Part 21 (1/2)
”You get out of here or I'll wallop you!” threatened the freckle-faced boy ”Don't you try that! It doesn't go in this outfit Anvik, tell your friend that so in this cauide uttered a 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 u of the sort We will do all the punishi+ng Don't let uess you had better show us around Take your pony and coo?”
”Oh, anywhere You lead the way Will anything here be taken while we are away?” questioned Ned
”No take Anvik stick ue, 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 neitherso far as the boys knew, but just as the daas graying the skies between the great white glaciers, he was up and striding, away on soe 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 e frouide
”Is thethat we should one,” 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 ill 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 the close at hand awakened thee from his tent He sniffed the air, then turned up his nose
”Bacon!” he gruustedly
”Don't you like it?” asked Tad
”I was thinking last night that if I keep on eating bacon fora 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, and Stacy Brown never will starve so long as there is anything to eat in the shop Where's the bath room? I want to wash”