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age should have mistaken a wolf for a bear !" was written 

 all over him. 



The wolf at this sudden turn of events gained courage 

 and followed the dog back. E-took-a-shoo was so 

 nervous that I was afraid he would blow up, repeating 

 over and over again: 



"And we have no rifle!" 



We proceeded eastward. The wolf followed us close- 

 ly almost to the very door of our dugout. E-took-a-shoo 

 jumped from his sledge and ran for the black hole in 

 the snow, his little short legs revolving like the spokes 

 of a wheel. The wolf had now stopped and was lurk- 

 ing behind the rough ice of the ice-foot. In a few 

 minutes he had disappeared entirely. Wise old owl! 



I determined to wait here until the weather had 

 cleared and the dogs had gained strength, which could 

 only come by feeding them fresh meat. To pound 

 them over to Cape Colgate in their present weakened 

 condition simply to secure a record would be a crime. 

 They had already covered 725 miles in fifty days — a 

 good, honest work; they should rest for a few days at 

 least. 



E-took-a-shoo realized the necessity for meat, and, 

 although it was still blowing hard, he started back 

 among the hills at once. In ten hours he was back with 

 two caribou. 



May 2d and 3d were typical of the cape — strong 

 winds and drifting snows. On the morning of the 4th 

 I began to worry over the continued absence of Green 

 and Pee-a-wah-to. Six days had elapsed and I had 

 given them only three days' food. \Miere could they 

 be and what could have happened.^ So constantly did 

 I watch that point to the north throughout the day that 



