My God, how those starving things did eat! I went again, and returned in another week, with a still bigger sledge-load.

And Yellow Bird was getting beautiful again, and Slim Buck was on his feet, growing strong, and there was happiness--and I think God A'mighty was glad.

I kept it up for two months.

Then the back-bone of the winter broke.

Game came into the country I left them well supplied--and skipped.