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hihepitilessslowlyby-Ruth'sportion,thedespairingstoicismofherradMalemuteKidaddiohisfaze.
Infasufferedleastofall,forhespenthistimeieheGreatSmokyMountains,livihesesofhisostpatheticwasthemelodyofhislottenSouthernvernacular,asheravedofswimmingholesandtsandwatermelonraids.ItwasasGreektoRuth,buttheKiduoodaasonlyonefeelwhohasbeenshutoutforyearsfromallthatcivilizationmeans.
Mhtesstothestri,aeKidbechhiswhispers.
‘Yourememberwheheredoanana,fouryearsei?Ididn'tuchforherthen.Itwasmorelikesheretty,andtherewasasmaentaboutit,Ithink.ButI'veknoos;veetothinkaheapofher.She'sbeenagoodwifetome,alwaysatmyshoulderinthepindwherading,youknowthereisn'therequal.D'yerecollectthetimesheshottheMoosehornRapidstopullyouarock,thebulletswhippierlikehailstohetimeofthefamio?-wheheitthenews?’
Yes,she'sbeenagoodwifetome,better'nthatotherone.Didn'tknoos;dbeenthere?
&oldyou,eh?Well,ItrieditontheStates.That'sos;mhere.Beeher,too.Icameawaytogiveheracefotit.
‘Butthat'sgotnothingtodowithRuth.Ihadthoughtofgupandpullisideyear-herandI-butit'stoolate.Don'tseoherpeople,Kid.It'sbeastlyhardforawomantogobakofit!-nearlyfouryearsonourbadbeansandfloura,aogobacktoherfishandp;apos;snotgoodforhertohavetriedourways,toetoknoos;rebetter'nherpeople's,aheTakecareofher,Kidos;tyou-butno,youalwaysfoughtshyofthem-aoldmewhyyoucametothistry.Bekindtoher,aotheStatesassoonasyou.Butfixitsosheeback-liabletogethomesiow.’
‘Aer-it'sdrawnuscloser,Kid.Ioisaboy.Thinkofit!-fleshofmyflesh,Kid.Hemustn'tstopinthisdifit'sagirl,os;t.Sellmyfurs;they'llfetchatleastfivethousand,andI'vegotasmuchmorewiththepany.Aerestswithyours.Ithinkthatbenchclaimwillshowup.Seethathegetsagoodsg;andKid,aboveall,don'tlethimeback.Thistrywasemen.’
‘I'magoneman,Kid.Threeorfoursleepsatthebest.You'vegottogoon.Youmustgoo'smyos;smyboy-OGod!Ihopeit'saboy!You'tstaybyme-andIchargeyou,adyingman,topullon.’
&hreedays,'pleadedMalemuteKid.'Youmaygeforthebetter;somethingmayturnup.’
‘No.’
‘Justthreedays.’
‘Youmustpullon.’
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‘It'smywifeandmyboy,Kid.Youwouldnotaskit.’
‘Oneday.’
‘No,ne-’
‘Onlyoneday.Weshaveitthroughonthegrub,andImightknooose.’
‘Nht;onotaminutemore.And,Kid,don't-don'tleavemetofae.Justashot,onepuller.Youuhinkofit!Thinkofit!Fleshofmyflesh,andI'lloseehim!’
&hhere.Iwanttosaygood-byashemustthinkoftheboyandnotwaittillI'mdead.ShemightrefusetogowithyouifIdidn't.Goodby,oldman;good-by.’
‘Kid!Isay-a-sihepup,heslide.Ipafortyyshovelthere.’
‘And,Kid!'Hestoopedlowertocatchthelastfaintwords,thedyingman'ssurrenderofhispride.'I'msorry-for-youkno;apos;LeavingthegirlgsoftlyoverhermaeKidslippedintohisparkaandsuckedhisrifleunderhisarm,aawayi.HewasnotyroiernsorrowsoftheNorthland,butneverhadhefacedsostiffaproblemasthis.I,itlaiicalpropositionthreepossiblelivesasagainstoed.Forfiveyears,shouldertoshoulder,orails,inthedmines,fagdeathbyfieldandfloodaheykhebondsoftheirradeship.SoclosewasthetiethathehadoftenbeensciousofavaguejealousyofRuth,fromthefirsttimeshehadebetween.Andnowitmustbeseveredbyhiso>
Thoughheprayedforamoose,justonemoose,allgameseemedtohavedesertedtheland,andnightfallfouedmangintocamp,lighthaed.AnuproarfromthedogsandshrillRuthhastenedhi
Burstingintothecamp,hesawthegirliofthesnarlingpagaboutherwithanax.Thedogshadbrokentheiroheirmastersandwererushingthegrub.
&heissuewithhisriflereversed,andthehameofionlayedoutwithalltheruthlesssprimevale.Rifleaupanddown,hitormissedwithmonularity;lithebodiesflashed,withwildeyesanddrippingfangs;andmafoughtforsupremacytothebitterest.Theescrepttotheedgeht,ligtheirwounds,voigtheirmiserytothestars.
&ockofdriedsalmonhadbeendevoured,andperhapsfivepoundsofflourremaiidethemovertwohundredmilesofwilderhreturoherhusbaeKidcutupthewarmbodyofoheskullofwhichhadbeeheax.Everyportioaway,savethehideandoffal,whichwerecasttohisfellowsofthemomentbefore.
Mhtfreshtrouble.Theaurher.,whostillgtoherslehreadoflife,wasdowhelashfellamongthemuheyddertheblows,butrefusedtoscattertillthelastwretchedbithaddisappeared-bones,hide,hair,everything.
&eKidwentabouthiswork,listeningtoMason,whowasbaessee,deliveringtangleddisdwildexhortationstohisbrethrenofotherdays.
Takingadvantageofneighbpines,heidly,andRuthwatchedhimmakeacachesimilartothosesometimesusedbyhuopreservetheirmeatfromthewolverinesanddogs.
&heother,hebeopsoftiowardeachotheraheground,makiwiththongsofmoosehide.Thehedogsintosubmissionahemtotwoofthesleds,loadiheverythingbutthefurswhiason.Theseheedalyabouthim,fastehereothebentpines.Asirokeofhishuntingknifewouldreleasethemahebodyhighintheair.
Ruthhadreceivedherhusband'slastwishesaruggle.Pirl,shehadlearhelessonofobediencewell.Fromachild,shehadbowed,andseeothelordsof,anditdidhehingsforwomaheKidpermittedherrief,asshekissedherhusband-herownpeoplehadnosu-theheforemostsledaohersnowshoes.Blindly,iookthegeepoleand;apos;mushed'thedogsoutoheoMason,whohadfallenintoaa,andlongaftershewasoutofsightcrouchedbythefire,ing,prayingforhisradetodie.
ItisobealohpainfulthoughtsieSilehesilenerciful,shroudihprotedbreathingathousandihies;butthebrightWhiteSilence,ddersteelyskies,ispitiless.
Anhourpassed-twohours-butthemanwouldhighhitsrimabovethesouthernhestiotheheavens,thenquicklydrewitback.MalemuteKidrousedanddraggedhimselftohisp;apos;sside.HeeglahiTheWhiteSilereatfear.Thereort;MasonswungintohisaerialsepuldMalemuteKidlashedthedogsintoaashefledacrossthesnow.
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