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find    Wolf   tracks   and    signs   along    the   river   on   both   sides   between    St。 

Boniface and Fort Garry。 He listened with interest and doubt to tales that 

the Hudson Bay Company's men told of a great Gray´wolf that had come 

to live in the region about�察�and even to enter the town at night�察�and that 

was in particular attached to the woods about St。 Boniface Church。 

     On   Christmas   Eve   of   that   year   when   the   bell   tolled   again   as   it   had 

done for Jimmie�察�a lone and melancholy howling from the woods almost 

convinced Renaud that the stories were true。 He knew the wolf´criesthe 

howl for help�察�the love song�察�the lonely wail�察�and the sharp defiance of the 

Wolves。 This was the lonely wail。 

     The   trapper   went   to   the   riverside   and   gave   an   answering   howl。   A 

shadowy form left the far woods and crossed on the ice to where the man 

sat�察�log´still�察�on a log。 It came up near him�察�circled past and sniffed�察�then 

its eye glowed�察�it growled like a Dog that is a little angry�察�and glided back 

into the night。 

     Thus   Renaud   knew�察  �and   before   long   many   townfolk   began   to   learn�察�

that a huge Gray´wolf was living in their streets�察 �a Wolf three times as big 

as the one that used to be chained at Hogan's gin´mill。; He was the terror 

of Dogs�察�killing them on all possible occasions�察�and some said�察�though it 



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was   never   proven�察  �that   he   had   devoured   more   than   one   half´breed   who 

was out on a spree。 

     And this was the Winnipeg Wolf that I had seen that day in the wintry 

woods。   I   had   longed   to   go   to   his   help�察  �thinking   the   odds   so   hopelessly 

against him�察�but later knowledge changed the thought。 I do not know how 

that fight ended�察�but I do know that he was seen many times afterward and 

some of the Dogs were not。 

     Thus his was the strangest life that ever his kind had known。 Free of 

all the woods and plains�察�he elected rather to lead a life of daily hazard in 

the towneach week at least some close escape�察�and every day a day of 

daring      deeds�察   �finding     momentary        shelter   at   times    under     the   very 

boardwalk crossings。  Hating the   men   and despising   the   Dogs�察 �he   fought 

his daily way and held the hordes of Curs at bay or slew them when he 

found   them  few   or   single�察  �harried   the  drunkard�察  �evaded   men   with   guns�察�

learned trapslearned poison�察�toojust how�察�we cannot tell�察�but learn it he 

did�察  �for   he   passed   it   again   and   again�察  �or   served   it   only   with   a   Wolf's 

contempt。 

     Not   a   street   in   Winnipeg   that   he   did   not   know�察  �not   a   policeman   in 

Winnipeg that had not seen his swift and shadowy form in the gray dawn 

as he passed where he would�察�not a Dog in Winnipeg that did not cower 

and    bristle   when     the  telltale   wind    brought    proof    that  old   Garou     was 

crouching near。 His only path was the warpath�察�and all the world his foes。 

But   throughout   this   lurid�察  �semi´mythic   record   there   was   one   recurring 

pleasant thoughtGarou never was known to harm a child。 

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     Ninette was a desert´born beauty like her Indian mother�察�but gray´eyed 

like her Normandy father�察�a sweet girl of sixteen�察�the belle of her set。 She 

might have married any one of the richest and steadiest young men of the 

country�察  �but   of   course�察  �in   feminine   perversity   her   heart   was   set   on   that 

ne'er´do´well�察�Paul des Roches。 A handsome fellow�察�a good dancer and a 

fair violinist�察�Fiddler Paul was in demand   at all festivities�察�but he was   a 

shiftless drunkard and it was even whispered that he had a wife already in 

Lower   Canada。   Renaud   very   properly   dismissed   him   when   he   came   to 

urge   his   suit�察  �but   dismissed   him   in   vain。   Ninette�察  �obedient   in   all   else�察�



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would not give up her lover。 The very day after her father had ordered him 

away she promised to meet him in the woods just across the river。 It was 

easy to arrange this�察�for she was a good Catholic�察�and across the ice to the 

church was shorter than going around by the bridge。 As she went through 

the    snowy     wood    to   the  tryst   she   noticed    that  a  large   gray    Dog    was 

following。 It   seemed quite   friendly�察�and   the   child ��for   she was still that�� 

had no fear�察�but when she came to the place where Paul was waiting�察�the 

gray Dog went forward rumbling in its chest。 Paul gave one look�察�knew it 

for a huge Wolf�察�then fled like the coward he was。 He afterward said he 

ran for his gun。 He must have forgotten where it was�察�as he climbed the 

nearest tree to find it。 Meanwhile Ninette ran home across the ice to tell 

Paul's   friends   of   his   danger。   Not   finding   any   firearms   up   the   tree�察  �the 

valiant     lover   made     a  spear    by   fastening     his  knife    to  a   branch    and 

succeeded   in   giving   Garou   a   painful   wound   on   the   head。   The   savage�察�

creature growled horribly but thenceforth kept at a safe distance�察�though 

plainly   showing   his   intention   to   wait   till   the   man   came   down。   But   the 

approach of a band of rescuers changed his mind�察�and he went away。 

     Fiddler Paul found it easier to explain matters to Ninette than he would 

to any one else。 He still stood first in her affections�察�but so hopelessly ill 

with her father that they decided on an elopement�察�as soon as he should 

return   from   Fort Alexander�察  �whither   he   was   to   go   for   the   Company�察  �as 

dog´driver。      The   Factor    was    very   proud    of   his  train   Dogsthree      great 

Huskies with curly�察�bushy tails�察�big and strong as Calves�察�but fierce and 

lawless     as   pirates。   With    these   the   Fiddler    Paul   was    to  drive   to   Fort 

Alexander   from   Fort   Garrythe   bearer   of   several   important   packets。   He 

was an expert Dog´driver�察�which usually means relentlessly cruel。 He set 

off   blithely   down   the   river   in   the   morning�察  �after   the   several   necessary 

drinks of whiskey。 He expected to be gone a week�察�and would then come 

back   with   twenty   dollars   in   his   pocket�察  �and   having   thus   provided         the 

sinews   of   war�察  �would   carry   out   the   plan   of   elopement。 Away   they   went 

down the river on the ice。 The big Dogs pulled swiftly but sulkily as he 

cracked the long whip and shouted�察 �Allez�察�allez�察�marchez。; They passed 

at speed by Renaud's shanty on the bank�察�and Paul�察�cracking his whip and 

running behind the   train�察�waved his hand to   
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