Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-02-26
Joan,s hands clutched his arms.

seemed 10 me IL was ike Ine Otner-
the call that came that morning from
the sand-bar, his mater"
The man was thinking. Joan's fin
gers frightened. She was breathing a
little quickly.
"Will you promise me this?" she
asked, "Will you promise me that you
will never hunt or trap for wolves7"
II had thought of that" he replied.
II thought Vi it-after heard the call.
Yes, 1 will promise"
Joan's arms stole up about his neck.
I'VE loved Kazan," she whispered.
"And you might kill him-or her"
Suddenly she stopped. Both listened.
The door was a little ajar, and to
them there came again the wsIling
mate-call Of the wolf. Joan ran to the
door. Her husband followed. Toge.h-
er they stood silent, and with tense
breath Joan pointed over the starlit
plain.
"Listenl Listen! !" she commanded.
IT'S her cry. and 1t came from the
Sun Rockl"
She ran out into the night, forget
ting that the man was close behind her
now, forgetting that little Joan was
alone In her bed. And to them, from
miles and miles across the plain, there
came wailing cry In answer--a cry
that seemed a part of the wind, and
that thrilled Joan until her breath
broke In strange sob.
Farther out on the plain she went
and then stopped, with the golden
glow Of the autumn moon and the stars
shimmering In her hair and eyes. It
again, and then 1t was so near that
Joan put her hands to her mouth, and
her cry rang out over the plain as In
the days of old.
"Kazanl Kazanl Kazanr'
At the top of the Sun Rock, Gray
tion-heard the woman's cry, and the
call that was In her throat died away
In whine. And to the north a swiftly
moving shadow stopped for a moment,
and stood like a thing Of rock under
the starlight. 1t was Kazan. A strange
fire leaped through his body. Every
fiber of his brute understanding was
afire with the knowledge that here was
home. 1t was here, long ago, that he
had lived. and loved, and fought-and
all at once the dreams that had grown
faded and indistinct in his memory
came back to him as real living things
For, coming to him family over the
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In the starlight Joan stood, tense
and white, when from out of the pale
mists of the moon-glow he came to
her, cringing on his belly, painting and
wind-run and with a strange whining
note in his throat. And as Joan went
to him, her arms reaching out, her lips
sobbing his name over and over again
the man stood and looked down upor
them with the wonder of a new ant
greater understanding in his g. He
had no fear of the wolf-dog now. Ant
as Joan's arms Rugged Kazans great
shaggy head up to her he heard the
whining gaspng joy of the beast anC
the sobbing whispering voice of the
girl, and with tensely gripped hands
he faced the Sun Rock.
"Good heavens !" he breathed 81 be
| lieve-it's So"
AS If in response to the thought In
his mind, there came once more across
the plain Gray VOLTS mate-seekinl
cry of grief and of loneliness. Swiftly
as though struck by lash Kazan was
on his feet-oblivious of Joan's touch
of her voice. of the presence of the
man. In another instant he was gone
and Joan flung herself against hei
took his face between her two hands
"Now do you believer she CRIED
pantingly. "Now do you believe In the
God of my world-the God have LIVED
with. the God that gives souls to tn,
wild things. the God that-that ha.
brought-us aIl-together-once NOR,
homer
His arms closed gently about her.
II believe, my JOAN" he whispered
And you understand-now-w
1t MEANS Thou shalt not killr"
Except thatsit brings us life-yes
I understand" he replied.
Her warm. soft hands stroked hi
face. Her blue eyes, filed with tn,
glory Of the stars, looked up into his
''Kazan and she-you and I-ant
the babyl Are you sorry-that W,
came back?" she asked.
So close he drew her against hi
breast that she did not hear the word
he whispered In the soft warmth o
her hair. And after that, for man.
hours, they sat in the starlight II
front of the cabin door. But they dl,
not hear again that lonely cry from
the Sun Rock. Joan and her husban,
understood.
Hell visit us again tomorrow" tn
man said at last. Come, Joan, let u
go to bed"
Together they entered the cabin.
And that night, side by side, Kauai
and Gray Wolf hunted again In tn
moonlit plain.
THE END