The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-11-08

He hoard the sound but diniiy. In
fact. except for ais straining with es-
cry nerve alert. he might not have
heard II at all Nevertheless. distance
alone had dlmmed IL II had been a
large sound 10 start with. SIS far had
II come that only a scratch Oh the
earsirums was left Of Il bat there was
no chance 10 misunderstood IL. II
cracked OUT 20 him through the unfath-
enable silence. and all the elements By
which be might recognize Il we're dis
tincL IL was the noise of heavy
thleket being broken down and parted
/ before an enormous body.
He listened. strainlng. Thea he
heard the sound again. HA.eyer came
toward him had passed the heavy
brush by now. The SQUADS thar
reaehed him were just faint aud later
mitteot WhiSpers-hrst OF t~ig
cracking beneath a heavy foot. thea
the rattle Of two pebbles knocked to- |
Bether. Long moments OF utter siience /
would ensue between, In which be /
could hear the steady drum OF his 4
heart In his breast and the long roll
OF his blood In his veins
The limbs Of young nr tree rilstie.i
and whispered as something brushs-i
against them. Leaves licked toxethes,
and once = heavy limb popped like a
distant snalienlibered rifle a. a great
weight broke IL Ia two. Theu, as IN
the gods OF the wilderness were using
all their Ingenuity 70 torture him, the |
silence closed down deeper than ever
before.
II lasted 50 long that he BEGIN 70
hope again Perhaps the sounds had
been made BY dser stealing Oh it,
Nsy 10 feed In the pastures. Yet he
Knew the step had been too heavy FOR
lnythins but the largest deer. and {
heir way WIS 20 rncirrie a thirkrg
uthcr than crash through h. IL nIighF
ave been the step % ons Of the small | '
lack brars--a harmless and friendly | :
stiderness dweilsr Yet the lmgrr.- ! .
Ion fingered and strengthened that / 2
My some great hunter. beast who !.
Jared neither ether beasts nor fn-n. o
al bern steadily coming toward hlln n
trough the forest a
Az that lnstsnt the moon sIipo..,i o.
nder particularly heavy rrsgns-nf r
eiosid. and deep darkness settled
rer him, Even bis white face was no L
ngsr diseeruiblr IN IN. dusk lie bv Il
nrreiy breathing trying % Hghi n
'wn his growing terror. ar
This silence could mean bur sps ~ ri
10 things. One % them vas thar IN. m
eafure who hal male the sounds bad 90
rnef on on oc- % the many inter. -
citing game trails that wind through %.
= forest. This vas his hop. The Al. De
native was Ons - despair. II ssa. N.
npty that the creature had detected
prssenc. and wns staikin. hlsp IA tot
sncs through the shadows.
Tie Thought that the light would NV. eos
come. He strained asafn NJ she
'es. The dark ciDud swept On and
moonlight. silver and bright br,..
r. the scene.
The forest stood once more In .h.-,
,""sts ssainsr The sky. He studied
u straining eyes the darn friBs. 81
dows one hundred feet distant
hen he detected a strange vsrt.f,,,
ne dark border Of shadows. II h.,t
gaze. and It's outlines ,l,,sfv
'nsfhsned SO stiu u stood ., I
minEiy natural shadow that .,r,. |
gniariy shaped trsv had enst ina, |
eyes refused to recognize II. ng,
N instant more he knew the ,rufb
ne shadow was that Of a sr~,f
u That had sssIkei him clear 20 m.
Ter Of the moonlight IN. XIII
come FOR his dead.