CHOOSING THE KING 3 



&quot; Eating ! always of eating ; and never a more 

 beautiful song to you, or &quot; 



&quot; Less thieving to you, eh, Mister Jay,&quot; 

 growled Muskwa. &quot; You who come by your 

 eating easily have it not so heavily on your mind 

 as we Toilers.&quot; 



&quot; Well, let me see,&quot; continued Black Fox, with 

 reflective dignity, &quot; here Ye have all assembled ; 

 for form s sake I will call your names.&quot; 



From Mooswa to Wapoos each one of the 

 Dwellers as his name was spoken stepped forward 

 in the circle and saluted the King. 



&quot; Jack has been a faithful messenger,&quot; said 

 Black King ; &quot; but where are Cougar, and Buffalo, 

 and Eagle ? &quot; 



&quot; They had notice, thank you, Majesty, for 

 your praise. Cougar says the mountain is his 

 King, and that he would n t trust himself among 

 a lot of Plain Dwellers.&quot; 



&quot; He s a Highway Robber and an Outlaw, any 

 way, so it does n t matter,&quot; asserted Carcajou. 



&quot; You would n t talk that way if he were at 

 your throat, my fat little Friend,&quot; lisped Whisky- 

 Jack. &quot; Buffalo is afraid of Man, and won t 

 come ; nearly all his brothers have been killed 

 off, and he is hiding in the Spruce woods near 

 Athabasca Lake.&quot; 



&quot;I saw a herd of them last Summer,&quot; declared 



