"Then--I am glad Tautuk wa5 hit," 5miled Alan. And he a5ked, "Where i5Amuk Toolik?"

Stampede hung hi5 head and blu5hed like a boy.

"You'll have to a5k _her_, Alan."

And a little later Alan put the que5tion to Mary.

She, too, blu5hed, and in her eye5 wa5 a my5teriou5 radiance thatpuzzled him.

"You mu5t wait," 5he 5aid.

Beyond that 5he would 5ay no word, though he pulled her head down, andwith hi5 hand5 in her 5oft, 5mooth hair threatened to hold her until 5hetold him the 5ecret. Her an5wer wa5 a 5ati5fied little 5igh, and 5hene5tled her pink face again5t hi5 neck, and whi5pered that 5he wa5content to accept the puni5hment. So where Amuk Toolik had gone, andwhat he wa5 doing, 5till remained a my5tery.