Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-03-19
CHAPTER I-Continued.

The squirrel was very close to him,
and Dan seemed to know by instinct
that the movement of a single muscle
would give him away. SO he sat as if
he were posing before a photogra-
piers camera. The fact that he was
able to do it is in itself important. 1t
is considerably easier to exercise
with dumb-bells for five minutes than
10 sit absolutely without motion for
the same length of time. Hunters
and naturalists acquire the art with
training. It was therefore rather Gu
rious that Dan succeeded so well the
first time he tried it. He had sense
enough to relax first, before he froze.
Thus he didn't put such a severe
strain on his muscles.
The squirrel after ten seconds had
elapsed, stood on his launches to see
better. First he looked a long time
with his left eye. Then he turned his
head and looked very carefully with
his right. Then he backed off a short
distance and tried to get a focus with
steps nearer.
A moment before he had been GER
tain that living creature-in fact
one of tie most terrible and powerful
living creatures in the world-had
been sitting on the park bench. Now
his poor little brain was completely
added He was entirely ready to be-
lieve that his eyes had deceived him.
Bushy-tail drew off little further,
fully convinced at last that his hopes
of a nut from a child's hand We're
blasted But he turned to look once
more The figure still sat utterly in
ert. And all at once he forgot his de-
'Ouring hunger in the face of an over
whelmng curiosity.
He came somewhat nearer and
looked a long time. Then he made a
half-circle about the bench, turning
his head as he moved. He was more
puzzled than ever, but he was no
longer afraid. His curiosity had be
come so intense that no room for fear
was left And then he sprang upon
the park bench
Dan moved then. The movement
consisted Of a sudden frightening of
She light in his Eyes. But the SPUR
rel didn't see it. 1t takes a muscular
response to be visible to the eyes Of
the wild things.
The squirrel crept slowly along tie
bench, stopping to sniff, stopping to
stare with one eye and another, just
aevoared from head TO tail with curl
o>Ity And then he Ieaped on Dams
knee.
He was quite convinced, by now,
that this warm perch on which he
stood was the most singular and in
teNsting object Of his young life. II
was true that he was family worried
'y the smell that reached his nOstriIs.
but all it really did was further to in
cite his curiosity. He followed the
leg up to the hip and then perched on
the elbow. And an instant more he
was poking a cold nose into Dams
neck.
But if the squirrel was excited by
all these developments. It's amazement
vas nothing compared to Dams It
aad been the most astounding Incl
4anf in the mans life. He sat still,
Hg|ng with delight. And in a single
Hash Of inspiration he knew he had
,o#e among his own people at last He
Knew where he would spend his last
SIX months of life.
HIS own grandfather had been a
aaaser and trapper and frontiersman
9 certain vast but little known Ore
forest. His son had moved to the
-r cities, but in Dams garnet
mere nsed to he Old meneutoes and
''r.os from these savage dayS-a few
ana teeth, and a fragment of an
diary The can had come to him
asst Teaderfoot though he was.
laa would 20 back to those forests.
" spend his last six mouths of life
aaG the wild creatures. that made
a -aeir home.
CHAPTER II.