? ? ? ? ''Twas a square game, Kid,' Lon remarked, rising to his feet and shaking the snow from out his sleeves; 'with a fair percentage to meself that bucked it.'
? ? ? ? That night, while Lon McFane sought the forgiving arms of the Church in the direction of Father Roubeau's cabin, Malemute Kid talked long to little purpose.
? ? ? ? 'But would you,' persisted Mackenzie, 'supposing they had fought?'
? ? ? ? 'Have I ever broken my word?'
? ? ? ? 'No; but that isn't the point. Answer the question. Would you?'
? ? ? ? Malemute Kid straightened up. 'Scruff, I've been asking myself that question ever since, and-'
? ? ? ? 'Well?'
? ? ? ? 'Well, as yet, I haven't found the answer.'
? ? ? ? WHEN A MAN JOURNEYS into a far country, he must be prepared to forget many of the things he has learned, and to acquire such customs as are inherent with existence in the new land; he must abandon the old ideals and the old gods, and oftentimes he must reverse the very codes by which his conduct has hitherto been shaped.
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