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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1921)
rAttn ilBSli 1 MArrfALtr" . i MAM The nmn looked hark it llie clrl mulling Into liirr eyes. I'inifii t u y u tr asleep, dm lines of M (lurk tnn curiously pronounced. Ami the girl hecnoaii dim was of (ho tniiuntiilu body nml nl, answered Dun's smile Then ilifjr knew that nil of them knew (lio truth. Not even un liiuxcrleiici'il crir cimiIcI Imvn nnjr delusions nlimtl lliu pnck sung now. was that old cl nf wilderness songs, the hunting' cry Hint frcnxlrd mini; of blood-lust Itml thu wolf pack utter" when It l running on llie troll of game. It had fnmiil the track of living (loll at Inst. "There's tin use stopping, or lain to cllmti n tree." !)nn tnlil them lm ply. "In Ilia tint place, Lennox 'can't oo It. In tho second, we've cot to take n chanto for colli ami hunger, ran gel up n tree where tun wnir (nick can t. Ilu spoke wholly without emotion, Otiro more liu lightened the traces of tli lcd. "I've tironl that sometime llie pnek will chase a man for dnys wltliout at lacking." Lennox told tliein. "It ill depends on how long thcy'vo gone without food. Kwp on and try to for "Msybo Wo Can Keep Them Oluffed." get Vm. Maybe wo can keep Vm bluffed." Hut it tlio hours passed, It became Increasingly itllllcult to forgot the wolf pack. It wait only n matter or turning tlio hvnil anil peering for an ItiKtnut Into the ktiuilnwn to catch a glliupe of ono of tlio creature. Their uaunl fenr of men, nlwnys their first emo tion, hinl given way wholly to n hunt ing cunning; an elTort to pmcuro their gotno wltliout too great rink of their own liven. In the desperation of their hunger lliey could not rememher such thing ni tha fear nf men. They spread out farther, nml nt Inst Dan looked up to tlml one nf tint grny boasts waiting, llko n shadow himself. In tlio shadow of n tree not one hum drod feet from tho sled. Snowbird whipped out her pistol. "Don't darol" Dan's voice crocked out to her. lie didn't Kenk loudly; yet tha word came to Hhnrp nml com manding, no llko pistol tiro ItRelf, that they penetrated Into her consciousness and choked hack the nervoiiH rcllcxes that In nn Instant might hnvu lost them ono of their three precious shell. Hho caught herself with n hoIi. Dan tihouled at tho wolf, and It melted Into tho shadows. ' "You won't do It ngnln, Snowblrdl" ho naked her Very hiimhly. Hut his incnnlng was clear. II o wns not a skilled with n pistol as alio; hut If her nerves were hrenklng, tho gun iiiual tio tnken from her bunds. Tho three (.holU niiiHt ho saved to tlio moment of utmost need. "No," nIio told him, looking atrnlglil Into Ida eyes. "I won't do It ugnln." Ho liclloveil her. Ilu knew (lint ahe spoko tho truth. Un met her eyes with (i half audio. Then, wholly without warning, I'ulo played Ilu Inst trump. Again Ihn wilderness reminded them of lis might, nml their lirnvu spirits wcro nlniost hroken hy tlio utter n morHelcssiics of the hlow, Tho girl went on her fnco with n crack of wood. Her snow shou had heen cracked hy her full of tho day hoforo, when run nlng to tho llro, nml whether she Btruck Bomo other obstruction In the enow, or whether tho cracked wood had simply given way under her weight, mattered not oven enough for them to Investigate, As In oil grenl disasters, only tho result remained The result In this caso was that her nowshpe, without which alio could not wnlk nt nil In tlio anow, was Irrcpanr My broken. "Kate has stacked the cards again! us," U'finot told them, nffer tlio first moment's horror from thu hroken now shoe. Hut tin one answered tit in. The girl, while-fared, kept her wide eye on Dan. lie seemed to he peering Into tlio shadows beside the trail, as If he were watching for thn gray fonns Hint now snd then glided from tree to tree. In reality, h was not looking for wolves, lie was gntlng down Into his own soul, measuring his own spirit for tho trial that lay he, fore hi in. Tho girl, unable lo step with the hroken snnwshoo, rested her weight on one foot and hobhled like a bird with broken wings ncmss to him. No sight of all this terrible Journey had been more dreadful In her fotl.i'r's eyes thitn this. It seemed to split open tho strong henrt of the man. Slis touched her hand to his arm. "I'm sorry, Dan," she told him. "Ton tried so hard " Just ono little sound broke from his throat it atrxngo, deep gnap that could not be suppresaed. Then he caught her hand In tils and klaaed It again and ngnln. "Do you thluk I care ubottt Hint? ho naked her. "I only wish I could hove done morc-nml "hut I tin vu done doesn't count. Juat ns In my light with Cranston, nothing counts becnttsu I didn't win. It's Just fate, Hnowhlrd. It's no one's fault, but ma) be. In this world, nothing Is ever anyone's fault." For In tho twilight of I bono winter wools, In thu shadow of denlh Itself, perhnps ho was catching glimmerings of cleninl truths (lint ore hidden from all but tho most far-see ing eyes. "And this Is tho end? sho asked hi in. Shu spoku very bravely. "Not" Ills bnml tightened on hers. "No, so long as an ounce of strength remnlnn. To tight never to give up may Ood glvo mo spirit for It till 1 die." And this was no Idlo prayer. Ills ryes rolled to tho starry sky ns ho Jtoke. "Hot, son," Lennox asked him rath er quietly, "what can you do? Tlio wolves aren't going to wnlt a grcnt deal longer, nnd wc enn't go on." "There's ono thing mon. onu more (rial to tnnke," Dan unswercd. "I thought nliout It nt first, but It was too long n chnnco to try If there was any other wny. And I suppose, you thought of It too." "Overtaking 'Crniisronl" "Of course. And It Bounds like a crosy dream. Hut listen, both of you. If wo hnvu got to die, 'up here In the anow nnd It looks llko wc had what Ib thu thing you want dono worst ho foro wo got" Lennox's hands clasped, nnd he leaned forward on tho sled, "l'uy Crnustonr ho said, "Yew I" Dan's voice rang. "Crans ton's never going to be paid unless wo do It. Thuro will ho no signs of In cendiarism lit the house, and no proofs. They'll flnd our bodies In tho anow, nnd wo'll Just bo n mystery, with no ono made to pay. The evi dence In my pocket will be taken by Cmiistnu, some tlmo this winter. If I don't make him pny, ho never will pay. And Hint's ono reason why I'm going to try to carry out this plan I've got. "The second reason Is Hint It's tho ono hnpo wo bnvc left. I tnku It Hint none of us lire deceived on that point. Ami nn man can die tamely If he Is a mnn whllo there's n chance. I menu a young man, llko me not one who Is old nnd tired. It sounds perfectly silly to tnlk about Uniting Cninftton's win ter quarters, nnd then, with my dure hands, conquering him, taking his fond and his blankets nml bis snow-shoes nml his rllle, to light nwny these wolves, nnd bringing 'out bncli here." "You wouldn't bo harehnnded," the girl reminded him. "You could have the pistol," lie didn't even seem to hear her. "I've been thinking about It. It's n long, long chnneu much worse tliui tho chnnco wo bnd of getting nut hy straight u Hiking. I think wu could hnve mndc It, If tho uohes hud kept off nml the snowbhoe hadn't broken. It would have nearly killed us, but I believe wo could have got out. That's why I didn't try this other way tlrst. A mini with Ids bnru hiindH Imsn't much of n chnneu agnliist another with n rllle, mid 1 don't want you to he too hopeful. And of course, tho hardest problem Is llndlng his emnp. "Hut I do feel sui'o of ohc thing: Hint ho Is buck to his old trapping lino on tho North Korlc soinewhoro south of hero ami his camp Is eomcwhero on tho river, I think hu would luivo gone there ho Hint ho could cut off any nttempi 1 might mnko to get through with thoso letters. My plnn Is to start hack nt an angle that will carry me between tho North Fork und our old "Keep the Fire Ournlno." house. 8omcuhcra In there I'll find Ills tracks, the tracks he made when he first came over to bum up the house. I suppose he was careful to mix 'em up nfter once he arrived here, but the drat part of the wny he likely wntked straight toward the house from bis ramp. Somewhere, If I go that wny, I'll cross bis trail with in 10 miles nt tenst. Then I'll back truck tliu to bis camp." "And never come bnckP Uio girl cried. "ilit) ho not. Hut at least every thing that can be donu will he done. Nothing will be left. No regrets. We will have made the last trial. I'm not going to waste any time. Snowbird. Tho sooner we get your Ore built the better." "Fiither and I oro to stay hero V "Vhot clue enn you do?" lie went buck to bis traces and drew the sled 100 yards farther, lie didn't seem to sec thu gaunt wolf Hint backed off Into (ho shadows ns bo approached. He refused to notlco that tho pack seemed to be steadily growing bolder. Human hunters usually hnd guns thnt could blnst nnd destroy from n dis tance; but even un aulinnl Intelli gence could perceive Hint these three seemed to bo without this means of Inflicting death. A wolf Is ever bo much more Intelli gent than n crow yet n crow shows little fear of an unarmed man and Is wholly unappronchnblo by a boy with n gun. The ugly truth wns simply thnt In their Increasing madness nnd ex citement and hunger, they were becom ing less nnd less fearful of these three strange humans with tho sled. It wns not n good plnco for a camp. They worked n long time before they cleared n little patch of ground of Its snow mantle. Dnn cut a number of saplings laboriously with bis ox and built n Are with tho comparatively dry core of n dead tree. True, It was feeble nnd dickering, but ns good as could bo hoped for, considering Hie dllllcultles under which ho worked. Tlio dead logs under the suow wcro soaked with water from the rnlns and thaws. The green wood that ho cut smoked without blnzlng. "No more time to bo lost," Dan told Snowbird. "It lies In your hnnds to keep the flru burning. And don't leave the circle of the llro light without thnt pistol In your bund." "You don't mean," she naked, untie. Moving, "Hint you nro going to go out there to fight Cranston unnrmcd?" "Of coiitw. Snowbird. You must keep tho pistol." "Hut II means death; Hint's nil It menus. Whnt chnnco would you havo against a man with a rllle? And as soon as you get away from this fire, tho wolves will tear you to pieces." "And what would you nnd your fa ther do, If I took It? You enn't get him Into n tree. You enn't build n big enough llro to frighten them. I'lcnto don't even tnlk about this mut ter, .Snowbird. My mind's mado up. I thluk the pnek will stay here. They usually Ood knows how know who Is helpless nnd who Isn't. Maybe with the gun, you will be nblo to save your lives." "Whnt's the chnnco of thnt?" "You might with ono cartridge kill ono of the devils; und tbe others but you know how they devour their own dead. That might break their famine enough so Hint they'd hold olT until I can get back. That's tha prlro I'm playing for." "And what If you don't get bark?" lie look her hand In ono of bis, and with the other bo caressed, for n sin gle moment, tho lovely llesh of her throat, Tho lovo ho bad for her spoko from his eyes such speech as no hu mnn vision could possibly mistake. Until of them were tingling nnd breath less with n great, sweet wonder. "Nexer let those faints tear thnt softness, whllo you live." ho told hero gently. "Never let Hint hrnvo old umn on the sled go to his death with the pnek tearing nt him. Cheat 'em, Snowbird I Heat 'em Iho last minute, If no other way remains I Show 'em who's boss, nfler nil of all this for est." You mean?" Her eyes widened. 'I menu thnt you must only spend one of thoso thrcu shells In lighting off Iho wolves. Suvo that till the mo- Wfif fnti fwM If TM Mltfif frtr tmwf Itn m-1f)t mmiMtit li fwMmf, imffattfti if7 inffiftf wifMri m fmt nt m am, I Till tfftwtfr, fWftl" fi ffifif IWfrf. , A ti1 . ifllrlMifl Hf IW rtfTrW, "TfW llilfig I rd-ifMf tint m tttn fiWsfoV dorxi t liobl iifiy miitf." , II I own sffiw WirffrtM her. Iml U ( tnmlo i" rffof I In rtsHft brf HfW. f.fl- iimi .!!(' hxl lhro qwtwry: ftt (frt moru"i nt nM ftti firfifmdlfw In IfKih swnr. t)mi shook Mn fiemf lo , hft I'p'f "ling fjw. "Il fnrrf Jusf a I kiss, 'hiring." he fnM her soberly. "It I' goei ilerprr than thai. It's n syrnlcil. If wn your word, too, and mine; snd wonts rnri'l be broken, things being ns they nre. Can't I make you under afstidr Hho nodded, Ills ryi-a burned. Per haps she didn't understand, as far ns acliinl functioning of tbe brnlri was concrrtird, Hut be reached up to him, as women knowing life In the concrete rather I tin ri the abstract have always reached up lo men; nnd she dimly rnugbt the glrnm of some eternal principle and right behind his words. This strong man of tbe moun tains bad given his word, bad been witness to her own promise lo him and lo herself, nnd a law that goes down lo llie root of life prevented film from claiming Hie kiss. Many times, since the world wns new, comfort happiness life Itself have been contingent on the breaking of u law. Yet In spite of what sremed common sense, writ though no punish ment would fortheomc If It were hroken. tbe law bus heen kept. Il was this way now. It wouldn't have been Juat a kiss such as boys and girls have always bad In Hie moonlight. It meant the symbolic renunciation of the debt that Dan owed Cranston n debt that In his mind might possibly go unpaid, which no weight nf clrcuuiMnnce could inuke bltu renounce. (To bo continued.) LEGAL NOTICES NOTICK TO CltKDITOHX Notice Is hereby given that W. D. Dames of Iiend has been appointed administrator, with tho will an nexed, of tho estate of May L. Peter son, formerly May L. White. All persons knowing themselves Indebted to tho cstato aro requested to make "payment and all persons having claims against said cstato arc hereby 'required to present them with proper vouchers within six months from the data of this notlco to said administra tor at the offlco of II. C. Kills. First National Dank building, Dead, Ore gon. W. D. BARNES, Administrator with the will annexed. March 10, 1921. 2-Gc SLWLMOXS In the Justice Court for tho Dis trict of Dcnd, Deschutes County, State or Oregon. Christian Tinner, plaintiff, vs. Au gust Hallbcrg and Jnno Doo Hall- berg, his wlfo, defendants. To August Hallbcrg and Jane Doo Hallbcrg, tho. nbovo named defend ant: In tho namo of tho state of Ore gon, you aro hereby required to ap pear and answer the complaint In the nbovo entitled action on or before April 15, 1921, that dato being six wcoks from the first publication of this summons, or for want thereof the plaintiff will take Judgment against you for J CO with Inte-est at six per cent per annum from Novem ber 22, 1917. and tho costs and dls bursoments of this action, nnd apply tho money gnrnlsheed In said notion In this county toward tho satisfaction of said Judgment. E. D. OILSON, l-7o Justlco of the I'eaco. NOTICK TO CltKDITOKS Notlco Is horeby given that Georco E. Altkcn of Sisters, Oregon, has been appointed administrator of tho estate of Samuel WIchl. deceased. All persons knowing themselves In debted to tho cstato nro requested to niuko payment and all persons having claims against said cstato nro hereby required to present them, with proper vouchers, within six months' from tho data of this notlco to said adminis trator nt tho offlco of II. C. Ellis, First National Dank building. Dond. Oregon. OEOnOE E. AITKEN. B2-4c Administrator. NOTICK VOM l'UHMCATIO.V (Not eonl bind.) Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Offlco at Lakaviow, Oregon, February i, 1921. Notlco la hereby nlvon that Lewis A. Edgar, for tho holrs of Herbert H. Edgar, deceased, of Tillamook, Ore gon, who, on Oct. 2, 1914, mado llomostend Entry No. 08128. for NWVi, SW. Sec. 22; SH SEU. Section 21, Township 21 S Itango IS E Wlllnmotto Morldlnn, has filed notlco of Intention to mnko final throo-year proof, to establish claim to tho land nbovo described, ho foro II, C. Ellis, U. S. Commlslsonor, nt Hand. Oregon, on tho 19th day of Mnrch, 1921. 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McDonald, tbe next of kin of each of said wards and all persons Interested In tbe es tate, appear before this court at tha County Courtroom In Dend, Oregon, on Friday, the 18th day of March, 1921, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon and show cause. If any there be, why the said guardian shall not be author Ized to sell the Interest of the said wards In the land above described at private sale. That this order shall be served upon the said Charles Arthur Mar shall and Robert Orey Marshall, and upon R. C. McDonald, tbe next ot kin of said wards, by publication la The Dend Bulletin, a weekly news paper printed and published In Dend, Deschutes County, Oregon, for three consecutive weeks, beginning on the 24th day of February, 1321, and ending on tho 17th day ot March, 1921. Dated this 19th day of February, 1921. RODERT W. SAWYER, 52-3e Judge. -What ? quiet of your own homo will bring ..TUH OlT UPHM-. International Corrtspcr.der.ce Schools Dox 1G1B, Scranton, Pa. 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