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201
He
tried
to
sniff
noses
with
her
,
but
she
retreated
playfully
and
coyly
.
Every
advance
on
his
part
was
accompanied
by
a
corresponding
retreat
on
her
part
.
Step
by
step
she
was
luring
him
away
from
the
security
of
his
human
companionship
.
Once
,
as
though
a
warning
had
in
vague
ways
flitted
through
his
intelligence
,
he
turned
his
head
and
looked
back
at
the
overturned
sled
,
at
his
team-mates
,
and
at
the
two
men
who
were
calling
to
him
.
202
But
whatever
idea
was
forming
in
his
mind
,
was
dissipated
by
the
she-wolf
,
who
advanced
upon
him
,
sniffed
noses
with
him
for
a
fleeting
instant
,
and
then
resumed
her
coy
retreat
before
his
renewed
advances
.
203
In
the
meantime
,
Bill
had
bethought
himself
of
the
rifle
.
But
it
was
jammed
beneath
the
overturned
sled
,
and
by
the
time
Henry
had
helped
him
to
right
the
load
,
One
Ear
and
the
she-wolf
were
too
close
together
and
the
distance
too
great
to
risk
a
shot
.
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204
Too
late
One
Ear
learned
his
mistake
.
Before
they
saw
the
cause
,
the
two
men
saw
him
turn
and
start
to
run
back
toward
them
.
Then
,
approaching
at
right
angles
to
the
trail
and
cutting
off
his
retreat
they
saw
a
dozen
wolves
,
lean
and
grey
,
bounding
across
the
snow
.
On
the
instant
,
the
she-wolf
's
coyness
and
playfulness
disappeared
.
With
a
snarl
she
sprang
upon
One
Ear
.
He
thrust
her
off
with
his
shoulder
,
and
,
his
retreat
cut
off
and
still
intent
on
regaining
the
sled
,
he
altered
his
course
in
an
attempt
to
circle
around
to
it
.
More
wolves
were
appearing
every
moment
and
joining
in
the
chase
.
The
she-wolf
was
one
leap
behind
One
Ear
and
holding
her
own
.
205
"
Where
are
you
goin
'
?
"
Henry
suddenly
demanded
,
laying
his
hand
on
his
partner
's
arm
.
206
Bill
shook
it
off
.
"
I
wo
n't
stand
it
,
"
he
said
.
"
They
ai
n't
a-goin
'
to
get
any
more
of
our
dogs
if
I
can
help
it
.
"
207
Gun
in
hand
,
he
plunged
into
the
underbrush
that
lined
the
side
of
the
trail
.
His
intention
was
apparent
enough
.
Taking
the
sled
as
the
centre
of
the
circle
that
One
Ear
was
making
,
Bill
planned
to
tap
that
circle
at
a
point
in
advance
of
the
pursuit
.
With
his
rifle
,
in
the
broad
daylight
,
it
might
be
possible
for
him
to
awe
the
wolves
and
save
the
dog
.
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208
"
Say
,
Bill
!
"
Henry
called
after
him
.
"
Be
careful
!
Do
n't
take
no
chances
!
"
209
Henry
sat
down
on
the
sled
and
watched
.
There
was
nothing
else
for
him
to
do
.
Bill
had
already
gone
from
sight
;
but
now
and
again
,
appearing
and
disappearing
amongst
the
underbrush
and
the
scattered
clumps
of
spruce
,
could
be
seen
One
Ear
.
Henry
judged
his
case
to
be
hopeless
.
The
dog
was
thoroughly
alive
to
its
danger
,
but
it
was
running
on
the
outer
circle
while
the
wolf-pack
was
running
on
the
inner
and
shorter
circle
.
It
was
vain
to
think
of
One
Ear
so
outdistancing
his
pursuers
as
to
be
able
to
cut
across
their
circle
in
advance
of
them
and
to
regain
the
sled
.
210
The
different
lines
were
rapidly
approaching
a
point
.
Somewhere
out
there
in
the
snow
,
screened
from
his
sight
by
trees
and
thickets
,
Henry
knew
that
the
wolf-pack
,
One
Ear
,
and
Bill
were
coming
together
.
All
too
quickly
,
far
more
quickly
than
he
had
expected
,
it
happened
.
He
heard
a
shot
,
then
two
shots
,
in
rapid
succession
,
and
he
knew
that
Bill
's
ammunition
was
gone
.
Then
he
heard
a
great
outcry
of
snarls
and
yelps
.
He
recognised
One
Ear
's
yell
of
pain
and
terror
,
and
he
heard
a
wolf-cry
that
bespoke
a
stricken
animal
.
And
that
was
all
.
The
snarls
ceased
.
The
yelping
died
away
.
Silence
settled
down
again
over
the
lonely
land
.