Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22

| ing. In his struggles Kazan sprang
the remaining two traps. One of them
missed. The fifth, and last, caught
him by hindfoot.
Henri and Weyman were out early.
When they struck off the main line
toward the windfall, Henri pointed to
the tracks of Kazan and Gray Wolf,
and his dark face lighted up with
pleasure and excitement. When they
reached the shelter under the mass of
fallen timber, both stood speechless
for moment, astounded by what they
saw. Even Henri had seen nothing
like this before-two wolves and q
lynx, all in traps, and almost within
reach of one another's fangs. But sur
prise could not long delay the business
of Henri's hunters instinct. The
wolves lay first in his path, and he
was raising his rifle to put a steel
capped bullet through the base of
Kazans brain, when Weyman caught
him eagerly by the arm.
"Wait - he cried. Its not wolf.
It's a dogp
Henri lowered his rifle, staring at
the collar. Weyman's eyes shot to
Gray Wolf. She was facing them,
snarling, her white fangs barred to
the foes she could not see. Her blind
eyes were closed. Where there should
have been eyes there was only hair.
and an exclamation broke from Wey-
mans lips.
Look" he commanded of Henri.
what in the name of heaven"
'One Is dog-wild dog that has run
to the wolves" said Henri. And the
other is-wolf."
"And blindl" gasped Weyman.
"Oui, blind, msieur." added Henri,
falling partly into French in his amaze
ment. He was raising his rifle again
Weyman seized it firmly.
Don't kill them, Henri" he said
"Give them to me-alive. Figure up
the value of the lynx they have de-
stroyed, and add to that the wolf
bounty, and l will pay. Alive, they
are worth to me great deal. Heav-
ems, dog-and blind wolf-mates y
He still held Henri's rifle, and Henri
was staring at him, as If he did not
yet quite understand.
Weyman continued speaking, his
eyes and face blazing.
"A dog-and blind wolf-mates T.
he repeated. 1T is wonderful, Henri
Down there, they will say 1 have gone
beyond reason, when my book comes
out. But I shall have proof. l shall
take twenty photographs here, before
you kill the lynx. / shall keep the
dog and the wolf alive. And / shall
pay you, Henri. a hundred dollars
apiece for the two. May l have themf
Henri nodded. He held his rifle In
readiness, while Weyman unpacked his
camera and got to work. Snarline
fangs greeted the click of the camera
shutter-the fangs Of wolf and lynx
But Kazan lay cringing. not through
fear. but because he still recognized
the mastery Of man.
Henri shot the lynx. and when Kazan
understood this, he tore at the end OF
his trap-chains and snarled at the
writing body of his forest enemy
By means Of a pole and babiche
moose, Kazan was brought out from un'
der the windfall and taken to Henri's
cabin. The two men then returned
with a thick sack and more babiche
and blind Gray Wolf, still fettered by
the traps, was made prisoner. All the
rest of that day Weyman and Henri
worked to build stout cage of sap
lings. and when 1t was finished, the
two prisoners were placed In 1t.
Before the dog was put In with Gray
Wolf, Weyman closely examined the
worn and tooth-marked collar about
his neck.
On the brass plate he found en-
graved the one word, "Kazan," anc
with strange thrill made note of Il
in his diary.
After this Weyman often remained
at the cabin when Henri went out OF
the trap-line. After the second day hs
dared to put his hand between the sap
: ling bars and touch Kazan. and the
next day Kazan accepted a piece OF
raw moose meat from his hand. Blu
at his approach, Gray Wolf would al
ways hide under the pile of balsam II
, the corner of their prison. The In
: stinct of generations and perhaps o.
centuries had taught her that maj
! was her deadliest enemy. And yet
t this man did not hurt her, and Kazai
e was not afraid of him. She was fright
e ened at first; then puzzled. and
g growing curiosity followed that. DC
e casionally, after the third day, sh
| hor ant a,
0 the baisam and sniff the air whel