The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 16, 1923, Page 11

- to teem with life (Continued From Yesterday) Thus tn these few little weeks Hen Darby-—« beast of the forest in his unbridled Passions——had in some measure imaged the life history of the race. Me had lived again momentous regeneration. The pro tecting walls, the hearth, particularly Beatrice’s whole and healing tn- had tamed bim. He was still bred In the bone-—joving theso forest depths with an ardor too deep for wor but the mark of the beast was gone from his Mesh. me | He could still deal justice to Ee- ers and th partner ram's mur with his de al passions co him. wolf, s keep faith but the prim- His pet, however, remained the The sheltering cavern walls were never for him. He loved Ben with an undying devotion yet a bar- rier was rising between them. They could not go the same paths forever. Matters reached @ crists betwoen Fenris and himself one still warm night in late July. The two were sitting by side at the cavern maw, watching the slow enchantment of the forest u spell of the rising moon ce had already gone to her hammock. As the last little blaze died in the fire and it crackled at ever lo! intervals Ben made a moving discovery fringe of forest about him usually so dreamlike and still jer the life, Ben dropped his hand to the wolf's shoulders, “The little folks are call- ing on us toni¢ " he In all probability spoke truth. Tt was not an uncommon thing for the creatures of the wood. he usually the lessér people such as ro- | dents and the small hunters—to crowd close to the edge of the glade and try to puzzle out this ruddy mys- tery in its center. Unused to men they could never understand. Some- mes the lynx halted In his hunt to investigate, sometimes an old black bear-—kindly benevolent good-hum ored old bachelor that every natur- alist loves—grunted and pondered at the edge of the shadow, and some- times even such lordly creatures as moose and cartbou paused in thelr aight journeys to see what was tak- tng place. Curtousty the wolf started violently at Ben's touch. The man suddenly regarded him with a gaze of deepest interest. The hair was erect on the powerful neck, the eyes swam In pale, dlue fire, and he was staring away mto the mysterious shadows “What do you see, old-timer?” Ben asked. “I wish T could see, too.” He brought his senses to the finest focus, trying hard to understand. He was aware only of the strained stl- ence at first. Then here and there, about the dimming circles of ftrelight, he heard the soft rustle of Iittie feet, subdued crack of a twig or the of = dead leaf. The forest which there ts no cate- vanishing swiftly—and they were nothing of which to he afraid. “They are out tonight.” he mur- What ts tt—some celebra- ton tn the forest?” ‘There was no possthle explanation. Foresters know that on certain nights the wilderness seems simply seratchings and rustlings In every covert—and on other nichts ft f* sti and lifeless as 8 desert. The wild folk were abroad tonight and were simply pay-| {ng camal, curious visits fire. Once more Ben stanced at the wolf. The animal no longer crouched. Rather he was standing rigi@. his head half-turned and tifted. gazing away toward « distant ridge behind the lake. A wilderness message had reached him, clear as a voice. But presently Ben understood. Throbbing thru the night he heard a weird, far-carrying calla long- drawn note, broken by hnlf-sobs the mysterious, plaintive utterance of the wild fteelf, Yet it was not an inanimate voice. He recognized tt at to Ben's the | no longer dominate | was | simply breathing and throbbing with OUR BOARDING HOlL WHY IAT Looe ~~ Se _ LIKE MRS. BIGBEE ~\ Ves, So '\T \S t \ S RECOGNIZE “WE FoX PRI IC } édison. CE ; | AL CAL I DON'T "THINK WER WUGBAND 1S DOWG SO WELL© 1GAW A FURNITURE VAN) TAKE “THE PIANO i AWAY LAG SHE SHE SCARF HER GIGTER WORE LAGT YEAR 1900-Littla Brown & Company one of Jonce as the how! of a wolf, Fernis’ wild brethren | The creature at his fect started as jit from a blow. ‘Then he stood mo- | tonless, Hstening, and the cry came the second time. He took two leaps into the darkness, Deeply moved, Ben watched him. Tho wolf halted, then stole back to his master’s side. He licked the man's hand with his warm tongue, whining softly What ts !t, boy? Ben asked What do you want me to do? The wolf whined louder, his eyes luminous with tneffable appeal. Once more he leaped into the shadows, Pausing as if to nee if Ben would fol low him. The man shook his head, rather soberly. A curtous, exetted Nght was in his eyes “I can’t go, old boy,” he sald. “This is my place-—here, Fei tis, T can't leave the cave.” For a moment they looked Into eyes—in the glory of that moon as strange a picture as the wood gods ever beheld. Once more the wolf call sounded. Fenris whimpered softly Go ahead if you like,” Ben told him jod knows it's your destiny.” The wolf seemed to understand, With @ glad bark he sped away and almost instantly vanished {nto the gloom. But Fenris had not broken all ties with the cave. The chain was too strong for that, the hold on his wild heart too firm. If there In one trait far and near tm the wilds, that dis wuishes the woods children, It is FR You Satan | CONNEC WAVEN/T HEARD A Y'KNow NA “TOWEL T WEIR PHONE JST BE DIS Tev~-T1I L ON tT OF LATE. I'M Positive TREATS WER WAIR« HAD (T DONE ALL LAST DAY © SURELY Ve NoTICED That ec OF “HE HAIR ! N i CHILDREA) HAVE BLOND HE SEATTLE WAHAs THERE TH’ ORIGINAL WIRELESS SET~ THAT WIDOW 16 EIR NEWGPAPER« “THEY WELP “TH MAILMAN DELIVER EVERY LETTER ON “TH! STREET WITHOUT LEAVING clr inability to forget. Penris had Joined his fellows, to be sure; but he still kept watch over the cave. The strongest wolf in the ittle band, the nucleus about which the winter pack would form, he largely confined thelr hunting range to the district Immediately about the cave It held him Itke @ chain of fron. Al- tho the woods traile begulled him with every strong appeal, the sight of his master was a beloved thing to him still, and scarcely a night went by that he paused to sniff at the cavern maw, seeing that all was well At such times his followers linger. trembling and silent, tn the farther shadows, Because they had never known the love of man they utterly failed to understand. But in ‘an instant Fenris would come back to them, the wild urge tn his heart |seemingly appeased by the mere a | surance of Ren's presence and safety. | Ben himself was never aware ot) these midnight visit. The feet of the| ‘ | wolves were like falling feathers on| "2 {* On the — the grass; and if sometimes, thru would all of Hen's remaining the cavirn maw, he halfekenes i (supplies to bring ber thru: in a few catch the gleam of their wild eyes, | Ore days the stores would be #0 low |he attributed tt merely to the pron, |that she could not attempt the trip. [ence of skulking coyotes, curious| Human beings cannot eurvive, in the nl forests of the north, on roots an ncering the dying coals of the fira.| sala “items enting” toes and sustaining meat are necessary to | _jelimd the ridges and battle the thicket. How could she obtain these things? For all his seeming carelessness He kept @ fairly clowe watch on her ac- | tiona, and he would discover her fight within « few hours ’ Stronger | than she, and knowing every trai! | and pase for miles around he could ny overtake her with ease, He gave her | bagel ay cake ber rent|8° Opportunity to sete his rifle, load | haw ONY WERE, MOMENT ond turn % ceniact him, tne} making her escape by foroe. The fact that she would leave him shadow, over all her gayest moments: without food mattered not one wey ft haunted her mere, sober hen [Or another. Fe would still have his| and it brought evil dreams at night |“ and bis mall stock of rife | Her one hope was that her fecha: (cartridges would procure wufficient hed given her up for lost and naa | De. game to eustain him for weeks wolf had gong now to join his fel She was not aware of almost nightly return, Perhaps fact of his absence gave her an lowa his the op- portunity, her one chance to mve her father from Ben's ambush. Conditions for escape were more rable than ag any time departure from the canve land ing, that late apring day of long ago. Hen's guard of The season ta ance The wolf was gone would her was ever more lax was verdant: she could supplement what supplies she took from the cave with roots and berries, and the warm nights would enable her to carry « | minimum of blankets, She knew that she could never hope to succeed tn the venture except by traveling light other sho need DOINGS OF THE DUFFS fi | ONE OF HER 1) FIXTURES CHANG WER NEW HOME | CAME ‘To Set ABouT iT- —~»“* MRS DUFF WANT TeD om HNING 2D IN AND MRS DUFF IS NOT dar HOME AT PRESENT ANDI ( AM NOT SURE HICH ONE SHE HAS IN MIND ~ FRECKLES AN. EVERETT TRUE BE STAR BY AHERN 7 NEw ~ ! 5 Teor or 'eM MAKE A CURTAIN GPEECH EVERY DAY FROM THAT WINDOW « THEY CAM SEE A FRESH) FINGER 28, | » ON A DOoR ‘THIS MAY BE THE OWE Bur HER I'D RATHER ASK BEFORE | Give THE OLD HOME TOW. N Nl Fs qeal, _ HOME @ | Bruno: fD WURGLER , WHO DELIVERS WASH/NGS PAGE 11 BY STANLEY FoR HIS WIFE, HAD A SLIGHT ACCIDENT TODAY WHILE CLEANING WINDOWS AT AUNT SARAH PEABODYS COTTAGE - RS. DUFF CAN SEND IT BACK AND ri BE EXCHANGE IT FoR GAO To & | MIGHT SUGGEST THAT You BRING THE FIXTURE DOWN YOURSELF AND EXCHANGE BY ALLMAN — You CAN JUST BET )’Li RETURN THAT FIXTURE MYSELF, IM PERSON - | THINK HE'S A FINE LOOKING FELLOW- HE HAS SUCH A WONDERFUL SMILE - DID You SEE THE TWINKLE IN HIS, BYE WHEN HE SAID, 1 MIGHT BRING not attempted her rescue. She realimed perfectly the perfec- tion of Ben's plans. She knew that he had provided for every conting- ency: and besides, he had every nat-| ural advantage in his favor. The end was inevitable: hts victory and the destruction of his foes. There would be little mercy for these threé tn the | hands of iron man from the eant- jern provinces. If they were to be | enved it most be soon, not a week) |from now, nor when another moon | had waned. If Ben was to be check- | mated there were not many hours to | waste She had had no opportuntty to! Jeseape, at first. Hen knew that she leould not make her way over the | hundreds of miles of howling wilder- | ness without food supplies, and ways the wolf had been on guard. | He was Ifke a were-wolf, a demon, jantictpating her every move, know- ling her recret thoughts. But the ar. * * ry Srattle ory Took.” Page 887 Too “The slowmpving wagon train,” grandmother went on with the story of Andrew Chambers, “moved more and more slowly. Since they had left their homes the tired travelers had seen spring change {nto summer, summer ripen, burn and wither, and now fall was upon them, with nipping cool mornings, and bright, bracing noon times. “The air was fine, but too well they knew that close on the heels of fall, comes grim olf winter. And too well they knew that un- less better speed could be made, winter would catch them on the east side of the mountains; would blow cold and hard against their overtired bodies and their cattle; would wrap about them a thick blanket of snow—and leave them to dle. “Shortly after they made that difficult and awfully dangerous crossing at the Snake river, two days’ journey west Salmon Falls, you know, heard lots of stories about It, their oxen began to give out “"¢ we had only known,’ they said, ‘to put shoes on them, as one shoes a horse, they would or three of | you've | HASTY have been able to pull thru. Now what shall we do? “Break in the milch cows,’ somebody sald. And by the time | they reached The Dalles tn Ore. | gon, they had every one of the | cown hitched up to the wagonn, and they were doing much better work than the oxen had done. ‘They were lighter on thetr feet, went faster and were more easily managed. “Three or four days before they reached Fort Boise, they, stopped for « day's rest, choosing their camp on the banks of the creek “Supper wan ready, and every- body but Smith (one of the men) was seated at the camp tab. Smith was down the cresk @ little way, washing his hands. There were @ good many Indians around, some standing quite clone to the campers, and one tall fellow, ses ing Mr. Smith's vacant place, promptly knelt down in it “Smith was furious; he was a hot-headed fellow, anyway, and didn’t stop to think; all about on the ground lay the sticks the In dians had been using to dig roots with, so he grabbed a big stick and knocked the Indian over. (To Be Continued) L Relehelatel tt and months to come. After all, the | Whole tnsue depended on the rifle—| the symbol of forces. It would be his Instrument of vengeance when | his chance came. If she could only | take thin weapon trom him she need | Not fear the coming of her reacuerx | In that case Ren would be pelpless | against them. (Contifived Tomorrow) YES, THERE'S CHAE (T Wicc ~~ DELIVERED Here Tomer Row | | NOW sHOWTNE Sereen Ve EDISON MARSHALT “SNOWSHOE TRAIL” at the PRINCESS of THIRD at UNION WHEN Thoroughness racterizes our methods tm every transaction, and our cus tomers are accorded every cour- tesy consistent with sound busl- nese judg: 4% Paid on Savings Accounts Accounts Subject to Check Are Cordially Invited Peoples Savings Bank SKCOND AVE. AND FIK® ST. CH WORN OUT, THAT CAN BG Boat Schedules: | Trave/ by sfeamer TACOMA SAFTY - SPERED- COMFORT DAILY 1, 0,11 A, M. 1, 3,6 7, 9 F. ML 450 FOR SINGLES TnuP eo FOR ROUND TRIP VICTORIA. BC PORT ANGELES - STRAIT POINTS DAILY, 12:00 Midnight (Dees Net Go Through to Vi in om Saturday Night Trip) SAN JU/iN ISLAND POINTS Con'et etre. f1 Anacortes of Belling. hi Ly. Beattie deliy ox. Bat. . (BELLINGHAM ~ ANACORTES PORT TOWNSEND RAIL CONNECTIONS ANO MILL PORTS BEGIN HERE TODAY KATE WARD, widow of DAN WARD, living with her father, JUSTIN PARSONS, has a visitor, CHINATOWN ALICE, who says Dan was | tather of her child, DOROTHY, Kato naturally ts deeply perturbed, Then, tn thi Hinem ‘volee” whispers to bi trunk which, could HOOD CANAL POINTS f NEAH BAY & WAY PORTS PUGET SOUND NAVIGATION Co COEMAN DOCK - > Kate and her man, vie with Latham, fhe aske him to take her to the laundry of BING LOY, with whom Alice lves, to of- > With ~ You- Ger- ¢ YouR ~ HGAD - THAT-- ANGS itt THE ONE-MAN WOMAN BY RUTH AGNES ABEL) CHAP. 88—KATE’S PROBLEM ¢ |aright They carry bim |their hours together. } «\loved him, still loved him. |JAMEB LATHAM. Kate goes motoring | voice | OH POP LOOKTY WOT “TH’ DORGr KETCHED UNOER TH’ BARN! Tv MUS BE A WILCAT ER SOMETHIN’. T= THRO) “+. Roe iy Teaheng Could there ever be an affection which could take the place of Dan's? |Could there be @ second love as big Jand with such possibilities for happ. |ness? When she spoke Latham with a Kate wondered, it was to question. newer a “Do women ever love a second time?” She didn't wait for an answer, but continued. “Every bit of affection I had to give was given once. And I wonder if, given, tt can still be kept? Or if a new affeo- tion can spring from ashes of the old? “Or — isn’t thing? “Must we face the fact that it never can be fully promised, never fully She had been |depended upon? Is the love that ts living some of |given me today liable to belong to And she had/some other woman tomorrow? And Yet the|have I no right to call that other the man beside her played| woman a thief; no right to blame upon her emotions and set her heart |my former lover for faithlesaness?” singing. She marveled at herself) “Don't ask me to solve problems latter her friendship, but Alice no direct answer, On their “1 love you.” WITH THE STORY Kate wondered if she had heard love a permanent ‘Then Latham repeated the words: “I love you, dear.” Kate was thrilled. thinking of Di m which the whole race is at work on and for which generation after gen eration has found no solution. Latham said when Kate stopped speaking know, dear, only that I love you And | can't seem to see far into future without you. Don't tell that I haven't known you long ch. If you care, you care if you've known me one day or one million days. If you don't care you just don't care and all of eternity couldn't change it” “I think you must be right," Kate was thoughtful, “but you are almost saying that affection is an uncom passed thing, that it can't be prom: ised permanently.” “I know,” said Latham, “I wouldn't have the courage to say to you, ‘I shall love you always,’ be. cause perhaps the thing we call love is fitful, subject to physical change. But 1 could say to you truthfully that my sense of honor would come to the rescue when love thivatened Trwllings failure of faith. ‘ “I could say, too,” he conti “and honestly, that you would ways be the one all-desirable because you have the spi eharm that would anchor me your physical loveliness ceased t intrigue. Lady, my Lady Fair, I love you!" He was bending toward her. ear was moving slowly, “Oh, Jiramy — Jimmy — breathiessty. “I'm half pen half afraid—give me time to tl (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1923, by Seattle TO STOP PYORI you suffer from Pyo bleeding or ulcerated gums, posease, gum boils, loose teeth, we will send you a dollar bot Pyrokur on free trial It it wend the $1. Otherwise your cancels the charge, You prea pi ore satistie Independence, t