on its shoulders and a sparkle in the close- 

 set eyes over the pointed jaws, which were 

 closed on the neck of a goose, holding it 

 tight lest any outcry escape to tell the star- 

 tled flock what had happened. 



Besides this abundant game there were 

 other good things to eat, and the cubs rarely 

 dined of the same dish twice in succession. 

 Salmon and big sea-trout swarmed now in 

 every shallow of the clear brooks, and, after 

 spawning, these fish were much weakened 

 and could easily be caught by a little cun- 

 ning. Every day and night the tide ebbed 

 and flowed, and every tide left its contribu- 

 tion in windrows of dead herring and caplin, 

 with scattered crabs and mussels for a relish, 

 like plums in a pudding. A wolf had only 

 to trot for a mile or two along the tide line 

 of a lonely beach, picking up the good things 

 which the sea had brought him, and then 

 go back to sleep or play satisfied. And if 

 Wayeeses wanted game to try his mettle and 

 cunning, there were the big fat seals barking 

 on the black rocks, and he had only to cut 

 between them and the sea and throw himself 



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