Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
CHAPTER 1x-tcontlnued).

*<lne ,he fury and the strategy of the
se,, Anofher husky would have died In
sst arst attack. But the lynx was not q
... ~ wolf. 1t was "Mow-lee, the
wif As the Sarcees had named 1.-THE
e #a,,,ctest creature in the wilderness. ha-
esn's Inch-long fangs should have sunk
& 80 In It's iugular But in a fractional
s-t n second the lynx had thrown IT.
"a, hack like huge soft ball, and Ka-
"a ~. teeth buried themselves In the flesh
n Ne neck instead of the jugular. And
n 'lyesan was not now lighting the fangs OF
,rolf in the pack He was fighting claws
s laws that ripped like twenty razor
.Ssed knives, and which even jugular
'hold could not stop.
"a Rehind him he heard Gray Wolf sobbing
.rd crying, and he knew that she was
Z terribly hurt. He was filled with the
go and strength of two dogs, and his
teeth met through the hesh and hlde OF
4 'he cat's throat. But the big lynx escaped
ssath by half an inch. 1t would take n
fresh grip to reach the jugular, and sud
s,rtv Kazan made the deadly lunge.
.rhere was an instant's freedom for the
synx and In that moment 1t flung itself
I,aek and Kazan gripped at its throat
bn top.
The cats claws ripped through his
6ssh, cutting open his side-a little too
hieh TO kill. Another stroke and they
would have cut to his vitals. But they
had struggled close to the edge of the
ock wall. and suddenly, without snarl
br cry, they rolled over 1t was so
@Sor 90 feet to the rocks of the ledge below,
md even as they pitched over and over
5n the fall. Kazans teeth sank deeper.
<'They struck with terrific force, Kazan
5Ippermost. The shock sent him half n
= dozen feet from his enemy. He was up
1ke flash, dizzy, snarling, on the de-
@fenslve The lynx lay limp and motion
Ness where II had fallen. Kazan came
nearer still prepared, and shifted eau
E.tlously Something told him that the
tght was over. He turned and dragged
*hlmsef slowly along the ledge to the
trail, and returned to Gray Wolf.
81 Gray Wolf was no longer in the NOON
light Close to the two rocks lay the
limp and llfeless little bodies of the three
4pups The lynx had torn them to pieces.
with whine of grief Kazan approached
=the two boulders and thrust his head be-
tween them Gray Wolf was there. cry
ing to herself In that terrible sobbing
way. He went In, and began to lick her
zbleeding shoulders and head. All the
8nst OF that night she whimpered with
pain, With dawn she dragged herself out
10 the llfeless little bodies on the rock.
: And then Kazan saw the terrible work
#uf the lynx. For Gray Wolf was blind
not for a day or night, but blind for
all time. A gloom that no sun could
break had become her shroud. And per-
#haps again 1t was that instinct of animal
<ereatlon, which often is more wonderful
than mans reason, that told Kazan
Fhat had happened. For he knew now
that she was helpless-more helpless thar
the little creatures that had gamboled In
The moonlight n few hours before. He
remained close beside her all that day.
. vainly that day did Joan call for Kazanr
. Her voice rose to the sun Rock, and
Gray VOLTS head snuggled closer 10
kazan. and KaZan's ears dropped back,
and ne licked her wounds. Late In the
4afternoon Kazan left Gray Wolf long
enough to run to the bottom of the trail
and bring up the snowshOe rabbit. Gray
Wolf muzzled the fur and flesh. but
would not eat. Still little later Kazan
urged her to follow him to the trail. He
no longer wanted to stay at the top OF
the Sun Rock, and he no longer wanted
9ny Wolf TO stay there. Step by step
ne drew her down the winding path away
from her dead puppies. She would move
=only when he was very near her--so
near that she could touch his Scared
nank with her nose.
~nSs NoHlt at ldSL 10 Ine point III lHo
s fail where they had to leap down a dis
fance OF three or four feet from the edge
#or a rock and here Kazan saw how ut
,erly helpless Gray Wolf had become.
nne whined and crouched 20 times before
sne dared make the spring, and then she
jumped stlfr-legged, and fell in heap at
8 hazans feet. After this Kazan did not
nave to urge her so hard, for the fall inn
plnged on her the fact that she was safe
Hank.
kazsn was heading for thicket in the
Ieek bottom half a mile away, and a
Dozen times in that short distance Gray
non stumbled and fell. And each time
nay she fell Kazan learned little more
FL the limitations OF blindness. Once he
1plahs on In pursuit of rabbit but he
- not taken 20 leaps when he stopped
= ena looked back. Gray Wolf had not
sngsea an inch. She stood motlonless.
sgn'ng ~, the air-waiting for himl For a
Z nv n.y. minute kazan stood. also waiting.
eh he returned to her. Ever after this
ief, 'SSsufnsd TO the point where he had
ena LAY WOLF, knowing that he would
nnu her there.
~ AZ That day they remained in the
sah,a IN the afternoon he visited the
- yoan and her husband were there,
- poeh saw at once Kazan's torn side
~ sn ms iaeerated head and shoulders.
..,s .ty near finish fight for him.,
s1,' N, uie man, after he had examined him.
zols r as sither lynx or bear. Another
~ could not do that"
EVf half an hour Joan worked ovar him.
= ~, ss e. % MIN all the time. and fondling
~ with her soft hands. She bathed his
s 49, Ihas Ia warm water. and then covered
- Win a healing salve, and Kazan
-ssalheo again with that old restful de-
& i remain with her always and never
~ PACK into the forests When night
q, ne watched his chance, and went
IN sn.ough the door. The moon had risen
81 ne reJolned Gray Wolf. She greeted
4,,sSaih sSseih With a low whine OF joy, and
1sl.s.,sa'sa MIN with her blind face In her
ksssn kssa1ness a. she looked happier than
7eetah IN all his strength.
toin nov on. during the day that fol-
fSs,ssa' fs,' u was last great fight between
49, ana faithful Gray Wolf and the
+ 49, II Joan had known OF what lay
-. thlekets II she could once have
80 she poor creature to whom Kazan
~ AoH al hfe-the sun. the stars, the
80 snq food-she would have helped
- u. sholI. But as It was she tried to
8 IN sl....Ss.n lH,,sn more ana more TO the cabin,
last the great day came. eight DAYS
me neht on the Sun Rock Kazan
. .4Aen Gray Wolf 70 a wooded point
ltef TWO days before, and there
astt her the preceding nisht when
81. e1 - tne cabin. This time 4 stout
s. - tnqns nas ued tc the collar round
aaa e was fastened TO staple
'ss AeA Joan eaa her hasbana