THE BUILDING OF THE SHACK 79 



&quot;That s the Boy-call,&quot; said Black King, in a 

 soft voice. &quot; Listen, Comrades, so that we may 

 know it. Frangois gives voice to the Man-call : 

 c Hi, yi ! hi, yi ! E-e-e-g-o-o-o- ! which means, 

 in their talk, Hear! hear! it is I I A 

 Man ! That is because they claim to be 

 Lords of all the Animal Kingdom, even as I am 

 Ruler in our own Boundaries.&quot; 



&quot; What a lovely Pup ! &quot; cried the Red Widow, 

 enthusiastically ; &quot;he s got yellow hair just like 

 my Babe look, Stripes ! Plump Birds ! but I 

 wish I had him in my litter.&quot; 



&quot; c Pup, indeed ! &quot; exclaimed Whisky-Jack, 

 indignantly. &quot;A Man-Boy called c Pup, by a 

 frowsy old Fox Widow.&quot; 



&quot; Clerk ! &quot; interrupted Black King, angrily. 



&quot; Frangois ! Frangois ! &quot; called The Boy, put 

 ting his face inside the tent ; &quot; the sun is up, the 

 fog is gone, and I m as hungry as a Wolf.&quot; 



Rof started. &quot; Gur-r-r- ! how does the Cub 

 know my stomach is lean because of the Seventh 

 Year famine ? &quot; 



A pair of sharp, black eyes gleamed from the 

 tent flap. They belonged to the Half-breed 

 Trapper, Frangois. 



&quot; Move back, Brothers, a little into the Wil 

 lows,&quot; whispered Black King ; &quot; he has Devil- 

 eyes, like Wolverine.&quot; 



