The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-01-28
CHAPTER discontinued.


He looked up, and the whole weird
prmre was thrown upon the retina of
hiss eyes. The coyote was still racing
straight toward Dan, gray demon
that in his madness was more terrible
than any charging bear or elk. For
there is an element Of horror about
the insane, whether beasts or men,
that cannot be denied. Both men felt
&C. with a 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 a
strange lmpassiveness, singular i'm
perturbabllity on his face.
"Shoot. man. Lennox shouted.
'What are you waiting forfp
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 anil
NAL charged had possibly taken FIVE
seconds. Sometimes five seconds is
lust breath; but as Lennox waited
for Dan to shoot Il seemed like a
period wholly without limit. He won
derel II the younger man had fallen
into that strange paralysis that a
great terror sometimes imbues.
"Shoot r. he screamed again.
But II Is doubtful II Dan even heard
his shout. At that instant his gun
slid into place. his head lowered. his
eyes seemed TO burn along the glitter
ting barrel. His finger pressed back
against the trigger, and the roar Of
the report rocked through the summer
ar.
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 the
coyote recoiled as II an Irresistible
hand had smitten him. II Is doubtful
n there was even a muscular culver
after Graycoat struck the ground. not
twenty feet from where Dan stood.
And the rifle report echoed back to
find only silence.
Lennox got up of the ground and
moved over toward the dead coyote
He looked long time at the gray
body. And then he stepped back tn
where Dan waited on the trail.
IL take II all back" he said simply.
"You take what backf"
what thought about you-that
the Failing line had gone to the dogs,
I'll never call you .enderfoot again.
But tell me one thing. ] saw the
way you looked down the barrel.
could see how firm you held the ride
the way you kept your head. And
that Is all like your grandfather. But
why. when you had a repeating rifle
did You wait SO long to sho0tf'
n just had one cartridge In my gun
] didn't think Of II until the coyote
charged"
Lennox's answer was the last thing
IN the world TO be expected. He
spened his straight mouth and uttered
great. boyish yell OF JOY. His eyes
seemed to light. The eyes of the two
men met. and LennOx shook him b,
the shoulder.
YOU'RE not Dan Faillng's grandson
YOU'RE Dan Failing himself" HI
shouted. mo one but him would have
had self-control to wait tn the game
was almost on top Of hlm-no one bu
him would have kept his head In 8
time like this You're Dan Failins
himself. | tell you. come back q
earth. Grandson nothlngl You're :
throwhack. and now you've got thoSs
glasses on. can see his eyes looking
right cut Of yours. Step on 'em Dan
You'll never need EN- again. And giy'
no hat Idea OF dying In four months