Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-26

Danes lighters. but they are no use at
all without the browning moral force OF
grit, that none can supply so well as
a Bull-terrier. On that day the Cattle
men learned how to manage the Wolf
question.
Next day was Halloween, the ami
versary Of Snaps advent. The weather
was clear, bright, not too cold, and there
was no snow on the ground. The men
usually celebrated the day with a hunt
were the one object. To the disappoint-
ment OF all, Snap was i'm bad shape with
his wound. He slept, as usual, at my
feet, and bloody stains now marked the
place He was not i'm condition to fight.
but we were bound to have Wolf-hunt,
so he was bcguilcd to an Clubhouse and
locked up, while we went OF, l, at
least, with n sense of impending disaster.
hut i did not realize how bad failure
IL was to be.
Afar among the buttes of Skull Greek
we had roamed, when white ball mp
peared bounding through the sage-brush,
and In a minute more Snap came, grOwl-
ing and stump-waggling, up to my Horse 4
side. could not send him back; he would
take no such orders, not even from me:
His wound was looking bad, so / called
him, held down the quirt, and jumped
There" I thought. "I'n keep you safe
till we get home" Yes, I thought; but
of Hilton. "Hu, hu," announced that he
had sighted a Wolf. Dander and Riley,
his rival, both sprang to the point OF
observation, with the result that they
collided and fell together, sprawling, in
the sage, But Snap, gazing hard, had
sighted the Wolf, not so very far of
and before / knew ii, he leaped from
the saddle and bounded zigzlg high, low
In and under the sage, straight for the
enemy, leading the whole pack for n few
minutes. Not far, OF course. The great
Greyhounds sighted the moving spcck, and
the usual procession strung out on the plain
II promised to be fine hunt, for the Wolf
had less than half n mile start and al
the Dogs were fully interested.
They've turned up Grizzly Gully" cried
them on -
We galloped to the top Of Cedar Ridge
and were about to ride down. when Hilton
shouted, by George, here he is! Were
right onto him. "a great Gray-wol
came numbering across an open plain TO
ward us. His head was low, his tai
out level. and fifty yards behind him wal
Dnnder, sailing like a Hawk over The
ground, going twice as fast as the Wolf
| In minute the Hound was alOngsid,
| ana snapped, but bounded back, as tn,
| the next Greyhound arrived, then tn,
rest in order of swiftncss. Each CANE
up full of fight and fury, determined T.
go right in and tear the Gray-Wolf t.
|
| and leaped ana barkcd around at n SAT
| distance. After n minute or SO the Russian
appeared fine big Dogs they were. Thel
distant intention no doubt was to das
at the old Wolf; but his fearless front
| his sinewy frame and death-dealng jaws
| awed them long before they were nea
him, and they also joined the ring. Will
the desperate in the middle faced thl
| way and that, ready for any or all.
| Now the Danes came up, huge-limbet
| creatures, any one of them as heavy Il
| the Wolf. l heard their heavy breathing
| tighten into n threatening sound as the
| plunged ahead, eager to tear the foe &
pieces; but when they saw him there
grim, fearless. mighty OF jaw, tireless o
limb ready to die if need be, but sur
Of this, he would not die alonc--well
those great Danes-all three of them
| were stricken, rs the rest had been, wit
n sudden usefulness: yes, they would &
! right I'm prcsently-nOt now, but as sooi
as they had got their breath they wcr
not afraid Of n Wolf, oh, no. coult
| read their courage in their voices. The,
} knew perfectly well that the first Dog t