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time   an'   cavortin'   over   the   landscape   in   the   bellies   of   twenty   different 

wolves�察─  �was   Henry's   epitaph   on   this�察  �the   latest   lost   dog。   ;Have   some 

coffee�察�Bill。; 

     But Bill shook his head。 

     ;Go on�察─�Henry pleaded�察�elevating the pot。 

     Bill   shoved   his   cup   aside。   ;I'll   be ding´dong´danged   if   I do。   I   said   I 

wouldn't if ary dog turned up missin'�察�an' I won't。; 

     ;It's darn good coffee�察─�Henry said enticingly。 

     But Bill was stubborn�察�and he ate a dry breakfast washed down with 

mumbled curses at One Ear for the trick he had played。 



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     ;I'll tie 'em up out of reach of each other to´night�察─�Bill said�察�as they 

took the trail。 

     They had travelled little more than a hundred yards�察�when Henry�察�who 

was     in  front�察  �bent   down     and    picked    up   something      with    which    his 

snowshoe       had   collided。    It  was   dark�察  �and   he  could    not   see  it�察 �but  he 

recognised it by the touch。 He flung it back�察�so that it struck the sled and 

bounced along until it fetched up on Bill's snowshoes。 

     ;Mebbe you'll need that in your business�察─�Henry said。 

     Bill uttered   an   exclamation。  It was   all   that   was left of   Spanker  ´  the 

stick with which he had been tied。 

     ;They ate 'm hide an' all�察─�Bill announced。 ;The stick's as clean as a 

whistle。   They've   ate   the   leather   offen   both   ends。   They're   damn   hungry�察�

Henry�察�an' they'll have you an' me guessin' before this trip's over。; 

     Henry     laughed     defiantly。   ;I  ain't  been    trailed  this  way    by   wolves 

before�察�but I've gone through a whole lot worse an' kept my health。 Takes 

more'n a handful of them pesky critters to do for yours truly�察�Bill�察�my son。; 

     ;I don't know�察�I don't know�察─�Bill muttered ominously。 

     ;Well�察�you'll know all right when we pull into McGurry。; 

     ;I ain't feelin' special enthusiastic�察─�Bill persisted。 

     ;You're      off   colour�察   �that's  what's     the   matter    with    you�察─   �Henry 

dogmatised。 ;What you need is quinine�察�an' I'm goin' to dose you up stiff 

as soon as we make McGurry。; 

     Bill   grunted    his   disagreement      with   the   diagnosis�察   �and   lapsed    into 

silence。   The   day   was   like   all   the   days。   Light   came   at   nine   o'clock。   At 

twelve o'clock the southern horizon was warmed by the unseen sun�察�and 

then began the cold grey of afternoon that would merge�察�three hours later�察�

into night。 

     It was just after the sun's futile effort to appear�察�that Bill slipped the 

rifle from under the sled´lashings and said�此�

     ;You keep right on�察�Henry�察�I'm goin' to see what I can see。; 

     ;You'd better stick by the sled�察─�his partner protested。 ;You've only got 

three cartridges�察�an' there's no tellin' what might happen。; 

     ;Who's croaking now�拭─�Bill demanded triumphantly。 

     Henry   made   no   reply�察  �and   plodded   on   alone�察  �though   often   he   cast 



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anxious      glances    back    into  the   grey    solitude   where     his  partner    had 

disappeared。 An hour later�察�taking advantage of the cut´offs around which 

the sled had to go�察�Bill arrived。 

     ;They're scattered an' rangin' along wide�察─�he said�此 �keeping up with us 

an' lookin' for game at the same time。 You see�察�they're sure of us�察�only they 

know they've got to wait to get us。 In the meantime they're willin' to pick 

up anything eatable that comes handy。; 

     ;You mean they THINK they're sure of us�察─�Henry objected pointedly。 

     But Bill ignored him。 ;I seen some of them。 They're pretty thin。 They 

ain't had a bite in weeks I reckon�察�outside of Fatty an' Frog an' Spanker�察�an' 

there's   so   many   of   'em   that   that   didn't   go   far。   They're   remarkable   thin。 

Their ribs is like wash´boards�察�an' their stomachs is right up against their 

backbones。 They're pretty desperate�察�I can tell you。 They'll be goin' mad�察�

yet�察�an' then watch out。; 

     A few minutes later�察�Henry�察�who was now travelling behind the sled�察�

emitted     a  low�察  �warning     whistle。   Bill  turned    and   looked�察   �then   quietly 

stopped the dogs。 To the rear�察�from around the last bend and plainly into 

view�察�on the very trail they had just covered�察�trotted a furry�察�slinking form。 

Its nose was to the trail�察�and it trotted with a peculiar�察�sliding�察�effortless 

gait。 When they halted�察�it halted�察�throwing up its head and regarding them 

steadily  with   nostrils   that   twitched   as   it   caught   and   studied   the   scent   of 

them。 

     ;It's the she´wolf�察─�Bill answered。 

     The dogs had laid down in the snow�察�and he walked past them to join 

his partner in the sled。 Together they watched the strange animal that had 

pursued them for days and that had already accomplished the destruction 

of half their dog´team。 

     After a searching scrutiny�察�the animal trotted forward a few steps。 This 

it repeated several times�察�till it was a short hundred yards away。 It paused�察�

head up�察�close by a clump of spruce trees�察�and with sight and scent studied 

the outfit of the watching men。 It looked at them in a strangely wistful way�察�

after the manner of a dog�察�but in its wistfulness there was none of the dog 

affection。 It was a wistfulness bred of hunger�察�as cruel as its own fangs�察�as 

merciless as the frost itself。 



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     It   was   large   for   a   wolf�察  �its   gaunt   frame   advertising   the   lines   of   an 

animal that was among the largest of its kind。 

     ;Stands   pretty   close   to   two   feet   an'   a   half   at   the   shoulders�察─  �Henry 

commented。 ;An' I'll bet it ain't far from five feet long。; 

     ;Kind of strange colour for a wolf�察─�was Bill's criticism。 ;I never seen 

a red wolf before。 Looks almost cinnamon to me。; 

     The animal was certainly not cinnamon´coloured。 Its coat was the true 

wolf´coat。 The dominant colour was grey�察�and yet there was to it a faint 

reddish hue ´ a hue that was baffling�察�that appeared and disappeared�察�that 

was   more   like   an   illusion   of   the   vision�察  �now   grey�察  �distinctly   grey�察  �and 

again giving hints and glints of a vague redness of colour not classifiable 

in terms of ordinary experience。 

     ;Looks   for   all   the   world    like   a   big   husky   sled´dog�察─  �Bill   said。  ;I 

wouldn't be s'prised to see it wag its tail。; 

     ;Hello�察�you husky� ─�he called。 ;Come here�察�you whatever´your´name´ 

is。; 

     ;Ain't a bit scairt of you�察─�Henry laughed。 

     Bill   waved   his   hand   at   it   threatening
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