CHAPTER XXYIII. 
WOLF AGAI>^ST MAN. 
]HE wolves were evidently thoroughly frightened 
by the presence of the hunter and the reports of 
his gun. Besides, they refreshed themselves 
with a light lunch as soon as they gained the shelter of 
the woods. When Solomon heard a fresh series of wolf- 
ish howls, he knew what they were about. 
The six members of the pack who had leaped upon the 
fawn and torn it had smeared themselves with blood in 
the process. These red patches were the seals of their 
death-warrants. All six of them were sure to fall be- 
neath the fangs of their famished comrades. 
The hunter lost no time in preparing the carcasses of 
the caribou for transportation. He had already carved 
off the hind-quarters of the largest, together with a few 
choice slices from the ribs, when Joe and Jim put in their 
appearance, running down the pond at the top of their 
speed. When they saw the three carcasses stretched out 
on the ice, they made no comment whatever, but imme- 
diately set to work on the two as yet untouched. As they 
labored, they paused occasionally to suck the marrow of 
the larger bones, which is very sweet and palatable ^ and 
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