236 TWO DIANAS IN ALASKA 



out of provisions also. We gloated over all the 

 trophies, and my patriarch, whom I had found dead 

 upon the hillside, kept his pride of place, none of the 

 other heads could touch his, 



We reorganized things, and fitted out two more 

 expeditions, this time arranging that Cecily should 

 hunt with Ralph and I with the Leader. I was very 

 glad of this new position of affairs, because now the 

 Leader would have to boss the men, and I was heartily 

 sick of them. I expressly begged that Gummidge 

 should be allotted to Ralph, who was in such a state 

 of happiness at being with Cecily again I thought 

 that no amount of dolorousness could affect the idyllic 

 situation. 



