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THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



feeding his dogs with no one to help him. 

 He was on his knees near the igloo door, 

 and throwing the bits to the various 

 dogs, the heads of which were crowded 

 in the entrance, and he was distributing 

 the food as well as was possible under 

 the circumstances. One big dog, which 

 he could not distinguish in the dark 

 entrance, and which, after it had received 

 its share, had driven all the other dogs 

 away, seemed determined not to leave. 

 Toolooah grew angry, seized his stick, 

 and rushed out after it to settle matters. 

 But he came rushing back even faster 

 than he went out, seized his gun hur- 

 riedly, and as hastily was gone again. 

 Before we could collect our thoughts in 

 order, or surmise what it all could mean, 

 a shot was heard outside, and in a few 

 seconds more Toolooah came crawling 



