| Show SON OF KAZAN by 1 james oliver A LOVE EPIC OF THE FAR NORTH copyright 1917 by Iu bledy page pace co SAREE BAREE SON OF KAZAN a V ph picture with wolf the war dop la Is an A Adap dap tato li of this story SYNOPSIS baree baaree the wolf olf dog attracted from the cabin of pierrot the tra trapper b the cill of the anil and Mahee gun the young she wolf who was on the same quest at length overtook oer took the tha pack A gra wolf advanced to ma h heegan e eg u n a and n d she snarled at him ba re ree e s sought 0 ug h t to protect her whereupon hereupon a horde of the beasts attacked him and he be barela escaped with his life badly wounded and dazed because became he had been cast out b his own kind he was half wolf he be fled and again wandered alone through the woods wood CHAPTER vill continued he did not hear a few minutes later the howling of the disappointed volf olf hoide on the other side ide of the river and he be no longer sensed the existence of moon or stars star half lead dead he dragged himself on until b chance he be came to a clump of dwarf spruce into this he and then dropped exhausted all that night and until noon the next net day baree baaree lay without moving the fever feer burned in his blood it flamed high and swift to toward ard ileath death then it ebbed slowly lowly and life con at noon he came forth he wa was weak and he wobbled on hi his legs lees his hind leg still dragged and he be was lacked with pain A red fero ferocity cit grew in barbes e eves eq as he snarled in the direction of last nights fight with the wolves thea the were no longer his people the were no longer of III his blood never again could the hunt call lure him or the voice of the pack roue rou e the old longing in him there was vas a thing newborn an undying undoing hatred for the wolf a babied that w was as to grow in him until it became lile like a disease se in his 1 vi I tal atals a thing ever present and insistent si demanding vengeance on their kind CH PTER 1 I at the cabin on the gia loon on the fourth night of B birdes arees absence pierrot was smoking making his pipe after a great upper supper of caribou ten tenderloin derlon he hat had brought in biorn the trail ant and depee was listening to his tale of if the le xe shot he be hat had made when a sound at the door interrupted them nereece opened it and baree baaree came in the cry of welcome that was on the gills lips blied led there instantly st and pierrot stared as if he could not quite believe this creature that had returned was the wolf dog three davs dabs and nights of hunger in which he could not hunt bunt because of the leg that dragged had put on him the marks of starvation ta nation battle scarred and covered with deed blood clots blots that still hung tenaciously to his long hair he was a sight that drew at last a long breath from ne A queer smile mile w was as growing in pierrott Pier rots face as lie he leaned forward in his chair and then Ro slowly rising to his feet and looking closer he be said raid to depee Ne e ventre sam sain gns agns oui he has been to the pack nereece Ne and the pack turned on him it was not a tw two a w wolf olf fight non I 1 it was w as the pack he is cut and torn in fifty places and mon dieu he be is alive in pierrott Pier rots voice there was growing wonder and amazement he was incredulous and vet let he could not disbelieve what his eves ene s told him what had happened was nothing short of a miracle and for a time he uttered not a word more but remained staring in silence while woke from tier her astonishment to give gie baree baaree doctoring and food after he had eaten ravenously ouel of cold boiled mush much she began bathing his wounds in warm water and after that she toothed soothed them with beargrease bear grease t liking to him all the time in her soft cree in a week or two the heavier snows came and pierrot began making his trips oer the trap lines had entered into a thrilling bargain with him this winter pierrot had taken her into partnership even fifth trap every fifth deadfall and every fifth poison bait was to be her own and what the caught or killed was to bring a bit nearer to realization a wonderful on gerful dream that was growing in the willows soul pierrot had bad promised if thea jhc thc had great luck that winter they would go down together on the last snows to nelson house and buy the little old orgin that was for sale there and if the organ wis uis u is sold chev would work another winter and get a new one this plan gave gae in an enthuse aftic and tireless jirele s interest in the trap line with pierrot it was more or less a fine bit of strategy he would have hae sold hold his hand to give the organ he be was wa s determined that she should have it whether the fifth traps and the fifth dead falls and the fifth poison bits baite caught the fur or not the partnership meant nothing so far as that was concerned but in another wa it meant to a business interest the thrill of personal achievement pierrot impressed on her that it made a L comrade and co worker of her on the trail that was bi his scheme to keep her with b him ni when he was abal awa from the cabin he knew that bush buch would c ome come agam again to the grav gran loon probable more than once during the win uin ter he had swift dogs and it wa was a short journey jour nei and when came mut not be at the cabin alone pierrott Pier rots trap line swung into the north and west covering in all a matter of fifty miles with an average of two tao traps one deadfall leal fall anil and a poison blit to each mile it was a twisting ting line blazed along streams for mink otter ant and marten piercing the deepest forets forests for fisher cat and jax and cros crossing qing lakes lake s and storm swept trips strips of barrens where poison baits could be set for fox fo anti and wolf halfway over oer this line pierrot had built a small log cabin and at the end of it another so that a days work meant five fie miles this was eab for pierrot and not hard on after the first few days day ml all through october and november them made the trips trip making the round every ever six si das which gave one ilav dav of ret rest at the cabin on the gray gran loon and another day dan in the cabin at the end of the trail to pierrot the winters work was business ne the labor of his people for m minn mini inn generations generation back to cepe e and ba ree it was a wild ant and joyous jolou adventure that never nener for a lay day grew tiresome even een pierrot could not quite immunize himself against their enthusiasm thusia sm it was infectious and he was wa happier than he be had been since his sun un hod bad set pet that evening the ann cess mother died one afternoon early in in december as they abe were returning to the gray loon pierrot stopped suddenly sudden iv a doz do en paces pace ahead of and stared stare at the snow A ct strange snowshoe trail had joined their own and was heading toward the cabin for hall half a mile pierrot was silent and scarcely moved a muscle as he stared the th trail came straight out of the north and off there was lac bam bain also the were the marls marks of large ano snowshoes and the stride indicated v was a that of a tall man before pierrot had spoken had guessed what hat they meant kt the factor from lac bain she said quid pierrot deep in his own oum sombre combre thoughts scarcely heard the strange laugh that came suddenly from her lips was listening to the growl that was as again in barbes throat it was vi as a low but terrible temble sound aund when half a mile from the cabin she the panniers pan from ills his shoulders and earned them herself elf ten minutes minute later them saw a man advancing to meet them it was vas not 1 cTaggart 14 pierrot recognized linn him and with an audible breath of relief waved his hand it via was s debar who trapped in the barren country north of lac bain pierrot knew him well chev had bat exchanged fox fo poison the U were ere friends and there was pleasure in the grip gnp of their hands hand debar stared then at debar lost no time in explaining bib hi mission and before they reached the cabin pierrot anti anil knew wh uh lie he had bad come Al sieu the factor at lac bain was leaving leading on a journey in he five das da and he hat had sent cent debar as a special messenger to request pierrot to come up to assist the clerk and the halfbreed half breed storekeeper in his ab rence sance pierrot made no comment at first but he was thinking wh nn had bush sent for him jbv had be not chosen some come one nearer not until a fire was crackling in the sheet rheet iron stove mi m the cabin and ne pee pwe was baumly engaged getting supper did he voice thee questions to the fox hunter debar Rh shrugged rugged his shoulders shoulder lie he asked me at first if I 1 could ibay but I 1 have haie a wife with a bad lung pierrot it mas caught b frost last winter and I 1 dire dare not leae her long alone he has great faith in ou besides ou know all the trappers on the companas Comp anys books at lac bain bail so he sent for nou ou and begs beg iou ou not to worry about lour furline as he will pay ou double what you would catch in the time ou are at the post to be continued |
