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Updated: June 15, 2025
In all this there was something more than mere savage perversity; Hooliam, it was clear, had an urgent private reason for wishing to delay the journey. He had not sufficient command of his features to hide his chagrin at the failure of his several attempts. He sulked all afternoon. Garth sat with his weapon across his knees; and his steady gaze never wandered far from the steersman.
At last Hooliam produced a pack of cards and a game of "jack-pot" was started on the shore. This constituted frank defiance; and Garth took instant action. "Put up those cards!" he commanded. The boys laughed and looked at Hooliam. "Get on board the boat," Garth ordered, through Charley. Hooliam's eyes bolted; but he made no move.
Nick was giving Hooliam hell all around first for making him paddle all night it seems Hooliam ought to have waited for him at that point where we spelled this morning and then for bringing me. That was the sorest touch; for Nick knows I understand Cree. He said it upset all his plans." "It was a mighty good thing for Natalie and me, that we had you to-day!" Garth put in.
They were ready in a few minutes. At the sight of Charley's bundle with the others, Hooliam scowled and muttered in Cree. "Says he can't take me," said Charley. Garth flushed angrily. "This was all it needed," he burst out. "What reason does he give?" "No reason," said Charley coolly. "Just talks foolish." Hooliam added something with a great show of plausibility.
Willy-nilly, Hooliam was compelled to hold the Loseis to her course; and by four o'clock, the wind holding light and steady, they had covered about thirty miles of their journey. About this time the mast of another boat was discovered sticking above the bank of a creek on shore. The usual excited discussion arose this time as to the identity of the craft.
"Nick Grylls has come. He arrived in a canoe with a breed; and sent him back. Nick and Hooliam went outside the camp, and talked by themselves. I listened from behind a willow bush. Nick Grylls knows a lot more Cree than I do, and I couldn't understand everything; but I got the gist of it.
Hooliam gave out a great story, how a big storm came up on the lake, and how Nick fell overboard, et cetera, et cetera; Garth wasn't mentioned in it at all! "Long before Nick was able to be around, he sent down for Mary Co-que-wasa and Xavier; and then I knew there was more mischief brewing. Say, those two are the toughest of the whole tough bunch. They say Xavier is Mary's son.
"Look here!" he said at length to Charley. "Ask him how long this is going to last." Charley translated. Hooliam looked sagely astern, spat, and answered in Cree. "He says there'll be a breeze by and by," said Charley. The scarcely veiled insolence of this reply caused Garth inwardly to fume.
Musq'oosis called upon the chief surveyor, and the white man was delighted with his red brother's native courtesy and philosophy. When finally the wind died down Musq'oosis had only to drop a hint that he was thinking of travelling to the settlement to receive a hearty invitation. Musq'oosis, instructing two boys, Jeresis and Hooliam, to come after him with a dugout in two days' time, accepted it.
They shook hands with the touch of impressiveness that always marks this ceremony in the North; and then Hooliam, with a shifty glance, extended his hand to Garth. At the same time he said something in Cree. "He says: 'You want to go up the lake," translated Charley. "How does he know that?" asked Garth quickly. Hooliam answered in Cree without waiting for Charley to translate.
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