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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 has bitten 

the lungs。  For a long time she coughs�察�then like a woman crawling 

out of her grave she crawls to her feet。  The tears are ice upon 

her cheeks�察�and her breath makes a noise as it comes and goes�察�and 

she says�察�'Let us go on。'



;We go on。  And we walk in dreams through the silence。  And every 

time we walk is a dream and we are without pain�察�and every time we 

fall down is an awakening�察�and we see the snow and the mountains 

and the fresh trail of the man who is before us�察�and we know all 

our pain again。  We come to where we can see a long way over the 

snow�察�and that for which they look is before them。  A mile away 

there are black spots upon the snow。  The black spots move。  My 

eyes are dim�察�and I must stiffen my soul to see。  And I see one man 

with dogs and a sled。  The baby wolves see�察�too。  They can no 

longer talk�察�but they whisper�察�'On�察�on。  Let us hurry��'



;And they fall down�察�but they go on。  The man who is before us�察�his 

blanket harness breaks often�察�and he must stop and mend it。  Our 

harness is good�察�for I have hung it in trees each night。  At eleven 

o'clock the man is half a mile away。  At one o'clock he is a 

quarter of a mile away。  He is very weak。  We see him fall down 

many times in the snow。  One of his dogs can no longer travel�察�and 

he cuts it out of the harness。  But he does not kill it。  I kill it 

with the axe as I go by�察�as I kill one of my dogs which loses its 

legs and can travel no more。



;Now we are three hundred yards away。  We go very slow。  Maybe in 

two�察�three hours we go one mile。  We do not walk。  All the time we 

fall down。  We stand up and stagger two steps�察�maybe three steps�察�

then we fall down again。  And all the time I must help up the man 

and woman。  Sometimes they rise to their knees and fall forward�察�

maybe four or five times before they can get to their feet again 

and stagger two or three steps and fall。  But always do they fall 

forward。  Standing or kneeling�察�always do they fall forward�察�

gaining on the trail each time by the length of their bodies。



;Sometimes they crawl on hands and knees like animals that live in 

the forest。  We go like snails�察�like snails that are dying we go so 

slow。  And yet we go faster than the man who is before us。  For he�察�

too�察�falls all the time�察�and there is no Sitka Charley to lift him 

up。  Now he is two hundred yards away。  After a long time he is one 

hundred yards away。



;It is a funny sight。  I want to laugh out loud�察�Ha� �ha� �just like 

that�察�it is so funny。  It is a race of dead men and dead dogs。  It 

is like in a dream when you have a nightmare and run away very fast 

for your life and go very slow。  The man who is with me is mad。  

The woman is mad。  I am mad。  All the world is mad�察�and I want to 

laugh�察�it is so funny。



;The stranger´man who is before us leaves his dogs behind and goes 

on alone across the snow。  After a long time we come to the dogs。  

They lie helpless in the snow�察�their harness of blanket and canvas 

on them�察�the sled behind them�察�and as we pass them they whine to us 

and cry like babies that are hungry。



;Then we�察�too�察�leave our dogs and go on alone across the snow。  The 

man and the woman are nearly gone�察�and they moan and groan and sob�察�

but they go on。  I�察�too�察�go on。  I have but one thought。  It is to 

come up to the stranger´man。  Then it is that I shall rest�察�and not 

until then shall I rest�察�and it seems that I must lie down and 

sleep for a thousand years�察�I am so tired。



;The stranger´man is fifty yards away�察�all alone in the white snow。  

He falls and crawls�察�staggers�察�and falls and crawls again。  He is 

like an animal that is sore wounded and trying to run from the 

hunter。  By and by he crawls on hands and knees。  He no longer 

stands up。  And the man and woman no longer stand up。  They�察�too�察�

crawl after him on hands and knees。  But I stand up。  Sometimes I 

fall�察�but always do I stand up again。



;It is a strange thing to see。  All about is the snow and the 

silence�察�and through it crawl the man and the woman�察�and the 

stranger´man who goes before。  On either side the sun are sun´dogs�察�

so that there are three suns in the sky。  The frost´dust is like 

the dust of diamonds�察�and all the air is filled with it。  Now the 

woman coughs�察�and lies still in the snow until the fit has passed�察�

when she crawls on again。  Now the man looks ahead�察�and he is 

blear´eyed as with old age and must rub his eyes so that he can see 

the stranger´man。  And now the stranger´man looks back over his 

shoulder。  And Sitka Charley�察�standing upright�察�maybe falls down 

and stands upright again。



;After a long time the stranger´man crawls no more。  He stands 

slowly upon his feet and rocks back and forth。  Also does he take 

off one mitten and wait with revolver in his hand�察�rocking back and 

forth as he waits。  His face is skin and bones and frozen black。  

It is a hungry face。  The eyes are deep´sunk in his head�察�and the 

lips are snarling。  The man and woman�察�too�察�get upon their feet and 

they go toward him very slowly。  And all about is the snow and the 

silence。  And in the sky are three suns�察�and all the air is 

flashing with the dust of diamonds。



;And thus it was that I�察�Sitka Charley�察�saw the baby wolves make 

their kill。  No word is spoken。  Only does the stranger´man snarl 

with his hungry face。  Also does he rock to and fro�察�his shoulders 

drooping�察�his knees bent�察�and his legs wide apart so that he does 

not fall down。  The man and the woman stop maybe fifty feet away。  

Their legs�察�too�察�are wide apart so that they do not fall down�察�and 

their bodies rock to and fro。  The stranger´man is very weak。  His 

arm shakes�察�so that when he shoots at the man his bullet strikes in 

the snow。  The man cannot take off his mitten。  The stranger´man 

shoots at him again�察�and this time the bullet goes by in the air。  

Then the man takes the mitten in his teeth and pulls it off。  But 

his hand is frozen and he cannot hold the revolver�察�and it fails in 

the snow。  I look at the woman。  Her mitten is off�察�and the big 

Colt's revolver is in her hand。  Three times she shoot�察�quick�察�just 

like that。  The hungry face of the stranger´man is still snarling 

as he falls forward into the snow。



;They do not look at the dead man。  'Let us go on��' they say。  And 

we go on。  But now that they have found that for which they look�察�

they are like dead。  The last strength has gone out of them。  They 

can stand no more upon their feet。  They will not crawl�察�but desire 

only to close their eyes and sleep。  I see not far away a place for 

camp。  I kick them。  I have my dog´whip�察�and I give them the lash 

of it。  They cry aloud�察�but they must crawl。  And they do crawl to 

the place for camp。  I build fire so that they will not freeze。  

Then I go back for sled。  Also�察�I kill the dogs of the stranger´man 

so that we may have food and not die。  I put the man and woman in 

blankets and they sleep。  Sometimes I wake them and give them 

little bit of food。  They are not awake�察�but they take the food。  

The woman sleep one day and a half。  Then she wake up and go to 

sleep again。  The man sleep two days and wake up and go to sleep 

again。  After that we go down to the coast at St。 Michaels。  And 

when the ice goes out of Bering Sea�察�the man and woman go away on a 

steamship。  But first they pay me my seven hundred and fifty 

dollars a month。  Also�察�they make me a present of one thousand 

dollars。  And that was the year that Sitka Charley gave much money 

to the Mission at Holy Cross。;



;But why did they kill the man�拭─�I asked。



Sitka Charley delayed reply until he had lighted his pipe。  He 

glanced at the POLICE GAZETTE illustration and nodded his head at 

it familiarly。  Then he said�察�speaking slowly and ponderingly��



;I have thought much。  I do not know。  It is something that 

happened。  It is a picture I remember。  It is like looking in at 

the window and seeing the man writing a letter。  They came into my 

life and they went out of my life�察�and the picture is as I have 

said�察�without beginning�察�the end without understanding。;



;You have painted many pictures in the telling�察─�I said。



;Ay�察─�he nodded his head。  ;But they were without beginning and 

without end。;



;The last picture of all had an end�察─�I said。



;Ay�察─�he answered。  ;But what end�拭�



;It was a piece of life�察─�I said。



;Ay�察─�he answered。  ;It was a piece of life。;

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