The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-13

the horse and gained a little on 1t Meanwhile wolves were pouring from the woods into the road behind the sleigh. They were yelping and gnarl ing and tumbhng over one another, but always keeping their fierce eyes on the object containing what would ap- peace their hunger, for 1t was near the end of a long winter, and they were famished.
 Finally che pack, now, united, press cd 50 closely upon the sleigh that Pc ter felt 1t necessary to kill the leader, knowing that there would be 6 scram- bls for his dead body, which would oc- casion some delay. Peter was e good ahoE and pat q bullet between the eyes of the foremost wolf. The beast drop ped dead, and, As Peter had expected, many of the bFutes bounced upon the body and fought for f. But there were 50 many in the pack that num- Der that could not geE near the carcass followed on.
 A wolf emerged from the wood in advance and made a spring for tho horse, which was going at a gallop. Sonia had brought a revolver with her. Its chambers being loaded, she took the reins in her left hand and, drawing the weapon with her right, fired, and the wolf, releasing itS clutch on the horse, rolled down into the road. His carcass took on a num- Der of the wolves following.
 The yelplng and the shots awakened little Peter, who threw of tho cover ing from his face and, realizing that something was wrong, added his own tiny voice to the din. But neither his father nor his mother could spare any time to attend to him, for the former was now forced by the pressing wolves to fire more rapidly, while the latter was emptying the chambers of her re- volver upon those that were appearing in the road in front of the sleigh.
 Though Peter husbanded bis shots as best he could, all were gone at last. Some of the wolves had been killed by him, some had Jagged behind, and some had dropped out of the chase aI- together. There were now only half A dozen wolves in pursuit, but they were the largest, the strongest and the aercest of the pack. The leader made a spring for Peter, who brained 1t with the barrel of his rife. But in doing so the weapon slipped out of Pe- ter's hand and fell in the road.
 While the body of the wolf he had killed was being devoured Peter turn ed to his wife, put his arms about her and kissed her.
 "GoOdby, sweetheart" be said
 What are you going to dor
 "The wolves must have another vic | tim"
 "Oh, PeterT
 Tt is for you and the child. When the next one springs at me he will take me, but there will be food enough for all of them in my body, and you may escape"
 No; we will die together"
 T will go first. If they require moro food 1t will be your turn next. God grant that may save you both"
 He bent down and kissed bis little son; then, standing on the rear seat, was about to jump down into the road when Q shot was heard and the fore most wolf fell dead. The rest scatter ed under shots fired from an unseen enemy.
 Pull upT" cried Peter to his wife.
 Sonia drew rein and at the same time several men emerged from the wood on one side of the road.
 We are just In time," said one of them.
 But Peter did not hear him; he was locked in an embrace with his wife, while the horse stood panting. Then the mother took little Peter in her arms, while tears of relief flowed fast.
 A party of woodsmen working near the road had heard the yelping and the shots and, surmising the cause, had ran toward the approaching din. Hay ing guns and ammunition, the driving of of the remaining wolves was an easy matter.
 There was thankfulness in the hearts of Peter and his wife while completing their journey, and as soon as they had reached their home and put little Peter in his crib they fell on their knees side by side and with their arms about each other.
 Peter Nichlanefs farm was besieged by his neighbOrs to hear about the war waged so far from them that they got no news of 1t except when some discharged soldier came home, usually broken down in body and some times In mind, to tell them about 1t. Peters accounts were listened to in wrapt attention, but on telling of his adventures he always wound up by saying that under the most murderous fire he had never encountered anything so appalling as when the only remain ing defense for his wife and boy was his own body thrown as meat to the wolves.
 Not long after Peter's return another discharged soldier brought the news Ehok tba yttla Potbar had ahdIcated