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*