Spirit Lake . t la neve dura e scivolato acap sul capezzolo. Saltando su, si è avvicinato rapidamente fra i cespugli, ha corso ad un lago SPIRITO 170 groppa di alberi che si fermavano un po 'più fuori sul sterile; poi, gettando la neve, crepa sulle mani e inginocchia un albero che si fermava da solo. Il suono ofhoofs che batte pesantemente sulla neve dura crebbe più forte. Mentre guardava intorno al suo schermo sempre verde, vide un toro selvaggio che si coricava verso di lui. Su di esso è venuto, schiaffando testa di itshuge da lato a lato e russare con rabbia. Quando era quasi su di lui, e prima che potesse bringhis pistola t

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Spirit Lake . t the hard snow and slipped acap upon the nipple. Leaping up, he dodgedquickly back among the bushes, ran to a 170 SPIRIT LAKE clump of trees that stood a little farther outon the barren; then, throwing himselfupon the snow, crept upon hands and kneesto a tree that stood alone. The sound ofhoofs beating heavily upon the hard snowgrew louder. As he glanced round his ever-green screen, he saw a wild-eyed bull gallop-ing toward him. On it came, slashing itshuge head from side to side, and snortingand bellowing with rage. When it wasalmost upon him, and before he could bringhis gun to his shoulder, he heard At-tick fire.The great beast gave one leap into the air, and then fell heavily to the ground. Jump-ing to his feet. Standing Wolf stood with hisgun in readiness; but, seeing the bull to bemortally wounded, as the herd swept by, he brought his weapon to bear upon a two-year-old and killed it. Then he steppedup to the bull. It was dead, but still itssavage gaze was fixed upon him. Stooping. The great beast gave one leap into the air. THE BUFFALO SPIRIT 171 down, he drew the edge of his knife across itseyes, for he dared not skin the carcass whilethe glassy orbs were staring at him. He, with the rest of his tribe, believed that eachof the larger and wiser animals of the forestembodied the spirit of some departedbrave, and that the spirit could nottake its leave until the eyes had losttheir lustre. At-tick soon joined him; and, wonderingwhat had become of The Marten, both setout to find him. His tracks told that he hadgone off at full speed in pursuit of buffalo.As they hurried along, they heard anothershot; and, when at last they overtook thelad, they saw him peering over the brink ofa snow-drift at a wounded bull that lay rollingin the snow, feebly struggling to rise. The boy was saying in a gentle under-tone, My brother, be not angry, for it isthe Master of Life who is caUing you. 172 SPIRIT LAKE With the last word he fired, and the bulllay dead. Their hunt

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