Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

rama Of gold and green and black. From
where Thor stood it was like an immense
park. Green slopes reached almost to the
SUBMITS Of the mountains, and to a point
halfway up these slopes-the last timber
line-clumps OF spruce and basam trees
were scattered over the green as II set
there by the hands of men. Some Of these
timber patches were no larger than the
decorative clumps in city park and
others covered acres and tens OF acres and
at the foot of the slopes on either side like
decorative frlnges were thin and unbrolSen
lines of forest Between these two lines
Of forest lay the open valley of soft and
unduating meadow. dotted with the pur-
plish boslls Of buffalo willow and noun
tain sage, its green Coppices of wild rose
and thorn, and its Clumps Of trees. In the
hollow OF the valley ran a stream.
Thor descended about 400 yards from
where he stood and then turned northward
along the green slope. so that he was travel
ing from patch TO patch OF the park-like
timber. a $50 or 200 yards above the fringe
Of forest. To this height, midway between
the meadows in the valley and the first
shale and bare rock of the peaks, he came
most frequently on his small game hunts
Like fat woodchucks the whistlers were
already beginning to sun themselves on
their rocks. Their long. soft elusive
whistlings, pleasant to hear above the
drone OF mountain waters. filled the air
with musical cadence. Now and then
one would whistle shrilly and warningly
close at hand, and then f1atten himself out
on his rock as the big bear passed and for
few moments no whistling would break
upon the gentle purring of the valley.
But Thor was giving no thought to the
hunt this morning. Twice he encountered
porcupnes the sweetest of all morsels to
him and passed them unnoticed the warm
seeping smell of a caribou came hot and
fresh from thicket, but no did not ap-
proaCh the thiCket TO investigate; out of a
coulee. narrow and dark, like a black ditch.
no caught the scent of a badger For two
hours he travelled steadily northward along
the half-crest Of the slopes before he struck
down through the timber TO the stream
The clay adhering TO hts wound was be-
ginning to harden and again he waded
shoulder-deep into a pool and stood there
for several minutes. The water washed
most OF the clay away For another two
hours he followed the creek, drinking fire.
quently Then came the sapoos oowin--slx
hours after he had left the clay walIow
The knnilliuc berries the soap berries the
jackpine pitch, the spruce and baisam
needles and the water he had drunk all
mixed In his stomach in one big compelling
dose brought II about--and Thor felt tre-
mendously better, so much better that for
the nISl time ne turned aud grOWled back
in the direction Of his enemies. His shoulder
still hurt him, but his sickness was gone
For many minutes after the sapoos oowin
he stood without moving, and many times
he growled, The snarling rumble deep in
his chest had new meaning now.
Cntn last night and today he had not
known real hatred. 10 had fought other
bears, but the fighting rage was not hate.
1t came quickly and passed away quickly
II left no growing uglness he licked the
wounds Of a clawed enemy and was quite
fSv~IdeEtly happy while he nursed them.
But this new thing that was born in him
was different
CONTINUED TOMORROW