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the morning�察�we travel later at night。  I look sometimes to see 

them die�察�these two baby wolves�察�but they will not die。  They go on 

and on。  When the dry cough take hold of them hard�察�they hold their 

hands against their stomach and double up in the snow�察�and cough�察�

and cough�察�and cough。  They cannot walk�察�they cannot talk。  Maybe 

for ten minutes they cough�察�maybe for half an hour�察�and then they 

straighten up�察�the tears from the coughing frozen on their faces�察�

and the words they say are�察�'Come�察�let us go on。'



;Even I�察�Sitka Charley�察�am greatly weary�察�and I think seven hundred 

and fifty dollars is a cheap price for the labor I do。  We take the 

big cut´off�察�and the trail is fresh。  The baby wolves have their 

noses down to the trail�察�and they say�察�'Hurry��'  All the time do 

they say�察�'Hurry�  �Faster�  �Faster��'  It is hard on the dogs。  We 

have not much food and we cannot give them enough to eat�察�and they 

grow weak。  Also�察�they must work hard。  The woman has true sorrow 

for them�察�and often�察�because of them�察�the tears are in her eyes。  

But the devil in her that drives her on will not let her stop and 

rest the dogs。



;And then we come upon the man with the one eye。  He is in the snow 

by the trail�察�and his leg is broken。  Because of the leg he has 

made a poor camp�察�and has been lying on his blankets for three days 

and keeping a fire going。  When we find him he is swearing。  He 

swears like hell。  Never have I heard a man swear like that man。  I 

am glad。  Now that they have found that for which they look�察�we 

will have rest。  But the woman says�察�'Let us start。  Hurry��'



;I am surprised。  But the man with the one eye says�察�'Never mind 

me。  Give me your grub。  You will get more grub at McKeon's cabin 

to´morrow。  Send McKeon back for me。  But do you go on。'  Here is 

another wolf�察�an old wolf�察�and he�察�too�察�thinks but the one thought�察�

to go on。  So we give him our grub�察�which is not much�察�and we chop 

wood for his fire�察�and we take his strongest dogs and go on。  We 

left the man with one eye there in the snow�察�and he died there in 

the snow�察�for McKeon never went back for him。  And who that man 

was�察�and why he came to be there�察�I do not know。  But I think he 

was greatly paid by the man and the woman�察�like me�察�to do their 

work for them。



;That day and that night we had nothing to eat�察�and all next day we 

travelled fast�察�and we were weak with hunger。  Then we came to the 

Black Rock�察�which rose five hundred feet above the trail。  It was 

at the end of the day。  Darkness was coming�察�and we could not find 

the cabin of McKeon。  We slept hungry�察�and in the morning looked 

for the cabin。  It was not there�察�which was a strange thing�察�for 

everybody knew that McKeon lived in a cabin at Black Rock。  We were 

near to the coast�察�where the wind blows hard and there is much 

snow。  Everywhere there were small hills of snow where the wind had 

piled it up。  I have a thought�察�and I dig in one and another of the 

hills of snow。  Soon I find the walls of the cabin�察�and I dig down 

to the door。  I go inside。  McKeon is dead。  Maybe two or three 

weeks he is dead。  A sickness had come upon him so that he could 

not leave the cabin。  The wind and the snow had covered the cabin。  

He had eaten his grub and died。  I looked for his cache�察�but there 

was no grub in it。



;'Let us go on��' said the woman。  Her eyes were hungry�察�and her 

hand was upon her heart�察�as with the hurt of something inside。  She 

bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there。  

'Yes�察�let us go on��' said the man。  His voice was hollow�察�like the 

KLONK of an old raven�察�and he was hunger´mad。  His eyes were like 

live coals of fire�察�and as his body rocked to and fro�察�so rocked 

his soul inside。  And I�察�too�察�said�察�'Let us go on。'  For that one 

thought�察�laid upon me like a lash for every mile of fifteen hundred 

miles�察�had burned itself into my soul�察�and I think that I�察�too�察�was 

mad。  Besides�察�we could only go on�察�for there was no grub。  And we 

went on�察�giving no thought to the man with the one eye in the snow。



;There is little travel on the big cut´off。  Sometimes two or three 

months and nobody goes by。  The snow had covered the trail�察�and 

there was no sign that men had ever come or gone that way。  All day 

the wind blew and the snow fell�察�and all day we travelled�察�while 

our stomachs gnawed their desire and our bodies grew weaker with 

every step they took。  Then the woman began to fall。  Then the man。  

I did not fall�察�but my feet were heavy and I caught my toes and 

stumbled many times。



;That night is the end of February。  I kill three ptarmigan with 

the woman's revolver�察�and we are made somewhat strong again。  But 

the dogs have nothing to eat。  They try to eat their harness�察�which 

is of leather and walrus´hide�察�and I must fight them off with a 

club and hang all the harness in a tree。  And all night they howl 

and fight around that tree。  But we do not mind。  We sleep like 

dead people�察�and in the morning get up like dead people out of 

their graves and go on along the trail。



;That morning is the 1st of March�察�and on that morning I see the 

first sign of that after which the baby wolves are in search。  It 

is clear weather�察�and cold。  The sun stay longer in the sky�察�and 

there are sun´dogs flashing on either side�察�and the air is bright 

with frost´dust。  The snow falls no more upon the trail�察�and I see 

the fresh sign of dogs and sled。  There is one man with that 

outfit�察�and I see in the snow that he is not strong。  He�察�too�察�has 

not enough to eat。  The young wolves see the fresh sign�察�too�察�and 

they are much excited。  'Hurry��' they say。  All the time they say�察�

'Hurry�  �Faster�察�Charley�察�faster��'



;We make hurry very slow。  All the time the man and the woman fall 

down。  When they try to ride on sled the dogs are too weak�察�and the 

dogs fall down。  Besides�察�it is so cold that if they ride on the 

sled they will freeze。  It is very easy for a hungry man to freeze。  

When the woman fall down�察�the man help her up。  Sometimes the woman 

help the man up。  By and by both fall down and cannot get up�察�and I 

must help them up all the time�察�else they will not get up and will 

die there in the snow。  This is very hard work�察�for I am greatly 

weary�察�and as well I must drive the dogs�察�and the man and woman are 

very heavy with no strength in their bodies。  So�察�by and by�察�I�察�

too�察�fall down in the snow�察�and there is no one to help me up。  I 

must get up by myself。  And always do I get up by myself�察�and help 

them up�察�and make the dogs go on。



;That night I get one ptarmigan�察�and we are very hungry。  And that 

night the man says to me�察�'What time start to´morrow�察�Charley��'  It 

is like the voice of a ghost。  I say�察�'All the time you make start 

at five o'clock。'  'To´morrow��' he says�察�'we will start at three 

o'clock。'  I laugh in great bitterness�察�and I say�察�'You are dead 

man。'  And he says�察�'To´morrow we will start at three o'clock。'



;And we start at three o'clock�察�for I am their man�察�and that which 

they say is to be done�察�I do。  It is clear and cold�察�and there is 

no wind。  When daylight comes we can see a long way off。  And it is 

very quiet。  We can hear no sound but the beat of our hearts�察�and 

in the silence that is a very loud sound。  We are like sleep´

walkers�察�and we walk in dreams until we fall down�察�and then we know 

we must get up�察�and we see the trail once more and bear the beating 

of our hearts。  Sometimes�察�when I am walking in dreams this way�察�I 

have strange thoughts。  Why does Sitka Charley live�拭�I ask myself。  

Why does Sitka Charley work hard�察�and go hungry�察�and have all this 

pain�拭 �For seven hundred and fifty dollars a month�察�I make the 

answer�察�and I know it is a foolish answer。  Also is it a true 

answer。  And after that never again do I care for money。  For that 

day a large wisdom came to me。  There was a great light�察�and I saw 

clear�察�and I knew that it was not for money that a man must live�察�

but for a happiness that no man can give�察�or buy�察�or sell�察�and that 

is beyond all value of all money in the world。



;In the morning we come upon the last´night camp of the man who is 

before us。  It is a poor camp�察�the kind a man makes who is hungry 

and without strength。  On the snow there are pieces of blanket and 

of canvas�察�and I know what has happened。  His dogs have eaten their 

harness�察�and he has made new harness out of his blankets。  The man 

and woman stare hard at what is to be seen�察�and as I look at them 

my back feels the chill as of a cold wind against the skin。  Their 

eyes are toil´mad and hunger´mad�察�and burn like fire deep in their 

heads。  Their faces are like the faces of people who have died of 

hunger�察�and their cheeks are black with the dead flesh of many 

freezings。  'Let us go on��' says the man。  But the woman coughs and 

falls in the snow。  It is the dry cough where the frost ha
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