52 MOOSWA 



&quot; But you did well,&quot; cried Black King ; &quot; there s 

 nothing like a good laugh at meal-time to aid 

 digestion.&quot; 



&quot; I thought they would eat like that, Musk- 

 wa,&quot; continued Blue Wolf. &quot; You remember 

 the thick, white-furred animals they once brought 

 to the Mission at Lac La Biche? &quot; 



&quot; Sheep,&quot; interposed Mooswa, &quot; I remember 

 them ; stupid creatures they were always fright 

 ened by something ; and always bunching up 

 together like the Plain Buffalo, so that a Killer 

 had more slaying than running to do amongst 

 them.&quot; 



&quot; That was the worst of it,&quot; declared Blue Wolf. 

 &quot; My Pack acted as foolishly as Man did with 

 the Buffalo killed them all off in a single 

 season, for that very reason.&quot; 



&quot; And for that trick Man put the blood-bounty 

 on your scalp,&quot; cried Carcajou. 



&quot; Oh, the bounty does n t matter so long as 

 I keep the scalp on my own head. But, as I 

 was going to say, the queer fur they had got into 

 my teeth, and made me fair furious. Where one 

 Sheep would have sufficed for my supper, I killed 

 three though I m generally of an even temper. 

 The Priest did much good in this country &quot; 



&quot; Bringing in the Sheep, eh ? &quot; interrupted 

 Carcajou. 





