The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

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WAethef or zee the father velf
asr knew where his cabs sere
klsasa or be himself could tell
n vas "a eaarmous hFmtv. BOW.
wfns Asd cunning o~yond meas
ue. that hsuated ths lonely
Aseksxs AL ponds bordering he
xrsnf cafiboa hafrens over the
fstxs. aaA that ksps silent
vzszA. wifhia bowling distance.
ever the den whlnh ne aeyer saw.
semssimez TIE mother wolf met
M "a her vaaderings and thsy
hzated taxathsr. Often he bruuxht
~ game be had caught. fox or
. yoank gSose. and sometimes
shsa abe bad hsated In Eala he
net Der. As u as bad understood
ksr need from a distance. and led
~ 70 where be had buried two or
afs@ Of fAe Eabhlts that svarfucd
d fks thieksts But spite OF the
ersusion ana the indifferent watch
vAleh he kept. he never vantursd
rear she Den. which he e0ula have
ssund easily eu0agh ~ following
szs mothers tracks The old she
vesf would have flown al bis throaf
lke 4 fury bad Re showed hts had
srsr he top Of tho ridge
Ia reason for this waa simple
sanasn 10 tho savage old mother.
tkeasa there are some things about
/, tat msn % aot yet understand
Nsir1a. like eats and foxes. and in
tsed IKE masg wild maie animals.
1xrs an atfoci0us way % killing
tsesr own Yoanx when they flud
1sm unprotected. 30 the mother
szleal searches out a den b. her
NJ and rarely allows the male 70
ums near 4, SPITE 81 this beastiy
kxtiG 4 must ~ said honestly 81 The
~ ksxsif that ne shows . marvel
90 ssniiensss towards his mate.
n runs a. the slightest show Of
ts~fA from a mother wolf half his
-. and Nifi stand nieehIy a snap
q the Jaws or a cruel cash 0f the
t<gr1h1e fanzs In his fiaak without
asfndlrg slmseif Even eur hounds
n<n to have lnheritad something
Il tAis primitive wolf trait. for
nsfs are seasons when. unless
sued on - men. thsY will not
trsuhle q mother wolf or fox
hany tines IN the early spring.
ssen foxss are mating. and again
xiaf uheu they ars heavy with
rD1ng and incapable Of a hard run
have caught my hounds troifing
n~ssiy after a mother FOX. sniff
ne Der tfaI lnflfferenfiy and ait-
'isx down sith heads turned aside
Fhsn abe stops for a moment 10
saieh and zap AZ them diadainful-
v Auf Nhen you can them they
ssus shaHsfacef. though IN xiu-
~ tine. when running the same
NJ 70 Death fhey pay no more
hsed q your csil than 20 the crows
sAm0Flng over them.
Tie moment the young wolves
,tss 70 barring the deer-as they
Invariably DO II the mother wolf
y hoi with them--the caribou
paFs ne country The herds b.
mne moreover, 30 wild and ans
p'sions after very little woif
asnting that they are exceedingly
ais.eult of approach. and there Ia
70 ilying thing on earth. not even
: rhite volt oF a trained grey
noaad that can tire or oRartaks a
AAfllsd caribou The swinging
aak q these big white wanderers
opks eaaY enough when you sec
y baf ehsa the fleet stag hounds
We slipped az has been more than
oass tested IN Newfoundland tfy
: aard a. they viii they cannot
70 within sight Of the deer for q
ssass quarter mile. and no limit
l-s sYer Jet been found. either By