The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-09-13
coRyTight b ne Bobbs-MsFTin Company
eHApTEa lx-contInuee.

suddenly he raised his head am
sniaed Ia the face ~ the wind Some
thing came % him with that wind III
uuzzied Joan agAin. bui she did no
STIR Then be went forward. and stock
10 his traces. ready far the phil an,
looked back At her. Snn she did no
move o. speak. and Knzuns whin,
gtse place 70 sharp. excited bark
The strange thing Ia the wind cam,
20 him stronger for moment ~,
began 10 pun The sledee runner,
lad frozen 70 the snoss. and Il took
eyery ounce u hts strength 10 free
them. Twice during the next five min
utes be- stopped and shifted the air
The third time fhnt BE- halted. Ia q
dnft ~ snow. h. returned 10 Joan =
side again. and wblued 10 awaken her.
( Then Be tugEed again az ihe end Of
I Bis traces, and foot by foot be Dragged
ihe iedge through the drift Beyond
the drift there Was stretch Of clear
ice, and here kazan rested. During a
luli Do The wind the scent came 10 him
stronger than before
Al The end Of the clear ice was
I narrow break IN the shore. where
creek ran into the main stream. II
I Joan had brcn conscious she would
have urged him straight ahead. But
kaxan turned into the break. and Tor
ten minutes he struggled through the
SHOW without rest. whining more
and more frequently. until az last the
whine broke into joyous bark Ahead
" him, close 10 the creek. was a small
cabin smoke was rising out Of the
chimney. II was ihe scent Of smoke
that had come 20 him IN the wind. A
hard. level slope reached 20 the cabin
door, and with the last strength that
was Ia him, knzan dragged his bur
den up that Then De settled himself
hnek beside Joan, lifted his shaggy
head 20 the dark sky aud howied.
A moment later the door opened. a
man enme out kamns Redeemed.
snoWahot eyes followed him watch
fully us he ran 10 the siedge. lie
heard his startled exclamation as be
beat over Joan IN another lull OF The
Wind there came from out Of the muss
Of furs on the sledgc the waiting. half
smothered yolce Of baby Joan.
A deep SIGH Of relief heayed up from
Kszan's chest lie WAS exhausted.
Ills strength was gone His feet were
torn and bleeding Hut the ypige az
baby Joan niled him with strange
haFpiiess and be- lay down in his
traces while the man carried Joan aud
the baby into the HE and warmth Of
the cabin.
A few minutes later the man reap
pear7d Tie wBs not old, like Pierre
liadlssOn he came close to Kazan
and looked down Ut him
"sly God be said "And you did
that--aloue Z"
lie bent down fearlcssiy, unfusteucd
iln from the traces ana leG him
toward the cabin door Euzau hcs
lated bUt ouct almost on the thresh-
I'D He turned his head swirl and
llert. Prom out Of the moanug nud
sailing of ghe storm d secuted 10 Rim
hat for moment be had heard the
saice Of Gray Wolf
Then the cabia door closed behind
iiut.
bnck in shadawy corner 81 the
'ahtp be- lay while the man prepared
over hut stove fDr Juun.
Z was Icing time before Joan rose
rom the cuy on which he nam hud d
,iacCd her. After that Kpzun heard q
.ur sobbiug; and then the man made &
.rr eat. and for a time thgy algrI a
Then ihr stranger hung az hig hlun. h
Fi iu front ~ the hunk and .at down D
lose 10 the stove Quietly Euzun
dipped along ibr wall uud rrept an @
rF TIE buBE For long tlur he d
onlt hear the subhInE breath OF tue @
lH Then an was sglll ID
The next morning he slipped oar D,
lruuEh fhr dnor IS ben the man upsurI %
/, aud sped swiftly into The forest
laif n mile away h. found the trail al
Gruy Volt aud called 90 her. From d
be- frozen river came her reply. and n
q scent TO her Nd
Yainly Gray Wolf tried 10 lure him b
8yS into their Ola hauats-awHv %
-nm the cabin uui the sytnf " man. ri
ate that uorH.Hz tte man bsrusSsr8 s..
O. u"-s. gnd rrum the friuEr ~ tEr
tussy EaHn san him tuck loan and n
BE- baby amous Ehe furs on the sIelee D.
= odd Fi#rr had dome Agi hist aay al
p followed IN yhc trail 90 thr team. h
Eth GRAY Wolf aiRSlnE hfHEaa n.a &,
hay travelled uul5l dars aad then
-rleE ,Ae 'a-s auI EHr BuHH that had D,
'ItaHrd De- s'urf2 fha usau sim gr-ssI ,r
% ,.S raau u Has i-ep la the aighr 4
hen tlfy auue -a another cabin ana q,
- uaH H4f anon t5e door A lfghr n
BE- opening ~ TIE Jaar. tho T5raus a,
sIcaas ~ MANS voice. Ioau's sob n
uG ry--k4EaH h-1ri ghsys from the III
lad0Es iu which be was hidden. and M
.au Slipped beck % Gray Wag 10
10 the DAYS and weeks dat followed q
ANS homecoming the Iare 81 the cabin q.
b u ti5s svuuans hand held Eszsn So
s be hat tolerated Pierre. 80 nov h.
Israted the younger man who lived IN
ith Joan and the baby. he knew "a
ar the Ran was very deer 30 Joan. d,
ID that the baby was very dear 20 as
m, A. IL was % the grL. Il was m
JE gudi the third day tuar Joan sue a.
aeded ia eoazing hlE1 into the cabin or
- that was the day on which the "
an returned with the dead and fro "
n body q Pierre. II was Joan's e
who first found the name Oh 5,
.e collar he wore, and they began "
Hing BIN Eazan.