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A200 THE BATTLE WITH WOLVES. perate effort to save their lives, they saw by the dim starlight that they had arrived at Vedvik. The sled had run full tilt into the largest hut in the village, and the entire male popultion had turned out to fight off the oncoming pack of wolves. The Esquimaux living there had heard the baying of the pack, as well as Stokes’ repeated shots, and were therefore ready with all the weapons they commanded not only tu defend the travelers but themselves, Stokes’ work with his reovlvers had been so.effective that. the / Esquimnaux had little to do, especially as the wolves at last took hat fright in. the presence of so many enemies, ._. 1 It proved that Stokes’ dogs were not seriously injured, and ee though the sled was smashed, that was of small consequence; Cs another conld be procured when needed, and the main thing was Bas that no lives had been lost. viai As soon as the excitement of the battle had died away Siokes aa made inquiries that satisfied him that Ole had not yet turned up not! at Yedvik, and that no vessel had stopped there for weeks. | 0D He cautioned Kotuk not to say much about the object of their iets journey. py ‘Let them know,’’ he said, ‘ that you expect a boat to. arrive, S so that they may be on the lookout for it. Until then I’m going thej to try to take things easy and find out what fun there is in living in the arctic zone.,’’ Accordingly Stokes slept that night as peacefully as if he were stot in a city hotel with nothing to do but enjoy himself. . nhus Ou the following day the sun did not rise... sn , ‘ Stokes was now. in.the land of long midnight. | 66 tell. and e of 7 | rs 66 app I dist prey pect bie | com S OC OKS com