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expectedly Voyageur, the peerless, stopped 

 in his tracks and deliberately lay down on 

 the ice and snow ! 



This was indeed a serious matter and one 

 that could not be allowed. Sharp and stern 

 were the orders of the white men in com- 

 mand and so when all words of entreaty and 

 urging could not induce the now apparently 

 sulking balking dog to move on, the heavy 

 whip was brought into requisition and the 

 noble dog was most cruelly beaten. It was 

 noticed and wondered at that even under 

 the heaviest strokes he gave out no cry of 

 pain but in silence took the painful beating. 

 White men, who stood around now full of 

 anger and vexation, cruelly kicked the poor 

 dog but still he would neither move nor give 

 out a sound of pain. 



"Paulette!" shouted the white man in 

 charge, " you must go on and lead us. We 

 cannot remain here and freeze to death in 

 this horrible blizzard ! " 



Paulette, the most experienced guide of 

 his day, quickly responded, and with his 

 quick eye and long experience was able to 

 note the direction in which Voyageur had 

 been leading them, and so, even before the 

 party was ready to follow, he began to push 



