Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12

and trotted back 10 the still motioniess
cows and yeariing.
Kazan and Gray wolf were duivering
Gray Wolf skunk back from the edge OF
the clearing, and Kazan followed. No
longer were they interested in the cows
and the young bull From that clearing
they had seen meat driven forth-meat
that was beaten in fight, and bleeding.
Every instinct OF the wild pack returned
to Gray Wolf now-and in Kazan the
mad desire to taste the blood he smelled.
/ Swiftly they turned toward the blood
stained trail of the old bull. and when
they came to It they found It spattered
red. kazans jaw dripped as the hot
scent drove the blood like veins OF fire
through his weakened body. His eyes
were reddened by starvation, and In them
there was a light now that they had
never known even In the days of the wolf
pack.
lie set on swiftly, almost forgetful Of
Gray Wolf But his mate no longer re-
dulred his flank for guidance. With her
nose close to the trail she ran-ran as
she had run in the long and thrilling
hunts before blindness came. Half
mile from the spruce thicket they came
upon the old bull lie had sought shelter
behind n clump OF balsam, and he stood
over growing pool of blood In tho
snow. He was still breathing hard. His
antler was dropping. Flecks OF blood
dropped from his distended nostrils. Even
then. with the old bull weakened by star
walton. exhaustion and loss OF blood. n
wolf-pack would have hung back before
attacking, Where they would have hesl-
tated, Kazan leaped in with n snarling
cry For an instant his fangs sunk into
the thick hide Of the bulls throat. Then
he was flung back-2O feet. Hunger
gnawing at his vitals robbed him of all
caution, and he sprang to the attack
aEain-full at the bull's front-while
Gray Wolf cropt up unseen behind, seek
ing In her blindness tue vulnerable part
which nature had not taught Kazan to
find.
This time Kazan was caught fairly on
the broad palmate leaf or the bulls ant
Ter. and he was flung back again. half
stunned. In that same moment Gray
WolCs long white teeth cut like knives
through one Of the bulls ropelike ham
strings. For 30 seconds she kept the hold
while the bull plunged wildly In his eff
forts to trample her underfoot Kazan
was quick to learn. still quicker to be
guided by Gray Wolf, and he leapcd in
again, swapping for hold on the bulglng
cord Just above the knee. He missed
and as he lunged forward on his shoul-
ders Gray Wolf was flung Off But she
had accomplished her purpose. Beaten
IN open battle with one of his kind, and
now attacked by a stil deadler foe the !
old bull began to retreat AS he went, one
hip sank under him at every step The
tendon Of his left leg was bitten hair
through.
Without being able to see, GRAY Wolf |
seemed TO realize what had happened. !
Again she was the pack -wclf-w!th all |
the old wolf strategy. Twice flung back |
by the old bulls horn, Eazan knew bet |
ter than to attack openly again. Gray |
Wolf trotted after the bull. but he re- |
manned behind for, "A moment to lick up \
hungrily mouthfuls OF the blood-stained |
snow Then he followed and ran close !
against Gray VOLTS side. so yards be- |
hind the bull
There was more blood In the trail now
thin red ribbon OF 1t. Fifteen minutes
later the bull stopped again, and faced |
about bis grent hend lowered. His nves |