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

His mother had been an Indian which gave TO HIM
sioid shrcwdness; his father had been white man,
which made him sensitive That the had been
savage and the other dissoutc had of course
impressed Wolf John with restless and yet an am
bilious nature-that rowing ambition which bids
Geek for a relief from it. Wolf John had the crude
nental sturdness OF race. with the mental apprc
cation Of another He found himself to be mlsunder
stood by his people of the wilderness he found that he
could not understand these people OF the clcarings
He came through the wood Cleaned, and with his
hair trimmed to dcccncy he would not have been bad 10
look upon. His brow high his eyes large and
BEAUTIFUL his mouth not large, but pcncicd with the
markings OF plantiyc and would-bc gentle disposition
\ short distance down the pathway he started as if
ucryousy, and uttered low exclamation of surprise.
But this was because OF his having been observed
mkindy-rathcr that he had There in the softer
ground imprinted the unmstakablc mark OF bear
Wolf John noted the little incisons madc-by tho keen
toc-claws The mark was fresh Wolf John could now
hear the harsh cry OF the mil he looked 20 his gun.
Then Il little cry OF terror sounded Woii John
Gown the pathway. turning with it 10 enter tiny
clearing into which tho sunlight fell through thinning
fence Of saplinEs A woman had moment before
entered thus glade from the opposite side. She
minovablc from fear her eyes dilaed her mouth half
open. her whole pose expressing terror Wolf John
saw 4 heavy -shouldcrcr, lurching body, unsainy
ting which would have been grotesquc had it rot been
20 to be feared This beast between them 1t
was running with oping stride, snu(iis toward
inc woman and seeing the frightened hcplcssucss OF
ter, Wolf John threw up his gun and fred aiming
behind tho shoulder. With low growl of intense
rage the bear swung around, lis long kniicikc claws
ripping into the moist Garth, its teeth showing plainly
white its little vicious eyes blood rcd There was no
Line in which the man could reload Wolf JOHN cast
Tie gun aside as he tried evade the beasts rush
.oward him. \ swinging paw blow ripped the covering
fom his thigh just tearing the hcsh and with y
crrblc daring the half breed plunged his long knife INTO
hc ANIMALS throat y knife is poor, feeble thing
SanSt tho rage and fangs OF grizzly bear The nest
roke of the paw away his heavy jacket aud SHIRT
sitting into the flesh Of ms shoulder crushing his arm
opcing il to tho bone Wolf John weakly stabbed at
&C alimal as he fell a world swimming before his
-:es in which stood mmoyablc woman lie rcmem-
bercd nothing more than this, aflcr he felt tic hot
seth Oi the animal sink into his arm, though the
Woman was his last impression. He did not hear a
second shot from the thcket \ man may not engage
grizzly bear with a knife and retain interest in other
aattcrs. The two men who up dc fa,ched the
5arlel with az They hurried Wolf John TO the set
tlement carrying him with all The tenderness possible III
rapid stride for they saw his danger They were met
g Dave Larsen old man and the father OF the gir
sic having come home nearly craEcd by fright.