New-York tribune., 1907-06-02

impressed him, and he paused.
The thCkets close by invited him: so he turned
and skunk into the shadow OF the hazel and poplar
lie was no longer captive, but skulkng, wary
wolf. jOying hercely in his liberty. He slipped
through the willows again he had done years
before, during that first happy year of his life
That night he stole out TO the nclosure where the
deer were kept. Hunger was urging him. But he
found a dozen men patrolng the grounds, he
shrank sullenly back again. Within him an
urgent longing to flee from the vicinity. y voice
drlfted out OF the northward and called to him.
He knew the direction. His animal senses and a
hundred other signs all told him the way the land
of the maskcegs and jack pines with silent cool and
shady retreats, carpeted with spongy moss. But
across his path lay the city He knew this by the
sounds and smells that reached him with every
breeze from the land of his birth.
All the remainder Of the night he 1opcd back and
forth along the southern side of the city. Every
where IN his way were the habItatIons of men that
he feared, and yapping dogs that he hated. No
where could he find a place to break through
South OF him ran the loop Of the river; but he had
that spoke 50 strongly TO his fierce yearnng heart
and he would obey.
When the light of early morning returned he
stole back again and hid in the stretch of Shrubbcrv
between the park and the city. He was hungry,
tired from his unusual exertions, and lame on th,
leg that had struck the railing in his fall All day
he lay CrouChIng at the sound of anyone approach
ing. No one mOleSted him. however, and when kind
darkness dropped down, he came forth ravenous
wolf bent on finding food Urged by the gnawing
pains of hunger, he skuked close to the buildings;
but his attempts to kidnap dogs and cats were
failures and with the return of morning he was
forced to skulk back to his old retreat Now he
was more desperately ravenous wolf than before.
Early in the afternoon he heard sounds of men
approaching. They seemed to be spread out to
right and left and were making a great noise.
Every man now was foe to Shag; so he skunk back
farther Tor new hiding place His owners had sent
men to beat the shrubbery; and the wolf now found
that he being driven back toward the park that
he hated and feared. Suddenly of the beaterS
was startled by big gray shape, with ominOus
growl emanatng from it, that dashed past him
through the willows. He fired immediately for
the orders dead or alive; but his aim
poor.
Away through the friendly shelter dashed the
fleeing wolf. In him was great fear; for now he
was hunted. Men and that detestable park pen
were behind him; the city was before him. Beyond
it he knew lay the land of his BIRTH OF the Jack
pines and spruces and cool maskeegs; and they
called TO him From the last clumI of bushes he
peered fcarfully out at the city; then he dashed
out and fled down Lorne-st, straight for the heart
of it.
From behind him he heard a threatening rumble
The electric was coming under all the speed
that the excited motorman could muster. But
Shag ran for his life, or, what dcarer, his free
dom and he left the car behind. He fled past two
dogs on the street and instantly they in yelp-
ing pursuit. More CANNES appeared every moment,
and when the fugitive crossed the bridge spanning
Clear Creek, after a ha-me run, there were nearly
a score Of dogs in his wake.
Along the bank of the creek was heavy fringe
of willows. Shag lodged two astonished cyclists,
several pedestrians, and delivery rig and rushed
into the sheltering willows. Some OF the foremost
of the dogs also went into the willows. Sounds of
fierce fighting ensued, and when they came out
again they two less in number.
But little crowd quickly gathering and
when the wolf had recovered his wind he rushed
out of the willows, crossed the asphalt pavement,
jumped the opposite pallngs and skunk up along
a row OF evergreens adorning the grounds OF resi-
dence. There was a garden tcte III session on the
beautiful lawn, and the big gray fugitive went
almost through the midst of the company. With