The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15
CHAPTER III.-continued.

CHAPTER lIi.-continued.
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Later, after Thorpe md his wife
had gone into their tent, 1t began to
snow, and the effect of the snow upon
McCready puzzled Kazan. The man
was restless, and he drank frequently
from the flask that he had used the
night before. In tie freight his face
grew redder and redder. and KaZnn
could see the strange CLEAN of his
teeth as he gnzed ut the tent In which
his mistress was sleeping. Again nnd
again he went close to that tent, md
listened. Twice he heurd movement.
The last time, It was the sound of
Thorpe's deep breathing. McCready
face straight up to the sky. The snow
was falling so tl,lclly that when he
lowered his face he blinked md wiped
his eyes. Then he went Into the gloom
and bent low over the trail they had
made a few hours before. 1t was nl-
most obIiterated by the falling snow.
Another hour and there would be no
trail-notl,ing the next day to tell who
ever might pass that they had come
this wny. BY morning 1t would cover
everything. even the fire. II he allowed
Il to die down. McCready drank again.
out In the darkness. Low words of IN
Insane Joy burst from his lips. His
hend was hot with u drunken fire. His
heart beat mndly. but scarcely more
furiously than dld Kazan's when the
dog saw that McCready was returning
with club! The club he placed on
end against tree. Then he took a
lantern from the sledge and lighted It.
he approached ThOrpe's tent-flnp. the
lantern In his hand.
''IiO. ThOrpe-Thorpe he called.
There was no answer. lie could henr
Thorpe breathing. He drew the flnp
aside little, and ruIsed his voice.
'Thorpei"
stu there was no movement inside.
and he united the flap strings and
thrust In his lantern. The light flashed
on lsObel's golden head. and McCrendy
stared at II. his eyes burning like red
Goals. until he saw TINT Thorpe wns
awakening. Quickly he dropped the
DAP and rastled It from the outside.
"Ho. Thorpe-Thorpe! he called
agnin.
This time Thorpe replied.
"Iiell0. McCready-is that youf"
AlcCready drew the hnp buck lit
tie. md spoke In low voice.
ayes. Can you come out n minutef
Something's happening out In the
He drew back and waited. A minute
later Thorpe came quietly out Of the
tent McCready pointed into the thick
spruce.
"I'll swear there's someone nosIng
around the camp" he said. 'lm GER
tain that saw II nun out there few
minutes ago. when went for log.
It's q good night for stealing dogs.
Nere-you take the lnntcrn! II I
wasn't clean fooled. we'll find n trail
In the snow
lie give Thorpe the lantern md
picked up the heavy club. A growl rose
In Knznn's throat, but he chokcd II
hnck. lie wanted to snnrl forth his
warning. to lcnp at the end Of his
leash, but he knew TINT II he did that.
they would return and bent him. So
he iny still. trembling md shivcring.
and whining softly. lie watched them
until they disapTrarcd-and then walt.
ed-listenet. At last he hcnrd the
crunch Of snow. Hc was not surprised
to nee McCrcndy come back nlonc. He
had expected him to return alone. For
he knew what club meant
McCrcndy's face was terrible now. II
wns like n beasts. Ilc was hatlcss.
kaxan skunk deeper In his shadow nj
the low horrible laugh that fell from
his llps-for the nun stlll held the
club In n moment he dropped TINT.
and approached the tent. lie drew buck
the nnp aud pccrcd In. Thorre'x wife
wns sleeping. and ns quietly ns n cnt
he entered and hung the lantern on II
nail In the tcnt-pole. His movement
did not awaken her. and for few mo
mcnts he stood there. stnring-starln'-.
Kaxnn watched McCrcaly ns he en-.
tered. and suddenly the dog was on his
feet, his back tense and bristiinr, his
limbs rlgid. lie saw McCrcady's huge
shadow On tho cnnvns. md moment
later there came strnncc piercing cry.
In the Wild terror Of that cry he rccog.
nised her volcc-nnd he lcnps,d townrd
the tent. The leash stopped him.
choking the snnrl In his throat. He saw
the shadows struggling now. and there
came ~ after cry She WAS calling to
~ master. ana with bis masters name
- Was <nillng himi
s3a1aR-kasae-"
u teape1 AGnlA and was thrown up-