Andallthistimethedogisonlyashorttwentyfeetbehindthecayote，andtosavethesoulofhimhecannotunderstandwhyitisthathecannotgetperceptiblycloser；andhebeginstogetaggravated，anditmakeshimmadderandmaddertoseehowgentlythecayoteglidesalongandneverpantsorsweatsorceasestosmile；andhegrowsstillmoreandmoreincensedtoseehowshamefullyhehasbeentakeninbyanentirestranger，andwhatanignobleswindlethatlong，calm，soft-footedtrotis；andnexthenoticesthatheisgettingfagged，andthatthecayoteactuallyhastoslackenspeedalittletokeepfromrunningawayfromhim——andthenthattown-dogismadinearnest，andhebeginstostrainandweepandswear，andpawthesandhigherthanever，andreachforthecayotewithconcentratedanddesperateenergy。This“spurt“findshimsixfeetbehindtheglidingenemy，andtwomilesfromhisfriends。Andthen，intheinstantthatawildnewhopeislightinguphisface，thecayoteturnsandsmilesblandlyuponhimoncemore，andwithasomethingaboutitwhichseemstosay:“Well，Ishallhavetotearmyselfawayfromyou，bub——businessisbusiness，anditwillnotdoformetobefoolingalongthiswayallday“——andforthwiththereisarushingsound，andthesuddensplittingofalongcrackthroughtheatmosphere，andbeholdthatdogissolitaryandaloneinthemidstofavastsolitude！
Itmakeshisheadswim。Hestops，andlooksallaround；climbsthenearestsand-mound，andgazesintothedistance；shakeshisheadreflectively，andthen，withoutaword，heturnsandjogsalongbacktohistrain，andtakesupahumblepositionunderthehindmostwagon，andfeelsunspeakablymean，andlooksashamed，andhangshistailathalf-
mastforaweek。Andforasmuchasayearafterthat，wheneverthereisagreathueandcryafteracayote，thatdogwillmerelyglanceinthatdirectionwithoutemotion，andapparentlyobservetohimself，“IbelieveIdonotwishanyofthepie。”
Thecayoteliveschieflyinthemostdesolateandforbiddingdesert，alongwiththelizard，thejackass-rabbitandtheraven，andgetsanuncertainandprecariousliving，andearnsit。Heseemstosubsistalmostwhollyonthecarcasesofoxen，mulesandhorsesthathavedroppedoutofemigranttrainsanddied，anduponwindfallsofcarrion，andoccasionallegaciesofoffalbequeathedtohimbywhitemenwhohavebeenopulentenoughtohavesomethingbettertobutcherthancondemnedarmybacon。
Hewilleatanythingintheworldthathisfirstcousins，thedesert-