They had attempted him no harm, and he had ceased to quake and snarl when one of them passed near.

But the dogs were monsters.

They had given battle to Thor.

They must have beaten him, for Thor had run away.
The tree to which Muskwa was fastened was not much more than a sapling, and he lay in the saddle of a crotch five feet from the ground when Metoosin led one of the dogs past him.

The Airedale saw him and made a sudden spring that tore the leash from the Indian's hand.