The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-23

Danes fighters, but they are no use at
all without the crowning moral force OF
grit, that none can supply so well as
question.
Next day was Halloween, the anni-
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 hunt
offsome Sort and now, OF course, Wolves
ment Of all. Snap was In bad shape with
his wound. He slept, as usual, at my
feet and bloody stains now marked the
place. He was not In condition to light,
but we were bound TO have Wolf-hunt,
so he was beguled to an clubhouse and
locked up, while we went on, l, at
least with sense OF impending disaster.
| knew we should fail without my Dog,
but / did not realize how bad failure
Afar among the buttes of Skull Greek
we had roamed, when white ball ap-
peared bounding through the sage-brush,
and In a minute more Snap came, growl-
ing and stump-waggling, up to my Horses
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" thought, ''I'n keep you safe
TIL we get hC%e hon with Yes sDoI thought v0Ca SSs
had sighted Wolf Dander and Riley.
his rival, both sprang to the point Of
collided and fell together, sprawling., in
the sage. But Snap, gazing hard, had
sighted the Wolf not so very far or,
and before knew 1t, he leaped from
the saddle and bounded zigzig. high, low,
In and under the sage, straight for the
enemy. leading the whole pack for few
minutes. Not far, OF course. The great
Greyhounds sighted the moving speck. and
the usual procession strung out on the plain.
1t promised TO be fine hunt, for the Wolf
had less than half a mile start and all
the Dogs were fully Interested
They've turned up Grizzly Gully" cried
them on" MS '' anu "" -" w
we galloped to the top Of Cedar Ridge
and were about to ride down, when Hilton
%S shGTted onto By here Tpehf he s ro WsIe
came numbering across an open plain to-
ward us. His head was low, his tail
out level, and fifty yards behind him was
Dander, sailing like a Hawk over the
ground. going twice as fast as the Wolf.
In a minute the Hound was alongside
and snapped, but bounded back, as the
Wolf turned on him. In few seconds
the next Greyhound arrived, then the
rest in order OF swiftness. Each came
up full of fight and fury, determined to
go right In and tear the Gray-Wolf to
pieces; but each in turn swerved aside
and leaped and barked around at a safe
distance. After a minute or so the Russians
appeared-fne big Dogs they were. Their
distant intention no doubt was to dash
at the old Wolf; but his fearless front,
his sinewy frame and death-dealing jaws.
awed them long before they were near
him, and they also Joined the ring. while
the desperate in the middle faced this
way and that, ready for any or all.
Now the Danes came up, huge-limbed
creatures, any one OF them as heavy as
the Wolf. i heard their heavy breathing
tighten, into a threatening sound as they
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pieces; but when they saw him there
grim, fearless, mighty of jaw, tireless Of
limb, ready to die If need be, but sure
of this, he would not die alone-well
those great Danes-all three of them
were stricken, as the rest had been. with
a sudden bashfulness: yes, they would 90
right in presently-not now, but as soon
as they had got their breath; they were
not afraid OF a Wolf, oh, no. could
read their courage in their voices. They
knew perfectly well that the first Dog to