This formal introduction was greeted by the chief’s followers with a series of wild shouts and other demonstrations of extreme joy.
Chapter Twenty Two.
A Fight in Defence of Woman, And Rifle-Shooting Extraordinary.
When the excitement had somewhat abated, Leo stepped to the side of Oblooria, and laying his hand on her shoulder said firmly, through Anders:—
“Pardon me, Grabantak, this girl is not the wife of Koyatuk; she is my sister!”
The chief frowned, clenched his teeth, and grasped a spear—
“When did Kablunet men begin to have Eskimo sisters?”
“When they took all distressed women under their protection,” returned Leo promptly. “Every woman who needs my help is my sister,” he added with a look of self-sufficiency which he was far from feeling.