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led the tribe even to thy meat caches。             And he bade the men open them 

and be fed。      And lo�察�the caches were empty。 There was no meat。                    They 

stood without sound�察�the people being frightened�察�and in the silence I lifted 

my   voice。     ;O   Moosu�察  �where   is   the   meat�拭     �That   there   was   meat   we 

know。     Did we not hunt it and drag it in from the hunt�拭            �And it were a lie 

to say one man hath eaten it�察�yet have we seen nor hide nor hair。                   Where 

is the meat�察�O Moosu�拭         �Thou hast the ear of God。         Where is the meat�拭─�

     ;'And   the   people   cried�察   �Thou   hast   the   ear   of   God。  Where   is   the 

meat�拭─     �And they put their heads together and were afraid。               Then I went 

among them�察�speaking fearsomely of the unknown things�察�of the dead that 

come and go like shadows and do evil deeds�察�till they cried aloud in terror 

and gathered all together�察�like little children afraid of the dark。               Neewak 

made harangue�察�laying this evil that had come upon them at the door of 

Moosu。       When   he   had   done�察  �there   was   a   furious   commotion�察  �and   they 

took spears in their hands�察�and tusks of walrus�察�and clubs�察�and stones from 

the beach。 But Moosu ran away home�察�and because he had not drunken of 

hooch they could not catch him�察�and fell one over another and made haste 

slowly。     Even now they do howl without his igloo�察�and his woman´ folk 



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within�察�and what of the noise�察�he cannot make himself heard。' 

     ;'O Angeit�察�thou hast done well��' I commanded。                'Go now�察�taking this 

empty   sled   and   the   lean   dogs�察  �and   ride   fast   to   the   igloo   of   Moosu�察  �and 

before the people�察�who are drunken�察�are aware�察�throw him quick upon the 

sled and bring him to me。' 

     ;I waited and gave good advice to the faithful ones till Angeit returned。 

Moosu was on the sled�察�and I saw by the fingermarks on his face that his 

womankind   had   done   well   by   him。       But   he   tumbled   off   and   fell   in   the 

snow at my feet�察�crying�此        �'O master�察�thou wilt forgive Moosu�察�thy servant�察�

for the wrong   things he has done�            �Thou   art a  great man�       �Surely  wilt 

thou forgive��' 

     ;'Call me ;brother�察─�Moosucall me ;brother�察�' I chided�察�lifting him to 

his feet with the toe of my moccasin。           'Wilt thou evermore obey��' 

     ;'Yea�察�master��' he whimpered�察�'evermore。' 

     ;'Then dispose thy body�察�so�察�across the sled��' I shifted the dogwhip to 

my right hand。       'And direct thy face downwards�察�toward the snow。                  And 

make haste�察�for we journey south this day。'            And when he was well fixed I 

laid the lash upon him�察�reciting�察�at every stroke�察�the wrongs he had done 

me。    'This   for  thy   disobedience     in  generalwhack�        �And     this  for  thy 

disobedience       in  particular    whack�    �whack�      �And     this  for   Esanetuk� �

And this for thy soul's welfare�          �And this for the grace of thy authority� �

And this for Kluktu�         �And this for thy rights God´given�             �And this for 

thy fat firstlings�     �And this and this for thy income´tax and thy loaves and 

fishes�     �And   this   for   all   thy  disobedience�   �And   this�察  �finally�察  �that   thou 

mayest   henceforth   walk   softly   and   with   understanding�   �Now   cease   thy 

sniffling and get up�       �Gird on thy snowshoes and go to the fore and break 

trail for the dogs。     CHOOK�         �MUSH´ON�          �Git��'; 

     Thomas Stevens smiled quietly to himself as he lighted his fifth cigar 

and sent curling smoke´rings ceilingward。 

     ;But   how   about   the   people   of   Tattarat�拭─  �I   asked。  ;Kind   of   rough�察�

wasn't it�察�to leave them flat with famine�拭─�

     And   he   answered�察  �laughing�察  �between   two   smoke´rings�察   �Were   there 

not the fat dogs�拭─�



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     ;Tell you what we'll do�察�we'll shake for it。; 

     ;That   suits   me�察─  �said   the   second   man�察  �turning�察  �as   he   spoke�察  �to   the 

Indian that was mending snow´shoes in a corner of the cabin。 ;Here�察�you 

Billebedam�察�take a run down to Oleson's cabin like a good fellow�察�and tell 

him we want to borrow his dice box。; 

     This sudden request in the midst of a council on wages of men�察�wood�察�

and grub surprised Billebedam。            Besides�察�it was early in the day�察�and he 

had never known white men of the calibre of Pentfield and Hutchinson to 

dice and play till the day's work was done。            But his face was impassive as 

a Yukon Indian's should be�察�as he pulled on his mittens and went out the 

door。 

     Though   eight   o'clock�察  �it   was   still   dark   outside�察  �and   the   cabin   was 

lighted by a tallow candle thrust into an empty whisky bottle。                 It stood on 

the   pine´board     table   in  the   middle    of  a  disarray    of  dirty  tin  dishes。 

Tallow from innumerable candles had dripped down the long neck of the 

bottle   and   hardened   into   a   miniature   glacier。    The   small   room�察  �which 

composed the entire cabin�察�was as badly littered as the table�察�while at one 

end�察  �against   the   wall�察  �were   two   bunks�察  �one   above   the   other�察  �with   the 

blankets turned down just as the two men had crawled out in the morning。 

     Lawrence   Pentfield   and   Corry   Hutchinson   were   millionaires�察  �though 

they  did   not   look   it。 There seemed   nothing unusual   about   them�察  �while 

they   would   have   passed   muster   as   fair   specimens   of   lumbermen   in   any 

Michigan camp。         But outside�察�in the darkness�察�where holes yawned in the 

ground�察�were many men engaged in windlassing muck and gravel and gold 

from the bottoms of the holes where other men received fifteen dollars per 

day for scraping it from off the bedrock。             Each day thousands of dollars' 

worth of gold were scraped from bedrock and windlassed to the surface�察�

and   it   all  belonged    to  Pentfield   and   Hutchinson�察  �who      took   their  rank 



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among the richest kings of Bonanza。 

     Pentfield broke the silence that followed on Billebedam's departure by 

heaping the dirty plates higher on the table and drumming a tattoo on the 

cleared space   with his  knuckles。         Hutchinson snuffed the   smoky  candle 

and    reflectively    rubbed    the   soot   from    the  wick    between     thumb    and 

forefinger。 

     ;By Jove�察�I wish we could both go out� ─�he abruptly exclaimed。 ;That 

would settle it all。; 

     Pentfield looked at him darkly。 

     ;If it weren't for your cursed obstinacy�察�it'd be settled anyway。 All you 

have to do is get up and go。          I'll look after things�察�and next year I can go 

out。; 

     ;Why should I go�拭        �I've no one waiting for me; 

     ;Your people�察─�Pentfield broke in roughly。 

     ;Like you have�察─�Hutchinson went on。              ;A girl�察�I mean�察�and you know 

it。; 

     Pentfield shrugged his shoulders gloomily。             ;She can wait�察�I guess。; 

     ;But she's been waiting two years now。; 

     ;And another won't age her beyond recognition。; 

     ;That'd be three years。       Think of it�察�old man�察�three years in this end of 

the earth�察�this falling´off place for the damned� ─�Hutchinson threw up his 

arm in an almost articulate groan。 

     He was several years younger than his partner�察�not more than twenty´ 

six�察  �and   there   was   a   certain   wistfulness   in   his

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