause I don't want that

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