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

from her retreat. and skunk 10 his side
I whimperlng and nipped gently nj his
shaggy neck. II was the old instinct OF
his fathers that made him respond by
earessing Gray VOLTS face with his
tongue Then Gray Woifs jaws opened
and she laughed 90 short painting
hreaths, as if she had been hard run.
She was happy and as they heard n
little snuiiling sound from between the
rocks Kazun wagged his tail and Gray
( Wolf darted back to her young.
The babyish cry and its effect upon
I Gray Wolf taught Kazan his first les
( son IN futherhood Instinct agnin told
( him that Gray Wolf could not 90 down
I 90 the hunt with him now-that she
must stay at the top Of the sun Rock
So when the moon rose he went down
alone, and toward dawn returned with
a big white rabbit between his Jaws. 1t
was the Wild In him that made him do
this, and Gray Wolf ate ruyenously
Then he knew that each night here
after he must hunt for Gray Wolf
ana the little whimpering creatures
hidden between the two rocks
The next day. and still the next. he
did not 20 TO the cabin, though he
heard the voices of both the man and
the woman calling him. On the fifth
he went down, and Joan and the baby
were SO glad that the woman Rugged
him, aud tile baby kicked and laughed
and screamed at him. while the man
stood by cautiously. watching their
demonstrations with CLEAN of disap-
probation Ia his eyes.
"Im afraid OF him. he told Joan for
the hundredJh time. That's the wolf
glenn in his eyes. He'siof treacher-
Gus breed, Sometimes / wish we'd
never brought him home"
III we hudn't--where would tae baby
have gomez" joan reminded him, a
little catch In her voice.
II had almost forgotten that" said
her husband. "Kazan, you old devil, |
guess love you, too" He laid his
hand cnressingly on Kazan's head.
Wonder how he'll take To life down
thereT he asked. "He has always
been used to the forests. tn seem
mighty strange"
And so--haye always been used /
to the forests" whispered Joan. 81
guess that's why love Kazan-next to |
you and the baby Eazan-dear old
Hazun!"
This time Razan felt and scented
more Of that mysterious change In the
cnbin Joan aud her husband talked
inceSsantly Of their plans when they
were together; and when the man was
away Joan talked to the baby. and TO
him. Aud each time that he came
down To the cabin during the week that
followed, he grew more aud more rest.
less, until at last the man noticed the
change In him
II believe he knows" he said 10 Joan
one evening Il believe he knows we're
70 leave" Then he added
'fhe river was rising again today. II
viii be another week before we can
start perhaps longer" Il
That same Night the moon flooded
he top Of the sun Rock with a golden
Ight ana out into the glow OF it came
iray Wolf with her three little whrlps
oddling behind her There was much
,hout these soft little balls that
about him and Struggled In ,
his tBwny coat that reminded KHznp ,
II the baby. At times they made the I
Hmc queer soft little sounds. AMI they .
staggered about on their four little d
EGGS just as helplessly as baby Joan S
made her way about GA two. He did
lot fondle them, rs Gray Wotf did / d
mt the touch OF them. and shelr baby. d
81 whimperings, filed him with kind q
I pleasure thar he had never expert. 5
need before. q
The moon was straight above them. Il
nd the night was almost as bright as q
ay when he went down again TO hunt a
lr Gray Wolf At the foot Of the rock c
big white rabbit popped up ahead OF
I'm, and he gave chase. For half a d
lille be pursued. until the wolf instinct a
! him rose over the dog, aud he gave 4
y the futile race. A deer he might z
ave oyertaken, but small game the Ct
of must hunt as the fox hunts Il. Il
nd he began to slip through the thick. o
Is slowly and as quietly as a shadow. Il
Ie was mile from the Sun Rock b.
hen two quick leaps put Gray VOLTS -
upper between his jaws. He trotted
nck slowly, dropping the big seven
ound snOw-shoe hare now and then to
st Il
When he came to the narrow trail ri
rat led to the top Of the Sun Rock he "
opped. In that trail was the warm b,
'ent Of strange feet The rabbit fell Il
ON his Jaws. Every hair In his body q
as suddenly electrified into life. What "
3 scented WAS not the scent Of a rab. u
L, a marten or porcuplne. Fang
nd claw had climbed the path ahead
him. And then, coming family TO
I'm from the top Of the rock, he heard N
FUNDS which sent him up with a ter. be
bic whining cry. When he reached "
ie summit he saw in the white moon IN
ght scene that stopped him for a fu