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

doc or woif 20 Mcgaleep'a tirelera-
ness. So the cid wolves. relying
possibly upon past experience. keep
the cubs ana hold themselves strict.
y 70 small game a. long As q can
possibly b. found. Then when the
hitter DAYS OF winter come. with
their scarcity Of small game and
their uabeafable hunger. the
wolves turn 10 the cAriboa a. q
last resort. killing 4 fes here By
stealth. rather than speed. and
then. when the game grows Wild.
kolnE Gar of 70 aa0ther rznga
where the deer have act been die
tnrhcd and 30 eaa be approached
moro easily.
on this afternoon. however. the
old mother wolf bad run plump
upon the caribou AMI her fawns tn
the mliaf Of a thieket. and hAs
ieapcd forward promptly 20 round
them uu for her hungry cuhs II
would hare been the easiest matter
Ia the world for an old wolf to
hamNtrius one Of the slow fawna
or the mother caribou herself as
abe lowered Ia the rear 70 defend
her younE. but there wera other
thoughsu In The shaxKY gray head
that had seen 20 much hunting. So
the mother wpit drove the deer
slosIy. purxiinx them more and
more. as a collie fiafr4ets the herd
By his Yappinks. out into tbs opsn
where her eaba might Join In the
hunting.
The wolves nos drew back. al
save the mother. which advanced
hesitatinKly 90 where the caribou
stood wlth lowered had watching
every move Suddenly thu Gov
charged. 50 swiftly. fuFi0asiy. that
the old wolf seemed almost caught.
and tumhlsd away ulth the broad
boots striking sasaEniy At her
tanks Farther and farther tho
caribou drove her enemy. reused
nov 20 frenzy ~ the VOLTS near.
ness and apparent cowardice. Then
she shiEisd IN a paaie and rushed
back 70 her little ones. only 10
lind that all the other wolves. "a
u frightened By her furious
charge, had drawn farther bach
from the granny In the rncka
Again the old wolf approach
81 cautiously. and aeain the carl.
boa plunged at her and followed
her lame retreat With heaafouF
fury. An electric shock aermsa
suddenly 20 touch toe huge he volt
Lake a flash he Ieapcd in on the
faWna One quick snap Of the loug
laNs With the terrible fanKs: then
as u the whole thing wsre ~ ~
play. be loped away easily WITH
the cubs. eirciinz 10 iola The
mother wolf. which. strangely
enough. did not return % The al.
faek a. the caribou charged back
driving the cubs and the Old he
wolf away like a flock OF sheen
The coast was now clear. NOT an
eaemy IN the WaY. AID the mother
caribou. Nith a triumphant bleat 10
her fawua o. foli0w. plunged back
into the woods wheaes she had
come
one fawn only followed her. The
other took a step or two. sank 10
his knees and rolled over on his
side When the wolves drew near
quietly. without a trace OF tho r.
rucity or the bowling elamor with
which such scenes are usually pic.
tufed, the game was quite dead. one
quick snap ~ the old VOLTS teeth
just behind the fOreiers having
pierced the heart more surely than
q hunters bullet And the mother
caribou, plunRing wildly away
through the brush with tho startled
faWu jumping n her heels. could
not know that her mad flight was
needicsss that tho terrible enemy
which has spared her ans let her
20 free had no need nor desire 90
follow.
fTO be continued