The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-11

snlp, and he had forced the people in
su, they were z vic free loving lor
VIZ cane over me ho.de-. Among
theYa had come q hslt-byeed -,sppe,
by me name u NJ lose. Pierce mao long
been waiting for hiM. and he csugh.
MIN, with = .ssvi, rhst Nose
scu.hward 70 the STATE prison and
sis1t Z weary veal, rhers. He wen,
owing revenge; he returned silsn-,
sinister, and ~-evenzeful still Pierce
hsa osen warned. op. ne knew Nose
~as Z coward 81 hear, and wovld
Gsrs strike a. MIN.
sse Judged Nose right Nose WIS &
coward; hut rs struck, neve~,heless.
3'ie,ees little 2ounyxte1. the pride Of
his hear. ard the Idol nt his young
cac'hs1. bad been les1 PLAYING near
the bern. SJdde.jy and silently, ss
H caught Up int he skies, he disap-
pssree. There had been no cry, no
SONG. pu! ns&, whore Mrs. Pierce.
CHARGING ou, WIN Nstchfu1 eye. had
seer ,he l!t,le fellow 70. ths lss. time
MS NE prin, II 2 n~noccsst. made as
Nose in stopping, had borne hsro
sgairst !he Si,- There was NJ more.
The ~o,d hsd gone swiftly. They
Go not believe ,ha, Nose would Kill
N!iS -i4-!I- b-l Sh4li &AC La! Jt WCUJC
bear MIN where life would be worse
.hza death. Then men had gathered
ana were going 20 hasten ovey the
northern ',sil IN hopes % ovestsking
him
"G,an.herx" hear, aad been stirred
with he ois s,e o. ba,tle and ne had
hegsec 70 ne allowed 70 follow on. BIZ.
he cUyt res1sa! he had received show
et mir 'hst ne vas. Like old Zen" q
gone by 81 tns estimation Of 9TH
s's, .:s %oulo show lhe,n or never
come back.
From an old pac1 in his room he
.rl1n or. his "ooosnnan sui, # io.g
s2o. r old DIG. wa,a ears up and
gaze o1t long toggot+en smells. edged
around ana got uncer The Old mans
.sE'. "Gra.,ne.' Kept ~ z stead.
sr:esta q laiA 70 ,he oid hound. and
vac oiS hnUn6 stses1ned hack-wih
his vi.
4. as: 'G-an.ae." w&s READY. He
sho1ldesed his rife and whis,led 70
Zen. "Grsn,he:' .ooN him on, 70 IN.
.:occas:n print ard pushed his nose
down 70 II. The Old hound shifted
and ~htnapered. He could no. seem
- get "a scent. "G.an,hs.'s" hear
sank. "Eenn:e. cir ye Of as .na,2, he
no.aed.
The Old dog suddenly crouched as
ne caught the oGo. os the old mecca
sin. His nose wen, Up in the ancien,
caH OF his fathers; he had proved his
youth. He stared away. pering
and cr?ing, and ,he old MAJ followed
with Whispered exhorta,tone. S..zizh.
70 Tho east woods the dog wen..
"Cranther" was puzzled. Nose would
n"FeF 20 That way. but the old dog
held on. "Granther" groaned and tried
10 turn him off, bringing him back to
the deep and only visiblet print tina,
was visible. but each time the old dog
headed for the cas-, woods.
go II, Bonnie, bank on You" he
said At last.
They crossed the open field slowiy.
but at the edge Of the woods Moee's
Indian cunning had slipped a little.
for "G~rsnther's" keen old syes "a
"here q leaf had been turned in the
way thai only a human step can turn
u. He sent the old dog on, and again
followed after. Steadily the dog held
on, and steadily the old man followed.
The kinks worked II Of his muscles,
the stiffness out Of his knees, and he
ieli into the long, sliding lope Of the
'orest nred ranger that carries a man
!hroueh thtckets. under trees, like 4
nalf nent. gliding shadow. Ahead Of
nlnn the dog picked the trail, circlins
with the skill Of other days around