e breeze was blowing from the south, soft with the touch of spring.

t of you, fellows, we've got t

s uncertain it was not hard to keep the trail. By six they were at the summit, greeting the police sentinel wh

us

a walk to keep up with them; so Hugh induced his two companions to sit on the load, saying that he would take a ride after a while. At nine they reached Log Cabin-passed without a halt, it being merely a police depot used for cuttin

ain't chechachoes. How's Soapy? goi

the meantime. Looks like that he

with sleigh loaded and dogs harnessed beside them. A pile of spruce boughs denoted where th

camp?" a

es

e going to take your l

uess

is what I call lucky," said Hugh, as he began unlashing the

e cooked bacon; Hugh mixed flour, baking-powder, and water for slap-jacks-the large pa

your new

re, and hauled a load down this morning. One of our fellows stayed

you been coming

t finally had to buy dogs and haul it ourselves. And then the storms have been something fearful up to the last few days: sort of Dakota bli

reared at the North Pole! You fellows wi

arrelling like the rest of t

o the great array of tents spread over the sand hi

-timers to their dogs! It takes the police all their time settling disputes. The habit seems to have took all round, now that they are through their troubles and have only straight hard work, whip-sawing lumber, ahead of them. Why, say! I saw two fellows the other day dividing their outfit. They took a two-faced axe an

e, take this, hand me a plate," and one of them poured some stewed prunes

uld take these alon

r supper. Some fellows down near the lake killed an ox this morning, and

nt off down the

at they were able to view their surroundings to the full. Mountains gleamed and glistened everywhere in the distance, but did

ns, Hugh and his friends started to erect camp. After the tent was up, Hugh put pots of beans, prunes, and

d cut, there was nothing to be done; so Hugh went off among the tents on a "m

to the west side of the stream that led from Lake Lindeman to Lake Bennett, and

y of tents, he heard angry voic

im saying he had rheumatism, backache, toothache, heartburn-everything but the mumps, for them

you, Mr. Policeman, he's no good, he's a skunk, and I wouldn't take a skunk into Dawson with me, not if

disputants each seated on a log of wood, with a

t get on together, the only thing to do is split

fit," said the man w

e stove, the sleigh, and a whole l

for the Mounted Police! They are great

Lake Bennett, for down along the shore w

?" asked Hugh, a

-rat

zzling meat, was busy on

e meat, John, whil

il and went of

ing a log of firewood by an axe driven into it. John ran to assist him, and when the two had returned with the wood Hu

ned to the stea

grim smile came

ud

steal steak out

cking him; the only way to cure Dude of stealing is to cut his tail off behind his ears

ppearance of unconcern with a broiling hot beef-steak inside him was a marvel

away about t

enough for Dude. H

vilization knows no artifice to b

its splendour spread from high in the heavens to the rugged range that yesterday had resisted them. On that va

r, awe-inspiring and ennoblin