Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-10-21
CHAPTER lll-Continued.

He looked up. and the whole weird
picture was thrown upon the retina Of
his eyes. The coyote was still racing
straight toward Dan. gray demon
that in his madness was more terrible
than any charging bear or elk. FOy
there is an element of horror shout
the insane. whether beasts or men,
that cannot be denied. Both men felt
It, with chill that seemed to pene-
trate clear to their hearts. The eyes
famed. the white fangs Of Graycoat
caught the sunlight. And Dan stood
erect in his path, his rifle half raised
to his shoulder; and even in that first
| frenzied instant In which Lennox
looked at him. he saw there was
strange impassiveness, singular i'm
perturbability on his face.
| "Shoot, mani" LeDnox shouted.
"What are you waiting forT
But Dan didn't shoot. His hand
whipped to his face and he snatched
off his thick-lensed glasses. The eyes
that were revealed were narrow and
deeply intent. And by now, the fren-
zied coyote was not fifty feet distant.
All that had occurred since the ami
NAL charged had possibly taken five
seconds Sometimes five seconds is
just breath but as Lennox waited
for Dan to shoot, 1t seemed like a
period wholly without limit He won
dered if the younger man had fallen
into that strange paralysis that a
great terror sometimes imbues.
"Shoot," he screamed again.
But 1t is doubtful If Dan even heard
his shout. At that instant his gun
slid into place. his head lowered his
eyes seemed to burn along the glitter
ing barrel. His finger pressed back
against the trigger, and the roar OF
the report rocked through the summer
air.
The gun was Of large caliber; and
no living creature could stand against
the furious, shocking power OF the
great bullet. The lead went straight
home. full through the neck and slant
ing down through the breast. and tht
coyote recoiled as II an Irresistible
hand had smitten him. 1t Is doubtful
II there was even a muscular CULVER
after Graycoat struck the ground. no
!, twenty feet from where Dan stood
And the rifle report echoed back tt
find only silence.
Lennox got up of the ground ant
i. moved over toward the dead coyote
j, He looked a long time at the era.
/. body. And then he stepped back t.
j. where Dan waited on the trail.
Z "I take 1t all back" he said simply
;. you take what backr
4 what l thought about you tina
n the Failing line had gone to the dogs
e I'll never call you tenderfoot agar
9 But tell me one thing. l saw tn
n way you looked down the barrel.
e could see how firm you held the riff
r the way you kept your head. An
that Is all like your grandfather Blu
: why, when you had repeating rift
,. did you wait so long to shootT
d II lust had one cartridge in my gur
) l didn't think Of 1t until the coyot
charged"
Lennox's answer was the last thin
in the world to be expected. Il
d opened his straight mouth and uttere
l. great, boyish yell Of JOY. His eye
t. seemed to light The eyes of the tw
q men met, and Lennox shook h I'm b
r the shoulder.
10 You're not Dan Failings grandsc
10 you're Dan Failing himself"
g. shouted. mo one but him would ha,
r. had self-control to wait till the gan
U. was almost on top Of him-no one b.
ID him would have kept his head In
time like this. You're Dan Failir
himself, l tell you, come back
earth. Grandson nothing! You're
"a throwback, and now you've got tho
~ glasses Off, can see his eyes lookil
n right out Of yours. Step on 'en Da
You'll never need 'em again. And 81
up that idea of dying In four mont