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Updated: June 8, 2025
We will take our spears and bows to procure food, but not to fight, for I go to make friends with the Fire-spouters and the white traders. So, if any one wants to fight," he looked at Raventik here, but that fire-eater happened to be absent-minded at the moment, and sat with downcast eyes, "to fight," he repeated with emphasis, "he will have to remain at home and fight the walrus or the women!"
The game had lasted for a considerable time, and the players were beginning to blow hard, when the ball, kicked by a surprisingly small boy in disproportionately big seal-skin boots, chanced to fall between Raventik and Oolalik. "Oh!" exclaimed Nootka to herself, with a gasp of hope. "Ho!" exclaimed Oolalik, with a shout of determination.
"Raventik must have found our enemies," said Gartok to Ondikik, his lieutenant, as he led his men up the slope. "That is certain," returned Ondikik, "and from the noise they are making, I think the Fire-spouters are many. But this is a good place to fight them." "Yes, we will wait here," said Gartok.
Their aims were not good, however, and Raventik was interested and surprised though not alarmed by the whizzing sounds that seemed close to his ears, and the little splashes in the water just ahead of him. Fortunately a bend in the river here concealed him for some time from the Indians, and when they once more came in sight of him he was almost out of range.
Oolalik suddenly dropped on his hands and knees, and Raventik, plunging headlong over him, fell flat on his breast and went scooting over the ice for about ten or fifteen yards before he could stop himself.
They disappear and leave an ugly hole behind them." At this point Raventik, on whom the command had devolved, came forward with a choice piece of juicy walrus blubber on a flat stone for a plate. "Our chiefs will eat," he said, "it will do them good make their hearts strong and ease the wounds." "No," said Gartok decisively, "none for me." "Take it away!" cried the other sharply.
The double-bladed paddle hampered him somewhat, as its great length, which was no disadvantage in the open sea, prevented him from keeping as close to the banks as he desired. Despite these drawbacks, however, Raventik soon acquired sufficient skill, and in a short time a curve in the river hid him from the flotilla which followed him.
Even old Mangivik did that as fast as his rheumatic limbs would let him. Raventik, reckless as usual, sprang down with a mighty lump, but finding the atmosphere below uncongenial, hurled it towards his predecessors, and sprang up again for a fresh supply, watering at the eyes and choking. The poor invalid Ondikik walked as hard as his fast-failing strength would permit.
So we will land and attack them and throw them all into the river." "I will do my best," answered Raventik gravely. "It is not likely," added Gartok, "that you will find them to-day, for they seldom come down as far as here, and they don't know we are coming." The scout made no reply.
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