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able finally I wrapped ms blankets
around m0 and las down tn sleep
GLOW long ! alumhrrci du NOT
know was awakened by uno NJ my
dosa, which camc up nnl lrkol m,
fnac started up and thrw 90 lbD
blankets II WINS pitch dark The
blizzard WIS siill raging lrnriully nul
I the wolves had approached $50 close H.
my camp that ! could hear The pnitor OF
their feet ~ they ran about among the
scrub oaks. and my faithful dogs noW
and then gave q growl Ia warn them on
A stamping among the brutcs told me
that my mare was rendered uneasy by
thuir presence and ! thought | would
60 out aud speak 10 her, | looked
toward the place where my fire had
been kindlod. but | could not SEQ q
single coal. II had burned itself com.
plctely out Cropping my way on MY
hands and knees to the pile Of fuel
had gathered before going to sleep,
! picked up n stick and began poking
around for tho Goals. Presently o
sharp, singing sensation In my hand
told me that | had found one. | could
feel tho pain. but ! could not see the
coal, and yet Il must have been n live
n or else IL could not have burned
me. With trembling hands and a ter.
rible sinking nj my heart, took out .
match and lighted H. | could distinctly
hear il burning, hut | could not see the
blaze, although | held the match until
my fingers were scorchcd. Then |
dropped II, and with n scream Of terror
jumped TO my feet. Great heaycnl !
was snow-blindi
"With the experience | now have. |
know that my situation would have
been desperate II | had been in possession
of my sight; as Il was, | gave myself up
for lost. | was paralylcd with horror,
aud for u time ] could not move. The
actions u one Of my dogs aroused me.
He bounded forward and began n
terrible battle with one Of the wolves.
With another cry Of terror | CROPPED NV
way back 10 my bed. and catching up
my rifle succeeded. after a desperate
scramble, In placing myself on the top
Of the rock. by this time the battle
between my dogs and the wolves was In
full progress, aud n fierce one Il was, too.
fired shot after shot into the mir in the
hope Of frightening the famine.brcodors,
hut they were rendered too desperate
by hunger Ia fear the smell OF gun.
powder. How earnestly | prayed that
my noble dogs might succeed In fight
ing of their savage focsl | shouted b.
them words of encouragement to which
they had never failed to respond during
u hunt and finally ! knew that they
were gaining the victory. They drove
tho wolves away from me. but the
myen0us animals were not To be
cheated. They turned their attention
TO my horse.
II fairly cried as | stood there. sight.
less and helpless on my rock. and
listened tothc struggles Of the frightened
beast rs she stroye with desperate
energy TO break her ~faStcnings. To my
great JOY she succeeded. aud with .
shrill neigh 81 terror. set of up the
valley. u heard her hoofs gathering over
the bare ground. and the snarls and
yclps Of the savage pack rs Il followed
close at her heels, and then all was still.
called to my faithful guardians. and
each one answered TO his name BY a
joyful bark. all except the Major. whose
response was n monrnful whine. Poor
fellow lie had been severely handled.
II did not delude myself with the
hope that ! had seen the last Of tho
wolves. knew that my stced, fleet aud
enduring as she was. would In the end
be oycrtakcn and torn In pieces BY her
%tirclcss pursuers, and that. having whet-
ted their appctites. they would return
In sufficient numbers to oyerpower my
guards and make an end Of me. had
always prayed for a soldiers death. and
tho thought that | must give up my life
In this horrible way. was agonizing.
"l cannot tell how long | stood there
waiting for the wolves TO come back and
put me out Of my misery. for I was
dazcd with terror. fell into a sort Of
a siupor from which | was aroused hy
u bark from one Of my hounds. and Il
know every note uttered by these ami.
mails as well rs ! know The sound Of my
own voicc,) Il was a bark Of welcome.
Help was near. My first feeling was
one OF amasemeni. and before | had 70.
covered from II ] heard n rifle shot. and
then another aud another. The whole
pack broke out into n Joyous baying.
cooked my rifle with my henumbcd
hands. and fired all The remaining cart
ridges into tho air. I tried TO shout
but ] could not utter q sound. My head
ncled and | fell from the rock.
!" remained a full month nj Mr.. But.
lcr's hospltahlc rancho before was nblo
TO rrturn TO the post. lie and two Of
his %neighbors had been o after black.
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