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him for a trade, he 11 swap off the whole 

 Train.&quot; 



&quot; I m sure he 11 stick to Marsh Maid/ de 

 clared Pisew ; &quot; she 11 be back again all right. 

 Brother Rof.&quot; Blue Wolf looked sheepishly at 

 Mooswa. What a devil this Lynx was to read 

 his thoughts like that. 



&quot; I hope nothing will happen Fra^ois, for the 

 sake of The Boy,&quot; wheezed Mooswa. cc These 

 Breed Men also forget everything when the fire 

 water, that makes them like mad Bulls, is in 

 camp ; it is always at The Landing too,&quot; he mut 

 tered, despondently. &quot; When I was a Calf at the 

 Fort, I heard the old Factor say I think I Ve 

 told you about that time &quot; 



&quot; Yes, yes,&quot; interrupted Carcajou impatiently, 

 for he was a quick-thinking little Animal, &quot; what 

 did the Factor say about these Breed Men ? &quot; 



&quot; I m coming to that,&quot; asserted Mooswa, 

 ponderously. &quot; It was at the time I was a Calf 

 in the Fort Corral, and the Factor, who was my 

 Boy s father, said that a Breed would sell his 

 Soul for a gallon of this Devil-water that puts 

 madness in their blood.&quot; 



&quot; What s a Soul ? &quot; asked Carcajou. &quot; I 

 wonder if I smashed Francois s in the Shack.&quot; 



&quot; I don t know,&quot; answered Mooswa ; &quot; it s 

 something Man has, but which we have n t it s 



