some distance from the busy group on the 

 edge of the big lonely barren. In the midst 

 of his chase the mother would raise her head 

 and watch the cub intently. No sound was 

 uttered that human ears could hear; but the 

 chase ended right there, on the instant, and 

 the cub came trotting back like a well-broken 

 setter at the whistle. It was marvelous be- 

 yond comprehension, this absolute author- 

 ity and this silent command that brought a 

 wolf back instantly from the wildest chase, 

 and that kept the cubs all together under 

 the watchful eyes that followed every move- 

 ment. No wonder wolves are intelligent in 

 avoiding every trap and in hunting together 

 to outwit some fleet-footed quarry with unbe- 

 lievable cunning. Here on the edge of the 

 vast, untrodden barren, far from human eyes, 

 in an ordinary family of wolf cubs playing 

 wild and free, eager, headstrong, hungry, yet 

 always under control and instantly subject to 

 a wiser head and a stronger will than their 

 own, was the explanation of it all. Later, in 

 the bitter, hungry winter, when a big caribou 

 was afoot and the pack hot on his trail, the 



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