Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19

CHAPTE RNVI-(Continued)
ACCORDING to Bruce it was now time to
y continue the hunt for Thor, but
change for the worse in Langdon's knee
broke in upon their plans. It was impossible
for Langdon to walk more than quarter
of a mile at a time, and the position he was
compelled to take in the saddle caused him
80 much pain that to prosecute the hunt
even on horseback was out of the question.
"A few more days won't hurt any con-
soled Bruce. "If we give the old fellow "A
longer rest he may get a bit careless
The three days that followed were not
without profit and pleasure for Langdon.
Muskwa was teaching him more than he
had ever known about bears, and especially
bear cubs, and he made notes voluminously.
The dogs were now confined to n ctump
of trees fully three hundred yards from the
camp, and gradually the cub was given his
freedom. lie made no effort to run away.
and he soon discovered that Bruce and
Metoosn were also his friends But Lang
don was the only one he would follow.
on the morning Of the eighth day after
| their pursuit of Thor, Bruce and Metoosin
| rode over into the eastward valley with the
| dogs Metoosin was to have days start,
| and Bruce planned to return to camp that
| afternoon so that he and Langdon could
| begin their hunt up the valley the next day.
| Ii was n glorious morning y cool breeze
| came from the north and west, and about =
! O'Clock Iaugdon fastened Muskwa to his
tree, saddlcd a horse, and rode down the
n'teS' -. a., rido and breathe i'm the
| 80 "'.S i" 80 a.. ,,ind and pazo unon the won
ders Of the mountains.
He Travelled nothward for three or four
| miles until he came to a broad, low slope
that pIoNe Iul US - ,,r', hin, n Iook
N'iuI N'i - ~ ltI,o,. ,.alIo, and os his knee
,,,ol ,i,,inr him no trouble he cut a zigzag
was '','S ,,Si IL tbat in boIf an hour brought
Cou'sS t upH" -. ~, - tor, 80
| MN "U'po' ~ -. ,hor. e+oor s1ido that
mere ne C''''9 " ,,.',',,,t - - n,,,ti,,,o or
compeHed nm ,o ~ ,',d hir,eoiS ON
| toot Al IHe SUNNI . - "C ,h,,t In ~, cacl
| d ,t''. S%"r'P % Va ,,, I,or, rocl, uaIIs Of tbe
sue sue VI u'r', t ord n quarter Of a mil,
abbaod ~ bo could sec where the meadow broke
s,ddcrIv into the slope that shelved down.
! ,,,ord into the valley he was seeking
hah""S wv ,','' din into which br
meauoN nc. 5 os no came IN the edge
coulu hoI see, az ni.iE '' ,,,ddorI,, ,,nor hi,
Of this he nuns hlinseIi s"uu'.!g I m
race ana l"I m, ho s,o,,,1,, raise[
motlohIess as '"'N' ''0'' NV
his head' s. ,,in, o,tborot
a anu ,,oter nore in the hollow
aoout si,''I, ,oo.s Tbere yve,a tbirt,
was heru Oh sual9 >-mr,io. ,,,itb ,,n,,rS
or more, most ol tlvli -i,t -,"itI'' - 49,,
kids. Langdoh cou'I u''n1 ne ~, boy,r n,
pli"o9 9,u " "a watched tnem Then one o
lay still ana WalG"eu ,,,itt, har t,,o kid
the Nannles stIuCN ou. .t. anotLa, foI
for the sue oi VI, ,, 49,, ,,,hoIo hand yya
lowed, ana SEEING nc sno - ,,,i,ti,, o. ht
about 10 move L"ss tnSt ~. no could to,yar,
feet ana ran as '"''
them. ,,,,,,.- .z., ,,..t
| For momenI ->sIi,''Ii ,,,i35oa a,,,,oar >
kids were paIalS SEeu pS - "a stdnd a.
ance. They iac'u man 80 eisbt mill h.
If without the Po"T NJ distanca betwne
had covered @ nalt -. saor,od 70 rstur,
them, Then IneiI trCl,o in n wild ma nj
all at once aHu ,''. ,.,,,.,st mountain Tbei
Tor the SUI hogan 70 ciatter on boulder an,
hoois soo1 s s,S a,otber baIf hour Langdo
| sfale, anu 20 -, hCor,irg oF the rock
heard the "T' "JJr sent bfgh nm among IN
looseheu pS A. the end of that tim
Crags and peaks, ~ I"G ,,,ito dots -, tb
they were
sky line. s.,, ,,,iputes late
He went on anu ~. ,,aiia,, South
looked down lnlo @ tmo st,,t ont from hi
ward TINS valley to,,Idor of rock II wa
vision by nuse 81 ~ regan m climb 4
not very hlBH, an toa az ton when hi
He had almost - 20 s,ats ana In faTIn
toe caught III p'e pieo -, ui,h trenendou
he brought ms -
force on oouluJt ovcent for a sIigr
He was NOT NJ - put bis g,in wa
twinge IN nus la'he me-, was shattered clos
a wreck. Ihe S'oON - bjs Land brok
TO the breech anu '"''
1t off entirety, 49,. ov+ro riess in his ont
As he carried W. d;st,,rb Iangdon q
ht the mishaP uSit W. otberwise have done, an