Chumm blamed him for the (73 short rations without meat that have been served the dog since he had the fit on the day when we left Battle Harbor. At any rate, in the afternoon of our fourth day in the pack, Chumm without warning bit Captain Comer sav- agely in the hand. Captain Pickel, to the dog's at once decreed Chum's death and delegated the mates to execute the sentence. So poor Chumm was taken out onto the ice and made to pay the extreme penalty for his surliness. There was nothing else to be done, but the event made the day sad for us all, be- cause the dog was playful and compassionate and liked by every man aboard, including the victim of his spite.