Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
CHAPTER XVIII.

rur EDUCATION OF BA-REE.
EnsAcB had spread its wings of sun
. sbine and plenty over the swamp.
sAs,s were no intruders, unless the noisy
-hisky-iacks, the big-eyed moose-birds,
~ ehattering bush sparrows and the
k.,oa mice and ermine could be called
.,.b After the first day or two Kazan
-, more frequently into the windfall,
Z. "A though more than once he nosed
.-<srehingly about Gray Wolf. he could
<<sd anly the one little pup.
4 4 little farther west the Dog-Ribs
<moald have called the pup Ba-ree for two
|f;asons--because he had no brothers or
5s.sters. and because he was mixture OF
<aas and wolf. He was a sleek and lively
tfttls fellow from the beginning, for there
<sas no division of mother strength and
3aftention He developed with the true
*ewIftness of the -whelp. and not with
|,hs slowness of the dog-pup.
For three days he was satisfied to cud-
|nt close against his mother, feeding
|qhcp he was hungry, sleeping a great
|<eal and preened and laundered almost
3<ehs,antly by Gray VOLTS anectionate
E.ang,ie. From the fourth day he grew
'tnsIer and more inquistive with every
.>our. He found his mothers blind face.
&Sfh tremendous effort he tumbled over
~ paws, and once he lost himself COM
G,lesely and sniffled for help when he
sDed Is or IS inches away from her 1t
E<assnot long after this that he began to
.srognize Kazan as part of hfs mother.
Ed he was scarcely more than a week
81 when he rolled himself up contentedly
kaween' sKazan's forelegs and went to
<lsp Sazan was puzzled Then with
lssR slgh Gray Wolf laid her head across
- of her mates forelegs, with her nose
'HsaAlng her runaway baby, and seemed
.rastE contented. For half an hour
oztin did not move.
4 Nhen he was 10 days old Ba-ree dis
HeIed there was great sport In
zsIng with bit of rabbit fur. II was
aule later when he made his second
4stng discOvery-light and sunshine.
= sun had now reached point where
ne middle of the afternoon "A bright
<zshi Of II found its way through an
=<Fnfad opening in the windfall. At first
Ire would only stare at the golden
lax Then came the time when he
II1sd 10 play with II as he played with
e. rabblt fur. Each day thereafter he
EzzHf little nearer the opening through
zh'A Kazan passed from the windfalk
iofhe big world outside. Finally came
~ lime when he reached the opening
- rTouched there, blinking and fright
&Fae4 ~ what he saw, and now Gray Wolf
*Ra Rhger tried to hold him back but
zn- out into the sunshine and tried to,
.zH nim TO her. II was three days be-
e his weak eyes had grown strong
asaSh TO permit his following her.
~ very quickly after that Ba-ree
<zmed to love the sun, the warm air
ue1sweetness of life. and to dread
aArkness OF the closed-in den where
Aa4 been born
zzai' this world was not altogether
s'ee as 1t at first appeared he was very
Fl Io learn. At the darkening signs
sn approaching storm one day GRAY
=9'f tried TO lure him back under the
1t was her first warning to
=fet and he did not understand. Where
- nplt tailed. nature came to teach
~ = 7ifst lesson. Ba-ree was caught in
=='Rrh deiuge of rain. 1t fiattened him
= "a pure terror and he was drenched
pait drowned before Gray Wolf
~. MIN between her jaws and car
e'ui INTO shelter. One by one after
f's hrst strange experiences of life
- - MIN, and one by one his instincts
zz'tel their birth. Greatest for him
1 Jays TO follow was that on which
4f,-ls,tVe nose touched the raw flesh
HFshiy killed and bleeding rabbit.
~ MS hrst taste of blood II was
80, niied him with strange ex-
and thereafter he knew what
[:ta< - wheh kazan brought in some
~ 1<t"een his jaws. He soon began
se''.s with sticks in place of The soft
p MS teeth grew as hard and as
= e little needles.
a. +. eIeet Mystery was barred to him
III ~ ahen kazan brought in between
/z'= - Dig rabbit that was stiH alive,
D. eaey crushed that ii could not
|5.5 - - eropped to the ground. Ba-ree
70 know what rabbits and
..Ez. hs Msant-the sweet warm blood
Hss Dfed better even than he had
~ sl' su MS mothers milk. But they
e. 49, 10 him dead. He had never
z= the monsters alive. And now
zI.izsss mat kazan dropped to the
<'=zEsr .ss,lhg .asAnhg and struggling with a
- sent Ba-ree back appalled,.
zIst1a ~ moments he wonderingly
-, p.,s s dying throes of Kazan's
b zsasrs,nA hazan and Gray Wolf seemed
Fl k.sae - mat this was TO be Ba-ree's
"a assh .s.,n y MS education as a Staying
- I.tihg creature, and they stood
N ~ The rabbit. making no effort
- H. h. struggles. Half a dozen times
s8sd - ~ smiled at the rabbit and then
'zf ~ nhnd face toward Ba-ree.
'=Iebsa third or fourth time Kazan
~. ".nlself out on his belly a few
.|=zlivsI,, ana watched the proceedings
- 4 s ,..t .nat Gray Wolf lowered her
s. sbes s@.ezls the rabbit Ba-ree's little
aossssp eXpeetantly. When he saw
=.st ss mad happened and that his
I.i 80 not hurt he came a little
Nd 80 ssSn ne could reach out, stiff-
- ~, saueous, and touch the furry
@==I d., ,epaSmodic eonYulsion the big
81 -, up its rear legs and gave
sd = , ssnt Ba-Fse sprawling back.
az. 10 he fegained his feet
s..'.z ~ me nrst time. anger and
2 retalials took possession of