New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27
THE BLOOD OF
HIS SlRES
By c. B. LEWIS
Copyright, 1906, by Il. B. Mcclure
By c. B. LEWIS

he passes, from the depths Of the dis
nal canyons, wind that cut like q
Knife and shriveled like fire, and now
and then a gust had brought hail to
sting like bird shot The wolf had gone
pack to his lair and given up the hunt
or the night. There would be no game
lfOot for him in such weather.
When morning came the weather had
softened bit, and there were snow
fakes flying about in wild confusion.
The wolf sat up at the mouth of his
lair and whined End complained. AS
be felt the pangs of hunger he hoWled
dsmally No beast of prey can IND
his game blindfOlded. Back in the cave
was a mother wolf, with her two young,
softly growing to herself as she heard
the bowls of the father.
By and by the wind ceased for mo |
ment, as if smothered by the falling |
fakes, and then it came with noisy |
complaint up the narrow valley ana
around the rocky cliffs and big bowl
ders. The wolf ceased bowling. The
wind brought him taint-a scent. lie
stood on his hind legs and paved the
air and shifted and showed his fangs.
A moment later he signaled for the
mother wolf to join him. She also
reared up and shifted at the air
II surely was the scent of game. 1t
was feeble and came from afar, but it
was worth investigation. With half
angry growl at each other, born OF nun
ger and greed, the wolves bounded
away down the wind. The falling cur
tain of snow limited their vision to
yards, but a VOLTS nose guides him
after he becomes blind of old age.
eve will go out this morning" said
the leader Of the park patrol to his
men. I'VE will go north, east, south
and west. The buffaloes will be lying
I'D in the thickets in such storm as
this. and the wolves will be hungry to
find them"
They went in pairs, the strong and
| hardy men who brave the seasons to
protect life in the great park set aside
| for the nation away up where the wa
tiers Of the muddy Missouri are as cold
| as the Arctic ocean and as clear as
J glass.
, The butfaloes would have only one
| enemy on such day-the big timber
wolf. The bear would wait for better
weather to search for his food. The
men turned their backs on each other
| leaned forward on their SnOwshoes and
In thirty seconds were hidden from
each others sight. They knew the
groves, the thickets, the spots which
the buffalo would seek for shelter, and
they skirted or passed through suci
places with the stealthy tread Of
ghosts.
"Hark. 1t is the Snarl Of Volt!
The two men who had gone to tho
north halted in their tracks with hant
to ear and listened. AS the wind hal
brought the scent to the wolf at the
door of his lair so it also brought thu
menacing snarls Of a beast Of prey tt
the eXpectant patrollers.
evolves, for sure"
5 "And after buffalo. Straight ahead.
The wolves had followed the scent L
its source. 4 buffalo bull and three 9
four cows, scattered some distanc
from the main herd, were sheltered u
in small grove on the bank OF creel
> The bull had come to his prime in tn
] wild and rugged park. He was not
stranger to the grunt Of the bear an
the snarl of the wolf. They had mel
4 aced him many times. and many time
II he had defied them, though it had neV
II er come to open attack. Both wolf an
e bear appeared to have an intuition thu
IT the buffalo was under mans protectio
e and that it would not do to go too far
d With the scent coming stronger !
it every jump, the wolves at length brol
re through the dead vines and stunted C
IS dars to find themselves upon their pre-
In front of the thicket was all ope
I'd glade They paused here for a m
70 ment to plan the attack, and as The
If planned they whned and snarled al
" growled. They did not want to ha
Te ANYTHING to do with the bull. The COY
an were not fighters, and their flesh W
an more tender. If they became frigl
es ened at the growing they would ma
n. a bolt for it and separate.
Sc The bull had caught sight of his Ell
of mics as they broke cover. He nev
on had seen a timber wolf at such Gle
quarters. Something told him that th
were hungry and desperate and tt
they would attack. He gave SHY
y" Of apprehension and almost started
flee. Then the blood of his sires ca
re surging through him. They had fouE
ne ne the wolves of the prairie, the wolves
the timber, the lions of the foothi
t qz, Many had been pulled down after
long. hard battle, but not one /
per ever turned tail and run away. W
call to stand their ground and W
head and tail up and eyes beginning
ND burn, he dashed out of his covert
req begin the battle. He had bulk, and
ct must have freedom of movement.
md wolves, surprised by his sudden alta
nat gave way, but they did not 60 far.
'Now we shall see fight worth tt
avs ing off, said one of the patrollers
by both took positions of vantage. 90
VIII wolves are big and hungry and c
my ming, but if the bull is not the son
his father we will kill him for C