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Updated: June 23, 2025
The new sentinel shouldered his gun and began his vigil, while the other left them. But other ears had listened to the concluding words of Alizay. The tree to which the Eskimo was bound stood close to the edge of the bush, or underwood. In front of it was an open space, up and down which the sentinel marched.
And now, for the second time since he had landed on those shores, was Cheenbuk engaged in the hated work of a hand-to-hand conflict with a foe! But the conditions were very different, for Alizay was no match for the powerful Eskimo in physique at least, though doubtless he was not much, if at all, behind him in courage.
All the kayaks were well out of gunshot range when the shore was reached, except one which lagged behind. At this one the Indians discharged several volleys, but without effect, and soon after, it also was beyond range. The little vessel which thus lagged behind belonged to the unfortunate Gartok, whose leg, it will be remembered, was wounded by one of the balls discharged by Alizay.
"Is Alizay a squaw?" asked the insulted brave angrily. Magadar thought it wise to make no answer to this question, and in a few seconds more the kayaks doubled round a point that jutted into the stream and were hid from view. But the two bullets had not missed their billets. One the first fired had dropped into Gartok's canoe and buried itself in his left thigh.
You see, she had a gentle, indulgent husband, and that made her happy and kept her so. "Magadar is stirring up the young men again to go on the war-path," said the younger woman, without looking up from the embroidered moccasin with which she was engaged. "Yes, I know it. I heard him as he passed our tent talking to Alizay.
Then, as we all know, our Indian Alizay has for long been efter the girl Idazoo. There's no accountin' for taste, Tonal'. I would sooner be married to a ship's figure-head myself, but that's his look-out, whatever. I hev also observed 'deed it would be difficult not to observe that the man Oolalik iss castin' sheep's-eyes at that girl Nootka.
He disposed of poor Alizay by hurling him away as if he had been a child, and was in the act of facing round when Magadar threw his arms round his body and held him. To be seized thus from behind is to most men a serious difficulty, but our Eskimo made short work of his assailant.
Alizay, who had risen, stood looking calmly on, but rendered no assistance, first, because there was no room for him to act, and second, because his left wrist had been almost broken by the violence of the throw that he had received. As for Magadar, he was only beginning to recover consciousness, and to wonder where he was! Suddenly Cheenbuk ceased to strive.
I don't like Alizay; he is like gunpowder: the least thing sets him off, and he flashes up horribly." "But many of our other braves have no desire to quarrel with the Eskimos," said Adolay; "indeed, some are even fond of them. And some of the men of the ice are very handsome.
For instance, there's the young brave Alizay, an' that pleasant craitur Idazoo, that's thinkin' about marriage just now; an' there's Magadar and Cowlik, and Oolalik and Nootka, and Ondikik and Rinka, and Anteek and young Uleeta; an' I'm not sure that there may not be some more of you in the same case. If so, all right; the more the merrier.
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