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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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