The Young Alaskans

I don't know which of us is the worst scared; but, anyhow, we've got ou

at enough to last us a year. That old b

rd my father say that bear liver isn't bad; and certainly we can get all the fat we

r even an experienced hunter. They kept at it, however, and had made a good beginning w

ng, stringy locks of dark hair hanging down about the cheeks. Instinctively each boy reached for his rifle, which he had left leaning against the carcass of the great bear. Apparently not alarmed, the face kept its place, staring steadily at them. Rob

proved to be-arose, and with what he meant to be a smile stretched out his hand as though in friendship.

, around each of which there was a mantle, or hood, of oiled hide or membrane, which could be drawn up about the waist of a man sitting in the hatch. On the narrow and sloping deck there was lashed a long spear and an extra paddle. The boys also noticed sticking to the deck a stringy-looking mass of grayish white, which at first they could not identif

Rob; "but this is a two-hatch bidarka, so p

now stealing everything we l

is house that we've mo

one on whose judgment they had com

away, to come back after awhile and rob us. We can't leave his gun here with him and

gun away from

of this, for all at once he made a

his own rifle. "No, you don't," he sai

, for he stood up, tried to smile ag

ordered the Aleut, pointing to the carcass of the bear. ("Mush on," in Alaska dog-tr

on ahead, and finally sat d

o go on skinning this bear." So saying, he r

but finally began to sm

se; "if he's so smart about th

to the Aleut. "Here, you," said he, "get up and g

ith long, easy strokes, doing twice as much work as all the other three. After a time the boys stopped their work entirely and stood watching him with admiration. The Aleut paid no attention to this, but went on with his work, once in awhile helping himself to a

lves!" said John, who was

aid Rob. "You know a little Chinook

gri

he began."Klosh-tum-tum

storted way, but whether or not

ay to him, John

all pretty good friends, and that he had done

uch good, anyhow," said Rob.

looks as though his name might b

, catch hold here! I'll show you a better way of ge

n time this was done, although the great weight of the green hide, a load f

and, and showed his ability to handle the little craft, even heavily loaded as it now was. Rob pointed u

" cried Rob. "Head hi

ut was paddling with all his might. Without hesitation Rob fired two shots into the water ahead of his boat, and held up his hand in command to him to stop. These things were language that even an Aleut could understand. Scowling and sullen, he