"I know it's downright foolishness, but I jest can't help it.

It's all I can do to tear myself away from the table when I know I'm full to bustin' and ain't got storage for another bite.

I'm going back to Circle to camp by a cache until I get cured." Daylight lingered a few days longer, gathering strength and arranging his meagre outfit.

He planned to go in light, carrying a pack of seventy-five pounds and making his five dogs pack as well, Indian fashion, loading them with thirty pounds each.

Depending on the report of Ladue, he intended to follow Bob Henderson's example and live practically on straight meat.