But No One Ever Sees Any Of These Terrible Wolves, The Few Men Who
Know That Country Have Plenty Of Pemmican, That Is Neither Moose
Nor Caribou, And The Major Briefly Summed Up The Situation:
"The
Wolves are indeed playing havoc with the Buffalo, and the ravenous
leaders of the pack are called Sousi, Kiya, Kirma, and Squirrel."
Now of all the four, Sousi, being a Beaulieu and a half-breed, had
the worst reputation, but of all the four he was the only one that
had admitted a possibility of guiding us, and was to be found on the
fifth morning. So his views were met, a substitute found to watch
his fishing nets, groceries to keep his wife from pining during his
absence, a present for himself, the regular rate of wages doubled,
his horses hired, his rheumatism, home-sickness, and sadness provided
against, a present of tobacco, some more presents, a promise of
reward for every Buffalo shown, then another present, and we set
out.
CHAPTER VI
OUT WITH SOUSI BEAULIEU
It's a, fine thing to get started, however late in the day, and
though it was 3.20 P. M. before everything was ready, we gladly
set out - Sousi, Major Jarvis, and myself - all mounted, the native
leading a packhorse with provisions.
And now we had a chance to study our guide. A man's real history
begins, of course, about twenty years before he is born. In
the middle of the last century was a notorious old ruffian named
Beaulieu.
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