New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

sstness the attack was not driven home In the very
last fraction Of second the leader s|erFeQ the pal
swept swiftly aside: but It very close ANA as tle
hnduOst wolf went by the old bull luH8tC IoT"dIu'
head and shoulders bevOnd the circle, with savage
twist Of his short polished horns. There was StTted
vclD He had lust managed to catch ms toe rendiI8
prod in the thick Of the haunch- Inc Won never
sl,se he was under the iron discipline OF the PACK
but as he ran he left scarlet trailing along the sno" De
To The ar7azernent of the herd their enemies now,
N The next instant had vanished through the thin WlrI
T the drift Heavy heads thrust far out from the pna-
arx turned 70 stare after them. There was noC'lH8
to be seen but the endless, sheced procession OIL IG
snow There was nothing 10 be heard but the hl-lcu
-s of the wind and their own snortings and tramp ings
Tor 1o-g time however. they kept their array ul-
broken fearing q trick the part ol their adVe71
IT,, -. last fbe Old bull after shifting the wind IN al
+-o7s with t.ulftcd muzze, stepped forth from lhe
ranks Immediately the circle dl55O Ved IneTe "i7 .
moment Of whrilng and gruntnS' ol DulllIs a. H.
calves or reCrgaulzng the array iAeh al = 81" '- - -
tl whole herd moved off toward the northeast where
+fe knew of region Of low. huddled hills winch "ouu
give them the kind Of shelter they loved.
L, the meantime the pack. maddened by failure and
-va-o,,s from the view Of food denied, mad resumed
-r trail of the man. They were different beings no"
from The wary s.llkers that had been following hu
from sfar Silent and swift. their eyes udtl Co -y
and hin lir5s vrinled back from long white Tang
they swept over the brink and down INTO 1l' "-0
- nan s-ir7a in hi. flrs by the little fire had
bad dream. With struggle and "A yen nc i"D'' -.
nd himself hall erect upon AII' hi'0r
frarticallv for h5 life One great marry IoII. ' 10.
c.tehc5 bv the throat with both hands as il7 IiI5
snapped within an inch Of his face, and rs huR,i @ -oC
breath daun-d him with sense that the enc oil T.''ls
had come With uonstrous effort he hurried IL on D
IN The same moment he felt himself being borne 4'""
from behind. ll .+..r
one h4n&. put out 10 save himself, touched steer.
Thank Cod Il was his big sheath hHe, ielI - lF ~ @
the covering Of the sledge Power flowed PACK 10 ..'
from the touch surging madly through al ms 'g,. IN
The blade seemed % leap up Of lJ5eIl' PiuiiE'is
into the breast of his nearest assillant In le 'i
-t4nt he wa on his feet unaware that ne Ni7 lo' H.
bleeding His left hand had sunk grlp oil IRON NJ IN
throat Of wolf, high up under ITS Jaw anu Lo
moment its writhing choking body served MN
shield while his right made lightning 7l4aHg7 h
drove his foes trembling backward Out o fr1
seized once more with their old fear ot man VINO %
state of apparent heplcasness, had auldelIF a. 40
inyiucblc the rest of the pack turned tan ana - ~
ont of the hollow. On its rlm they halted an M III -
recovered theuselgea, and swept away 'n u' 1-
the musk OK herd ,t,i. ,;tb
The man. seizng hs captive now by both haIos' | |'.
beroi, rage swung 1t high into the arr turned I' 49, 49,
,,5irled ii round his head and brought II down -
80. r,s. If his 5cdge with violence that SH't7IJH
f,arl- Then hurting the limp shape INTO the lAi0h0
III frs he growlcd WrathfuIlv and proceeded 10 -
l,i.l his diving fire. He would strip the PtlI "'1''
after binding up ms hurts. . far
The herd though travelling fast, had not gone l'''