th caribou meat had not deceived them. At the appo

journey, Joe had piled his sled high with meat. In doing thi

to the top of the load, and, shouting to his

g a turn in the trail, Joe found himself swinging o

is open trail when he heard a sharp how

Indians say it has been a bad winter for wolves. Star

his arm. As he did so, he caught his breath. There were, he suddenly remembered, but four c

e sled with one hand and with the rifle poised in

ing to arrive at the forest soon and find the others en

d sideways in crossing a dry ravine, had crumpled down. Springing forward,

muttered. "Now how am I goin

e as he raced away to his friends for aid. This thought was speedily b

uttered. "They

is pack into an improvised sled and placing t

," he decided. "The trail's too n

llowed by a yap-yap-yap. To the boy's consternation,

. Gaunt, hungry beasts

hey were not enough. He might be obliged t

and bunched together as if for defense. Their manes stood straight up. The

nd three dogs of uncertain breed. The huskie's team mate, Sport, was slight of build and inclined to shirk. The

aces from the sled. But that they might not rush out heedless of danger to be

," he murmured. He felt a certain amo

lowworms, the eyes of the wolves shone at the edge of the forest. Already some of them wer

he told himself, "and he's invited the whole family to a feast. But," he

ed his chin on his hands to lapse into deep

fore?" he exclaimed as he tore

pment packed away on his sled, the re

gs will make a dash for it. With rifles and plenty of ammunition they'll beat the wolves off. We

es much closer than he had thought the wolves would dare to come. He had caught, too, the ominous sound of chop-chopping jaws. Pete, the husk

is electric torch full upon one of those gray beasts. The wolf, recoili

next instant his face sobered. He was surprised at t

ything," he muttered grimly as he set tw

bent over the sled, intent upon making these connections secure, when he was startled by a mad chop of jaws di

ready to do deadly execution

breathed, "and my call for help