KAZAN EXPERIENCES THE JOY OF MATING AND HUNT
ING GAME WITH THE WOLF PACK
Kazan U n vicious Alaskan »ledge dog, one-quarter gray wolf. He
save* his master's life and Is taken along when the master goes to civ
ilization to meet his bride and return with her to the frozen country.
Even the master Is afraid to touch the dog, hut Isohel, Kazan's new
mistress, wins his devotion lnstnntly. On the way northward. Mc-
Crendy, a dog-team driver, Joins the party. Inflamed by drink on the
following night, McOready beats the master Insensible and attncks
the bride. Kazan flies at the assailant's throat, kills him, takes to
the woods and Joins a wolf pack. He fights the j>ack lender.
CHAPTER
V— Continued.
I the trail — In the traces — and the
spirit of the mating season had only
stirred him from afar. But It was very
near now. Gray W olf lifted her head.
| Her soft muzzle touched the wound on
| his neck, and In the gentleness of thnt
! touch, In the low sound In her throat,
Knzan felt and heard nguin that won-
j i derful something that had come with
the caress of the woman's lutnd and
the sound of her voice.
He turned, whining, his back bris
tling. his head high und defiant o f the
wilderness which he faced. Gray W olf
trotted close ut his side as they eu-
tered Into the gloom of the forest.
For the first time In his life Kazan
felt the terror and the pain of the
death-grip, and with n mighty effort he
flung his head a little forward and
snapped blindly. His powerful Jaws
closed on the wolf's foreleg, close to
the body. There was a cracking of
bone and a crunching of flesh, and the
circle of waiting wolves grew tense and
alert. One or the other of the fighters
was sure to go down before the holds
were broken, and they but awulted
that fatal fall as a signal to leap in
to the death.
Only the thickness of hair and hide
on the back of Kazan's neck, and the
C H APTE R VI.
toughness of his muscles, saved him
from that terrible fate of the van
The Fight in the Snow.
quished. The wolf’s teeth sank deep,
They found shelter that night under
but not deep enough to reach the vital thick balsam, and when they lay down
spot, and suddenly Kazan put every on the soft carpet of needles which the
ounce of strength In hts limbs to the ! snow had not covered. Gray W olf
effort, and flung himself up bodily from snuggled her warm body close to Ku-
under his antagonist. The grip on his zau and licked his wounds. The duy
neck relaxed, and with another rearing broke with a velvety fall of snow, so
leap he tore himself free.
white nnd thick that they could not
As swift as a whlp-lash he whirled see a dozen leaps ahead of them in the
on the broken-legged leader of the pack open. It was quite warm, und so still
and with the full rush and weight of that the whole world seemed filled with
his shoulders struck him fairly in the only the flutter and whisper of the
side. More deadly than the throat-grip snowflakes. Through this day Kazan
had Kazan sometimes found the luago nnd Gray W olf truveled side by side.
when delivered at the right moment. It Time and again he turned his head
was deadly now. The big gray wolf back to the ridge over which he had
lost his feet, rolled upon his back for come, and Gray W olf could not under
an instant, and the pn^i rushed In, stand the strange note that trembled In
eager to rend the last of life from the his throat.
leader whose power had ceased to
In the afternoon they returned to
exist.
what was left of the caribou doe on the
From out o f that gray, snarling, lake. In the edge of the forest Gray
bloody-lipped mass, Kazan drew back, W olf hung back. She did not yet know
panting and bleeding. He was weak. the meaning o f poison-baits, deadfalls
There was a curious sickness in his and trai»s, but the Instinct o f number
head. He wanted to lie down In the j less generations was in her veins, nnd
snow. But the old and infallible In- ! It told her there was danger In visiting
stinet warned him not to betray that ! a second time a thing that had grown
weakness. From out o f the pack a slim, cold In death.
lithe, gray she-wolf caine up to him, '
Kazan had seen masters work about
and lay down in the snow before him, ’
carcasses that the wolves had left. lie
and then rose swiftly and sniffed at his had seen them conceal traps cleverly,
wounds.
and roll little capsules of strychnine In
She was young and strong and beau the fat of the entrails, and once he
tiful, but Kazan did not look at her. had put a foreleg In a trap, und had
Where the fight had been he was look experienced Its sting and pain and
ing. at what little remained of the old deadly grip. But he did not have Gray
leader. The pack had returned to the i W olf’s fear. He urged her to accom
feast. He heard again the cracking of pany him to the white hummocks on
bones and the rending of flesh, and the Ice, and at last she went with him
something told him that thereafter all and sank hack restlessly on her
the wilderness would hear and recog haunches, while he dug out the bones
nize his voice, and that when he sat and pieces of flesh that the snow had
back on his haunches and called to the : kept from freezing. But she would not
moon and the stars, those swift-footed eat, and at last Kazan went and sat on
hunters of the big plain would respond his haunches ut her side, and with her
to it. He circled twice about the cari looked at what he had dug out from
bou and the pack, and then trotted off under the snow. He sniffed the air.
to the edge of the black spruce forest.
He could not smell danger, hut Gray
When he reached the shadows he i W olf told him that it might be there.
looked buck. Gray W olf was following | Khe told him many other things In
him. She was only a few yards be- j
the days and nights that followed. The
hind. And now she came up to him, a
third night Kazan himself gathered the
little timidly, and she, too, looked back
hunt-pack and led In the chase. Three
to the dark blotch of life out on the
times that month, before the moon left
lake. And us she stood there close be
the skies, lie led the chase, and eneh
side him, Kazan sniffed at something
time there was u kill. But as the snows
In the air that was not the scent of
began to grow softer under his feet he
blood, nor the perfume o f the balsam !
found a greater and greater compan
and spruce. It was a thing that seemed !
ionship In Gray Wolf, and they hunted
to come to him from the clear stars, I
alone, living on the big white rabbits.
the cloudless moon, the strange and 1
In all the world he had loved hut two
beuutiful quiet of the night Itself. And
things, the girl with the shining hair
its presence seemed to be u part of
and the hands that had curesseil him—
Gruy Wolf.
und Gray Wolf.
He looked at her, and he found Gray
He did .Wit leave the big plain, and
W o lfs eyes alert and questioning. She
often
he took his mute to the top of the
was young so young thnt she seemed
scarcely to have passed out of puppv- ridge nnd he would try to tell her what
hood. Her body was strong and slim he had left baek there. With the durk
and beautifully shaped. In the moon nights the call o f the woman beeume
light the hair under her throat nnd so strong upon him that he was filled
along her hack shone Eleek and soft. with a longing to go back, and take
She whined at the red staring light In Gray W olf with him.
Something happened very soon after
Kazan’s eyes, and It was not a puppy’s
whimper. Kazan moved toward her. that. They were crossing the open
and stood with his head over her back, plain one day when up on the face of
facing the pack. He felt her trembling the ridge Kazan saw something that
against his chest. He looked at the made htR heart stand still. A man,
moon and the stars again, the mystery with a dog-sledge and team, was com
o f Gray W olf and of the night throb ing down Into their world. The wind
bing In his blood.
had not warned them, and suddenly
Not much of his life had been «pent Kazan saw something glisten in the
M tike posts. Moat of It had bean on mae's hand. He knew what U waa, It
waa the thing that spat tire and thun
der, and killed.
He gave nls warning to Gray Wolf,
nnd they were off like the wind, side
by side. And then came the sound—
and Kazan's hatred of men burst forth
In a snarl us he leaped There was n
queer humming over their heads. The
sound from behind came again, nnd
this time Gray W olf gave a yelp of
pain, und rolled over In the snow. She
was on her feet again In an Instant,
and Kazan dropped behind her, and
ran there until they reached the shel
ter o f the timber. Gruy W olf luy down,
und begun lleklng the wound In her
shoulder. Kazan faced the ridge. The
man waa taking up their trail. He
stopped where Gray Wolf had fallen,
and examined the snow. Then he came
on.
Kazon urged Gruy W olf to her feet,
and they made for the thick swamp
close to the lake. All thnt day they
kept In the face of the wind, and when
Gray W olf lay dowu Kuzan stole back
over their trull, watching aud snlitlng
the air.
For days after that Gray W olf run
lame, and when once they onrne upon
the remains o f an old caiup, Kazan's
teeth were bured In snarling hatred of
the man scent thnt had been left be
hind. Growing In him there was a de
sire for vengeance— vengeance for his
own hurts, und for Gruy Wolf's. He
tried to nose out the man-trail under
the cover of fresh snow, and Gruy W olf
circled uround him anxiously. At lust
he followed her sullenly. There was a
savage redness In his eyes.
Three days later the new moon came.
And on the fifth night Knzan struck a
trail. It was fresh— so fresh that he
stopped as suddenly as though struck
by a bullet when he ran upon It, and
stood with every muscle In his body
quivering, nnd hi s huir on end. It w h s
u man-trail. There were the murks of
the sledge, the dog's feet, and the snow-
shoe prints o f his enemy.
Then he threw up Ills head to the
stars, and from his throat there rotted
out over the wide plains the bunt-cry
— the wild nnd savage call for the
pack. Never hud he put the savagery
In It thnt wus there tonight. Agnln
and aguln he sent forth that call, nnd
then there came nn answer nnd an
other nnd still unotber. until Grny W olf
herself sat buck on her huunehes und
Swift as a Whiplash He Whirled.
added her voice to Kazan's, and fnr out
ori the plain a white and haggard-faced
man hulted his exhausted dogs to lis
ten, while u voice said fuintly from the
sledge:
“ The wolves, father. Are they com
ing— after us?"
The man was slb-nt. He was not
young. The moon shone In his long
white beard, and added grotesquely to
the height of his tull gaunt figure. A
girl had raised her head from u bear
skin pillow on the sleigh. Her dark
eyes were filled beautifully with the
starlight. .She was pale. Her hair fell
In a thick shining braid over her shoul
der, and she was hugging something
tightly to her breast.
“ They’re on the trail of something—
probably n deer,” said the man, looking
at the breech of his rifle. "Don’t worry,
Jo. W e il stop at the next bit o f scrub
and see if we can’t find enough dry
stuff for n fire. Wee-ah-h-h-h, boysf
Koosb— koosh -” and he snapped his
whip over the hacks of his team.
From the bundle at the girl's breast
there came a small walling cry. And
far buck In the plain there answered It
the scattered voice of the pack.
At last Kazan wus on the trail of
vengeance. He ran slowly at first, with
Gray W olf close beside him, pausing
every three or four hundred yards to
send forth the cry. A gray leaping form
Joined them from behind.
Another
followed. Two came in from the side,
and Kazan's solitary howl gnve plaee
to the wild tongue of the pack. Num
bers grew, and with Increasing number
the pace became swifter. Four— six—
seven— ten— fourteen, by the time tfca
SDII FOR S T R A M I «
more open and wind swept part o f I'M
plain was reached.
It wus a strong pack, tilled with old
und fearless hunters. Gray W olf was
the youngest, nnd she kept close to Ka
zan's shoulders. She could see nothing ONE OF FIRST REQUISITES OF
of his red-shot eyes und dripping Juwa,
RIPEN INQ F R U IT IS MOISTURE.
anti would not have understood If she
had seen. Hut she could feel and she
was thrilled by the spirit of thnt
strange and mysterious savagery thut 8tlff Clay la to Be Avoided Because It
Cannot Be Worked Early In Season
had made Kazan forget all tilings but
hurt nnd death.
Without Becoming Cloddy and
The pack mude no sound. Thera
Is Apt to Baks.
wan only the panting of tireath anil the
soft fnll of many feet. They ran awlft*
(Ity J A. H AU E R .)
ly nnd dose. And always Kuznu was a
Tim s«dl null location beat nilapted
leap abend, with Gruy W olf nosing his to strawh«*rry culture will vary some
shoulder. When at last he saw a mov what In different sections. In n gen-
ing blotch fnr out on the plain abend of oral way we have said that any soil
him, the cry that came out of hla that would grow good crop* of <'<>rn
throat was one that Gray W olf did not or potatoes would grow goo»l straw
understand.
berries, nnd while this seems to be n
i pretty safe rule, It Is also true Hint In
order to grow them to the heat advan
The strange Influence of a
tage It U necessary to have the soil
kind woman once more work»
especially adapted. One o f tho first
wonders on the savage disposi
requisites o f tli<> rli»cnlng fruit Is
tion of the wolf-dog— as de
moisture, amt care should he taken
scribed In the next Installment
1 that tills Is provided, lienee n very
dry or loose, sandy soil would not la* a
safe location, although In moist sea
(TU BK C O N T IN U E D .)
sons n fair crop might bo harvested.
Neither ts n stiff clay adapted to
LEAVE WELL PERSONS ALONE strawberry growth, ns very early In
Physicians of Opinion That It Does
More Harm Than Good to Set Up
a Cause for Worry.
*
The question whether doctors should
treat sick men or well men rent the
serenity of the New York Academy o f
Medicine, says the New Tork Times.
The debate nturted over a discussion
us to how to doctor up Americans so
as to mnke this (tie most efficient of
nations. The doctors were in nearer a
solution of the problem when they ad
journed thuu when the discussion be
gan.
A fter a prolonged discussion of the
projK-r remedies for the presence of
Inefficient persons In the community.
In which It wax prophesied that the
day wus coming when It would be
fushlounble to be examined, pliysleully
and mentally, every now uud then.
Doctor Meltzer said: "That wilt ouly
make people sicker—to examine them.
Do you know why a dog doesu't die?
I'll tell you a dog never knows why
tie ts living und (bat bo Is going to
die; after tie’s dead, he doesn't know
I t ; therefore u dog never dies. Peo
ple go ou for jiu rs fixing orderly lives
until somebody, maybe nu Insurance
doctor, tells them they have something
the matter with them, nnd, thence
forth, uutll they reach their grave, j
they are sick. l,et the physician treat '
the sick and let the well alone. It la
time more wus done for the sick man.
The doctor's Job Is with the sick man."
P .r f e r l or
S lam in e!*.
l e m l w t es
P U IIll.U .
Perfect or Stamlnate.
season It cannot bo worked without
becoming cloddy, and Inter Is apt to
hake, ami the plants will suffer more
than on sandy soil. It would seem
that n sandy loam or loam with slight
mixture of clay should. If properly
handle»!, give the host ri'sults.
Having chosen a soli r»-t»-ritIv«» o f
moisture. It m-xt becomes nccoKsary to
prepare for pro|M*r »Iruluage In »use o f
»•xrcNxlvc rainfall, unless the natural
lay of the land Is stich that no water
will stan»l upon tile surface. Tile
drains are tIn- only practical ones to
use. 0|H>n ditches will, perhaps, an
swer tills purpose, but nr«’ iiiiMiUxf ao-
tory lu many ways.
In pliinulng your strawberry field
care should be taken to avoid frosty
locations, smii as very low land n«*nr
marshes or lakes, also \ullcys w h«’re
there Is no chance for circulation of
nlr, ns these locnlltlca nr«- very liable
to heavy frosts, when h i g h e r luinl or
that more open to circulation would
show little, If nny. A hard frost at
blossoming time often ruins the entire
!
crop.
Make a List.
The ls-st himl one cun use Is n clover
Do you lie awake of nights thinking
field.
A ft»T plowing fertilize with a
o f whnt you are going to do tomor
row, or o f what you have forgot today? mixture of three |x»un»!s o f nitrogen.
Lots of women do, und It Is sheer
waste of nervous energy. Don’t bother
your head worrying aliout the little
details that arise In the course o f your
day’s work. T ry the method of mak
ing n list. Keep a pad handy, whether
It Is on your desk. In your sewing
basket or on the kitchen wall. Each
time a new task arises which you can
not attend to Immediately write It on
the pad. Then In the course of the
day consult your pad, selecting the
most Important thing to be done, the
tiling thnt won’t wait until tomorrow. Proper and Improper Method of Set
ting Strawberries— Plant at Top,
This saves lots o f worry. It saves
Properly Set; at Left, Too Deep; at
also such complaints as "Mother, you j
never sewed that button on my coat," I Right, Too Shallow.
or "Mary, did you pay thnt coal hill
seven isiiinils of phosphoric arid nnd
that I asked you to attend to?” or "I
nlno pounds of potash, using about
thought you said you were going to
eight hundred p»mnda to the acre.
have waffles for supper tonight, moth
A fter aliout two or three «Tops the
er.” There Is no use in cluttering the
land should be plowed up anil after
memory with such details when u pen
one or two clover crops r»’s«’t.
cil und pui>er will do the work.
Just to find out what varieties of
In making n dress the same method
strawberries are best adapted to one's
Is to he recommended. Often In sew- I
particular soil or climate. It Is well to
Ing half the nerve strain comes from !
visit neighboring farmers of that local
worrying over the details o f finishing, I
ity, und determine by their «’xperlence;
which you are apt to fo rget Just get or, n limited number of plants ran be
out pencil and puper and Jot down a
tried. *
hook here nnd a hit of trimming there,
etc., and get the annoyance off your
CLEAN AND STORE PLANTERS
mind.
Sold Feathers.
On August 'JS, 17.'M>, according to n
story handed down In England, a man
passing a bridge near Preston, Lan
cashire, saw two large flocks »if birds
meet so rapidly that 1H0 fell to the
ground. He picked them up and sold
them in Preston market the same day!
— New Y'ork Telegram.
«
Can’t Do Without Them.
“ W e nr«’ here today and gone to-
rniirrow,” salil the philosopher.
“ True enough,’’ replied the cynic,
“ Maybe that's why so many self-lrnpor-
Unit people think the world Is going to
tho deinnltlon bow-wows tomorrow.”
Invisible Asset.
She— "Ho you are engaged *o Miss
Boggs. Pm sure I can't see anything
attractive about that woman." He—
"Neither ran I see it; but It’s In the
bank, all right."— Boston Transcript.
The average jrtig o of plumber*
throughout »he roantry la |S far au
•tgbt-baur day.
Implements Should Be Put Away Care
fully for Another Year— Keep
In Good Condition.
|
j
As soon ns the farmer lias finished
using the planters for fids year, they
I should ho denn»’d and put away care
* 1 fully, so tlint they will he In good con
dition for another year.
Often by
carelessly allowing planters to lay
around unenred for, one has to buy a
new one the following season, or at
least hunt for lost part*. Every plate
j and other part o f the planters should
' be stored carefully away, nnd the
plnnter left ready for use another
year. Price* o f machinery nro ad
vancing as well ns prices o f foodstuffs,
nnd there Is no reason why the farmer
should nut take unusually good care
o f all Implements on the fnrm.
Benefits of Panning Mill.
The farming mill Judiciously nsed
will do much toward Increasing the
yield o f overy crop of smnll grain as
well as assist In keeping the field*
fre e of w eed*