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other pail. That even did not last so long, for, 

 as he was pulling himself up, somewhat out of 

 temper, it tumbled heedlessly from the bench, 

 and converted the Shack-floor into a white, al 

 kaline-looking lake. 



Then he puddled around in batter which clung 

 to his short legs, and stuck to his toe-hairs, try 

 ing to get a drink from little pools, but only suc 

 ceeding in getting something like liquid pancakes. 



The stuff worked into his coat, and completely 

 put to flight any feelings of restraint he might 

 have had. A cyclone and an earthquake work 

 ing arm in arm could not have more effectually 

 disarranged the internal economy of Francis s 

 residence. 



Like most Half-breeds Francois played a con 

 certina ; and like most of his fellow tribesmen 

 he hung up his things on the bed or floor. It 

 was under the bed that Carcajou discovered the 

 instrument, and when he had finished with it, it 

 might have been put in paper boxes and sold 

 as matches. Two feather pillows provided him 

 with enthusiastic occupation for a time ; mixed 

 with batter the feathers entirely lost their elas 

 ticity, and refused to float about in the air. This 

 puzzled the marauder he could n t understand 

 it; for you see he knew nothing of specific 

 gravity. 



