no MOOSWA 



strong teeth gleamed white against the background 

 of his lacquer coat. It was a full-drawn, lazy 

 protest against being roused from slumber, for a 

 brace of Pin-tail Grouse lying in the corner of his 

 cave gave evidence of much energy during the 

 previous night. 



&quot; Bother this being King ! &quot; he yapped crab- 

 bedly. &quot; To take care of one s own relatives is 

 trouble enough. By the Howl of a Hungry 

 Wolf! I saved Stripes from a Trap yesterday 

 just in the nick of time to keep him from grab 

 bing the Bait. Now Trowel Tail is after me. 

 This place was bad enough when there were only 

 Animals here I mean Animals of our own know 

 ing, Mother ; now that this other kind of Animal, 

 Man, has come, it s simply awful. They must 

 be a bad lot, these Men. We fear Wolf when 

 he is hungry, and Muskwa when there are no 

 Berries, but Man is always crying, E-go, Kil-1 

 Kil-1 ! &quot; 



Again Umisk s shrill little treble cut the keen 

 frosty air. &quot;Hurry, Lad!&quot; cried the Widow; 

 &quot; likely his family is in trouble.&quot; 



Black Fox stuck his head cautiously from 

 the entrance to their Burrow, and peered through 

 the massive drapery of Birch-tree roots which 

 completely veiled that part of the cut-bank. 

 &quot; Mother,&quot; he said, &quot; make the Boys use the 



