The Arvada enterprise., 1917-12-27

become Gray VOLTS greatest enemy.
and she hated 1t. 1t took Kazan from
her. And wherever 1t went, Kazan
followed.
Night after night 1t robbed her Of
her mate, and left her to wander alone
under the stars and the moon, keeping
faithfully to her loneliness, and never
once responding with her own tongue
to the hunt-calls Of her Wild brothers
and sisters In the forests and out on
the plains. Usually she would snarl Mt
the Voice. and sometimes nip Kazan
lightly to show her dlspleasure. But
today, us the Voice came third time,
she skunk buck into the darkness of
assure between two rocks, and Kazan
saw only the fiery glow Of her eyes.
Kazan ran nervOusly to the trail
their feet had worn up to the top OF
the Sun rock and stood undecided. All
day, and yesterday, he had been un-
easy ind disturbed. Whatever 1t was
that stirred him seemed to be In the
air, for he could not see 1t or hear 1t
or scent 1t. But he could feel 1t. lie
went to the assure and shifted Mt Cray
Wolf. Usually she whined cOaxingly.
But her response today was to draw
back her lips until he could see her
white fangs.
A fourth time the Voice came to
them family. and she snapped Hercely
ut some unseen thing In the darkness
between the two rocks. kazan went
again to the trail. still hesltating. Then
he began to 60 down. 1t was 4 mar
row, winding trail. worn only by the
pads and claws Of animals for the Sun
rock was huge crag that rose almost
sheer up for hundred feet above the
tops Of the spruce and balsam. Its bald
crest catching the first CLEANS Of the
sun In the morning and the last glow
Of 1t In the evening. Gray Welt had
first led Kazan to the security Of the
retreat at the top Of the rock.
When h reached the bottom he no
longer hesltated. but darted swiftly in
the direction Of the cabin. Because
Of that instinct Of the Wild that was
still In him. he always approached tha
cabin with caution. He never gave
warning. ind for . moment Joan was
startled when she looked up from her
baby and saw Kaxan's shaggy head
and shoulders In the open door. The
baby struggled and kicked In her de-
light, and held out her two hands with
cooling cries to Kaxnn. Joan, too, held
out q hand.
"Knzun!" she cried softly. Come
In, kaxan!"
Slowly the wild red light In Knzan's
eyes sOftenetl. He put fOrefOot on
the sill. ind stood there while the girl
urged him again. Suddenly his legs
seemed to slnk little under him, his
tail dropped and he skunk In with TINT
tiOgEish mir Of having Committed q
crime. The creatures he loved were
In the cabin. but the cabin Itself he
hated. lie hated oil cabins. for they
all breathetl Of the club and the whip
bondage. Like all the slctlge-dogs, he
preferred the open SNOW for bed. and
the xprucetops for shelter.
Joan dropped her hand to his head.
and at Its touch there thrilled through
him ti.at strange JOY tAut wus his re-
ward for leaving Gray Wolf and the
Wild. Slowly he raised his head until
his black muxxle rested on her iup. and
he closed his eyes while that wonder.
full little creature that mystiAcd him
so-the baby-protiticd him with her
tiny feet. and pulled his tawny hair.
lie loved these lniby-mnulings even
more than the touch Of JOun's hand.
Motionlcss. srhinxiike. undemons'ra.
tive In every muscle Of his body. Kn-
zan stood. scarcely breathing. More
than once this lack Of demonstration
hnd urged JOan's husband to warn her.
But the wolf that was In Knzan. his
wild aloofiIcxs. even his mating with
Gray Wolf hud nude her love him
more. She understood. md Ind fuith
In him.
In the days If the last snow Kaznn
hnd proved himself. A ncighborIn:
trnpprr had run over with his team.
and the baby Joan had to,lllcd w to
one Of the big huskics. There was q
fierce snap Of jaws. u scream Of horror
from Joan. shout from the men rs
they lcnpcd toward the pack. Eut IN.
xnn WAS uhrn,l ~ IL IN all. In n gray
streak that travelled with the speed Of
"a bullet he wns ut tho big husky's
ihr"at. When they pulled him or. IN"
husky was ,i.nd. jonn thought Of that
now. ns the baby Kicked und ,ouslcd
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