The animal had
almost reached the limit of his strength. He ran with head low and
tongue hanging out. From cover of a boulder Mr. M'Kenzie waited
for them to pass, and one after another he dropped four of the
wolves. The others taking the hint altered their course, and the
victim escaped.
CHAPTER XIII
ACROSS THE DIVIDE
The gale continued all night with passing showers, which threatened
to riddle the tent with their force, and it was not till ten the
following forenoon that we were able to proceed, hugging the shore
as we went. Deer were about in all directions, and as we rounded a
point near the head of the lake, George, standing in the bow of the
canoe, and looking across to the woods beyond the big marsh, which
stretched away northward, said: "The wood over there is just moving
with them."
Camp was pitched on the point among the spruce and tamarack,
preparatory to scouting for George River waters, and lunch over,
Job and Joe were off to the task, while George and Gilbert built a
stage and put the caribou meat over the fire to smoke and dry
again. It was my golden opportunity to air my camp stuff, and bags
were emptied and everything spread out in the sunshine and wind.
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