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volley of protest in Innuit, which the assembled squaws, papooses and bucks received in stoical silence, and with impassive faces. "They don't seem to be particularly impressed by your lecture," said Ned. "Him no take. Anvik tell um stick um with knife if take." "You will do nothing of the sort. We will do all the punishing. Don't let me see you using your knife to stick anyone. Now, I guess you had better show us around. Take your pony and come along," rebuked Rector. "Where you want go?" "Oh, anywhere. You lead the way. Will anything here be taken while we are away?" questioned Ned. "No take. Anvik stick um if take." "You're a savage, that's what you are," declared Chunky. The boys got on their ponies, while Anvik, after letting his blanket slip to his waist, started away at a stride that the ponies had to trot to keep up with. CHAPTER XII IN THE HEART OF NATURE That night the Indian slept rolled in his blanket with feet close to the campfire in true Indian style. He neither moved nor made a sound all night long so far as the boys knew, but just as the dawn, was graying the skies between the great white glaciers, he was up and striding, away on some pilgrimage of his own. He did not return until two hours later. When the boys awoke Anvik was sitting before the fire with both hands clasped about his bunched knees. "Good morning," greeted Tad, who was the first to emerge from the tents. "Huh!" answered the guide. "Is the mountain spirit willing that we should make a start this morning?" "Him gone," answered the Indian. "Where?" "Not know. Mebby Yukon, mebby Caribou," with a wave of his hand that encompassed all the territory to the north of them. "You mush bymeby?" "Very soon. We will have breakfast now, then we will get under way." Anvik nodded and grunted, then, straightening up, let fall his blanket and began preparing the things for breakfast. One by one the Pony Rider Boys appeared, stretching themselves and yawning. A wash in an icy spring close at hand awakened them instantly. Stacy was the last to emerge from his tent. He sniffed the air, then turned up his nose. "Bacon!" he grumbled disgustedly. "Don't you like it?" asked Tad. "I was thinking last night that if I keep on eating bacon for many months more I'll be growing a pork rind in my stomach." "You don't have to eat the bacon unless you want to, Chunky." "Yes, I do. It's either that or starve,
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