The daily sentinel., 1912-11-23

my surprise the call was answered
and then another and another ad-
ded to the hair raising challenge un-
tile il was evident to me that we were
being approached by IA sufficient
number to make it extremely neces-
sary for us to leave the miles be
hind just as rapidly as possible.
The cries bacame palmer and
mere feroCious until | could see sew
eral lank snarling forms trailing be
hind us, and steadily reducing the
space between us until one of the fur
tails which hung from our robes over
the back of the sleigh was torn
away by the most daring of the pack.
AS we We're now moving at the
height of speed capable of being
made by The best team in the state
| was aware that a crisis would soon
be reached If something was not
done to stop them. Reaching for the
lantern | swung it behind us, but il
seemed only to madden the now in
furiated pack which at intervals tri-
ed to plunge ahead of the horses,
but on account Of the snow being
much looser out of the beaten track
they were soon left behind, but
each time they made a greater ad-
vance until the foremost ones were
nearly abreast of us, wallowing in
the snow and eXerting every muscle
to reach the horses flanks Just at
this point ! emptied the lantern of
its contents, saturating IA horse blan-
ket, then lighting it. allowed il to
stream out behind. This had a pro-
found effect as the wolves rolled
over each other in their haste to beat
a retreat from their most dreaded
blood curdling cries and swapping
their teeth in detected fury. This re-
spite was of short duration. however.
as the blanket was soon consumed,
and after tearing its remanants to
shreds they came on again in full
cry.
Our team was becoming exhausted
fTCm the tremendous eXertion as
well as from fright. and were trem-
bling in every muscle while their
driver had his hands full to manage
them so as not to strike some of the
many stumps which were dangerously
near the trail. and which would
have put an end to our efforts in a
very ftw mOmtnts as we were en-
tirely unarmed, with the exception of
the now empty lanterns and a good
whalebone whip. which | used to the
best advantage possible on the
most reckless of the pack as they
again caught up with us.
Things had come to a matter
of only few moments lon
ger when we were made aware of the
fact that we were approaching our
friends, by the flaming of torches and
the discharge of firearms in front of
us Passing the lumbermen who had
heard the wolves and imagined what
was up, our horses stumbled into
their camp and falling helpless SEEM
ed quiyering masses of steaming flesh
from which the spark of life had
fled, but with the aid of willing
hands we soon got them into the
warm stables and covering them with
blankets left them to the care of the
stable boys. When we were crossing
from the stables TO the bunk cabins
we were surprised to find a young doe
surrounded by several of the men in
to whose arms she had bounded just
ahead of us. In mortal fear of the
wolves she had rushed headlong into
camp, apparently asking protection of
her human companions. To say that
her confidence was not misplaced is
putting it mild, as the boys had her
wrapped In an old coat and were do
ing all in their power to make her