I wonder if he would mind being called Jim ?" On being asked this question the young Eskimo, grinning broadly, said: "A' yite.

Yim plenty goot," and afterwards he always answered promptly and cheerfully to the name of "Yim." [Illustration: "Yim."] At length snow fell for several days almost without intermission.

Then a fierce wind took it in hand, kneading it, packing it, and stuffing it into every crack and cranny of the landscape until hollows were filled, ridges were nicely rounded, and rocks had disappeared.

In the meantime, strong white bridges had been thrown across lake and stream, and the great Labrador highway for winter travel was formally opened to the public.
November was well advanced, and our lads had been prisoners in Locked Harbour for more than two months when this way of escape was opened to them.

It had been decided that they should take a single large sledge, having broad runners, and a double team of dogs--ten in all.