New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

shape vanished together, back into the Dlaekness
1t was all instantaneous, that before Name could
get his rifle up they were gone Starts 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 1t that his AK and knife were both
loose, for instant action, ne stopped and repenished
his rifle. Then he hurried on as fast as ne could
without betraying haste
As he went ne was soon vividly conscious that tie
wo1ves-not the Gray Master alone, but the whoh
pack also-were keeping pace with him through the
sOundless dark beyond the nm OF the SpruCes bul
not hint of their grim cOmpanionIng could he see
or hear He felt it. merely, in the creeping OF ms
skn the elemental stirring OF the hair at the BACK
his neck From moment to moment ne expected
the swift attack the battle for his life But ne was
keyed up TO it. 1t not fear that made his nerves
tngle, but the tense trembling excitement OF the
situation Even against those strange, hidden
forces of the forest his spirit felt sure OF victory ne
felt If his rifle would go up and speak almost Ol
ITSELF unerringly the first instance OF attack even
before the adversary broke into view
But through all the drawnout length OF those last
three miles his hidden adversaries gave no sgn save
that once dead branch, concealed under the snow,
snapped sharply. His rifle was at his shoulder
seemed to him, almost before the sound reacned ns
But nothing came of it Then pane mao
rabbit, stretched straight out IN flight, darted aCoS
the fast narrowing brightness OF his path
But nothing followed. And at last after VIA
seemed to him hours, he came out on the open P@
lures overlooking Burnt Brook settlement. Heis
had been great, ne sat down suddenly on COZ
verient stump and burst into peal OF Iansh'e
which must have puzzled the wolves teZ ond eaSDi'
A FTER this, though well aware that the ula3
Masters inexplicable fOrbearatiee nad S~ste .Ls
him battle which for all his confluence nlsI. i
quite conceivab1y have gone aga1n>t nm. : hane
interest iii the mysterious beast Wa unconlpIVii ~
ingly hostile He was bitter. on account OF tne uos
He felt that the great wolf had put tishonoI up
him. And for a few days he was no longer 'nf u
partial student of natural history, uut the . Ae.'
primitive hunter with the blood lust hot N MS ven
Their this mood passed, rather ttldefWeH';
change He decided that the Gray Master was as. -
deed too individual beast to be just Snt1eG o.
but at the same time far too dangerous TO oe e' %
liberty. III
And now all the thought and effort that eoulp : :
spared from his daily duties at the CToSSlu~C TtI+
were bent to the problem OF Capturing the So
wolf alive He would be doing service TO me W W
Ouah-Davic Valley. And he would have 'he pI- pf.c,
OF presenting the splendid captive to ms % 1ot9
town. at that time greatly interested II he or
beginnings of geological garden when rs Cl',1' -
were striving inaugurate II thrilled MS AM he
imagine tin p1acard the front OF cage " I.o,s
little park bearing the inscription. GI,iS @ ..d -.
occidehtatiS. Eastern North Amerca- Fre'eH'''
by Arthur Kane, ESQ"
To BE- conciaGeG Hs1t SAEaay