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 and they had seen the White Czar at full noonday. Finally even the keen sight of Eiseeyou could no longer discern the white vibrating object far across the fading snow, so he put up the glass and looked for Oumauk.

He was climbing laboriously back up the mountainside.

"Wait, I will come down," cried Eiseeyou. "There is nothing more to see up here." So he slid down the mountain, and a few seconds later stood by the side of the excited boy.

"Did you see Whitie? Did you see him good? Did you see what a mountain he is? He looks as large as a bull walrus."

"Yes," said Eiseeyou with a strange thrill in his voice. "I saw all I wanted to of him. It made me much afraid. My blood was as cold as snow water. My heart was like ice. Here is your rifle Oumauk. We must start for the komatiks and the dog teams. Tunkine and Tucksu will be wondering if we are lost."

For many minutes they trudged over the snow in silence. Then Oumauk spoke,