The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

AAS.
kers. An say. caribou! A hundred
thousan' OF good runnin' meat in the
herd an ten thousan' wolves an cats
a-folloyin' an Twin of the stragglers
an the leavin's. The herds movin' to
the east, an we'll be foliowin' 'em any
day now"
"Here comes Whiskers. look1n' like
hes goin somewhere" Shorty whis-
pered z .
1t was morning. and the bachelors
were squatting over a breakfast vi
carbon meat Smoke. glanced up and
saw small and slender Alan. skin
clad like any savage. put unmtstaka-
bly, white, striding in advance OF a sled
team and following OF dozen In
dams. Bushy whiskers. yellowish gray
and stained by camp smoke, concealed
most of the face. but failed wholly to
conceal the gaunt. almost cadaverous.
cheeks.
"How do you dor the man said.
slipping mitten and holding out his
bare hand. MY name ts Snass."
Mines Bellew," Smoke returned.
feeling peculiarly disconnected as he
gazed into the keen. searching black
eyes.
Getting plenty TO- eat, see. Rough
rations. but we don't starve often. And
it's more natural than the hand reared
meat Of the cities"
Il see you don't like the cities. :"
| Smoke laughed in order to be saying
something and was Immediately star
tied by the transformano don Snass un-
| derwent
Quite like sensitive plant, the mans
entire form seemed to Wilt and quiver.
| Then the recoil. tense and savage. con.
centered in the eyes. In which appeared
hatred that screamed OF immeasur'
able pain. He turned abruptly away
and then, recollecting himself, remark
ed casually over his shoulder:
I'll see you later, Mr.. Bellew. The
caribou are moving east. and I'm going
ahead to pick out location. you'll al
come on tomorrow"
Later ON In the morning Smoke wen
for a stroll through the camp, busy
with it's primitive pursuits. big bod!
Of hunters had Just returned. aud tn
men were scattering to their various
fires, Women and children were de
parting With dogs harnessed to empt.
toboggan sleds, and women and chill
dren and dogs were hauling sled
heavy with meat fresh from the killin
? and already frozen Fnrs and sof
| tanned leather clad nj. alike. Boy
passed with BOWS In their hands an
cuivers of bone barbed arrows. an
many Il skinning knife Of bone or ston
Smoke saw in belts oreneck shangin
sheaths.
Segregated in the hear of the camI
= Smoke came upon whatMwas eridentl
Snass fire. Though tetsssorary the,
cry detail. II w,ls sofiGfy ronSt3acfe
and was on large scale. A great hea
of bales of skins and outfit was pile
; on Il sea fold out of reach of the dog
!. a large canvas fly. almost half ten
sheltered the sleeping and living qua
ters.
To one side was Il silk tent-the so
favored by explorers and wealthy b
game hunters. Smoke had never SEE
such a tent and stepped closer. As
= stood looking the flaps parted and
" young woman came out So quick
Il did she move. so abruptly did she a
l. pear. that the effect on Smoke was
that OF an apparition. He seemed
have the same effect on her. and for
J. long moment they gazed at each othe
She was dressed entirely in skin
but such skins and such magnificent
beautiful fur work Smoke had nev
II dreamed Ut. Her parka. the hot
thrown back, was of some strange f
q OF palest silver. The mukluks. wi
walrus hide soles. were composed