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like a book�察�not a soul can deny。           That he was a great traveller�察�and had 

set foot on countless unknown trails�察�many evidences affirm。                  Outside of 

my own personal knowledge�察�I knew men that had met him everywhere�察�

but principally on the confines of Nowhere。              There was Johnson�察�the ex´ 

Hudson Bay Company factor�察�who had housed him in a Labrador factory 

until his dogs rested up a bit�察�and he was able to strike out again。                There 

was McMahon�察�agent for the Alaska Commercial Company�察�who had run 

across him in Dutch Harbour�察�and later on�察�among the outlying islands of 

the Aleutian   group。      It   was   indisputable   that   he   had   guided   one   of   the 

earlier United States surveys�察�and history states positively that in a similar 

capacity he served the Western Union when it attempted to put through its 

trans´Alaskan and Siberian telegraph to Europe。                Further�察 �there was Joe 

Lamson�察�the whaling captain�察�who�察�when ice´bound off the mouth of the 

Mackenzie�察  �had   had   him   come   aboard   after   tobacco。         This   last   touch 

proves   Thomas   Stevens's   identity   conclusively。         His   quest   for   tobacco 

was perennial and untiring。          Ere we became fairly acquainted�察�I learned 

to greet him with one hand�察�and pass the pouch with the other。                    But the 

night I met him in John O'Brien's Dawson saloon�察�his head was wreathed 

in   a  nimbus     of  fifty´cent   cigar   smoke�察   �and   instead   of  my    pouch    he 

demanded my sack。           We were standing by a faro table�察�and forthwith he 



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tossed   it   upon   the   ;high   card。;  ;Fifty�察─  �he   said�察  �and   the   game´keeper 

nodded。      The ;high card; turned�察�and he handed back my sack�察�called for 

a ;tab�察─�and drew me over to the scales�察�where the weigher nonchalantly 

cashed him out fifty dollars in dust。 

     ;And now we'll drink�察─�he said�察�and later�察�at the bar�察�when he lowered 

his glass�此    �Reminds me of a little brew I had up Tattarat way。               No�察�you 

have no knowledge of the place�察�nor is it down on the charts。                 But it's up 

by    the  rim   of  the  Arctic    Sea�察 �not   so  many    hundred     miles   from    the 

American line�察�and   all of   half a thousand God´forsaken souls live there�察�

giving and taking in marriage�察�and starving and dying in´between´whiles。 

Explorers have overlooked them�察�and you will not find them in the census 

of 1890。      A whale´ ship was pinched there once�察�but the men�察�who had 

made shore over the ice�察�pulled out for the south and were never heard of。 

     ;But it was a great brew we had�察�Moosu and I�察─�he added a moment 

later�察�with just the slightest suspicion of a sigh。 

     I   knew   there   were   big   deeds   and   wild   doings   behind   that   sigh�察  �so   I 

haled him into a corner�察�between a roulette outfit and a poker layout�察�and 

waited for his tongue to thaw。 

     ;Had     one    objection     to   Moosu�察─    �he    began�察   �cocking     his   head 

meditatively;one objection�察�and only one。             He was an Indian from over 

on the edge of the Chippewyan country�察�but the trouble was�察�he'd picked 

up    a  smattering    of  the  Scriptures。     Been    campmate      a  season    with   a 

renegade French Canadian who'd studied for the church。                  Moosu'd never 

seen applied Christianity�察�and his head was crammed with miracles�察�battles�察�

and dispensations�察�and what not he didn't understand。                Otherwise he was 

a good sort�察�and a handy man on trail or over a fire。 

     ;We'd had a hard time together and were badly knocked out when we 

plumped upon Tattarat。         Lost outfits and dogs crossing a divide in a fall 

blizzard�察�and our bellies clove to our backs and our clothes were in rags 

when we crawled into the village。           They weren't much surprised at seeing 

usbecause      of  the  whalemenand        gave   us  the   meanest    shack    in  the 

village to live in�察�and the worst of their leavings to live on。             What struck 

me at the time as strange was that they left us strictly alone。              But Moosu 



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explained it。 

     ;'Shaman SICK TUMTUM��' he said�察�meaning the shaman�察�or medicine 

man�察�was jealous�察�and had advised the people to have nothing to do with 

us。    From the little he'd seen of the whalemen�察�he'd learned that mine was 

a stronger race�察�and a wiser�察�so he'd only behaved as shamans have always 

behaved the world over。           And before I get done�察�you'll see how near right 

he was。 

     ;'These   people   have   a   law��'   said   Mosu�此      �'whoso   eats   of   meat   must 

hunt。     We   be   awkward�察  �you   and   I�察  �O   master�察  �in   the   weapons   of   this 

country�察     �nor   can   we    string   bows     nor   fling   spears    after   the   manner 

approved。        Wherefore   the   shaman   and   Tummasook�察  �who   is   chief�察  �have 

put   their   heads   together�察  �and   it   has   been   decreed   that   we   work   with   the 

women and children in dragging in the meat and tending the wants of the 

hunters。' 

     ;'And   this   is   very   wrong��'   I   made   to   answer�察  �'for   we   be   better   men�察�

Moosu�察�than these people who walk in darkness。                     Further�察�we should rest 

and   grow   strong�察  �for   the   way   south   is   long�察  �and   on   that   trail   the   weak 

cannot prosper。'; 

     ;'But   we  have   nothing��' he   objected�察 �looking   about him  at   the   rotten 

timbers of the igloo�察�the stench of the ancient walrus meat that had been 

our   supper   disgusting   his   nostrils。      'And   on   this   fare   we   cannot   thrive。 

We   have   nothing   save   the   bottle   of   ;pain´   killer�察─  �which   will   not       fill 

emptiness�察  �so   we   must   bend   to   the   yoke   of   the   unbeliever   and   become 

hewers   of   wood   and   drawers   of   water。 And   there be good   things   in  this 

place�察�the which we may not have。 Ah�察�master�察�never has my nose lied to 

me�察�and I have followed it to secret caches and among the fur´bales of the 

igloos。     Good provender did these people extort from the poor whalemen�察�

and this provender has wandered into few hands。                      The woman Ipsukuk�察�

who   dwelleth   in   the   far   end   of   the   village   next   she   igloo   of   the   chief�察�

possesseth   much   flour   and   sugar�察  �and   even   have   my   eyes   told   me   of 

molasses smeared on her face。             And in the igloo of Tummasook�察�the chief�察�

there   be   teahave   I   not   seen   the   old   pig   guzzling�拭    �And   the   shaman 

owneth a   caddy of   ;Star; and two buckets of prime smoking。 And   what 



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have we�拭      �Nothing�      �Nothing��' 

     ;But I was stunned by the word he brought of the tobacco�察�and made 

no answer。 

     ;And Moosu�察  �what   of   his   own desire�察 �broke silence�此          �'And   there   be 

Tukeliketa�察  �daughter   of   a   big   hunter   and   wealthy   man。      A   likely   girl。 

Indeed�察�a very nice girl。' 

     ;I figured hard during the night while Moosu snored�察�for I could not 

bear the thought of the tobacco so near which I could not smoke。                     True�察�

as he had said�察�we had nothing。           But the way became clear to me�察�and in 

the morning I said to him�此         �'Go thou cunningly abroad�察�after thy fashion�察�

and procure me some sort of bone�察�crooked like a goose´neck�察�and hollow。 

Also�察�walk humbly�察�but have eyes awake to the lay of pots and pans and 

cooking   contrivances。 And   remember�察  �mine   is   the   white   man's   wisdom�察�

and do what I have bid you�察�with sureness and despatch。' 

     ;While he was away I placed the whale´oil cooking lamp in the middle 

of the igloo�察�and moved the mangy sleeping furs back that I might have 

room。     Then     I  took   apart   his  gun   and   put   the  barrel   by   handy�察  �and 

afterwards   braided   many   wicks   from   the   cotton   that   the   women   gather 

wild   in   the   summer。    When   he   came   back�察  �it   was   with   the   bone   I   had 

commanded�察�and with news that in the igloo of Tummasook there was a 

five´gallon kerosene can and a big copper kettle。               So I said he had done 

well and we would tarry through the day。              And when midnight was near I 

made harangue to him。 

     ;'This chief�察�this Tummasook�察�hath a copper kettle�察�likewise a kerosene 

can。'    I   put   a   rock�察  �smooth   and   wave´washed�察  �in   Moosu's   hand。      'The 

camp is hushed and the stars are winking。              Go thou�察�creep into the chief's 

igloo   softly�察  �and   smite   him  thus   upon   the   belly�察  �and   hard。 And   let   the 

meat   and   good   grub   of   the   days   to   come   put   strength   into   thine   arm。 

There will be uproar and outcry�察�and the village will come hot afoot。                  But 

be thou unafraid。       Veil thy movements and lose thy form in the obscurity 

of the night and the confusion of men。             And when the woman Ipsukuk is 

anigh thee�察�she who smeareth her face with molasses��do thou smite her 

likewise�察�and whosoever else that possesseth flour and cometh to thy hand。 



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Then do thou lift thy voice in pain and double up with clasped hands�察�and 

make   outcry  in   token   that   thou�察  �too�察 �hast   felt  the

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