The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-08-08

ocean mirror. Fritz with his pad
dies then began to practise all
manner of evolutions: darling
along with arrowy swiftness
wheeling to the right, then to the
left; and at last, flinging himself
quite on his side, while his moth
err uttered a shrek of terror, he
showed that the tiny craft would
neither capsize nor sink. Then, re
covering his balance, he sped on
his further way.
Encouraged by our shouts of ap-
probation, he now boldly ventured
into the strong current of Jackal
river, and was rapidly carried ont
to sea.
This being more than l had bar
gained for, l lost no time in Civ
ing chase in the boat, with Ernest
and Jack; my wife urging us to
greater speed, and declaring that
some accident could not fail to
happen to that horrid soap
bubble.
We soon arrived outside the
bay, at the rocks where formerly
lay the wreck, and gazed in all
directions for signs of the run
away.
After a time we saw, at a con-
siderable distance, a faint puff of
smoke, followed by the crack of
a pistol. Upon this we fired a sig
nal shot, which was presently an
swered by another, and, steering
in the direction of the sound, we
soon heard the boys CHEEKY hal
loo; the cajack darted from be-
hind a point of land, and we
quickly joined company.
Come to this rocky beach,"
cried Fritz, 81 have something to
show you"
With blank amazement we be-
held a fine, well-grown young wal
rus, harpooned and quite dead.
did you kill this creature,
dear Fritz?" l exclaimed, look
ing round in some anxiety, and
half expecting to e a naked saw
age to claim the prize.
ITO be sure, father! don't you
see my harpoon? Why do you
doubt it?"
"Well, l scarcely know" replied
l, laughing; "but success so
speedy, so unexpected, and so ap-
propriate, to an amateur Green
lander, took me by surprise. l con-
graduate you, my boy! But I must
tell you that you have alarmed
us by making this long trip. You
should not have gone out of the
bay. l left your mother in grievous
trouble"
Indeed, father, l had no !dea
of passing out of sight, but once
in the current, l was carried
along, and could not help myself.
Then / came on a herd of wal
ruses, and I did so long to make
a prize of one that l forgot every
thing else, and made chase after
them when beyond the influence
of the current, until / got near
enough to harpoon this fine fell
low. He swan more slowly, and
| struck him a second time; then
he sought refuge among these
rocks, and expired. l landed, and
scrambled to where he lay, but
I took care to give him the con-
tents of my pistol before going
close up, having a salutary rec
objection of the big serpent's part
ing fling fling at you, Jack"
"You ran a very great risk"
said |. "The walrus is a n inof-
fensive creature; but when at
tackled and wounded, it often be-
comes furious, and, turning upon
its pursuer, can destroy, with its
long tusks, a strongly built whale
boat. However, thank God for your
safety! l value that above a thou
sand such creatures. Now, what's
to be done with him? He must
be quite fourteen feet long, al
though not full grown"
81 am very glad you followed
me, father" said Fritz; "but our
united strength will not remove
this prodigious weight from among
these rocks; only do let me carry
away the head, with these grand
snow-white tusks! l should sc
like to fasten it in the PROV OF
the cajack, and name it the Sea.
horse.
I'VE must certainly carry away
the beautiful ivory tusks," said |;
"but make haste; the air feels SC
excessively close and sultry,
think a storm is brewing"
"But the head! the head! we
must have the whole head cried
Jack; lust think how splendid il
will look on the cajack!'
,"And how splendid it will smell
too, when it begins to purify
added Ernest; what a treat for
the steersman?"
ooh, we will prepare for that
said Fritz; sit shall be soaked
and cleaned, and dried until it is
as hard as a wooden model; it
shall not offend your delicate
nose in the least, Ernest!"
81 supposed the walrus to be an
animal peculiar to the Arctic re-
gions" remarked Ernest.