The Arvada enterprise., 1917-12-27
Copyright By the Bobbs- Merrill compa,
CHAPTER Ix-continued.

CHAPTER X-Continued.
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Kazan stopped In the trail. lie cnme
back then and sat down upon his
launches beside her, waiting for her
to move and speak. But she was very
still. lie thrust his nose into her loose
hair. A whine rose In his throat. and
suddenly he rnised his head and
shifted In the face Of the wind. Some
thing came to him with that wind. lie
muzxled joan again, but she did not
stir. Then he went forward. and stood
In his traces. ready for the pull. and
looked buck at her. Still she did not
move or speak, and kaxan's whine
gave place to a sharp. excited bark.
The strange thing In the wind cnme
to him stronger for moment. He
began to pull. The sledge runners
hnd frozen to the snow. and 1t took
every ounce Of his strength to free
them. Twice during the next five m;l-
utes he stopped aud shifted the air.
The third time that he halted. In n
1rift Of snow, he returned to JOINS
side again, and wkined 10 awaken her.
Then he tugged agnln at the end of
his traces, md foot W foot lie dragged
the sledge ths ,ugh the drift. Beyond
the drift thens was u stretch Of clear
Ice. and hsee Kaxan rested. During q
iull In tie ~ind the scent came to him
stranger than before.
A. tie end Of the clear ice was a
nss- ow break In the shore. where .
ceeek ran into the main stream. II
Joan had been conscious she would
bnye urged him straight ahead. But
F.sxan turned into the break. and for
ten minutes he struggled through the
sssow without 4 rest, whining more
and more frequently. until at last the
whlne broke into q Joyous bark. Ahead
u him, close 10 the creek. was small
ciIim. Smoke WAS rising out OF the
cAlssey. Il yas the scent Of smoke
tAat had cossse 10 him In the wind. A
tast. lsvsa slope reached to the cabin
1sse. and WITH the last strength that
wss In him. knsan dragged his bur
do up tl,at. Thea he settled himself
tsck bssids Joan, lifted his shaggy
bud 10 the dark sky and hOwiei.
4 moment later the door opened. A
uan eanss ont Kaxan's redeemed.
tuow.shot eyes followed him watch
fully a. he run to the sletige. lie
heard his startled exclamation a. he
bent over joan. In another lull Of the
Wind there came from out Of the mass
" furx on the sleslge the wniling. half-
s,nothercd voice Of baby JOan.
A deep sigh, Of relief heavetl up from.
knzan's chest. lie wns exhausted.
ills strength was gone. His feet were
torn aud bleeding. but the voice OF
baby Joan 0lled him with = strange
Emptiness. and lie lny down In his
traces, while the mum carried Joan and
~ bnhy Into the life aud warmth Of
~ cabin.
4 few minutes later the man reap
peersd. lie wns not old. like Pierre
0oo60osn. lie came ciOse to kaxnn.
90 lookcd down ut him.
~ OS.l." he xald. "And you did
ehaoeolaos !"
He bsat dawn fcariessly, unfasteneti
NM !t00 TIE traces, aud led hiin
vesC -s~S eao'n OaDt. Nnxan ns@a
teteo ~ eaes-nln'"st on the thre"h-
~. oe sofesa his head. swift and
eseee tso0 ct Of the moaning and
Waiueg q ~ seosM II seemed to him
uoeS ~ . oooeo0e he hud heard the
voeee q UHy Wolf.
Toeo tn0 caeeo 0uOr closed behind
eim.
LACK 70 . shsd0~y corner Of the
eaoeo ~ Say. while the nan prepared
sspeDoshleg over MT stove for Jonn.
II W0D loag time before Jonn rose
from H. cot % which the mnn had
placed hee. After that Kasan heard
her sohbiag: aud thea the man mnte
her eat. uud for q tiuse they Mlk.i.
Then the stranger hung up 4 big Ulan.
ket In front " tle bunk. and sat own
close I" tho stove. Quietly K,a.,n
slipped along III" wall. sn.l crypt ~.
der the bunk. FH = lung time b
como hear III" s"''hing breath Of thu
sirI. Then NIL WAS still