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understand   the   message   borne   upon   it   to   him。        One   careless   sniff   had 

satisfied his mate�察�and she trotted on to reassure him。 Though he followed 

her�察�he   was still dubious�察�and   he could not forbear   an occasional   halt   in 

order more carefully to study the warning。 

     She crept out cautiously on the edge of a large open space in the midst 

of the trees。 For some time she stood alone。 Then One Eye�察�creeping and 

crawling�察�every sense on the alert�察�every hair radiating infinite suspicion�察�

joined her。 They stood side by side�察�watching and listening and smelling。 

     To   their   ears   came   the   sounds   of   dogs   wrangling   and   scuffling�察  �the 

guttural cries of men�察�the sharper voices of scolding women�察�and once the 



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shrill and plaintive cry of a child。 With the exception of the huge bulks of 

the skin´lodges�察�little could be seen save the flames of the fire�察�broken by 

the movements of intervening bodies�察�and the smoke rising slowly on the 

quiet air。 But to their nostrils came the myriad smells of an Indian camp�察�

carrying a story that was largely incomprehensible to One Eye�察�but every 

detail of which the she´wolf knew。 

     She was strangely stirred�察�and sniffed and sniffed with an   increasing 

delight。 But old One Eye was doubtful。 He betrayed his apprehension�察�and 

started tentatively to go。 She turned。 and touched his neck with her muzzle 

in a reassuring way�察�then regarded the camp again。 A new wistfulness was 

in her face�察�but it was not the wistfulness of hunger。 She was thrilling to a 

desire   that   urged   her   to   go   forward�察  �to   be   in   closer   to   that   fire�察  �to   be 

squabbling with the dogs�察�and to be avoiding and dodging the stumbling 

feet of men。 

     One Eye moved impatiently beside her�察�her unrest came back upon her�察�

and   she   knew   again   her   pressing   need   to   find   the   thing   for   which   she 

searched。 She turned and trotted back into the forest�察�to the great relief of 

One   Eye�察  �who   trotted   a   little   to   the   fore until  they  were   well   within the 

shelter of the trees。 

     As they slid along�察�noiseless as shadows�察�in the moonlight�察�they came 

upon   a   run´way。   Both   noses   went   down   to   the   footprints   in   the   snow。 

These footprints were very fresh。 One Eye ran ahead cautiously�察�his mate 

at his heels。 The broad pads of their feet were spread wide and in contact 

with the snow were like velvet。 One Eye caught sight of a dim movement 

of white in the midst of the white。 His sliding gait had been deceptively 

swift�察�but it was as nothing to the speed at which he now ran。 Before him 

was bounding the faint patch of white he had discovered。 

     They  were   running   along   a   narrow   alley  flanked on   either   side   by  a 

growth of young spruce。 Through the trees the mouth of the alley could be 

seen�察   �opening      out   on   a  moonlit     glade。   Old    One    Eye    was    rapidly 

overhauling the fleeing shape of white。 Bound by bound he gained。 Now 

he was upon it。 One leap more and his teeth would be sinking into it。 But 

that leap was never made。 High in the air�察�and straight up�察�soared the shape 

of   white�察  �now   a   struggling   snowshoe   rabbit   that   leaped   and   bounded�察�



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executing   a   fantastic   dance   there   above   him   in   the   air   and   never   once 

returning to earth。 

     One Eye sprang back with a snort of sudden fright�察�then shrank down 

to the snow and crouched�察�snarling threats at this thing of fear he did not 

understand。   But   the   she´wolf   coolly   thrust   past   him。   She   poised   for   a 

moment�察�then sprang for the dancing rabbit。 She�察�too�察�soared high�察�but not 

so    high   as  the   quarry�察  �and    her  teeth   clipped    emptily   together      with   'a 

metallic snap。 She made another leap�察�and another。 

     Her mate had slowly relaxed from his crouch and was watching her。 

He now evinced displeasure at her repeated failures�察�and himself made a 

mighty   spring   upward。   His   teeth   closed   upon   the   rabbit�察  �and   he   bore   it 

back   to   earth   with   him。   But   at   the   same   time   there   was   a   suspicious 

crackling   movement   beside   him�察  �and           his   astonished    eye   saw   a   young 

spruce sapling bending down above him to strike him。 His jaws let go their 

grip�察�and he leaped backward to escape this strange danger�察�his lips drawn 

back from his fangs�察�his throat snarling�察�every hair bristling with rage and 

fright。 And in that moment the sapling reared its slender length upright and 

the rabbit soared dancing in the air again。 

     The she´wolf was angry。 She sank her fangs into her mate's shoulder in 

reproof�察    �and    he�察  �frightened�察    �unaware      of   what     constituted     this   new 

onslaught�察�struck back ferociously and in still greater fright�察�ripping down 

the   side   of   the   she´wolf's   muzzle。   For   him   to   resent   such   reproof   was 

equally      unexpected       to  her�察   �and   she    sprang     upon     him    in   snarling 

indignation。 Then he discovered his mistake and tried to placate her。 But 

she   proceeded   to   punish   him  roundly�察  �until   he   gave   over   all   attempts   at 

placation�察�and whirled in a circle�察�his head away from her�察�his shoulders 

receiving the punishment of her teeth。 

     In the meantime the rabbit danced above them in the air。 The she´ wolf 

sat down in the snow�察�and old One Eye�察�now more in fear of his mate than 

of   the   mysterious   sapling�察  �again   sprang   for   the   rabbit。 As   he   sank   back 

with   it   between   his   teeth�察  �he   kept   his   eye   on   the   sapling。 As   before�察  �it 

followed him back to earth。 He crouched down under the impending blow�察�

his hair bristling�察�but his teeth still keeping tight hold of the rabbit。 But the 

blow did not fall。 The sapling remained bent above him。 When he moved 



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it  moved�察    �and   he   growled    at  it  through    his  clenched     jaws�察  �when    he 

remained still�察�it remained still�察�and he concluded it was safer to continue 

remaining still。 Yet the warm blood of the rabbit tasted good in his mouth。 

     It was his mate who relieved him from the quandary in which he found 

himself。 She took the rabbit from him�察�and while the sapling swayed and 

teetered threateningly above her she calmly gnawed off the rabbit's head。 

At    once    the  sapling    shot   up�察  �and   after  that   gave   no   more    trouble�察�

remaining in the decorous and perpendicular position in which nature had 

intended     it  to  grow。   Then�察   �between    them�察   �the  she´wolf     and   One   Eye 

devoured the game which the mysterious sapling had caught for them。 

     There were other run´ways and alleys where rabbits were hanging in 

the   air�察  �and   the   wolf´pair   prospected   them   all�察  �the   she´wolf   leading   the 

way�察   �old   One    Eye    following    and    observant�察   �learning    the  method     of 

robbing snares ´ a knowledge destined to stand him in good stead in the 

days to come。 



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                          CHAPTER II ´ THE LAIR 



     For two days the she´wolf and One Eye hung about the Indian camp。 

He   was   worried   and   apprehensive�察  �yet   the   camp   lured   his   mate   and   she 

was   loath   to   depart。   But   when�察  �one   morning�察  �the   air   was   rent   with   the 

report of a rifle close at hand�察�and a bullet smashed against a tree   trunk 

several inches from One Eye's head�察�they hesitated no more�察�but went off 

on   a   long�察  �swinging     lope   that   put   quick   miles   between   them   and   the 

danger。 

     They did not go far ´ a couple of days' journey。 The she´wolf's need to 

find   the   thing   for   which   she   searched   had   now   become   imperative。   She 

was getting very heavy�察�and could run but slowly。 Once�察�in the pursuit of a 

rabbit�察�which she ordinarily would have caught with ease�察�she gave over 

and lay down and rested。 One Eye came to her�察�but when he touched her 

neck gently with his muzzle she snapped at him with such quick fierceness 

that he tumbled over backward and cut a ridiculous figure in his effort to 

escape     her   teeth。  Her   temper     was   now    shorter   than   ever�察  �but   he  had 

become more patient than ever and more solicitous。 

     And then she found the thing for which she sought。 It was a few miles 

up a small stream that in the summer time flowed into the Mackenzie�察�but 

that then was frozen over and frozen down to its rocky bottom ´ a dead 

stream   of   solid   white   from   source   to   mouth。   The   she´wolf   was   trotting 

wearily     along�察   �her   mate   well    in  advance�察    �when    she   came     upon    the 

overhanging�察�high clay´bank。 She turned aside and trotted over to it。 The 

wear   and   tear   of spring storms   and   melting   snows   had underwashed the 

bank and in one place had made a small cave out of a narrow fissure。 

     She paused at the mouth of the cave and looked the wall over carefully。 

Then�察  �on   one   side   and   the   other�察  �she   ran   along   the   base   of   the   wall   to 

where its abrupt bulk merged from the softer´lined landscape。 Returning to 

the   cave�察  �she   entered   its   narrow   mouth。   For   a   short   three   feet   she   was 

compelled   to   crouch�察  �then   the   walls   widene

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