Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-29
TIE
SKYLINE
SPRUCE
MARSHALL
SNcQ-iiaia, Known 6 Company

Yet it was to be that Rays muir
derous blow was never to go nome
A mighty and terrible ally had come
to Ben's aid. He came bouncing from
the darkness, a gaunt and dreadful
avenger whose code of death was as
remorseless as Rays own.
1t was Ferris the wolf, and he had
found his master at last. Missing MIN
at the accustomed place In the cave
| he had trailed him to the lake mar
| gin; a smell on the wind had led him
the rest of the way. Like a ghost ne
had glided almost to the edge of the
freight. lingering there-until he
had made up his brute mind In re-
gard to the strangers in the camp.
But he had waited only until he saw
Ray kick the helpless form before
him-that of the god hat Fenris, for
all the wild had claimed him.. still
worshipped in his Utmost heart.
With fiendish, maniacal fury he
sprung to avenge the blow.
And his three followers, trained by
the pack laws to follow where he led,
and keyed to the highest pitch by
their leaders fury, leaped like gray
demons of the Pit In his waka
As q young tree breaks and goes
down in the gale Ray Brent went
down before the combined attack OF
the wolves.
Before aver Ray fell, Ben had
taken what measures of self defense
he gould in case the pack forgetting
its masters master, might turn on
himself and the girl. He had reached
the knife hilt and severed the ropes
about the girls wrists. Stay be-
hind me" he cautioned. "DonL.
move a muscle" /
He saw Chan go down, seemingly i
in a single instant. and he braced
himself against attack. down,
Fenris!" he shouted. "Down-get
DOWN."
The great wolf started at the
voice, then stood beside the fallen,
gazing at Ben with fierce, luminous
eyes. Down, down, boy" Ben eau
toned, in a softer voice. There, old
Then Fenris whined in answer
and Ben knew that he was nc longer
to be feared. The three lesser
seemed startled, standing in
a group, yet growing saw
agely and eying him across the dy-
ing fire. Ferris trotted slowly to-
ward Ben, but with the true in
Of the wild his followers
knew that this was no affair of
fangs and death. He came in love,
a remembered comradeship, just
as often he had led them to the
Of the cavern, and they did
not understand. They slowly backed
away into the shadows, fading like
Ben's arms, in ~unspeakable graft
-ude, went about the shoulders of
he wolf. Beatrice, sobbing uncon
-rolably yet swept with the infinite
.hankfulness of the redeemed, crept
% his side. Fenris whined and shiv-
sred in the arms Of his god.
Quietude came at last to that camp
the lake, in the far hidden
leart of Back There.
The wolves had gone. Fenris'
.hree brethren had slipped away,
perhaps wholly mystified and deep
aWed by their madness of a mo-
nent before; and from the ridge top
hey had called for their leader to
DIN them. He had done his work,
lie had avenged the base blow that
seemed to strike at his own wild
leart, he had received the caress he
lad craved-and there was no law
or him to stay. The female called !
'nticingly: the wild game was run
ling for his pleasure on the trails.
Ben had watched the struggle IN
lis fierce breast, and Beatrice's Eyes
we're soft and wonderfully l~ustrods
n the subdued light as she gave the
wolf a parting caress.
He could not deny the call OF his
'ollowers on the ridge. 1t was like a
drawing him remorselessly to
hem. Whining, he had sped away
nto the darkness.
The fire had been built up. Bea-
rice had rallied her spent strength
" full feeding of the rich. dried
neat, and had done what she could
'or Nelson's injury. Ben, exhaust
ID, had lain down in some of the
blankets of his enemy's outfit. Neil
was not MORALLY hurt. The bull
ct had coursed through the region
IF his shoulder. missing his heart
lungs, and although he was all
gut unconscious, they had every rea-
on to believe that a few weeks OF
est would see him we'll again.
Beatrice bathed the wound, BAN
ii the best she could, then |
him up warmly and let him
20 to sleep. And the time came at
asst, long past the midnight hour,