New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

On q sudden as if at premonton Of peril, the old
bull halted with loud snort Neither smell nor sound
of his enemies had reached him. but he took alarm. and
gave the signal form phalanX for defense. at the same
time gaoping round the flank OF the herd to close up
and strengthen the rear. Ihe evolution "as prompt
and swift: but, before II was quite aCcomphshcu up
from the white obscurity OF the storm IN silence came
the leapng wolves
Straight into the gap in the Of the herd, they
hurled themselves. desperate with battcd fury and
sashng on every side with the aim OF spreading PANE
Young bull Just in the act Of whlrlng daunessy 10
confront the attack, caught tu on the hank ana
went down coughing, his throat torn clean out a young
cow with one wolf sashlng at her side but tang TO
gain vital spot and another on her back blng Tor her
neck through the matted name, went mad WITH terror
and charged in among the calves at the center OF the
herd making way for the whole pack
In second, several Of the calves baWIlng irantlGaHy
were pulled down The wolves, mad with bI9oH ana
their ate triumph over he man, were IN rot OF sugh-
ter The herd cleft and rent asunder to the heart
The victory seemed overwhelming
DIT there, was one thing the pack had not reckoncd
- w;th-the indomitabe pluck and generaishlp OF the
d bull. Blndly confident IN their leader. the nerd
hung together oidly instead OF dlslntegfdJinE Inc
rOnt ranks turned inward upon the Dlpoly CONFUSION
Of t1, center At the same time the old bull, followed
by couple of raging in quest of their young calves
came plunging behind the pack and tel upon Its rear
ike battering rams. In moment the Hanks closed IN
lcinf them and the completed circle instead OF flying
TO pieces began pondcrousIy to construct.
4 the wolves realized what was happening, the Nv"
hindermo-i whirled about, lust in time to leap FaGeL
al the old bulls neck. each SIDE. But they had
no room to act effectively, chance to choose their
hold As he charged with head down and the full I'M
pcu Of his bulk hcirfangs gashed him to the snouidcr
but santinglv SO that the wounds were not deep In
his rage me- never felt them. The next moment ms TWO
assalants were borne down gorcd and ramPed 10y the
frantic COWS while he lurched onward INTO the hdt"e
melee at the cl,tcr 4 second more. and the chunIs
snorting mass b. anne Wcdged almost soHd. Swapping
silently at whatever reach, the wolves We're over
borne trodden down with the dead or dying calves.
The leader Of the pack with one OF the more astue '
his followers succeeded in dragging himself orth upon
the packed shoulders of his adVeTsaTes, ran over me
heaving sea Of backs and raced away through tHe
storm gorcd and streaming. Soon there was no sign
of wolf anywhere to be But still the packed eId
went on with its trampng and churnlng sulIenIy reso-
Lutte 10 make an end Of the matter tall even the sturdy
unwoundcd calves were in danger of being doWned and
the weaker ones perished miserably
At last in some way, the old bull managed 10 MAKE
his orders understood The milling slackened lhe
pressure relaxed. Ponderousy he shoudeTed ms way
out and started off once more toward the northeast
Instantly the herd followed numbering at ms heti5.
few badly wounded imped and staggered IN the rear;
and three COWS. their eyes rolling wildly, remained
standing over certain shapees masses that lay todden
the red snow. For some minutes they STOOD Ihtrc
moong disconsolaely; then one after the other hey
shook their shaggy heads and gaIopel @Wdy IN pursuit
Of the herd appalled, the solitude ad the sGht OF SO