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`` Sooner or later them other wolves will come back , '' said the old frontiersman , `` an ' they 'll eat wot 's left of the buffalo an ' the wolves ' carcasses , too . '' It was fully an hour before they reached the spot where the other buffalo had fallen . No wild beasts had been near the carcass , and now this was also dressed and the hide packed up behind Dave . Then they set off for the camp on the edge of the prairie , reaching it shortly after noon . `` I declare , the spot seems like home ! '' cried Dave . `` I must say I am glad to return to it . ''