Hardly had the three progressed a hundred paces when Mukoki, who was in the lead, stopped short with a huge grunt.

Squarely across the trail lay the body of a dead man.

A glance at the upturned face showed that it was one of the two drivers from Wabinosh House.
"Head split," said Mukoki, as he led the team around the body.

"Shot, mebby--then killed with ax." The dogs sniffed and cringed as they passed the slain man, and Rod shuddered.

Involuntarily he thought of what might have happened to Minnetaki, and he noticed that after passing this spectacle of death Mukoki doubled his speed.