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CHAPTER xi-continued.

CHAPTER xi-continued.
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Gray Wolf WIS no longer In the
moonlight. Close to the two rocks lay
tbs limp ufeIess little bodies of the
three pups. The lynx had torn them
to pieces. With q whine Of grief ka-
nm approached the two boulders and
thrust his head between them. Gray
Wolf was there. crying to herself In
that terrible sobbing way. He went
In, and began to lick her bleeding
shoulders and head. All the rest Of
that night she whimpered with pain.
With dawn she dragged herself out to
IL llfeless little bodies ON the rock.
And then Kaxan saw the terrible
work Of the lynx. For Gray Wolf was
blind-not for 4 day or q night. but
hind for all time. A gloom that no
sua could break had become her
ahrosd. And perhaps aEuin It was
that instinct Of animal creation. which
s(tea Ii more wonderful than mans
Fsasoa. that told Kazan what had hnp-
peoed. For he knew now that she was
Aslpaess-mOre helpless than the little
creatures TINT had gambOled In the
moonlight few hours before. He re-
nained close beside her all TINT dny.
vainly that day did Joan call for
Kaxan. Her voice rose to the Sun
Rock. and Gray VOLTS head snuggled
closer to knxan. aud Kaxan's ears
dropped back. ard he licked her
wounds. Late In the afternoon Kaxan
left Gray Wolf long enough to run to
tAs bottom Of the trail and bring up
the suow-shOe rabbit. Gray Wolf muz-
slod the fur and flesh. but would not
eat. Still Q little later kaZun urged
hes 10 follow him to the trail. He no
longer wanted to stny at the top OF the
Sun Rock, und he no longer wanted
Gray Walt to stay there. Step by step
he drew her down the winding path
away from her dcnd puppies. She
would move only when he was very
mar her--so near that slse could touch
bic Scared flank with N"r nose.
They came ut Inst u the point In the
trail where they had to lenp down
distance Of three or four feet from the
edge Of . rOck. and here Knznn saw
how utterly helpless Gray Wolf hud
bscome. She whincd. and crOuchcd
tweaty times before she dnrei make
ths spring. and then she Jumped stiff
legged. md fell In a heap ut Kazan's
fest. After this Knzan did not have
tn urge her so hard. for the full Inn
played on her the fact that she was
safe only when her muzxic touched her
mates flank. She followed him obcdi.
emily when they reached the plain.
trottlng with her forcshouidcr to his
hip.
kaxnn was heading for n thickct In
the creek bottom half mile away.
and n dozen times In that short dis
tuucc Gray Wolf stumbled und fell.
And euch time that she fell Enznn
learned u little more OF the limitations
NJ blindness. Once he sprnng OF In
pursuit Of a rnbbit. but he had not
taken twenty leaps when he stopped
and looked back. Gray Wolf had not
moved mn inch.
All that day they remained In the
thickci. In the afternoon he visited
the cabin. Joan ana her husband were
there, mud both saw nj once knanns
torn side and his iaccra,cd head aud
shoulders.
"l'rctty near IL finish fight for him."
sald the man. nftcr he had examined
him. 1T was either lynx or II bear.
Another wolf could not do that
For half mn hour Joan worked over
him. tnlhing To him nil the time. mud
fOndllng him with her soft hands. She
bathcd his wounds In warm water aud
then covered them with n healing snlyc.
aud Knznn was filled uIuln with that
old rcsifui desire To remain with her
always. and never to so back into III,
forests For nm hour she let him lie
"a the edge of her dress. with his nose
touching her foot. while she worked on
baby things. Then she rose TO prepare
supprr. und knxsn got up-a little
weartly-nnd went to the door. Gray
Wolf and tho gloon OF the night were
calling him. snd he answered that cnli
With n SLOUGH Of bis shoulders and .
dropping head. It's old thrill was gene.
He watched his chance. and went c7t
though the door. The moon had rissS,
when he rcjolnsd Grny Wolf She
Esssted his return with u low whine Of
~. and 0un1n1 - with her blind