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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 

any dog。; 



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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   out   angrily。 

;Your stomach's sour。 That's what's ailin' you。 Swallow a spoonful of sody�察�

an' you'll sweeten up wonderful an' be more pleasant company。; 

     In the morning Henry was aroused by fervid blasphemy that proceeded 

from the mouth of Bill。 Henry propped himself up on an elbow and looked 

to see his comrade standing among the dogs beside the replenished   fire�察�

his arms raised in objurgation�察�his face distorted with passion。 

     ;Hello� ─�Henry called。 ;What's up now�拭─�

     ;Frog's gone�察─�came the answer。 

     ;No。; 

     ;I tell you yes。; 

     Henry   leaped   out   of   the   blankets   and   to   the   dogs。   He   counted   them 

with care�察�and then joined his partner in cursing the power of the Wild that 

had robbed them of another dog。 

     ;Frog was the strongest dog of the bunch�察─�Bill pronounced finally。 

     ;An' he was no fool dog neither�察─�Henry added。 

     And so was recorded the second epitaph in two days。 

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