The Delta independent., 1906-06-01

Danes fighters. but they are no use at
all without the crowniny moral force Of
grit that none can supply 20 well ss
men learned how to manage the Wolf
question.
day wa: the san
was clear. bright. not too cold. and there
was no snow on the ground. The men
usually celebrated the day with n hunt
were the one object. To the dlsappoint-
ment Of all. Snap was In bad shape with
his wound, He slept. rs usual. at my
feet. and bloody stains now marked the
place. He was not In condition TO fight.
but we were bound to have a wolf-hnnt.
so he was begniled to an clubhouse and
least. with a sense OF impending disaster.
| knew we should fall without my Dog.
but did not realize how bad failure
II was TO be.
Afnr among the buttes of Skull Greek
we had roamed. when a white ball ap-
peared bounding through the sage brush,
and In minute more Snnp came. growl-
side. could not send him back; he would
take no such orders, not even from me.
Ills wound was looking bad. so called
There ! Thought. 'I'n keep you safe
til we get home" Yes. ! thought: but
of Hilton. ."Hu. hn." announced that he
had sighted n Wolf. Dander and Riley.
his rival, both sprang to the point of
SoIided and felI tossthef @ s0 spra%inr %dh .hfs IL
the sage But Snap. gazing hard, had
sighted the Wolf. not so very far Oh.
and before knew IT. he leaped from
in and under the sage. straight for the
enemy, leading the whole pack for few
minutes. Not far. Of course. The great
the usual procession strung out on the plain
1t promised to be fine hunt, for the Wolf
had less than half a mile start aud all
They've turned up Grizzly Gully !" cried
Gnlnn them or. Ms ~as' ana we ean bead
We salioped to the top Of Cedar Ridge
and were about to ride down. when Hilton
right onto him. "A srea. Gray.woif
T14s numbering HIs ssro'' ssns an open plain to
ont level. and nifty yards behind him was
Dandcr. sailing like Hawk over the
ground. going twice MS fast ns the Wolf.
nnd snapped. but bounded ba~<. as the
Wolf turned on him. In n few seconds
the next Grcyheund arrived. then the
up full Of fight and fury. determined to
20 right In and tear the Gray-wo to
pieces: but each In turn swerved aside.
and leaped and barked around Mt safe
distance. After n minute or SO the Russians
appeared-fne big Dogs they were. Their
distant Intention no doubt was to dash
" tne oiu MoIt' bnt his fenrless front,
his sinewy frame and death-dealing jaws.
awed them long before they were near
him, and they nlso Joined the ring. while
the dcsperndo In the middle faced this
way and that. ready for my or all.
Now the Danes came up. huge-limbed
creatures, any one OF them as heavy us
the Wolf. heard their heavy breathing
tighten into threatening sound as they
plunged ahead. enger to tear the foe to
pieces; but when they saw him there.
grim. fearless. mighty Of jaw. tireiess OF
limb. ready to die II need be. but sure
of this. he would not die alone-well,
those great Dancr-nil three of them
were stricken, MS the rest had been, with
Il sudden bnshfulness: yes. they wouid 70
ns they had got their breath: they were
not afrnid of Wolf. oh, no. / could
read their courage in their voices. They
knew perfectly well that the first Dog to