WNU Service Chapter IX—Continued finn Baree had not forgotten A dozen times he turned his head back Nepeese and whined, and always he picked out the in which the But not back tht direction he did lengthened, accurately abin lay. As the for that mysterious he had not even rn tu ni his something which found continued. His hur the fad of comin gr ing-out with the ger, moon and ¢ of the ']y sufficien keen to int for food ied cold dawn, was not make him Seemed as the and it low of Under the the moon at s padded one Nn SDAces, frost in the He times 1a we CIAWS, nose. stood Mahee id not sn her direc Baree hi muscle There ence in or was their was m the body And pressed tifully ing gun's sniffed it head from point and alertly that ne ity, if not anxlety, made turn own head in questioning conjunction And when Baree whined the air he had caught she could possibly responsive bt he turned wint so to | her fen n i ni i her though mystery under- in as as in a which not note gathered smothered and exciam when not quite sure whether she should iIn- At this sound, sharp ears caught, he her with a light and ind in another moment 11 lin fl iroat it low a woman's tion she is 3 terrupt her lord or not which Baree's swung up to mincing step, they were sn When the ‘ater, it found open the deep fringe « beyond that a which looked like a ghos ts mantle of frost firgt red or 1 KE NOSes, gun half hour small with rose, still of the forest an the ridge, under them, timbered tly Up over glow of the with a warmth them in ft on si e a and plain shroud in tl 8 r i wide tte day. th comfortable the open + and yt higher a more as cre; Neither inclined to hour of questing and wideawake eyes upon the jaree nor for Maheegun were while, and for lay basking in move nu th v they or two the an cup a slope, looking down with wooded plain that stretched away un der them like a great sen Muaheegun and too, had sought the hunt- Baree h failed to They were tired, a little dis- couraged for the time, and hungry but alive with the fine thrill of anticipation, and restlessly sensitive to the new and mysterious conscious ness of companionship. Half a dozen times Baree up and nosed about Maheegun as she lay in the sun, whin ing to her softly and touching her soft coat with his muzzle, but for a fong time she paid little attention to him. At last she followed him. Al that day they wandered and rested together, Once more the night came It was without moon or stars. The snow began to fall at dusk, thickly, like vel still got COPYRIGHT BY DOUBLEDAY PACE & Go of us sound still trav and way forest a breath but it and Maheegun a few yards at without not cold, that Baree heavily, It was still Ww RO a In of were of time, then this he stopped to listen. night-prowlers he if they the first were noving the Big ME traveling, It was Snow, ings of the Big winter To the flesh-eating forests, clawed and winged, the beginning of of slat and dventur Snow was the the ighter id a in iiess warfare Ww the a on » days of breeding peace of spring were over: of wakening of i" f al h-eg a HES hunt, and in were things rh and suspicion With Her Maheegun, Head Toward Him the Young Wol rifted stars and the fre The the clouds Away moon, and for time Baree and Maheegun stood with- out moving, looking down from bald crest of world, a ridge upon a wonderful Never had they seen so far, except Under them its in the light of day piain. They lone trees that stood up like shadows of the snow, frozen—shimmering the flicker of fir ght this stream Baree led the way thought of was a could see forests, out a stream-—satill un- with ike ginss on it i Toward He no Neopet se. and 1 ionger stopped halfway down and turned to muzzle Maheegun, He in and frisk about companion ; he wanted to bark, to put u his head and howl as | howled at the Red Moon back cubin wanted to roll the snow with his Dn © i a at held him Perhaps it gun's demeanor, doing Mahee She accepted his at- tentions twice had frightened; twice Baree had heard the sharp clicking of her teeth Th Something from these things was rigidly {ince or she seemed almost e previous night, rough tonight's storm, their com had here ship intimate, grown more takin | now t was g its place a aloofness on the part of Plerrot could have ex With the white snow under mysterious Maheegun, { plained {i and about him, and the luminous moon { and stars him, Baree, like night, had undergone a transforma. tion which even the sunlight of day | had not made in him before, His coat | was like polished jet. Every hair in | his body glistened black, Black ! That was it. And Nature was trying to tell Maheegun that of all the crea- tures hated by her Kind, the creature which they feared and hated most wns black With her it was not ex- perience, but instinct—telling her of { the age-old feud between the gray wolf and the black bear. Until they struck the broad openings of the plain, the young she-wolf had followed Ba- ree without hesitation ; now there was a gathering strangeness and indecl slon In her manner, and twice she above 1 i i i stopped and would have let Baree go on without An plain her after came suddenly out west the tonguing of the wolf-pack. ot more of the ippling outburst was hunters entered the of the It hour they there was not far distant, probably than along the ridge, the sharp, that followed the first evidence that the long-fanged had put up sudden game, a or young and its heels voice people laid her to her head and was off like an arrow from a The ment put over a mile foot and quick caribou Moose, close al At the Maheegun were of her own ears close how of of her move flight unexpectedness and the well her the runn swiftness behind She luck. five Jaree the blindly, terval pack they in was For i her race ing plain favored of Were In the that chase hy in perhaps minutes 50 to their and of Was near sound, into the face The latter hehiind a crashing In the brush them the and game the Maheegun half a wolf made full laree no and not dozen lengths the young ahead stopped so sharply they tore up snow wit! hraced squat hi forefeet Ten seconds later aril flashed than stood BR thro und ACTORSK net wh twenty yards =I an in Maheegun, } The went out of existence for chill from him moon and sr sensed the He © ! Kee of under his feet With WHs t! nt the that when in rim irseshion fairly in ti came, The plain Straight ahead water the ®0 he was well he rear climax made dip. the of softly in of it through was water shimmering the of blood and sight a final great spurt the caribou’s bursting would tell the forty seconds of a last of a final Baree felt the sud moments, and he forged the others in that lower rin horseshoe of the stargiow, sont hoart Heart geconds tremendous den thr these ahead with the a8 one leading made a lunge for the young It was a clean dartad And iss second wolf in. this A one also missed There was time or others to the broken end no From ie can When Baree joined the pack, saddens mouth -frotl snarling MOOS, the young bull, was well the and the opposite shore, {TO BE ¢ N a n ing, horde, Napa out in for river swimming steadily TINUED.) 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Ostrich Feathers on Evening Gowns Fur Trimming; Scarfs and Coats. on taking the place fashion Feathers are being shown the fur many sf f orrespondent in A done by Tepe with 1nd eck, Intest models, advises a the New Yorl I) Huyes the revived trimmings, Times cout in taupe flint back the xiatin, full 1 i front, is trimmed about iffs and around of the C1 om with a band combined in two pe. A eoat from Jaquet has a coll white narabou oronze tia smart and coque feathers ail of 51 marabou in di aft ades Is used, tvligh cosa 8 isd broadcloth has a collar In fur ROTNe BCUrVes, que, nod are dved ful ind » fox skin shades olored brought Very Long Ostrich Feathers, Uncurled, Cover the Skirt Spanisi in these sMaborate usunl! beauty hroca serted signed cape on the opposi Colorful Frocks Are to The ensemble ¥ ¥ mixing of colors for one frock, or suit Is now gener take, for one plain the vest and jun ol and line th nme fabric, Many these ally ac cepted You instance, al £ irt of and skir materi per hlonse fabrie, cont 0 stand-up days, but tight around colorful cubist ic Colorfui the fires, roc) during ‘ ® won « cortain mode Her though ind even worn a good deal ray, lors, hnttle g white, or navy Dbiue, are Damask Lining An extremely smart ensemble of | black kasha has a frock of lime green Chinese damask and a coat of kasha idined with the damask. The efiect is ' strikingly attractive. Combination Costume Features Black Satin 5 ER EE SR The ensembie for street wear is in evidence this season. Here a smart combination cos black satin, The coat lined with The trimmed with much is shown tume of white, trimmed with white are rows of ermine. A small leath 8 ati sieeves satin, and collar of black satin, and this hat white patent er of the tan bag comp shoes palest ¥ fit ete interesting out! Sports Frock Almost Warm Weather Uniform Flowers of Every Hue Worn on All Costumes in Ribbon Used on Beige, White Hats novelty i= the of hands of 154 two Particularly blouses { riped hori ntall h narrow af two colors of i} two shades, ese hat they are a real Ng room 8 depleted “<alne |W hand dozen profit tot ¢IOWers, ontrasting that n they hs { the new ensemble them the houlder, Ones Paris iven un, e in th here ram Har oe even are on almost Bazar, Wery Footwear Changes Quake skin and alligator skin soon fo have left the other animals out of the running when it to teather, And kid models are more often than not banded with these moltied leathers, to compromise with the mode, CINes shoe ar A |W Pe For Best Results in Color Combinations rule for general C0 Double Pergola Not Necessity of Today © 3 I “ven o1r New Yorl Beauty Worth While dwellings of we He has wractieal Kk entific nowledge of knowle 171 his own urseryman, bir techn of the engineer, ical skill and With and money to those who make use of in the of wer of design the combination he saves time his their services development e<tatos Need New Road Signs There Is a general need for the re placement of signs on our rural high ways There ig also a need for clear fens along roads leading to Im portant Weather conditions during have erased de | gtroved signs the cities the winter or Homes Made by Thrift flomes are a reality not hy { thought bot nerseverance and thrift. made by
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