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end。 

     They   ran   many   miles   that   day。   They   ran   through   the   night。 And   the 

next day found them still running。 They were running over the surface of a 

world frozen and dead。 No life stirred。 They alone moved through the vast 

inertness。   They   alone   were   alive�察  �and   they   sought   for   other   things   that 

were alive in order that they might devour them and continue to live。 

     They crossed low divides and ranged a dozen small streams in a lower´ 

lying   country   before   their   quest   was   rewarded。   Then         they   came   upon 

moose。 It was a big bull they first found。 Here was meat and life�察�and it 

was   guarded   by   no   mysterious   fires   nor   flying   missiles   of   flame。   Splay 

hoofs   and   palmated   antlers   they   knew�察  �and   they   flung   their   customary 

patience and caution to the wind。 It was a brief fight and fierce。 The big 

bull was beset on every side。 He ripped them open or split their skulls with 

shrewdly   driven   blows   of   his   great   hoofs。   He   crushed   them   and   broke 

them on his large horns。 He stamped them into the snow under him in the 

wallowing struggle。 But he was foredoomed�察�and he went down with the 

she´wolf      tearing    savagely     at  his   throat�察  �and   with    other   teeth    fixed 

everywhere upon him�察�devouring him alive�察�before ever his last struggles 

ceased or his last damage had been wrought。 

     There was food in plenty。 The bull weighed over eight hundred pounds 

´ fully twenty pounds of meat per mouth for the forty´odd wolves of the 

pack。 But if they could fast prodigiously�察�they could feed prodigiously�察�and 

soon   a   few   scattered   bones   were   all   that   remained   of   the   splendid   live 

brute that had faced the pack a few hours before。 

     There     was    now    much     resting    and   sleeping。    With    full   stomachs�察�

bickering      and   quarrelling     began    among     the   younger     males�察   �and   this 

continued   through   the   few   days   that   followed   before   the   breaking´up   of 

the pack。 The famine   was over。 The wolves   were now in the   country  of 

game�察�and though they still hunted in pack�察�they hunted more cautiously�察�

cutting out heavy cows or crippled old bulls from the small moose´herds 

they ran across。 



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     There came a day�察�in this land of plenty�察�when the wolf´pack split in 

half  and   went   in   different directions。 The she´wolf�察 �the   young   leader   on 

her   left�察  �and   the   one´eyed   elder   on   her   right�察  �led   their   half   of   the   pack 

down to the Mackenzie River and across into the lake country to the east。 

Each day this remnant of the pack dwindled。 Two by two�察�male and female�察�

the wolves were deserting。 Occasionally a solitary male was driven out by 

the sharp teeth of his rivals。 In the end there remained only four�此�the she´ 

wolf�察  �the   young   leader�察  �the   one´eyed   one�察  �and   the   ambitious   three´year´ 

old。   The   she´wolf   had   by   now   developed   a   ferocious   temper。   Her   three 

suitors all bore the marks of her teeth。 Yet they never replied in kind�察�never 

defended themselves against her。 They turned their shoulders to her most 

savage slashes�察�and with wagging tails and mincing steps strove to placate 

her    wrath。   But    if  they   were    all  mildness    toward     her�察 �they   were    all 

fierceness toward one  another。 The three´year´old  grew  too   ambitious   in 

his fierceness。 He caught the one´eyed elder on his blind side and ripped 

his ear into ribbons。 Though the grizzled old fellow could see only on one 

side�察  �against   the   youth   and   vigour   of   the   other   he   brought   into   play   the 

wisdom of long years of experience。 His lost eye and his scarred muzzle 

bore evidence to the nature of his experience。 He had survived too many 

battles to be in doubt for a moment about what to do。 

     The battle began fairly�察�but it did not end fairly。 There was no telling 

what the outcome would have been�察�for the third wolf joined the elder�察�and 

together�察�old leader and young leader�察�they attacked the ambitious three´ 

year´old and proceeded to destroy him。 He was beset on either side by the 

merciless fangs of his erstwhile   comrades。 Forgotten were the days   they 

had hunted together�察�the game they had pulled down�察�the famine they had 

suffered。 That business was a thing of the past。 The business of love was at 

hand ´ ever a sterner and crueller business than that of food´getting。 

     And   in   the   meanwhile�察  �the   she´wolf�察  �the   cause   of   it   all�察  �sat   down 

contentedly on her haunches and watched。 She was even pleased。 This was 

her day ´ and it came not often ´ when manes bristled�察�and fang smote fang 

or ripped and tore the yielding flesh�察�all for the possession of her。 

     And in the business of love the three´year´old�察�who had made this his 

first adventure upon it�察�yielded up his life。 On either side of his body stood 



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his two rivals。 They were gazing at the she´ wolf�察�who sat smiling in the 

snow。 But the elder leader was wise�察�very wise�察�in love even as in battle。 

The younger leader turned his head to lick a wound on his shoulder。 The 

curve of his neck was turned toward his rival。 With his one eye the elder 

saw the opportunity。 He darted in low and closed with his fangs。 It was a 

long�察�ripping slash�察�and deep as well。 His teeth�察�in passing�察�burst the wall 

of the great vein of the throat。 Then he leaped clear。 

     The young leader snarled terribly�察�but his snarl broke midmost into a 

tickling cough。 Bleeding and coughing�察�already stricken�察�he sprang at the 

elder and fought while life faded from him�察�his legs going weak beneath 

him�察  �the   light   of   day   dulling   on   his   eyes�察  �his   blows   and   springs   falling 

shorter and shorter。 

     And   all   the   while   the   she´wolf   sat on   her   haunches   and   smiled。   She 

was made glad in vague ways by the battle�察�for this was the love´ making 

of the Wild�察�the sex´tragedy of the natural world that was tragedy only to 

those that died。 To those that survived it was not tragedy�察�but realisation 

and achievement。 

     When the young leader lay in the snow and moved no more�察�One Eye 

stalked over to the she´wolf。 His carriage was one of mingled triumph and 

caution。 He was plainly expectant of a rebuff�察�and he was just as plainly 

surprised   when   her   teeth   did   not   flash   out   at   him  in   anger。   For   the   first 

time she met him with a kindly manner。 She sniffed noses with him�察�and 

even   condescended   to   leap   about   and   frisk   and   play   with   him   in   quite 

puppyish   fashion。   And   he�察  �for   all   his   grey   years   and   sage   experience�察�

behaved quite as puppyishly and even a little more foolishly。 

     Forgotten   already   were   the   vanquished   rivals   and   the   love´tale   red´ 

written on the snow。 Forgotten�察�save once�察�when old One Eye stopped for 

a   moment   to   lick   his   stiffening   wounds。   Then   it   was   that   his   lips   half 

writhed into a snarl�察�and the hair of his neck and shoulders involuntarily 

bristled�察  �while   he   half   crouched   for   a   spring�察  �his   claws   spasmodically 

clutching into the snow´surface for firmer footing。 But it was all forgotten 

the next moment�察�as he sprang after the she´wolf�察�who was coyly leading 

him a chase through the woods。 

     After that they ran side by side�察�like good friends who have come to an 



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understanding。 The days passed by�察�and they kept together�察�hunting their 

meat and killing and eating it in common。 After a time the she´wolf began 

to grow restless。 She seemed to be searching for something that she could 

not   find。   The   hollows   under   fallen   trees   seemed   to   attract   her�察  �and   she 

spent much time nosing about among the larger snow´piled crevices in the 

rocks     and   in  the   caves   of   overhanging      banks。    Old    One    Eye   was    not 

interested   at   all�察  �but   he   followed   her   good´naturedly   in   her   quest�察  �and 

when her investigations in particular places were unusually protracted�察�he 

would lie down and wait until she was ready to go on。 

     They  did   not   remain   in   one   place�察  �but   travelled   across   country   until 

they regained the Mackenzie River�察�down which they slowly went�察�leaving 

it often to hunt game along the small streams that entered it�察�but always 

returning to it again。 Sometimes they chanced upon other wolves�察�usually 

in pairs�察�but   there was no   friendliness of intercourse displayed on   either 

side�察  �no   gladness   at   meeting�察  �no   desire   to   return   to   the   pack´formation。 

Several times they encountered solitary wolves。 These were always males�察�

and they were pressingly insistent on joining with One Eye and his mate。 

This   he   resented�察  �and   when   she   stood   shoulder   to   shoulder   with   him�察�

bristling and showing her teeth�察�the aspiring solitary ones would back off�察�

turn´tail�察�and continue on their lonely way。 

     One     moonlight      night�察  �running     through     the   quiet   forest�察  �One    Eye 

suddenly   halted。   His   muzzle   went   up�察  �his   tail   stiffened�察  �and   his   nostrils 

dilated as he scented the air。 One foot also he held up�察�after the manner of 

a dog。 He was not satisfied�察�and he continued to smell the air�察�striving to 

understand   the   message   borne   upon   it   to   him。        One   carel

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