The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-19

~ ttE HtNfAtHA HtNA"ts tiH alNtH8N
IN the FACE n nature lwcamc eses more
manifest The leaves of the shrulaserS
began 70 change Ia color The Alnd
out of the north had keener mere
biting quality, ana the birds were hay
ing some sofi Of exciting cetaie IN
the tree tops.
Tile birds are always scurried,
neryous. rather r1ils bralnsa ouui,.
and seem wholly incapable u making
decision about anything without
hours of argument and discussion.
Their DAYS are simply hied with one
excitement after another and they t-ll
more scandal Ia an hour than the old
ladies Ia resort manage Ia the en-
tire summer This SLOW transforms
ton ia the color of the leaves. not a.
mention the chill ~ tie frost tllnurh
tlcgf scsnty feathers. had created
sensation from one end of hirdland
10 another And there was only one
thing about II That was 10 wut an
al the darkness closed doan again.
then start away toward The path u
The sun in search ~ their winter -.
sorts in The south.
The Little People In the forest of
ferns beneath were not such gay birds
and they dld net have such hlgh-nowu
ideas MS these feathered folk In the
branches. They didn't talk such fool.
lsluess and small talk from dawn 10
dark They didn't wear gay clothes
that weren't a particle Of good 10 them
In cold weather You can imagine
them as being good. substantial. mid
dlc-class people. much more sober.
minded. tending strictly to business
anl working hard. and among other
things they saw no need of fiituug down
10 southern resorts for the culd sen.
sen. These people hclug mostly
ground squirrels nad gaphcrs aaa chip
muuks and mhhlts--had not been NJ
led by nniure for Wide travel aud
had made an arrangements FOR pleas
ant winter al holne. You could nl-
most sre q smile 90 the IA, face ~
plump ola gopher when he came out
ard found the frost upon the ground:
for he knew that for months past he
had been putting away stores Tor Just
this season. IN the SHOWS that would
follow he would simply retire into the
farihest rccesses of his burrow and
LEI the wnila whistle vanity above
him.
The larger creatures. however were
less eompaccni The wolyes-if ami
mails have any powers OF foresight
whatcver-knew that only hard days,
not luscious nuts and roots, were In
store tor them. There would be many
days of hunger once the snow came
over the land The black bear saw
the signs and began a desperate effort
to lag up as many extra pounds OF
fai as possible before the SHOWS broke.
lie would have need OF the extra flesh.
The time was coming when all sources
Of food would be cut on by the SHOWS.
and he would have TO seek the security
Of hibernatlon. He had already ehos
en- an underground abode for himself
aud there he could doze away ia the
cold-trauce through the winter months
subslsting on the supplies Of Tat that
he had stored next 20 his furry hide
The greatest 81 all the bears, the
Killer. knew that some such fate
awaited hiin also. But he looked for
ward TO IL with wretched spirit lie
was master of the forest. and perhaps
he did not like to yield even 20 the
spirit of winter. His saTagery grew
upon him every day. and his dislike
for men hal turned TO veritable
hatred. But he had found them cut
When he crossed their trails again
he would not wait to stalk. They were
apt 20 slip away from him IN thls case
and sting him numerically with bul-
lets. The thing TO do was charge
quickly and ssrike with all his power
The thee minor wounds he had re-
csised-two from pistol bullets and
one from Bruce's riffe-had not lessened
his strength at all. They did how
ever. serve TO keep his blood-heat at