The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-23

under q wondering scrutiny OF both
Morris and the giri. Good Lord.
Darbyi- tho former exclaimed. How
did you do IT,
Now that the suspense was over.
ben himself atood smiling. quite at
ease. Cant say Just now. ! Just
felt that l could've always been
able 10 handle animals He's tame.
anyway"
Tame. f. her You ought 20 have
had 10 care for him tho last few
weeks. and you'd think tame. Not
once have ! dared TO go Ia reach Of
hts rope. And there he ia. crouched
At your feetl 1 was always dread
lng he'd get away Morris
paused. evidently remembering the
girl ''Heatrice. are you hurtf''
The girl moved toward them. enc.
He didn't touch me. Hut YOU came
just In time" The girls voice
wavered: and Hen stepped 70 her
side. I'm all right now
"fsut you'd better xst down" Ben
advised quietly. 1T was enough TO
scare any one 20 death"
ANY one--but you" the girs
replied. her voice sttil unsteady. but
she paused when she saw tho warm
color spread over B@n's rugged.
brown face. And HIS embarrassment
was real. Naturally shy and unas-
Stunning. such effusivc praise as this
always disturbed him-iust A. u
would have embarrassed any really
masculine man alive Women. morr
cxtrnvagnnt Tn speech and loving
flaitery with higher ardor. would
have found II hard 20 believe how
, really distressed he was: but Morris.
an outdoor man 20 the core. under
stood completely. Besides. Ben knew
that tho praise was not deserved,
Excessive bravery had played no part
In the scene of . moment before.
He had been brave Just as far aa
Morris Was brave. ieapinr freely in
response 10 call for help: the same
degree Of bravery that can b count
ed on To most men. over the face OF
tho earth. Bravery does not lie alone
In facing danger: there must also be
tho consciousness OF danger. the con-
quest Of fear. In this case ben had
felt no fear. lie know with . sure.
true knowledge that he was master
Of tho wolf. lie know the VOLTS
rcxporse 10 his words before ever he
spoke And now al the words In tho
language could not convey 10 these
others whence that knowledge had
come.
He vaguely realized that this had
always been some way part Of his
dsstiny-the imposition Of his win
over the beasts OF the forest lie
had never tried to puzzle out why.
knowing that such trial would be un-
awaiting He had inasinctfveiy under
stood such creatures a. these. To-
day he felt that he knew the wild.
fierce heart beating IN the lean breast
as q man might know his brothers
heart. The bond between them was
hidden from his sight. something
back % him. beyond him. embodied
within q secret self that was mys-
terious "a a dream. and I, reached
into the countless years. yet n was
real. an ancient relationship that was
no less intimate because n could not
be named In turn. tho wolf bad
seemed 20 know that this tall form
was a horn hahItanf Of the forcsta
even as himself. one that would kiil
him as numerically as he himself
would kin a fall. and whose dark
eyes. swept with fire. and whose cool
strong words must never be dis
| obeyed
You never seen this wolf before7-
Morris asked him. calling him from
his revery.
Never"
Then you must BE- old Hiram's
brother himself. 20 control him like
you did. Lord. look Mt him. Crouch
Ing at your feet"
Suddenly Ben reached and took the
VOLTS head between his hands. Slow
/ ~ he lifted the savage face tiil their