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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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