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Updated: June 17, 2025
Is it not the duty of one who would be an angekok to go away and live alone for many days fasting, and praying, and meditating? Has not Ujarak advised you to change the ancient customs? Pooh! he is a fool. You cannot succeed now. All the spirits of water, earth, and air have been insulted. This assembly must break up. You must leave off trying.
"So, when you have got Nunaga on the sledge," resumed Ujarak, "you will drive her towards the village; but you will turn off at the Cliff of Seals, and drive at full speed to the spot where I speared the white bear last moon. You know it?" "Yes; near Walrus Bay?" "Just so. There you will find me with two sledges.
Becoming suddenly serious, he asked if anything had been seen the day before of Ujarak the angekok. "Yes, he was in the village in the evening," replied Nuna as she arranged the food on platters. "He and Ippegoo were found in the green cave yesterday by the Kablunet. He was out about the ice-heaps, and came on them just as Tumbler saved Pussi, and Ippegoo saved them both."
The good-natured Arbalik offered him another spear, but Ujarak interposed. "No; Ippegoo must come with me," he said. "I have work for him to do. One who would be an angekok must leave bird-spearing to boys." Then turning to Arbalik "Did you not say that the hunters have found plenty of game?" "Yes, plenty." "I told you so," said the wizard, using a phrase not unfamiliar to civilised ears.
Running back, they turned the dogs into the fresh track, and soon came to the place where Ujarak had joined the women. Angut pointed to the footprints with a gleam of unusual ferocity in his eyes. For some time they could easily follow the track, and went along at a rapid pace; but when it led them to the point where it joined other tracks, the difficulty of following became great.
A gleaming glance of intelligent humour lighted up Okiok's face as he said "Ujarak is wiser than his torngak in that. He wants to make use of the poor lad for his own wicked ends. I know not what these are but I have my suspicions." "So have I," broke in Nuna at this point, giving her pot a rap with the cooking-stick by way of emphasis. Rooney laughed.
"Poo! you are of no more use than the rotten ice of spring. There; try again," said Ujarak, pointing to a flock of birds which came sweeping towards them. The crestfallen youth fitted another spear to the handle for he carried several and launched it in desperation into the middle of the flock. It ruffled the wings of one bird, and sent it screaming up the cliffs, but brought down none.
Whatever Ujarak might have felt, he took good care that his countenance should not betray him. Indeed this capacity to conceal his feelings under a calm exterior constituted a large element of the power which he had obtained over his fellows.
And truly Fortune or rather, God was indeed favouring the wicked man at that time, though not in the way that he imagined. In a few moments Ujarak's plans were laid. The opportunity was too good to be lost. "Where goes Nunaga to-day?" he asked quietly, on reaching the sledge. "To Moss Bay," answered Nunaga. "Has Nunaga forgotten the road?" asked Ujarak, with a slight look of surprise.
Simek's soul flowed chiefly from his eyes and from his smiling lips in the form of hearty laughter and encouragement to others for in truth he was an unselfish man, preferring rather to draw out his friends than to be drawn out by them. "Tell us all about it, then, Ujarak," he cried. "Come, we are ready. Our ears are open yes; they are very wide open!"
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