Umisk made no response. His three playmates now had their eyes onBaree. They didn't make a move. They looked stunned. Four pairs ofstaring, wondering eyes were fixed on the stranger.

Baree made another effort. He groveled on his forelegs, while his tailand hind legs continued to wiggle, and with a sniff he grabbed a bit ofstick between his teeth.

"Come on--let me in," he urged. "I know how to play!"

He tossed the stick in the air as if to prove what he was saying, andgave a little yap.