The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-02
CHAPTER itl.-contlnued.

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| Later after Thorpe and bis wlfe
Ind gone Into thalf tent IL begun 10
snow and the effect of the snow upon
NcCready puzzled Kazau The man
Was RESTLESS. aud lie drank frequently
from the fluhk thai 10 had used the
| night before III the tlrelisbt his face
| grew ratisler aui redler mud kaznn
could wee the strange CLEAN u his
teeth rs he gazed Ut the rent HI which
his mistress was sleeping, Again and
again nj went close % that tent, and
listened Twice he heard movement.
4 The last tiue, II waa the sound Of
ThoFie's deep breathing. McCready
hurried back 70 the IRE aud turned his
fiee straight up q the sky The snow
vas falling - thtctly tibet when he
| lowered hts faee he biinked and wiped
hla eyes. Then be went into the gloom
and bent low over the trail they Ind
made d few hours before. It was al.
most obtlferated by the falling snow
Another hour aud there would be no
| trait nothing the next dry to tell who.
ever might pass that they had come
this way By morning It would cover
everything, even the fire, II he allowed
II 20 die down McCreu,iy drank again,
pnt I'M the darkness. Low words Of an
insane JOY burst from his lips Ills
bead WIS hat with drunken fire. Ills
heart beat madly, but scarcely more
furiousiy than tlld Kazan's when the
R4.sss4
With a club The club he placed on
end against tree. Then he took
lnntern from the sledge and lighted Il.
He approached Thorpe's tent.flap, the
lantern IN his hand.
lilo, Thorpe Thorpet he called.
There was no answer, He could hear
Thorpe breathing. He drew the flap
aside little, and raised his voice.
sfhorpep'
stu there was no movement Inside, /
and he unified the flap strings and |
thrust III his lantern The light flashed /
On lsohois golden head and McCready |
stared al ii, his eyes burning like red /
eoais. until he saw hut Thorpe was
awakening, Quickly he dropped the
LAP and rustled II from the outside,
lilo, Thorpe Thorper he called
again.
This time Thorpe replied.
Hello, MeCreudy-- that your"
Me6'ready drew the ilap back lit
ne, and spoke Ia low voice
yes, Can you come out minute7
Something's happening out IN the
woods, Don't wake up your wife T
He drew back aud waited. 4 minute
later Thorpe came quietly out OF the
teat. McCfcady pointed into the thick
spruce.
'l'll swear there's someone noslng
around the camp he said, I'm Gers
tain that | sew Il aian out there a few
ago, when went FOR q log,
Its good night for stealing dogs !
Here yon take tho iautern II
wasn't clean fooled, wen dnd trail
Ia the snow
He gave Thorpe the lantern and !
picked up the heavy eiub, A grnwl rose :
Ia kuzan's throat, but be choked lie
back He wttnted To smart forth his /
warning, To leap at the end of his
leash. but he knew tiat Ii he dltl that. I
they would return and boat him. So |
he lay still, trembling aud shlyeriug
and whining softly He watched them !
intli they Disappeared and then wait /
~ listened AZ last he heard the d
,ruHch of SNOW. he was not surprised !
% see AtcCready come haclS atone He I
lad expected him 70 return alone Fer $
% knew what club meant
MeCready's face was terrible now. It
Nus like a beasts, He was hutlesS
NazAn skunk deeper ia his shadow at 9
he low horrible laugh that fell from Z
lis lips for rho man still held the I
hub. Ia Il moment he dropped that. q
mi approached The tent lie drew back 2
ne dap aHd neeted In Thorpcs wife q
sus sleeping and as quietly as a cat @
le entered aud hung the lantern on
mil In tha tent pole His movement I
M moi awaken her, ana for few mu- D
nents he stood there staring staring "
KGEan watched McCreBdy as he en- y
erred, and suddenly the dog was ON his =
ett, hla back tense aud hrisaiag. his q
lAHkA kAA-SAs TUG saw AANAytNftAlD n titEN
had0w on the canvas, Uad d moment 8
ater there came il strange piercing cry
q the Wild terror ~ TINT cry he recog- y
,ized her voice ud he leapgd toward Z
he tent The leash stopped him. c
lo}dng the snarl IN his throat de saw a
be shadows struggling now, and there o
anne cry after cry Size was calling to p
IFS muster and with HIS masters name q
he was calling him b
"kazun-E a2an--" d
he leaped again. aud was thrown up "
in his back. a second ana third e
tme he sprang the length Of the leash b
nto the night and the babiche cord
bout his neck cut into his flesh like 4
knife He stopped for an Instant u
gaspiug for breath The shadows were q
itiu sighting Now they were upright b +
Vow they were crmaphng down! With h
j fierce snarl he flung his whole weight Ii
jnee more at the end Of the chain 4
There was a snap, as the thong about n
his neck gave way. e
In half a dozen bounds Kazan made
the tent and rushed under the flap. a
With snarl ne was at McCready's /
throat The first snap Of his powerful