The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-15
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hold tAsks-eooking the meals. clean
ing the cave. washing and repairine
their clothcs-~iScn never forgot his
more serious work. Certain hours
every day he spent in exploration,
seeking out tho passes over tho hills,
examining every possible means OF
entrance ana egreHs into HIS valley.
getting the lay OF the land and pick
ing out tho points from which he
would mako his attack. Already hc
know every winding game trail and
every detail Of the landscape for ivo
miles or more around. Hts ultimate
vengeance seemed just as sure as
the night following the day.
Ever he listened for the first
sound OF tho pack train In tho for
est. and oven In hts hours OF pleas
ure his eyes ever roamed over the
sweep Of valley and marsh below. Ho
was prepared for his enemies now
one or five. they couldn't escape
him. lie had provided for every con-
tingcncy and had seemingly perfected
his plan TO the last detail
He had not tho slightest fear that
hts eagerneas would cost him his aim
when finally bis eye looked along the
sights at the forms Of HIS enemies.
helpless IN the marsh. lie was Who'll.
ly cold about the matter now. The
lust and turmoil IN his veins. rcmem-
bcred IKE a CHASTITY dream from that
FIRST night. returned but fcebiy now.
n - Ill ~
had been Increasingly manifest since
his occupation OF the cave. and II Ind
marked. at the same time. a growing
barrier between himself and Fenria
But he could not deny but that such
a development was wholly 20 have
been expected Fenrfs was q child
Of tho open forest aisles. never OF the
fircside and the hearth. n was no,
that tho wolf had erased 10 give him
his dint OF faithful service. or that
he loved him any the less. Hut each
Of thcm had other interes,s--one his
home and hearth: tho other the ever
haunting. enticirE call % the Wild
wood lately Fenris had taken 20
wandering into the forest NJ night.
going and coming like a ghost: and
once his throat and iowis had been
stained with dark blood
It's getting too tame for you here,
old boy. ISN'T itv- Ben said 10 him
one hushed. GREATNESS night. but
wait just a little willis more. n won't
be tame Them
II was true; tho hunting party. n
they had started At once. must h.
nearing their death valley by now.
Except for tn, absolute worst of trav-
cling conditions they would have al
ready come Hen felt q growing I'm
patience; desire 20 DO his work and
get u over. His puise no longer
quicksned and iesped at ths thourht
Of vengeance: and the wuifliks plsas-
urs In simple killing could no iongvr
b hia n would merely b the sol
diers vork--a drcadf,ai obligation 10
perform speedily and 70 forget Evsn
ths memory II the huddlsd furm q his
sAvior and fffsnd - snant ana tn
potent sn TIE Dad isav.A "a no4
STIR him fnts mAAnnm NV.
Tot he never thsugh& e a1nnvsv~
ing he Vengeance n W. stin sAs
main purposs Of his fffA He had no
theme but that; whsn that wurk vsz
done be could conceive of nothing
further Of intsrsst on earth. nothing
else worth living for. Not for an tn
slant had he r.ientedi except for that
one kiss. on the occadon Of her birth
day. he bad never broken his promise
IN regard to his relations with Bsa-
trice- His frst trait was stsAdfast-
ness. . trait that cur.ously enough.
II inherent In all living creatures
who are BY blood close TO the Wild
wolf. from tbs German polios dog 10
tho savage husky OF the North. But
he was certainly and deeply changed
In these weeks IN the cRve. III. no
longer hated these three murderous
enemies Of hia. The power 20 hate
had simply died In his body. He ~
vArded their destruction rather a. q
duty he owed old Exrap. an ohiixa-
ton that he would die sooner than
foreEo.
The hushcd. dark. primal forest had
n different appeal for him now. He
loved u stiil. with the reverence and
alteration OF the forester he was. but
no longer with that love . servant
bears his master. He had distinctly
escaped from its dominance. Tho
passion and mounting fire that II
waksned at the faii Of darkness could
no longer take possession OF him, as
strong drink Possesses the brain.
bending hts win. making OF him sim