Copyright, 1921
by
James B. Hendryx
Made in the United States of America


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
[I.]—Dog, or Wolf?1
[II.]—'Merican Joe17
[III.]—Nerve32
[IV.]—Brass49
[V.]—The Plague Flag in the Sky76
[VI.]—At the End of René's Trail95
[VII.]—At Fort Norman111
[VIII.]—Bait—and a Bear123
[IX.]—Out on the Trap Line138
[X.]—The Trail of the Carcajo149
[XI.]—The Caribou Hunt168
[XII.]—The Trail in the Snow184
[XIII.]—At the Camp of the Hooch-Runners200
[XIV.]—The Passing of Black Moran216
[XV.]—Setting the Fox Traps238
[XVI.]—The Voice from the Hill254
[XVII.]—The-Lake-of-the-Fox-That-Yells269
[XVIII.]—The Man in the Cave290

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

"[For there, Standing Close beside the Fire,his Head and Huge Shoulders Thrustinto the Doorway, his Eyes Gleaminglike Live Coals, Stood the Great GreyLeader of the Wolf Pack]"

Frontispiece

"[In the Whirling Blizzard, without Protectionof Timber, One Place was as Goodas Another to Camp, and while the IndianBusied himself with the Dogs, ConnieProceeded to Dig a Trench in the Snow]"

54

"[The Third Day Dawned Cold and Clear,and Daylight Found the Outfit on theMove]"

70

"[It was a Terrible Thing to Look upon tothose Two who Knew its Significance—ThatFlag Glowing like a Splotch ofBlood there in the Brazen Sky]"

80

"[The Snare was Set only a Foot or Twofrom the Stuffed Rabbit Skin andSticks and Brush so Arranged That inOrder to Reach the Rabbit the Lynxmust Leap Straight into the Snare]"

130

"['Merican Joe Climbed the Tree and a FewMinutes Later Connie Heard the Blowsof his Belt Ax as he Hacked at theLimb that Held the Clog]"

156

"[As Darkness Settled over the NorthCountry, a Little Fire Twinkled In theBush, and the Odour of Sizzling Baconand Frying Liver Permeated the CozyCamp]"

182

"[As he Stepped through the Doorway hewas Seized Violently From Behind]"

218