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with a ponderous attempt at humor�察�said�此  �Always is he first at 

the grub。  It is very strange。  Maybe he is sick。;



;Where is Michael�拭─�Edith asked。



;Got up a little ahead of us and went outside�察─�Harkey answered。



Dutchy's face beamed mischievously。  He pretended knowledge of 

Dennin's absence�察�and affected a mysterious air�察�while they 

clamored for information。  Edith�察�after a peep into the men's bunk´

room�察�returned to the table。  Hans looked at her�察�and she shook her 

head。



;He was never late at meal´time before�察─�she remarked。



;I cannot understand�察─�said Hans。  ;Always has he the great 

appetite like the horse。;



;It is too bad�察─�Dutchy said�察�with a sad shake of his head。



They were beginning to make merry over their comrade's absence。



;It is a great pity� ─�Dutchy volunteered。



;What�拭─�they demanded in chorus。



;Poor Michael�察─�was the mournful reply。



;Well�察�what's wrong with Michael�拭─�Harkey asked。



;He is not hungry no more�察─�wailed Dutchy。  ;He has lost der 

appetite。  He do not like der grub。;



;Not from the way he pitches into it up to his ears�察─�remarked 

Harkey。



;He does dot shust to be politeful to Mrs。 Nelson�察─�was Dutchy's 

quick retort。  ;I know�察�I know�察�and it is too pad。  Why is he not 

here�拭 �Pecause he haf gone out。  Why haf he gone out�拭 �For der 

defelopment of der appetite。  How does he defelop der appetite�拭 �He 

walks barefoots in der snow。  Ach� �don't I know�拭 �It is der way der 

rich peoples chases after der appetite when it is no more and is 

running away。  Michael haf sixteen hundred dollars。  He is rich 

peoples。  He haf no appetite。  Derefore�察�pecause�察�he is chasing der 

appetite。  Shust you open der door und you will see his barefoots 

in der snow。  No�察�you will not see der appetite。  Dot is shust his 

trouble。  When he sees der appetite he will catch it und come to 

preak´fast。;



They burst into loud laughter at Dutchy's nonsense。  The sound had 

scarcely died away when the door opened and Dennin came in。  All 

turned to look at him。  He was carrying a shot´gun。  Even as they 

looked�察�he lifted it to his shoulder and fired twice。  At the first 

shot Dutchy sank upon the table�察�overturning his mug of coffee�察�his 

yellow mop of hair dabbling in his plate of mush。  His forehead�察�

which pressed upon the near edge of the plate�察�tilted the plate up 

against his hair at an angle of forty´five degrees。  Harkey was in 

the air�察�in his spring to his feet�察�at the second shot�察�and he 

pitched face down upon the floor�察�his ;My God� ─�gurgling and dying 

in his throat。



It was the unexpected。  Hans and Edith were stunned。  They sat at 

the table with bodies tense�察�their eyes fixed in a fascinated gaze 

upon the murderer。  Dimly they saw him through the smoke of the 

powder�察�and in the silence nothing was to be heard save the drip´

drip of Dutchy's spilled coffee on the floor。  Dennin threw open 

the breech of the shot´gun�察�ejecting the empty shells。  Holding the 

gun with one hand�察�he reached with the other into his pocket for 

fresh shells。



He was thrusting the shells into the gun when Edith Nelson was 

aroused to action。  It was patent that he intended to kill Hans and 

her。  For a space of possibly three seconds of time she had been 

dazed and paralysed by the horrible and inconceivable form in which 

the unexpected had made its appearance。  Then she rose to it and 

grappled with it。 She grappled with it concretely�察�making a cat´

like leap for the murderer and gripping his neck´cloth with both 

her hands。  The impact of her body sent him stumbling backward 

several steps。  He tried to shake her loose and still retain his 

hold on the gun。  This was awkward�察�for her firm´fleshed body had 

become a cat's。  She threw herself to one side�察�and with her grip 

at his throat nearly jerked him to the floor。  He straightened 

himself and whirled swiftly。  Still faithful to her hold�察�her body 

followed the circle of his whirl so that her feet left the floor�察�

and she swung through the air fastened to his throat by her hands。  

The whirl culminated in a collision with a chair�察�and the man and 

woman crashed to the floor in a wild struggling fall that extended 

itself across half the length of the room。



Hans Nelson was half a second behind his wife in rising to the 

unexpected。  His nerve processed and mental processes were slower 

than hers。  His was the grosser organism�察�and it had taken him half 

a second longer to perceive�察�and determine�察�and proceed to do。  She 

had already flown at Dennin and gripped his throat�察�when Hans 

sprang to his feet。  But her coolness was not his。  He was in a 

blind fury�察�a Berserker rage。  At the instant he sprang from his 

chair his mouth opened and there issued forth a sound that was half 

roar�察�half bellow。  The whirl of the two bodies had already 

started�察�and still roaring�察�or bellowing�察�he pursued this whirl 

down the room�察�overtaking it when it fell to the floor。



Hans hurled himself upon the prostrate man�察�striking madly with his 

fists。  They were sledge´like blows�察�and when Edith felt Dennin's 

body relax she loosed her grip and rolled clear。  She lay on the 

floor�察�panting and watching。  The fury of blows continued to rain 

down。  Dennin did not seem to mind the blows。  He did not even 

move。  Then it dawned upon her that he was unconscious。  She cried 

out to Hans to stop。  She cried out again。  But he paid no heed to 

her voice。  She caught him by the arm�察�but her clinging to it 

merely impeded his effort。



It was no reasoned impulse that stirred her to do what she then 

did。  Nor was it a sense of pity�察�nor obedience to the ;Thou shalt 

not; of religion。  Rather was it some sense of law�察�an ethic of her 

race and early environment�察�that compelled her to interpose her 

body between her husband and the helpless murderer。  It was not 

until Hans knew he was striking his wife that he ceased。  He 

allowed himself to be shoved away by her in much the same way that 

a ferocious but obedient dog allows itself to be shoved away by its 

master。  The analogy went even farther。  Deep in his throat�察�in an 

animal´like way�察�Hans's rage still rumbled�察�and several times he 

made as though to spring back upon his prey and was only prevented 

by the woman's swiftly interposed body。



Back and farther back Edith shoved her husband。  She had never seen 

him in such a condition�察�and she was more frightened of him than 

she had been of Dennin in the thick of the struggle。  She could not 

believe that this raging beast was her Hans�察�and with a shock she 

became suddenly aware of a shrinking�察�instinctive fear that he 

might snap her hand in his teeth like any wild animal。  For some 

seconds�察�unwilling to hurt her�察�yet dogged in his desire to return 

to the attack�察�Hans dodged back and forth。  But she resolutely 

dodged with him�察�until the first glimmerings of reason returned and 

he gave over。



Both crawled to their feet。  Hans staggered back against the wall�察�

where he leaned�察�his face working�察�in his throat the deep and 

continuous rumble that died away with the seconds and at last 

ceased。  The time for the reaction had come。  Edith stood in the 

middle of the floor�察�wringing her hands�察�panting and gasping�察�her 

whole body trembling violently。



Hans looked at nothing�察�but Edith's eyes wandered wildly from 

detail to detail of what had taken place。  Dennin lay without 

movement。  The overturned chair�察�hurled onward in the mad whirl�察�

lay near him。  Partly under him lay the shot´gun�察�still broken open 

at the breech。  Spilling out of his right hand were the two 

cartridges which he had failed to put into the gun and which he had 

clutched until consciousness left him。  Harkey lay on the floor�察�

face downward�察�where he had fallen�察�while Dutchy rested forward on 

the table�察�his yellow mop of hair buried in his mush´plate�察�the 

plate itself still tilted at an angle of forty´five degrees。  This 

tilted plate fascinated her。  Why did it not fall down�拭 �It was 

ridiculous。  It was not in the nature of things for a mush´plate to 

up´end itself on the table�察�even if a man or so had been killed。



She glanced back at Dennin�察�but her eyes returned to the tilted 

plate。  It was so ridiculous�  �She felt a hysterical impulse to 

laugh。  Then she noticed the silence�察�and forgot the plate in a 

desire for something to happen。  The monotonous drip of the coffee 

from the table to the floor merely emphasized the silence。  Why did 

not Hans do something�拭�say something�拭 �She looked at him and was 

about to speak�察�when she discovered that her tongue refused its 

wonted duty。  There was a peculiar ache in her throat�察�and her 

mouth was dry and furry。  She could only look at Hans�察�who�察�in 

turn�察�looked at her。



Suddenly the silence was broken by a sharp�察�metallic clang。  She 

screamed�察�jerking her eyes back to the table。  The plate had fallen 

down。  Hans sighed as though awakening from sleep。  The clang of 

the plate had aroused them to life in a new world。  The cabin 

epitomized the new world in which they must thenceforth live and 

move。  The old cabin was gone forever。  The horizon of life was 

totally new and unfamiliar。  The unexpected had swept its wizardry 

over the face of things�察�changing the perspective�察�juggling values�察�

and shuffling the real and the unreal into perplexing confusion。



;My God�察�Hans� ─�was Edith's first speech。



He did not answer�察�but stared at her with horror。  Slowly his eyes 

wandered over the room�察�for the first time taking in its details。  

Then he put on his cap and started for the door。



 ;Where are you going�拭─�Edith demanded�察�in an agony of 

apprehension。



His hand was on the door´knob�察�and he half turned as he answered�察�

;To dig some graves。;



;Don't leave me�察�Hans�察�with ´ ; her eyes swept the room ´ ;with 

this。;



;The grav

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