The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-06

very last impression had been the feeling OF hot teeth
Iaccratng his arm and the sight of i woman standing
ranShNed by the horror OF the sight Now tho FIRST in
tnIS new existence was the picture OF this woman sweet
placid without The traccres OF terror For the FIRST time
III his lite he knew the minsterng Socitudc OF
woman, woman Of the ccarugS, a white woman
Whcn she came INTO the room ne always followed her
movements with his eyes silently absorbing her this
new creature 10 him. and when she went out at the
door he was lonely and sad until she had again ap-
pearcd. This Dawes daughter She was a plur1D
girl OF twenty three wearing her lght-brown har in
thick braided trcSSeS for living the wood she was
beyond even the fashions OF lunbcrmcu's daughters
and there much of simplicity remaining to her
She, IN her turn. mildly interested by tins strange
creature tins hatwild with the great sadly shaded
eyes from which came many questions. Wolf Iohn
lound that they had cut OFF his long hair that he lay
on white mans bed that there was a satisfying
refreshing feeling in the white sheets HIS old
garments had disappeared. He was clothed in some
queer stuff, womans faded gown, though he did not
know what IT was A long time Wolf John was sick
After while Wolf John sit Zip in big chair and
look ou TO where flowers blooming IN a patch of
garden He could smell tie fragrance OF them and
from day to day the blossoms unfolding He would
look from their simple beauty the wonans face
and he would rest his head the high chair back
sghng rcgrcttng that long had been denied these
things OF the clcar,ngS What wild fern to these
scarlet coronetS, what the squaws he had known
to this rsknncd. gracefully moving woman7 When
Alter tins his development very swift \
peculiar anma-kc ScnsitivcncsS badc him watch her
look for fear his uncouth ignorance he would
offend by the smallest manncrsm As he grew strong
old tastes habits desires. struggled for tho mastery
and with these he had to fight for hc knew then,
TO be Unworthy. Ono day, when he had walked into
They had giycn TO him shirts and 4 rough suit OF
clothes Wolf John learned that these people looked OIL
cleanliness OF virtue. EIc wondered il lie
could ever cleanse himself OF those years in the brush
cleanse himself to condition OF purity where he might
touch this womans hand may try. Without
knowing how successful he was, Wolf John gradu-
ally transformed into clean, handsome fellow quiet
unobtruSlVe, almost gentle
That odlifc i'll the wood with its CRIME and sayapcry
and its subtle fascination, back him stronger
with each day rcgaincd strength He felt It's pail OIL
his restless spirit but from day 10 day he put of tic
moment of yielding promising himself that each week
would be his last among these people knowing thai
with each succeeding day nc welded new links oil
gratitude OF kindly feeling. OF crude undcvcopcd love
1t was old Dave Larsen who reused HIM 10 a OF
his position BY suggesting that he had nearly recovered
by inviting him 20 remain with them and to share their
labor IN tho mill Wolf John considered this PROPOSE
ton There lay his forest deep, sieut tracklcss and
true That old fear OF mans insinccrity and self he
had not been quito able to battle down fIc warned
himself not TO be ensavcd in tho ways of these pcoplc
TO bc oil while there was yet time TO the wilderness
where lived his friends of wing and claw A long time
Wolf John pondcrcd and struggled The life Of the
cearngs, did it repay 10 all it demanded? Was it
that he charmed with his existence? What
had prevailed upon HIM TO wear strange clothes 10
brush his hair. TO bc clean, 10 speak without oahs?
Was it the life within the sound of shrel;ng saws
and The sight OF much labor? Wolf John looked over
into the patch of flowers By the house wall He smiled
sadly. He sought old Dave Larsen and refused 10
remain with them
am as hsh IN 4 new stream, nc SAID The
waters arc very pleasant bit | know not tic way
There IS my forest here many skins and furS TO
have Some day will return and will bring them 10
you for the YOU make for You arc kind, but
] know the forest to be my country
Dave sought 10 reasSurc him, saying that he owed
nothing insisting that they still in his debt for the
life of the girl, explaining in blu way that his sug
gestion had been made in the kndlcst Of spirit Fc
SAID tbcy all liked Wolf John and did care to sec
HIM Wolf John smiled. shook TIE mans hand and
made of
her that he again encountered the grl
You going away? she asked her eyes wide at
the sight of his old gun and the rolled pack his
shoulder
MY ways arc not your ways" he answered
you not happy with us
"Happy-ycs. so happy; but a go his own
way. forest and clearing different things.
They at each other When there is clearing in
The forest IT is prisoner among trees. When tree
the clearing ii IS alone.
Eve would like YOU 10 stay she SAID to him,
sincerely
"Ah. but your people arc not my people" he replied
YOU once told me YOU had people, she chal-
lcngcd, staring at him as ii she had discovered lie
his lips.
Wolf John waved his hand around at the trees.
These arc my people ! know their ways, ! was
rude, in your sight | was the forestbred,
II am sorry you're going then" she said, looking
down at her gingham dress You YOU must
back somctimeS-and YOU mast never come with
Your cothe like that again. she finished with
little laugh
NO" said Wolf John irowning. "Now that you
have taught to be clean and to speak good tongue
pcrhaps-perhaps will not be received by my forest
perhaps 1t viii not know my voice was near to
being man OF se clcarings
Come go back with me- she invited hold
ing out her hand
Fl go-not to be happy, but to be less unhappy
maybe
"Why leave the clearing, then
Wolf John looked at her earnestly. 1t seemed that
i confession suddenly wrcuohed from lnn' some
thing he had long kept for his own. prisoner IN
his breast
"J go not from thc cicaring-but IRON you
But | have asked YOU to stay Had she Known
all her words him perhaps TIC glrl would
have remained silent; would have allowed him to go
Yet she felt sort of defiance some spirit OF con
quest i'll winning this man by the only means sue
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