The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

f replied
And youn forgive me n {, comes
70 uothlngYe
lie SMILED dlmg She took frcsh
heart when she saw be sin had
strength enough ge Ssuiie. "Aou dont
have lo ask me fhat"
a memcnt ago an idea came 20
me--lt came - strnleht aud sure Il
wos as Il ,oice told me" she OK.
pla'ned hurriediy She didn't look az
hlm again. She kept her eyes intent
ulon the great Footprints in the snow.
1c miss them fur a second meant In
that world ~ whlfl.ne snow. a. h,se
F Them forever "it was after the bear
had Killed simon and had gone away.
ne acted exactly - II be thought u
something and went out % 30 tex.
+ aeiif a. u he had destination IN
f View. Didn't yea see-his anger
sscmed 70 die ia him. and he started
90 IN the face 81 TIE storm. I've
watched the WAYS of animals too hong
not 20 know that BE- had something in
NeN. Il wasn't eood he would have
attacked The body of the horse. 90
even Sinon's body II he had Just
been running away or wandering. he
would have gone with the wind. not
against u. lie was weakened from the
fghf-pcfhaps diving and ! think"
lie finished the sentence fnr her.
braihlcssly. That he's going toward
shelter"
Yes. You SNOW Bruec-ihe bears
hibernate every year That's my one
hope now-ihat the Killer has gene
e. some cave he knows about to hiher.
nate unta this storm is over. think
NON the way De star,ed ~. 30 SUMO
and 50 straight. that It's near II
would be dry and cut of the storm.
and II We could take II away frum
him We could make a Ere that The
SNOW wouldnf put ouf. II would
Inesn llfe-nnd we could 20 IN when
the storm Is over"
1Aeu remember--we have only one
cartridge
'Nes. J know-I heard you fire Anl
NJ only thlrty-thirty AZ that. lisa
rlsk-ns terrible risk ~ we've yet
ruu. Bur It's chance"
They talked NJ more. Instead. they
walked as fast as they could into the
face ~ The storm They walked much
more swiftly than the bear. and they
could tell by the appearance u the
ffaeAs that they were bot a few yards
behind him.
They so0n becane aware that they
were mounting a dow ridge They
lsfi the underluosh and emerged lni0
the open tlmher And an AZ once
Bruce who now walked IN froui.
paused with lifted hand. ami pointed
Dim through the nurries they made
out TIE outline ~ tie bear And lin
da's Inspiration had come true.
There was ledge OF rocks Just "a
front--a place such us the rattle.
snakes had loved IN the blasting sun ~
s,nnmer-and a black hole yavned IN
rs side. The aperture had been ulmosi
covered with the snow. aud they saw
that the gTe-. creature was scOopsng
away the remainder o. the white drit
with his paw AZ they waited. The
opening grew steadily wider. revealing
the nloa,h n liitle cavern IN tie
free ~ the rock
'shoo;~ Linda whispered. III he
refs inside ue Won't be able 10 g.,
him out
But Bruce shook his head. then stole
Hearer. She understood; he had only
one cartridge. and he must not take
the risk of wounding the animal. The
hr lad to be centered 90 vital
Place.
he walked steadily nearer unfn u
seemed 70 Linda he would advance
straight into reach of the terrible
claws. The Killer turned IFS head
and saw Bruce Rage famed again
10 his eyes he halfturned s30ut
then polsed TO charge.
The gun moved suifsy. easily. 70
the mans shoulder his chin drupned
down. Ms sirzlgh, eyes CARED along
the barrel n spite of his wound uevcr
rad hrtnan arms held more steady |
than bis did then. And he marked The
lit'le space % gray squsrely between
tie two re1denlna eyes
The finger pressed back steadily
egnihst the trigger. Tie rife efacked |
In The silence And iisen there tan 4
curious eject = fhbisaa. . long sec-
cad 10 which al thfee figures seemed
% s'aEd 1eaihis sflii.
The hear lcngpa forward and +,
sermed r'hsliy Impossible 70 Isnia
thar lsruce could swerve aside n time
d. avoid tie hlcw. She crleI nsf IL
korror as the great raws w'dppef
down ln fife plare where BrBee had
stood Bat tie nan had been pre-
p4red far tbs very recoli. and he had /
spsuas sslde Just a. the eiass rakesi
pasi.
Add tie Killer woald hunf 90 nore
n Trails EDd- \. the end n that
leap be fell. his great body quirering /
strangely IN the snoE 1.he lead had !
gone straight h0gDe where ], had bern |
aimed. AID fhs charge Itself had been |
mosfiy muscular reflex. lie iay sfill
II lat. = graz. Mammoth figure that |