Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-09-15

sleep upon him, he was the subject
of discussion in a fsr-distant noun
tain home; and sleep would not haFs
fallen so easily and sweetly If La
had heard t.
II might have been q different world.
Only a glimpse Of il, iIlUmined by the
moon, could be seen through the soiled
and besmirched window pane; but
that was enough 70 tell the story
There we're no tall buildings, lighted
By a thousand electric lights. such
as Bruce could see through the win
dows Of his bedroom at night The
lights that could be discerned IN this
strange, dark sky were largely IN
familiar % Bruce, because Of the
smoke-eiouds that had always hung
above the city where he lived There
we're just stars but there we're 50
many Of them that the mind vas IN
able to comprehend their number.
There was also q moon that cast q
little square Of light. Ike q fairy
tapestry, on the hoOr II was not such
a moon as Ieers down red and strange
through the smoke Of cities. It was
vivid and quite whire-the wilderness
moon that times the hunting hours
Of the forest creatures But the patch
that It cast on the floor was Obscured
In a moment because the man who
had been musfNg in the big chair be-
side the empty fireplace had risen and
lighted q kerosene lamp
The light prevented any further
scrutiny Of the moon and stars And
zhas remained 10 look az was not
nearly so pleasing 70 the spirit Il
was & great White-walled room that
would have been beautiful had it not
BEEN for certain unfortunate attempts
to beautify IL There was a stone
fireplace. and certain massive, dusc-
covered chairs grouped about Il But
the eyes never would have got ID
these. They would have been held and
fascinated By the face and the form
OF the man who had just lighted the
lamp
No one could look twice ar that mas
sive physique and question irs might
He seemed almost gigantic in the Tel-
low IampIight. In reality he stood
six feet and almost three inches and
his frame was perfectly in proportion
He moved slowly, lazily. and the
thought flashed 70 some great monster
OF the forest that could uprOOt tree
with a blow
The face was huge, big and gaunt
OF bone: and particularly one would
notice the mouth It would be noticed
even before the dark. deep-sunken
eyes. II was a bloodhound mouth
the mouth Of 4 man If great and ter
rible passions. and there was an IN
mistakabie measure % cruelty and
savagery about IT, Bat there was
strength. TOO. No eye could doubt
that Bur IT was NOT an ugly face.
for all the brutality Of The features
It was even handsome in tie hard.
mountain way. one would notice
straight. black hair-the mans age
was about thfrty-nine-long over rather
dark ears. and q great. gnarled throat
The words when he spoke seemed 10
come from deep within It.
In this little remark lay something
Of the mans power. The visitor had
come unannOunced- His visit had been
unexpected His host had not yet
seen his face. Yet the man knew,
before the door was opened. who Il
was that had come
The reason went back 70 a certain
quickening OF the senses that is the
peculiar right and property Of most
men who are really residents OF the
wilderness. This man was the son
Of the wild as much as the wolves that
ran in the packs. Soft though II
was, he had heard the sound OF ap-
preaching feet in the pine needles
As surely as be would have recognized
the dark face Of the man In the door
way. he recognized the sound as
Dawes step.
The man came in. and at once an
observer would have detected an air
OF Difference in his attitude Very
plainly he had come 70 see his chief
He was 8 year or two older than his
host. less powerful OF physique, and
his eyes did NOT hold quite SO straight
There was less savagery but more
cunning In his sharp features.
He b.urted our his news ar once.
-Old Eimira has got word down 70
the settlements AZ last he said.
There was no muscular response in
the larger man Dave was plainly
disappointed. He wanted bis news
70 cause a stir Z was true however
thar his host slowly raised his eyes
Daye glanced away
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