The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-09-20
CHAPTER x-continued.

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Good old Kaznn. she cried softly,
putting her face down close 20 him.
Were glad sou came. KaEan. for
we're going 20 be alone tonlght-baby
and l Dnddys gone % the post and
you must care Tor Us while he's away
She tlckled his nose with the end u
her long shining braid This always
delighted the baby, for ia spite Of his
siaieism kazan bad 70 snid and some
times 70 sneezc, and twig his ears. And
Il pleased him too. Tie loved the sweet
scent Of Ioans hair
"And you'd fight Tor as. n you had
20, wouldn't your She went on. Then
she ruse quietly Il must close the
door" she said. II don't want you 60
50 away again today. Kazan. You
must stay with u.s."
Knzan went on 20 his corner. and las
down. Just as there had been some
strange thing az The top Of the sun
Rock 10 disturb him that day so now
there Was mystery that disturbed
him IN the cabin He shifted the air
trying 20 fnth0m is secret Whatever
II was. 4 seemed 10 make his mistress
different. too. And she was digging
out ali sorts Of odds and ends OF thpgs
about the cabin, and doing them up in
packages. Late that night, before she
went 20 bed Joan came and snuggled
her hand close down beside him for
few moments
"We're going away" she whispered,
ana there was a curious tremble that
WIS almost sob In her voice. "we're
going home Kuzan We're going away
down where mis- people live where
they have churches. and cities. aud mu-
sic and an the beautiful things Ia the
world. ANA we're going TO take you,
knzan T.
kazan didn't understand. But he
was happy az having the woman SO
near 10 him, and talking to him. At
these times he forgot Gray Wolf The /
dog that was In him gurged over his /
quarterstraiu Of wlldness, aud the /
woman aud the baby alone filed his /
world but after Joan had gone to her /
bed, aud all was quiet In the cabin, his I
old uueasiness returned He rose 20
his feet and moved stculthily about the /
cabin. smiling az the walls the door 1
aud the things his mistress had done
into packages A low whine rose IN 4
his throat Joan. half asleep, heard L.
and murmurcd
"Be quiet Kazan. Go to sleep--go
TO sleep
Long after that. Kuzan stood rigid
in the center Of the room. listening.
trembling And family ne heard. far
away. the wNiling cry Of Gray Wolf
But tonight II was not the cry OF lone
illness Il sent thrill through him.
Tie ran 10 the door oud wbined. but
Joan was deep In slumber aud dld not
hear him once more he henrd the
Try. and only once Then the night
grew sali He crouched down near
The door
Joan found him there, Sun watchful
sim listening when she awoke ia the
'nriy morning She came to open the
inor for hlm. and In a moment he was
gone. Ills feet seemed scarcely 20
ouch the earth as be sped In the 81.
.ectlun Of the sun Rock Across the
lain be- cuuld see the cap OF il already d
,uiutcd with a golden glow,
lie came 10 the narrow winding TRAN. 2
md ,yormcd his way up il swiftly
Gray Wolf was not at the top 10
rect him. but be could smell her. and
he scent Of that other rting was strong
D she alr. lllz muscles tiEhtened; his
rs grew tense Deep down "a his I
hest there began the low rumble OF "A .
ruRl He knew uow what that strange u
lIpg was that had haunted him. and "
isdc him uneasy. Ii was ne Some e
hing that lived and brcnthed had In.
aded the home which hc aud Gray a
rolf had chosen. He barred his long q
inrS. aud snnrl OF defiance drew {,
sex bis lips SufleEEed prepared to a
bring. his neck and head reaching out, b
, approached the two rocks between n
hitch Gray wolf hAd crept the night Ia
sfore. She WAS still there. And with u
n was something else After a mo- h
ent the tenseucss left kazan's body "
Is bristiing crest dropped until Il lay al
a. His ears zhot forward and he ei
Il mis- head and shoulders between II
.e two rocks. and whined softly. And "
ray Wolf whined. slowly Kazan 81
,cked out. aud faced the rising sun. b
ben he lay down, so that his body p
.Ielded the entrance TO the chamber n
tween the rocks.
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