[The Wolf Hunters by James Oliver Curwood]@TWC D-Link bookThe Wolf Hunters CHAPTER XIII 8/28
He could see no sign of day, and when he turned he saw Wabi sitting up in his blankets, laughing silently at his wonder and consternation. "What in the world--" he gasped. "We're snowed in," grinned Wabi.
"Does the stove smoke ?" "No," replied Rod, throwing a bewildered glance at the roaring fire. "You don't mean to say--" "Then we are not completely, buried," interrupted the other.
"At least the top of the chimney is sticking out!" Mukoki sat up and stretched himself. "She blow," he said, as a tremendous howl of wind swept over the cabin. "Bime-by she blow some more!" Rod shoveled the snow into a corner and replaced the barricade while his companions dressed. "This means a week's work digging out traps," declared Wabi.
"And only Mukoki's Great Spirit, who sends all blessings to this country, knows when the blizzard is going to stop.
It may last a week.
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