Arizona republican., 1910-07-17
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una she say she not comm back
 "She will not come back to me |. ." asked Wolf John. his lips dry and the words com ing from them if brittle
 "No-she's done with you" said old Dave mer- ciessly.
 Wolf John spun on his heel and went into the wood long time, hours. hours. he walked there amlessly, abseny, noting nothing, but having with him misery, terrible feeling of heplessness It if someone had cut off his hands Then 1t grew dusk Shadows darkened the trees into vague forms. Wolf John re- >garded this d child might He afraid He must go home. Home-Wolf Johns heart ached. He had lost the perfect sense of sefsufcency For the first time he realized that he had brought himself to recog nlze, to acknowledge locality Home-it a stake about which he had circed an animal tied with womans kiss
 As he neared the house he looked to find it changed in some essential particular. But the house the same, fine wisp of smoke from its little chimney drifting, the vines cambering about it, the garden abloom Vsbly 1t was the same. But there sat within 1t monster terribly existing thing, almost pres ence great because of its endless totality The very clock dragged its ticks in fear of this something which usurped everything, this demon of utter lonnesS. Never before had Wolf John shuddered the silence He dreaded the coming of night He was alone, cursed
 The next few days passed over him miserably He cooked his food and then, as a pastme than for any other reason He did not grow rayenously hungry he ate without noting the differences of taste 1t was food Day after day he watched and waited for her. hundred times he started down the old path way toward the settlement, hundred times he caught himself repeating old Daves words that many times he
 
 upon Wolf John as a mighty burden. He careless of everything a watchfulness he having abnormally imaginative sight and hearing. He rot unlike hunted animal. His features became drawn and lean as the nervous tension increased His eyes
 Then he took up lis gun and spent whole day n the forest tramPng, trudging, his head bowed down, his limbs moving tirelessly. He came home, though, unconsciously threading familiar paths There was perfect silence in the clearing The sinking behind the trees just bit of ruddy gold touching the housetop. bird flew up from the roof and winged away, its piniOns Tapping soemnly accentuat ing the stiffness. Wolf John found that some animal had been blowing up the garden It quite ruined He looked at 1t. He made effort to repair the damage. In the night a heavy rain finished the work of destruction. This rain found weak place in the roof and dripped in to dampen the wall The high wind wrecked the chimney and blew lot of sand and rubbish into the house through a broken window. Wolf John noticed these happenings and the results of them He did nothing He rather uncouh object himself His beard had grown his clothes soied, his boots had not been ceansed of mud. He no longer cared The house in ptable state from neglect. The garden was dead.
 Suddenly, if seized by the inspiration of a single deadly idea. Wolf John, with determnedy set features began series of preparations. He packed all the things of value into great chests and locked them When night came he got out his old leggngs and umbermans jacket rolled his pack shoudered his gun and started for the settlement.
 There was a light in Dave Larsens house; there sounds of merrment. singing, the song of a vio- lin, a woman.s voice Wolf John listened Yes they happy He had never quite understood this life of the cearings He tied the keys to chunk of wood and threw them into the house, windowpane crash ing as the block struck 1t.
 Then Wolf John turned away into the forest Oddly, familiarity he settled the pack his back. and evenly as if he had never missed stride, he buckled down to the long, gliding ope of the forest bred The night dark; but his eyes able to pierce its density. The thckets welcomed him with many an olden cry, the branches swished above if they would Caress him. Wolf John left behind him the clearing. He had peered at its problem, he had tried to believe and to understand, he had not been able make 1t out. He no longer questioned or argued He slipped stoldly