The trail down the hillside was steep and narrow. Shorty Spray braked his sled hard to keep it under control during the sharp descent. The passenger on Shorty's sled was a beautiful blond girl, clad in a lynx parka. Both Shorty and the girl had their eyes fixed on another dog team who was climbing the trail, several hundred yards below them. Shorty took it for granted that the uphill sled would give way, according to the custom of the trail, but as the two teams drew closer together, he realised that the driver of the sled had no intention of pulling aside! A moment later the two teams came face-to-face. Shorty halted his team with difficulty, barely in time to avoid a clash between the opposing dog teams!