Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

shape vanished together. back into the blackness
1t all so instantaneous, that before Kane could
get his rifle up they were gone Startled and furious
he fired at random three times into the cover
Then he steadied himself remembering that the
number of cartridges in his chamber was not un-
limited Seeing to it that his AK and knife both
loose tor instant action he stopped and replenshed
his rifle. Then he hurried on as fast as he could
without betraying haste.
AS he went, he wildly conscious that the
wolves-not the Gray Master alone but the whole
pack also-were keeping pace with him through the
soundess dark beyond the rim of the spruces. But
not hint of their grim companioning could he
or hear. He felt it, merely in the creeping of his
skim the elemental stirring of the hair at the back OF
his neck. From moment to moment he expected
the swift attack, the battle for his life. But he
keyed up to it. 1t not fear that made his
tlngle, but the tense. trembling excitement of the
situation. Even against those strange, hidden
forces of the forest his spirit felt of victory He
felt as if his rifle would go up and speak almost OF
itself unerringly the first instance of attack
before the adversary broke into view.
But through all the drawnout length of those last
three miles his hidden adversares gave no sign save
snapped sharply. His rifle at his shoulder. It
seemed to him, almost before the sound reached his
But nothing came of it. Then panic mad
rabbit stretched straight out in fight darted across
the fast narrowing brightness of his path
But nothing followed And at last, after what
seemed to him hours, he came out on the open pas
lures overlooking Burnt Brook settlement Here
he little way; and then, because the strain
had been great, he sat down suddenly on coz
venient stump and burst into peal of Laughter
which must have puzzled the wolves beyond measure
A FTER this though we'll that the Gray
= Masters inexplicable forbearance had saved
him a battle which. for all his confidence, might
quite conceivably have gone against him, Kane
interest in the mysterious beast was uncomprom,s-
ingly hostile. He bitter account of the dog
He felt that the great wolf had put dshonor upon
him. And for few days he was no longer the I'M
partial student of natural history, but the keen,
primitive hunter with the blood lust hot in his veins
Then this mood passed. or rather underwent
change He decided that the Gray Master IL
deco too individual beast to be just snutfed
but at the same time far dangerous to be left IS
liberty
And now all the thought and effort that could re
spared from his daily duties at the Crossroads
were bent to the problem of capturing the great
wolf alive He would be doing a service to the whole
Quah- Davic Valley. And he would have the pleas
ure of presenting the splendid captive to his college
town. at that time greatly interested in the modest
beginnings of geological garden which its citizens
were striving naugurate 1t thrilled his fancy TO
imagine tin placard the front of cage in the
little park, bearing the inscription, CAMS Anpns
oceidentalis Eastern North America. Presented
by Arthur Kane Esq.
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