The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-09-27
CHAPTER xi-ceatinuss.


Gray Wolf wis no longer in the
moonlight Close 10 the two rocks lay
The Hmp lifeless little bodies Of the
three pups The iynx had torn them
% pieces. With q whine Of grief ka-
ran approached the two b0ulders and
thrust his bead between them, Gray
Z M0if vas there. crying 10 herself 10
that terrible s0bhlng way. He went
ia and began % lick her bleeding
shoulders and head. All the rest 81
I that night she ghiIapered with pain
Z VITA dawn she dragged herself 0at 10
Z the llfriess little bodies on the rock.
I And then KaEan saw The. terrible
Eork o. The lynx For Gray Wolf was
bilad--not for day Or a night. but
blind for ali time. A gloom that no
suu could break had become her
shroud And perhaps again Il was
that instinct ~ animal creation, which
often ~ more wonderful than mans
reason. that told Kazan what had hap
peued For he knew now that she was
helpless more helpless than the little
creatures that had gumboled In the
moonlight q few hours before. lie re-
manned close beside her al that day
VaIniy that day did Joan call for
kazan Her voice rose % the sun
Rock. and Gray VOLTS head suuggied
closer 70 Kaznn and Kazan's ears
dropped back, and be licked her
wounds Late 90 the afternoon Kazan
left Gray Wolf long enough 10 run 20
the bottom u the trail and bring up
the snJw-sboe rabbit Gray Wolf muz-
zied the fur and flesh but would not
eat sun a little later kazau urged
her % follow him 20 the trail he no
longer wanted 10 stay M the top Of the
sun Rock snd he no longer wanted
Gray Waif 10 stay there. Step by step
be- drew her down the winding path
away from her dead puppies She
would meyv only when he was very
BeHr her, near that She could touch
his SCARED flank Uith her nose.
They came az last TO the point 20 the
trail where they bad 20 leap down
distance Of three or four feet from the .
edge ~ q rock and here Kazan saw +
how utterly helpless Cray Wolf had .
become. She whlucd. uud crDuched .
twenty times before she dared make
the spring aud then sbg jumped slln, +
legged and felI Ia heap al Eazau's
fest After this Kuzan did Not have
t1 urge bFF 10 hard. for The FAN un-
p3HEed on her the fact that she was
safe ouly when her muzziD touched her
mates n8uE. She followed hlm obedl-
entity when They reached the plain
troHlBs with her f0r,sh0uGrr 10 bis
hip
KHzan wss beading Tor D thickot m
the creek bottom half "a mile away.
aud "a dozen times 60 that short dis
tpure Gray WOn stumbled 8ui fell
And each time that she fylI Kuuu
learned ilfuc mGre Of the limitations
~ blindness once be spr8Hs On in
pursuit o. @ rabbit hgt be- had NOT
uken twenty leaps when be stopped
aud looked hack Gray Wolf had not
moved 90 inch
Al TINT dag they remained Ia the
.Mcket lu the afternoon be- visited
Doe cabin. Joan aud her husband werc
here. aud both saw az once Kazau's
.uru side and bis laccruted head aud
shoulders 10
sIrrtty near q iuish asht FOR him" .
aid the mnu after be had examined
iIm. n was either lynx or a bear.
Another sDlf could not do thnL"
For half nn hour Joan worked over
lIm. talking 10 him an the time, and
1Hdiiug him with her soft Dangs. She
alhed bis wounds iu warm water, and 8
hen severed them with healing saiye. Z
.ud Knznu was tlled again with that a
iii TcsITui desire 20 remnIn with her d
lwnys. aud never 10 60 back into the O
0rcHts For an hour sha let him lie {
n the edge ~ her dress, with bis nose s
Ouehing her foot, while she worked 90 a
Hhy things Then she rose 10 prepare b
upper. and K8znn got up-a little d
7.arly--and went Ia the door Gray Il
gOif and the gloom Of the night were 81
ulling him, and he answered that call o.
nth a SLOUGH Of his shoulders ana a "
rOoping head. Its old thrill was gone. %
Ie watched his chance. and went out o
Trough the door. The moon had risen
.Asa he rejoiued Gray Wolf She r
reeled his return with a low whine Of b
~ and muzzled him with her blind Il
ice. In her heIplessness she looked II
appier than Kaznn 10 all his strength. @
From now on, during the days that HI
,llOwed II was last great fight be- $
yeen blind and faithful Gray Wolf q
nd the woman. II Joan had known Of pt
hat lay IN the thlcket n she could d.
nee have seen the poor creature to nj
HON Kazan was now all life--the sun, q
ie stars, the moon, and foOd-she Fl
OuId have helped Gray Wolf. But as
was she tried TO lure Knzan more j
nd more to the cabin, and slowly she Il
,On. Is
At last the great day came. eight p
ays after the fight on the Sun Rock. m