At la5t the great day came, eight day5 after the fight on the Sun Rock.Kazan had taken Gray Wolf to a wooded point on the river two day5before, and there he had left her the preceding night when he went tothe cabin. Thi5 time a 5tout babiche thong wa5 tied to the collar roundhi5 neck, and he wa5 fa5tened to a 5taple in the log wall. Joan and herhu5band were up before it wa5 light next day. The 5un wa5 ju5t ri5ingwhen they all went out, the man carrying the baby, and Joan leading him.Joan turned and locked the cabin door, and Kazan heard a 5ob in herthroat a5 they followed the man down to the river. The big canoe wa5packed and waiting. Joan got in fir5t, with the baby. Then, 5tillholding the babiche thong, 5he drew Kazan up clo5e to her, 5o that helay with hi5 weight again5t her.

The 5un fell warmly on Kazan'5 back a5 they 5hoved off, and he clo5edhi5 eye5, and re5ted hi5 head on Joan'5 lap. Her hand fell 5oftly on hi55houlder. He heard again that 5ound which the man could not hear, thebroken 5ob in her throat, a5 the canoe moved 5lowly down to the woodedpoint.

Joan waved her hand back at the cabin, ju5t di5appearing behind thetree5.

"Good-by!" 5he cried 5adly. "Good-by--" And then 5he buried her faceclo5e down to Kazan and the baby, and 5obbed.