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by huddling together and so close to the fire that their hair was scorched 

by the heat。 Bill threw on more wood�察�before lighting his pipe。 

     ;I'm thinking you're down in the mouth some�察─�Henry said。 

     ;Henry 。 。 。 ; He sucked meditatively at his pipe for some time before 



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he went on。 ;Henry�察�I was a´thinkin' what a blame sight luckier he is than 

you an' me'll ever be。; 

     He indicated the third person by a downward thrust of the thumb to the 

box on which they sat。 

     ;You   an'   me�察  �Henry�察  �when   we   die�察  �we'll   be   lucky   if   we   get   enough 

stones over our carcases to keep the dogs off of us。; 

     ;But we ain't got people an' money an' all the rest�察�like him�察─�Henry 

rejoined。   ;Long´distance   funerals   is   somethin'   you   an'   me   can't   exactly 

afford。; 

     ;What      gets  me�察  �Henry�察   �is  what    a  chap   like   this�察 �that's  a  lord  or 

something in his own country�察�and that's never had to bother about grub 

nor blankets�察�why he comes a´buttin' round the Godforsaken ends of the 

earth ´ that's what I can't exactly see。; 

     ;He might have lived to a ripe old age if he'd stayed at home�察─�Henry 

agreed。 

     Bill   opened   his   mouth   to   speak�察  �but   changed   his   mind。   Instead�察  �he 

pointed towards the wall of darkness that pressed about them from every 

side。 There was no suggestion of form in the utter blackness�察�only could be 

seen a pair of eyes gleaming like live coals。 Henry indicated with his head 

a second pair�察�and a third。 A circle of the gleaming eyes had drawn about 

their camp。 Now and again a pair of eyes moved�察�or disappeared to appear 

again a moment later。 

     The unrest of the dogs had been increasing�察�and they stampeded�察�in a 

surge   of   sudden   fear�察  �to   the   near   side   of   the   fire�察  �cringing   and   crawling 

about   the   legs   of   the   men。   In   the   scramble   one   of   the   dogs   had   been 

overturned on the edge of the fire�察�and it had yelped with pain and fright as 

the smell of its singed coat possessed the air。 The commotion caused the 

circle of eyes to shift restlessly for a moment and even to withdraw a bit�察�

but it settled down again as the dogs became quiet。 

     ;Henry�察�it's a blame misfortune to be out of ammunition。; 

     Bill had finished his pipe and was helping his companion to spread the 

bed of fur and blanket upon the spruce boughs which he had laid over the 

snow before supper。 Henry grunted�察�and began unlacing his mocassins。 

     ;How many cartridges did you say you had left�拭─�he asked。 



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     ;Three�察─�came the answer。 ;An' I wisht 'twas three hundred。 Then I'd 

show 'em what for�察�damn 'em� ─�

     He shook his fist angrily at the gleaming eyes�察�and began securely to 

prop his moccasins before the fire。 

     ;An' I wisht this cold snap'd break�察─�he went on。 ;It's ben fifty below 

for two weeks now。 An' I wisht I'd never started on this trip�察�Henry。 I don't 

like the looks of it。 I   don't feel right�察�somehow。 An' while   I'm  wishin'�察 �I 

wisht the trip was over an' done with�察�an' you an' me a´sittin' by the fire in 

Fort McGurry just about now an' playing cribbage ´ that's what I wisht。; 

     Henry grunted and crawled into bed。 As he dozed off he was aroused 

by his comrade's voice。 

     ;Say�察�Henry�察�that other one that come in an' got a fish ´ why didn't the 

dogs pitch into it�拭�That's what's botherin' me。; 

     ;You're botherin' too much�察�Bill�察─�came the sleepy response。 ;You was 

never like this before。 You jes' shut up now�察�an' go to sleep�察�an' you'll be all 

hunkydory   in      the   mornin'。   Your   stomach's   sour�察  �that's   what's   botherin' 

you。; 

     The men slept�察�breathing heavily�察�side by side�察�under the one covering。 

The fire died down�察�and the gleaming eyes drew closer the circle they had 

flung about the camp。 The dogs clustered together in fear�察�now and again 

snarling     menacingly     as  a  pair   of  eyes   drew   close。   Once    their  uproar 

became so loud that Bill woke up。 He got out of bed carefully�察�so as not to 

disturb the sleep of his comrade�察�and threw more wood on the fire。 As it 

began     to  flame   up�察 �the   circle  of  eyes   drew    farther  back。   He   glanced 

casually at the huddling dogs。 He rubbed his eyes and looked at them more 

sharply。 Then he crawled back into the blankets。 

     ;Henry�察─�he said。 ;Oh�察�Henry。; 

     Henry   groaned   as   he   passed   from   sleep   to   waking�察  �and   demanded�察�

;What's wrong now�拭─�

     ;Nothin'�察─  �came   the   answer�察   �only   there's   seven   of   'em   again。   I   just 

counted。; 

     Henry acknowledged receipt of the information with a grunt that slid 

into a snore as he drifted back into sleep。 

     In   the   morning     it  was    Henry    who    awoke     first  and    routed   his 



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companion out of bed。 Daylight was yet three hours away�察�though it was 

already     six  o'clock�察  �and    in  the  darkness     Henry    went   about    preparing 

breakfast�察    �while   Bill  rolled   the   blankets   and   made     the  sled   ready   for 

lashing。 

     ;Say�察  �Henry�察─  �he   asked   suddenly�察   �how   many   dogs   did   you   say   we 

had�拭─�

     ;Six。; 

     ;Wrong�察─�Bill proclaimed triumphantly。 

     ;Seven again�拭─�Henry queried。 

     ;No�察�five�察�one's gone。; 

     ;The   hell� ─  �Henry   cried   in   wrath�察  �leaving   the   cooking   to   come   and 

count the dogs。 

     ;You're right�察�Bill�察─�he concluded。 ;Fatty's gone。; 

     ;An'   he   went   like   greased   lightnin'   once   he   got   started。   Couldn't   've 

seen 'm for smoke。; 

     ;No chance at all�察─�Henry concluded。 ;They jes' swallowed 'm alive。 I 

bet he was yelpin' as he went down their throats�察�damn 'em� ─�

     ;He always was a fool dog�察─�said Bill。 

     ;But no fool dog ought to be fool enough to go off an' commit suicide 

that   way。;   He   looked   over   the   remainder   of   the   team  with   a   speculative 

eye that summed up instantly the salient traits of each animal。 ;I bet none 

of the others would do it。; 

     ;Couldn't   drive   'em   away   from   the   fire   with   a   club�察─  �Bill   agreed。   ;I 

always did think there was somethin' wrong with Fatty anyway。; 

     And this was the epitaph of a  dead dog on the Northland trail ´  less 

scant than the epitaph of many another dog�察�of many a man。 



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                   CHAPTER II ´ THE SHE´WOLF 



     Breakfast eaten   and the slim camp´outfit lashed to the sled�察�the   men 

turned their backs on the cheery fire and launched out into the darkness。 At 

once   began   to   rise   the   cries   that   were   fiercely   sad   ´   cries   that   called 

through     the   darkness    and   cold    to  one   another    and   answered     back。 

Conversation ceased。 Daylight came at nine o'clock。 At midday the sky to 

the south warmed to rose´colour�察�and marked where the bulge of the earth 

intervened between the meridian sun and the northern world。 But the rose´ 

colour swiftly faded。 The grey light of day that remained lasted until three 

o'clock�察  �when   it�察  �too�察  �faded�察  �and   the   pall   of   the Arctic   night   descended 

upon the lone and silent land。 

     As darkness came on�察�the hunting´cries to right and left and rear drew 

closer ´ so close that more than once they sent surges of fear through the 

toiling dogs�察�throwing them into short´lived panics。 

     At the conclusion of one such panic�察�when he and Henry had got the 

dogs back in the traces�察�Bill said�此�

     ;I   wisht   they'd   strike   game   somewheres�察  �an'   go   away   an'   leave   us 

alone。; 

     ;They do get on the nerves horrible�察─�Henry sympathised。 

     They spoke no more until camp was made。 

     Henry was bending over and adding ice to the babbling pot of beans 

when he was startled by the sound of a blow�察�an exclamation from Bill�察�

and a sharp snarling cry of pain from among the dogs。 He straightened up 

in time to see a dim form disappearing across the snow into the shelter of 

the dark。 Then he saw Bill�察�standing amid the dogs�察�half triumphant�察�half 

crestfallen�察�in one hand a stout club�察�in the other the tail and part of the 

body of a sun´cured salmon。 

     ;It got half of it�察─�he announced�察 �but I got a whack at it jes' the same。 

D'ye hear it squeal�拭─�

     ;What'd it look like�拭─�Henry asked。 

     ;Couldn't see。 But it had four legs an' a mouth an' hair an' looked like 

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     ;Must be a tame wolf�察�I reckon。; 

     ;It's   damned   tame�察  �whatever   it   is�察  �comin'   in   here   at   feedin'   time   an' 

gettin' its whack of fish。; 

     That night�察�when supper was finished and they sat on the oblong box 

and pulled at their pipes�察�the circle of gleaming eyes drew in even closer 

than before。 

     ;I wisht they'd spring up a bunch of moose or something�察�an' go away 

an' leave us alone�察─�Bill said。 

     Henry grunted with an intonation that was not all sympathy�察�and for a 

quarter of an hour they sat on in silence�察�Henry staring at the fire�察�and Bill 

at the circle of eyes that burned in the darkness just beyond the firelight。 

     ;I wisht we was pullin' into McGurry right now�察─�he began again。 

     ;Shut   up   your   wishin'   and   your   croakin'�察─  �Henry   burst  

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