The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-02-27

would. Z could see nothing at vhla
70 aim LIZA
The sounds ceased, and / bs...
aware that my feet were very ools as
my body fast growing numb. oo Tas
wait no longer; but before reiprr,-
to the sled, / ran across to the m.,s
land, and made sure from The
dence OF the snow that It was tba ~.
had heard returning under cover I.
the timber.
saw nothing further Of the v,n
that day. After unloading nv W.
at the cache among the spro.
made my way to the tent. for n
fast growing dark and time to kDoss
of work. 1t struck me as odd ~,
the wolf had touched none Of our r,a
visions. It had passed close to H. n.
cache several times. and must hss.
scented the PORK and bacon. wh,s
should have been tempting to sncb
hungry beast. Near the tent / saw NJ
wolf tracks, and I mentioned this i
Mac when recounting the ineldep,,
OF the afternoon.
Before we turned in that night :.
began showing. The fall was lee
than an inch, but It was SUFFICIENT Il
blot out the old tracks, and leave tbs
land and frozen river a fresh Whit
page. Mac was the first to leave tbs
tent in the morning He was bset
again almost Immediately, and fran.
ing his head in the flaps Of the tent
said:
Your VOLTS been after her mate
mon. She came last night to within 90
feet of us, where he hangs on the fan
en- tree. | surmised when you were
telling her actions that It was not
you, after all, she was seeking"
A light broke In upon me, and
began to realize the meaning of what
had appeared, on the part Of the ami
NAL such a contradictory mixture Of
daring and tlmidity.
"she smelled the scent Of him on
your clothes continued Mac, "and
she feared the worst; but she would
not leave the place till she was con-
WINGED. IT'S usual" he added, "for
wolves, when they ind there's poison
out, to disappear as If by magic. This
ones no common beast"
81 believe you are right Mac" re-
piled. "Now that she knows the truth,
do you think she will leave for good
and allY"
mo doubt about It. She'll go clean
out of the country"
But Macs Judgment was at fault for
once. The trail from the tent led d.
rectiy down the river, and anxious to
know more OF the VOLTS movements
we followed. She had gone as the
crow flies, straight across one Of the
islands to the spot where the FIRST
wolf died. Mac, who was leading.
paused when he reached this place,
and as came to his side, he pointed
to a hole in the snow and the over
turned tin which contained our for
gotten poison.
"she's eaten nearly all Of 1t" be
announced, in a solemn. awestruek
tone who would have thought it in
a beast"
A little farther on we found the
VOLTS dead body, still warm. One paw
rested on a dead raven. which she had
apparently killed in her last agony;
and warned BY their companions fate,
the other ravens had not ventured to
approach.
This wolf was smaller and darker
than the first, and was In better con
dition. Her fur was deep and rich,
and even in death the implied grace
and mobility OF action made her
beautiful creature Her eyes we're
bright and intelligent, and the ex-
preston was that Of some great, aifee-
tionate dog, rather than the cunning
OF wild creature.
We stood a moment in silence, looking
ing at the dead creature. and then
Mac expressed what was in my mind.
"She could not stand II 70 lose her
mate" he said, simply. when she
found he was dead. she could not bear
to live herself She knew well what
had killed him and where It was to be
had. She felt the grief Of a persen.
It's wen, mon, the poor beast had no
soul to lose. From Youths Compan'
ion.
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