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Themanhadfallenintothedhadsprainedhisankle.
&ohisfriend,"Isay,Bill,waitthere.I'vesprainedmya;
Therewasnoanswer.Billhaddisappearedinthedampfog.AlthoughitwasstillAugust,thewildernesslaydloheweaklightoftheafternoonsun.Everywherewasthedullskylihehillswerealllow-lying.Therewereherewasnothiiofearintotheman'sheart.
"Bill!"hecalledagain."Bill!"There>
Themaohisfeet,shakingasifhehadafever.Hefoughtagainstthefeari.Hefoundhisgunwherehehaddroppeditiheinuedhiswayslowly.Thegunwasnowuseless,forhehadnoammunitionforit,buthedid.
&edhispacktohisleftshouldersoasthtankleahetopofahill.Fromtherehesawabroadvalley,emptyoflife.
&omofthevalleyy.Hepushedtofollowthetrapanion.
Thoughhewasnowalolost.Fartheraloofirail.Hewouldfollowituntilitcametotheriver,wheretheyhadlefttheiroe,weighteddownwithrodertheoewasaunitionforhisemptygun,fishhooksandlines,andasmall.Hewouldalsofindsomeflour,badbeans—notmuch,fortheyhadtakenmostoftheirfoodwiththemoripihtrylold.
Hekneaitforhimthere;thentheywouldpaddledowoaHudsonBaypanypost,wheretherewouldbewarmshelterayoffood.
&hethoughtsofthemanashelimpedalohehinkthatperhapsBillhaddesertedhiThemanhadwodays,andnowwastheaddedfearofstarvatiooppedafewtimestoeatsomewildberries,buttheyweremostlyseedsandbitter.Hishuhehour.
&hesunhadslippedbeyondthehorizoruckhisteandfell.Helaystillforsometimewithoutmovement.Thenheslippedoutofhispackstrapsanddraggedhimselftoasittingposition.Itwasdark,andintheliwilighthegatheredsomemoss.Whenhehadagood-sizedpile,hebuiltafireaasmallpailofwateroverthefiretoboil.
Heunedhispadthefirstthinghedidwastoatches.Thereweresixty-seveedthemthreetimestomakesure.Hedividedthemintothreesmallpacks,ingthemiingonebunhisemptytobaccopouotherbuntheinsidebandofhishat,ahirdbunderhisshirto.Hewasafraidthatifhefellieragain,allofhismatewetanduseless.
Hedriedhisfootgearbythefire.Thewetmoshadbeencuttopieces.Thesockswerewhinpladhisanklehadswollentothesizeofhiskstripfromoneofhisblasandbouightly.Hetoreotherstripsandbouhisfeetforfootwear.Hewasdhekherewouldsoohedangerofsnowandfrost.Afterthewaterheated,hedrahenhewoundhiswatdcrawledbetweenhisblalikeadeadman.
Atsixo'clockheawoke,lyingonhisback.Hegazedstraightupintothegrayskyahewashungry.Asherolledoveronhiselbow,heheardaloudsnortandsawacariboulookingathimstraheanimalwashaaway,andinstantlythemanhadthoughtsofacaribousteakfryingoverafire.Hereaptygun,aimed,arigger.Theanimalsheptygunandrana>
Themandgroanedaloudashedraggedhimselftohisfeet.Slowlyherolledhispacktogether.Helookedatthemoosehidebagthathehispack.Itwasextraweight,aowovalueitstshadnow.However,herolledittogetherwithhispadstartedout.
Thepaininhisaerrific,butitwashatiomach.Thehungerhadbeefrightful.Inalittlewhileheavalleywheresomebirdsroses,"Ker...ker...ker,"theycriedastheyflewaway.Hethrewstoheothitaone.Heplacedhispathegroualkthebirdslikeacat.
Thesharprockscutthroughhispaillhiskdbleediawareofhishurtsashishungerwassogreat.Hecursedthebirdsahemwiththeirowncry.
Asthedayworeooavalleywheregamelentiful.Aherdoftassedbywithinrifleralikeruhem,butheknewsueffortwouldbesenseless.Oncehesawafoxwithabirdinitsmouth.Hecalledloudly,hopingthtethebird;butthefox,leapingawayinfright,didnotdropthebird.
Hewaswearyandofte—toliedo,buthewasdrivenonbyhishunger.Hesearchedlittlepsandduguptheearthwithhisfingernailsfhhekherfrogsnorwormslivedthatfarnorth.
Inoneareahewalkedalongacreek,lookingforfish.Inapoolhefoundasmallone.Hedippedhisarmieruptohisshoulder,butthefishgotaway.Thenhereachedforitwithbothhands,stirrihebottoIhefelliihewaist.Sinceheolohefish,hehadtowaituercleared.
&riedagaierbecamemuddy.Theookhistinpailaobailthepool.Hebailedwildlyatfirst,ahewaterranbatothepool.Thenheworkedmorecarefully,thoughhisheartoundingiandhishandswereshaking.Attheendofhalfanhourthepoolwasnearlydry.Buttherewasnofish.Ithadescapedbetweentheroterpool.
&edihemansatdowh.Atfirsthecriedsoftlytohimself.Thenhecriedloudlyinhishopeless.
&afireandwarmedhimselfanddraer.Hisblaanddhisaillpainful,buthisworstsufferinghishuosleep,buthedreamedoffoodandmanygoodthi.
Heawokedsick.Therewasnosun.Theairabouthimgrehilehemadeafireandboiledsomewater.It,halfrain,andtheflakesmeltedquidputouthisfire.
Bythistimehehadbeehunger-mad.Hefeltthroughthesnoulledupsomegrassroots.Hechewedtherootsbuttheyweretastelessorbitter.
Hehadnightbecausehe'tfindanydrywood,sohederhisblaosleepthebrokensleepofhuuroa.Hefeltitohenight.
&mthesuhroughthegraymist.Thenthemanrealizedhewaslost.Heturhwardtocorrecthiscourse,hopingtofindtheriverahehadhappeoBill.
Thoughhishungerpainswerenoworse,herealizedhewasgettingweaker.Hehadtostopfrequeodryandlarge,andhismouthhadabittertaste.Hisheartgavehimagreatdealoftrouble.Hecouldfeelitsthump,thump,thump;andthepaisandmadehimfeelfaint.
Inthemiddleofthedayheallfishinapoolbyusinghispail.Heatethefishraw,butthehungerpainwasnowdullandlifeless.Hisstomaetosleep.
Inthemhecaughtthreemoresmallfish,eatingtwoofthemandsavingoneforhisbreakfast.Apassed.Inthemhetiedmorestripsoftheblaarouheringofthemoose-hidepouitsopenmouthpouredayellowstreamolddustas.Heklightenhisload.Hehardlyhadthestrengthtocarrythelastremaini.Heroughlydividedthegoldintohalves.Hepouredhalfofthegoldintoapieketaoasmallpackage,whichhehidinarockledge.
Thenhewalkedooplaefootaheadoftheother.
Hefaotherdayofcoldfog.Halfofhislastblahadgoohisfeet.Heeaktocarryhissmallpahedividedthegold,thistimebyspillinghalfofitonthegrouerherestofitaway.Thereremaihehalfblainpail,hiskherifle.
Hepushedonforanhourbeforehefellintoafaint.Arousedbyanoise,heotbelievehiseyes.Beforehimstoodahorse.Ahhiseyes,hesuddenlyrealizedhewaslookingatagreatbro>
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