34 My Dogs in the Northland 



had assailed him since we had seen him six 

 months before. 



I comforted him with the assurance that 

 I had not only food and other supplies in 

 my dog-sleds for him, but medicine that 

 would speedily drive out of him all of his 

 diseases. This latter piece of information 

 so delighted him that he at once proposed 

 that I should give the medicine to him then 

 and there. 



However, this was not my plan for curing 

 such a case of imaginary sickness, and so I 

 decided that it would be much more effective 

 and thorough, if we waited until we re- 

 turned to his home. This did not satisfy 

 him and then I had to tell him that I must 

 insist on delay. As a compromise, however, 

 it was decided that after a good supper at 

 the camp fire, now brightly burning, we 

 would continue the journey instead of 

 camping there for the night. 



The trail most of the way had been very 

 difficult, Our loads were heavy and our 

 dogs were so tired that they were in no 

 humour for rapid travelling. It seemed al- 

 most cruel to push on, but this man, with 

 all his imaginary ills, could not think of 

 delay. 



