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EVENING LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 191G,
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Dobs-Merrill Comrnny
CHAPTER X-Contlnuod.
.. ik.. ..nmA frnm tne Ttnri-
son's ny rot to tho cast a Mini,
M: i .11 the Hudson's Buy country.
""ttlnry built Ms trapping: shack, and
Henry "" . ,., -. n ,..nlt until
lVst snows fell, when lie would come
., illh his tenm, supplies nnd traps.
hek witn mo . . .. .,
jiSdth?ro was 8lw'y worklnc his way
w anlV nnd trnll n young university
b,r.i.iiit who wns gnlhering mntcrlnl for
wSlSfk on "The Reasoning ot the Wild."
tbWK " "?,. ,v.vmn. nn(i ho hnd
"';u arrangements to spend a part of tho
mr ""h Henri Lotl. tho hnlf-breod.
winter . . nicnty of paper, a
". and tho phntogrnph of a girl.
amcra anu i" i nockot.knfe.
"?" Kazan nnd Gray Wolf
i ih horn j tho- were seeking In n
hTk swnmPvo or six nilloa from tho
cabin 55 "rl If!L1,ad hu,U'
CHAPTKU XI.
t.wAva two nr TWO.
! .,s fnmnrt- when n gilldo from tho
I tost' brought paul Wcyman to Henri
. f. wn nn tho Waterfoilnd. Ho was
L mnn of thirty-two or three, full of the
rtd-Woodcd "re "mi- "i""c ""' ,mu """
. once, if this had not been tho ense,
.. . .... f, ,invs in the cabin might linve
v...n unpleasant, for Henri wns In bnd
1!S told. Wcyman about It their
;Mi -leu. as tncy were nuiunuiH i"i"
J&c the rrdly glowing box stove.
",. i, ,inmn strange." said Henri. "I
vt lost seven on ..I "v ......... ......
lacleces like they wcro no more than inb-
kitithat tho roxes mm kiiici. .vi uii.m
..(.vcii hear-have ever tackled lynx In
trip before It Is the first time I ever
kit It All" ll'u iijv ...... ,.,. .
rjinot worth one half dollnr at the post.
seven; iiil ,n - - ,
l.r I have lost' Thero are two wolves
hn do It. Two I know It by the tracks
always two-an' -never one. They fol--ainnjs
i ,,... ..... . n, ..1,1,1.,, f
Mich They Imvo tho llshcr-cnt, an' the
mink' an" tho ermine, an' tho marten:
Kill thn lynx snero nn' damn! they Jump
in him nr.' pull the fur from him like
rni pull the wild cotton balls from tho
burn-bu'h' I have tried strychnine In
doer fnt. on' I have set traps nnd ilcnd
fl!s but I cannot catch them. They will
drive me out unless I Ret them, for I
havo token only llvo Rood lynx, an' they
have destroyed seven."
This roused wcyman. '' wns unc ui
that gronlns number of thouRhtful men
who believe that man's egoism, no n
'race blinds mm to many ' "" ""
thrown down the Knntlct, and with a
. . .l-. 1...1 n.in.il dim ii imllnnwlflp
J0K1C inav ii"" j,'l - -
Bearing, iu mu " "- -
was the only llvlnR creature wlio could
. . ...i tl.nl nntninnti nnncin nnil
reason, mm """ " , -
cleverness, when displayed by nny other
breathing thing, were merely Instinct.
. --. I.aI.I.,.1 Unl,flu IfllP (if n'fMl
struck him as Important, and until mid-
night tney taiKeu uumii. mu i." """
wolves.
..m.. ,- a v.1. ...nlf om' ryrtn nmnllnr.
ineri. i uu "". .. .... ..- -.
laid Henri. "An' It Is always tho big
wolf who Roes In nn flRhts tho lynx.
1 see that by the snow. While ho's
ai.ii.. it. nUn molfoo iMlHt tfnnlCQ
Ingnuus. in" eiii,iii--i- i.....s.o .......j ....
In tho snow Just out of reach, an' then
when tho lynx la down, or dead, It Jumps
In an" helps tear It Into pieces. All thnt
I know by the snow. Only once have I
cen whero the smaller one went In an'
fought with tho other, an' then there
was blood all about thnt was not lynx
Wood. I trailed the devils a mllo by tho
A t-lnntn '
During tho two wccks tnai rouowcu
Wcyman found much to ndd to tho ma
terial of his book. Xot a day passed
4V inniAU'linrn nlnnrr tlrttt"lu (m 111 Inn
Mifc GU11IUII 111,1 v itiunt, a w
they did not see the trolls of the two
wolves, and Wcyman observed that ns
Henri had told him tho 'footprints were
always two by two, and never ono by
icne. On tho third day they camo to a
irap mat unci ncm ii lynx, aim ui. birih
.of what remained Henri cursed In both
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8 reat Doings in Frogville
"I KOt a sor ttirnur" Bnld Willie
JN Toad to his mother ono night,
"My dear child, a hoptoad's throat
tout all there is to him. If you
,v a gore throat, vou must be sick
U over,"
l am," saw vyimet ..j am dying."
"Honr J ..- t ' l
r. 'V juu unow you are aying ;
UtCn kin . it .. i
K " moiner, putting on ner
i8Ses &nd onVin of Wm 'nl,l vnn
F die before?"
No said Willie, thoughtfully, "I
Wend for Dr. Bull Frog at once,"
fv . nop Toad, as she went over
JM telephone.
Ui doctor came ha hopped In
yrwMitwm ,
KA7ANI.
French nnd English until ho was purple
In tne face.
The lynx hnd been torn until IU pelt
was practically worthless.
Wcyman saw where tho smaller wolf
ban waited on Its hnnnehes, while Its
companion had killed tho lynx. Ho did
not tell Henri all ho thought. But tho
days thnt followed convinced him more
nnd more that ho had found tho most
dramatic exemplification of his theory.
Back of this mysterious tragedy of tins
trap-line there wan a reason.
Why did tho two wolves not destroy
tho flsher-cnt, tho ermine nnd tho
marten? Why wns their feud with the
lynx alone?
Weymrt.ii was stranRcly thrilled. Ho
wns a lover of wild things, nnd for that
renson he never cnrrlcd a gun. And when
ho saw Henri placing poison halts for the
two marauders, he shuddered, and when,
day after day, he saw thnt theso poison
bolts were untouched, ho rejoiced. Some
thing In his own nnture went out In
sympathy to the heroic outlaw ot the
trap line who never failed to give battle
to tho lynx. Nights In the cnhln he wrote
down bis thoURhts nnd discoveries of tho
day. Ono night ho turned suddenly on
Henri.
"Henri, doesn't It ever mnkc you sorry
to kill so mnny wild thlnRS?" ho asked.
Henri stnrcd nnd shook his head.
"I kill t'ousnnd nn' t'ousand," he said.
"I kill t'ousand more."
"And thero nro 20,000 others Just like
you In this ilorllicrn nunrtcr of the con
tinent nil killing, kilting for hundreds of
years back, nnd yet you can't kill out
wild life. Tho war of Man nnd the Honst.
you might call It. And, It you could re
turn SCO years from now, Henri, you'd
still llnd wild life here. Nearly all tho
rest of the world Is chnnglnR, but you
can't change these almost Impenetrable
thousands of pqunrn miles of rldRcs nnd
swamps and forests. The rnllroads won't
como here, nnd I, for one, thank God for
that. Take nil tho great prairies to the
West, for Instance. Why, tho old buffalo
trails arc still there, plain ns day and
jet, towns nnd cities nre growing up
everywhere. Did you over hear of North
llattleford?"
"Is she near Montreal or Quebec?"
Henri nsked.
Wcyman smiled, and drew n photo
graph from his pocket. It was tho picture
of a rIi-I.
"No. It's far to tho west. In Saskatche
wan. Seven years ngo I used to ro up
thero every year to shoot prairie chickens,
coyotes nnd elk. There wasn't nny North
lluttleford then Just tho RlorloUs prnlrlo,
hundreds nnd hundreds of snunro miles
of It. There wus n slnglo shack on tho
Saskatchewan Illver, where North Hat
tleford now stands, and I used to stay
there. In1 that shack thero wns a llttlo
girl, 12 years old. Wo used to ro out
hmitliiK together for I used to kill thlnRS
In thoso days. And the little girl would
cry sometimes when I killed nnd I'd InURh
at her.
"Then a railroad came, and then nn
either, nnd they Joined near tho shack,
and nil nt onco a town sprang up. Seven
years ago thero was only tho shack there,
Henri. Two years oro thero were 1600
people. This yenr, when I came through,
thero were C00O and two years from now
there'll be 10.000.
"On the ground where that shack stood
are three banks, with a capital of $10,000,
000; you can see tho glow of tho electric
lights of tho city 20 miles away. It has
a $100,000 collcRe, n high Bchool, the pro
vincial asylum, a flro department, two
clubs, a board ot trade, and It's Rolng
to linvo a street car lino within two years.
Think of thnt nil where tho coyotes howl
ed a few years ago!
"People nro coming In so fast that thoy
can't keep n census. Five years from now
there'll bo n city of 20,000 where tho old
shack stood. And the llttlo girl in thnt
Bhack, Henri sho'B a young lady now, nnd
her pcoplo nre well, rich. I don't enro
about that. Tho chief thing Is that she
Is Roing to marry mo In tho spring. Bo
cause of her I stopped killing things
when sho wns only IS. Tho Inst thing I
killed was a pralrlo wolf and It hnd
young. Klleen kept tho llttlo puppy. Sho's
Rot It now tamed. That's why, nbovo nil
other wild things, I love the wolves. And
I hope these two leave your trap-lino
safe."
Henri was staring at him. Wcyman
Bnvo him tho picture. It was of a sweet-
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twn wfin linvA nnswercd in the most
poking a lightning bug down the little
fellow's throat, began to look and
look and look. Finally he said;
"Ahem! Ahem! Ahem I There is
nothing the matter with your son, my
good woman."
"Oh, doctor, isn't there something
I can give him?"
"Yes," replied Dr. Bull Frog. "Give
him a spanking every hour until he is
better."
As Dr. Bull Frog went down the
step3 he heard a "swat, swat, swat!"
accompanied by a loud 6ound that
coulaVt have come from a sore throat.
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faced girl, with deep pure eyes, nnd there
came n twitch at tho corners of Henri's
mouth as he looked at It.
"My lowaka died free yenr ago," ho
said. "She too loved tho wild thing. But
them wolf damn! They drive me out If
I cannot kill them!" He put fresh fuel
Into the stovo nnd prepared for bed.
Ono day tho big Idea came, to Henri,
Weyman was with him when they
struck fresh signs of lynx. There wns ft
great windfall 10 or IS feet high, and In
one plnco tho logs had formed a sort
of envern, with almost solid wnlls on three
sides. Tho snow wns beaten down by
tracks and tho fur of rabbit was scat
tered about. Henri was Jubilant.
"Wo got hcem sure" he said.
Ho built the bait-house, set a trap and
looked about him shrewdly. Then he ex
plained his scheme to Weyman. If tho
lynx vns cnught nnd tho two wolves came
to destroy It, tho Mpht would take .plnco
In thnt shelter under the windfall, nnd
tho innrnudcrs would have to pass
through tho openlnR. So Henri set five
smnllcr trnps, concealing them skilfully
under leaves nnd moss nnd snow, nnd
nil were far enough nwny from the bait
house so thnt the trapped lynx could not
spring them In Ids struggles.
"When they light, wolf Jump this way
nn' tbat-nn' sure get In," said Henri.
"He miss one, two, free but ho sure get
In trnp somewhere.
Thnt same morning a light snow fell,
making tho work more complete, for It
covered up nil footprints and burled the
telltale rrent of man. That night Kazan
and Oray Wolf passed within a hundred
feet of tho wlndfnll, and Orny Wolf's
keen scent detected something strnngo
nnd disquieting In the air. Sho Informed
Knzan by pressing her shoulder against
his, nnd they swung off nt right nngles,
kecpliiR to wlndwnrd of the trnp-llne.
For two days nnd three cold, starlit
nights nothing happened nt thn wlndfnll.
Henri understood nnd explained to Wey
man. The lynx was n hunter, like him
self, nnd also had Its hunt-line, which It
covered about onco a week. On tho Ilfth
night the lynx returned, went to tho
windfall, was lured straight to tho bait,
and tho sharp-toothed steel trap closed
relentlessly over Its rlRht hlndfoot. Kazan
nnd Gray Wolf were traveling n quarter
of a mile deeper In the forest when they
heard tho clanking of tho steel chain as
tho lynx fmiRht to freo Itself.
Ten minutes later they stood In the
door ot tho windfall cavern.
It wns a white, clear night, so fillet,
with brilliant stars that Henri himself
could linvo hunted by tho light of them.
Tho lynx had exhausted Itself and lay
crouching on Its belly as Knzan nnd
Gray Wolf nppeared. As usual, Gray
Wolf held back whllo Kazan began the
battle. In the 11 rut or second of theso
fights on tho trap-line Knzan would prob
ably havo been disemboweled or hnd his
JiiRUlnr -cln cut open hnd the fierce cnts
been free. They wcro more thnn his
mntch In open light, thouRh tho btgRcst
of them fell 10 pounds under his weight.
Chnnco had saveI him on the Pun Hock.
Gray Wolf and tho porcupine had both
added to tho defeat of tho lynx on tho
sand bar. And nlonc Hcnrl'H hunting
lino It was tho trap that was his ally,
liven with his enemy thus shackled, ho
took big chances. And he took blgRcr
chances than ever with tho lynx under
the windfall.
Tho cat was on old warrior, G or 7
years old. His claws wcro nn Inch and
a quarter long and curved like simitars.
Ills forefeet and his left hlndfoot wcro
free, nnd ns Knzan advanced ho drew
back so that tho trnp chain was slack
under his body. Hero Kazan could not
follow his old tactics of clrcllnR nbout
his trapped foo until It had becomo tan
gled In the chain or had so shortened
and twisted It that thero was no chnnco
for a leap. Ho hnd to attack face to face,
nnd suddenly ho lunRcd In. They met
shoulder to shoulder. Kazan's fangs
snapped at tho other's throat nnd missed.
Beforo he could strlko again the lynx
llunc out Its freo hlndfoot, and even Gray
Wolf heard the ripping sound that It
made. With a snnrl Kazan was ilunR
bnck, his shoulder torn to the bone.
Then It was that one ot Henri's hidden
trnps saved him n second attack nnd
denth. Steel Jaws snapped over ono of
his forefeet, und when ho leaped tho
chain stopped him. Once or twlco beforo
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Percy Braitman, Christian street,
and some of his friends, Samuel and
Louis Cramer, M. Catz, N. Manis and
I. Cohen, are responsible for much re
cent happiness in this world. At
Christmas time they befriended a poor
little boy whom Percy found on the
street crying because there was to be
no Merry Christmas in his house that
year. Percy says that tho Rainbow
Club and its mission came right be
fore his eyes. He told the boys and
they started to save up for a tree, but
in the meantime, they found one, so
they gave their savings, which
amounted to a dollar, to the little boy's
mother. I think their own Christmas
must have been a very happy one,
don't you? On New Year's Day,
while watching the parade, these same
boys befriended another Jittle boy.
Percy gave up his place in line to
him so that he could see and then he
gave him a penny. Surely these young1
mm ax HvMg up to tlwir Mi(
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blind Drsy Wolf had leaped In when sho
knew thnt Kiuan was in great danger.
For nn Instant sho forgot her caution
now, and as sho heard Kaian'a snarl of
pain eho sprang In under the windfall.
Five trnps Henri hnd hidden In the space
In front of the bnlthouso and Gray Wolf's
feet found two of these. She fell on her
side, snapping and snarling.
In his strugglo Kninn sprung the re
maining two traps. Ono of them missed,
Tho fifth, nnd Inst, cnught him by ft
hlndfoot.
This wns n little pnst midnight. From
then until morning the earth nnd snow
under the wlndfnll were torn up by tho
struggles of the wolf, tho dog nnd tho
lynx to regain their freedom. And when
morning enme, nil thrco were exhausted,
nnd lay on their sides, pnntlng nnd with
bleeding Jaws, waiting for tho coming
of mnn nnd death.
Henri nnd Weyman wero out early.
When they struck off tho mnln lino
toward the wlndfnll, Henri pointed to
the tracks of Kazan nnd Gray Wolf, and
his dnrk fnco lighted up with plonsure
and excitement. W'h-n they reached the
shelter under tho mnss of fallen timber
bcAh stood speechless for n moment,
astounded by what they saw. Even
Henri had seen nothing like this before
two wolves nnd a lynx, all In trnps, nnd
almost within reach of ono another's
fnngs. Hut surprlso could not long delay
tho business of Henri's hunter's Instinct.
The wolves lay llrst In his path, and he
was raising his rlflo to put a stoel-cnppcd
bullet through the base of Kazan's brain,
when Weyman cnught him eagerly by the
arm. Weyman was storing. Ills fingers
dug Into Henri's llcsh. Ills eyes hnd
caught a glimpse of the steel-studded col
lar nbout Knznn's neck.
"Walt!" ho cried. "It's not a wolf. It's
a dogi '
Henri lowered his ride, staring at the
collar. Weymnn's eyes shot to Gray
Wolf. Sho wns facing them, snarling, her
white fangs bored to the foes sho could
not see. Her blind eyes wero closed.
Where there should have been eyes thero
wns only hnlr, nnd an exclamation broke
from Weymnn's lips.
"Look!" he commanded of Henri.
"What In tho nnme of heaven"
"Ono Is dog wild dog thnt hns run
to the wolves," said Henri. "And tho
other In wolf."'
"And blind!" gnsped Wcymnn.
"Oul, blind, m'sleur." added Henri, fall
ing pnrtly Into French In his nmazement.
Ho wns raising his rifle agntn. Wey
man seized It firmly.
"Don't kill them," ho snld. "Glvo them
to me alive. Figure up tho value of tho
lynx they hnve destroyed, nnd ndd to thnt
tho wolf bounty, nnd I will pay. Alive,
they nre worth to mo n grent dcnl. My
tlod, n dog mid a blind wolf mates!"
He still held Henri's rllle, nnd Henri
wns stnrlng nt him, ns If he did not yet
quite understand.
Woymnnn continued spenklng, his eyes
nnd fnco blazing.
"A dog nnd n blind wolf mates!" he
repented. "It Is wonderful, Henri. Down
there they will any thnt I have gono be
yond renson, when my book comes out.
Hut I shnll hnve proof. I nhnll take W
photographs here, beforo you kill the
lynx. And I shall pay you, Henri, n hun
dred dollars apiece for tho two. liny I
havo them?"
Henri nodded. Ho held his rlflo In
rcndlncss, while Wcymnn unpacked his
camera nnd got to work. Snarling fangs
greeted the click of the enmern shutter
tho fangs of wolf nnd lynx. Hut Knzan
lay cringing, not through fear, but be
cnuso ho still recognized the mastery of
mnn. And when he hnd finished with
his pictures, Weymnii approached almost
within rench of him, and spoke even more
kindly to him thnn the man who hnd lived
bnck In the deserted cabin.
Henri shot the lynx, nnd when Kazan
understood this he tore nt the end of his
trnuehalun nnd snarled nt tho writhing
body of his forest enemy. Ily means of
a polo and n bablcho noose, Kazan was
brought out from under tho wlndfnll nnd
taken to Henri's cnbln. The two men
then returned with a thick sack nnd moro
bnblche. nnd blind Gray Wolf, still tot
tered by tho traps, was mndo prisoner.
All the rest of thnt day Weyman and
Henri worked to build u stout cago ot
saplings, and, when It was finished, tho
two prisoners were placed In It.
Ucfore tho dop was put In with Gray
Wolf, Wcymnn closely examined tho worn
nnd tooth-mnrkod collar nbout his neck.
On tho brass plato he found engraved
tho ono word, "Knzan," nnd, with n
strango thrill, mado note of It In his diary.
After this Weyman often remained nt
tho cabin when Henri went out on the
trnp-llne.
After tho second dny he dared to put
his head between tho sapling bars and
touch Kaziin, nnd the next day Kaznn
nccepted a pleco of raw moose meat from
his hand. Hut nt his approach, Gray
Wolf would always hide under tho pllo of
balsam In the corner of their prison. Tho
Instinct ot generations nnd perhaps of
centuries had taught her that man was
her deadliest enemy. And yet, this man
did not hurt her, and Kaznn was not
afraid of him. Sho was frightened at
first; then puzzled, nnd a growing curi
osity followed that. Occasionally, after
the third dny, alio would thrust her blind
faco out of the balsam and sniff the air
when Weyman was nt tho cage, making
friends with Kazan. Hut sho would not
eat. Weyman noted that, und each day
ho tempted her with tho choicest morsels
of deer and mooso fat. Flvo days six
seven passed, and sho had not taken a
mouthful. AVcyman could count her ribs.
"Sho die," Henri told him on the sev
enth night. "She starve before she eut In
that cage. She want the forest, tho wild
kill, tho fresh blood. Sho two t'reo year
old too old to mako civilize."
Henri went to bed at tho usual hour,
but Wcyman was troubled, and sat up
late. Ho wrote a long letter to the sweet
faced girl nt North Hattleford, and then
ho turned out tho light, and painted vis
Ions, of her In the red Blow of the Are.
He saw her again for that tint tlmo
when ho camped In tho llttlo shack whero
the fifth city of Saskatchewan now stood
with her blue eyes, the big shining
braid, and the fresh glow of the prairies
In her cheeks. She had hated him yes,
actually hated him, because be loved to
kill. Ho laughed softly us ho thought ot
that. She had changed him wonderfully.
Ho rose, opened the door swiftly, and
went out'. Instinctively his eyes turned
westward. The sky was a blaze of stars.
In their light he could see the cage, and
he stood, watching and listening. A
sound came to him. It wqs Gray Wolf
gnawing at the sapling bars of her prison.
A moment later there came a low sob
bing whine, and he knew that it was
Kazan crying for his freedom.
Leaning against the side of the cabin
was on ax. Weyman seized it. and his
lips smiled silently. He was thrilled by
a strange happiness, and a thousand
miles away In that city on the Saskatch
ewan ho could feel another spirit re
joicing with htm.
He moved toward the cage, A dozen
blows, and two ot the sapling bars were
knocked out. Then Weyman drew back.
Gray Wolf found the opening first, and
she slipped out into the starlight like
a shadow. But she did not flee. Out In
the open space she waited for Kazan, and
for a moment the two stood there, look
ing at tho cabin. Then they set oft into
freedom, Gray Wolf's shoulder at
Kazan's dank.
Weyman breathed deeply,
"Two by two always two by two, until
death finds one ot them," he whispered.
CHAPTER, XII.
THB RED DEATH.
KAZAN and Gray Wolf wandered
northward into the Fond du Lao
country, and were there when Jacques,
a, Hudson Bay Company's runner, came
up to the post from the south with the
drat authentic news of the dread plague
the smallpox. For weeks there had
been rumors on all sides. And rumor
grew into rumor. From the east, the
south and the west they multiplied, until
on all sides the Pt I Reveres of the wil
derness were carrying word that a Wort
Rougfr-the Red Death was at their
heels, and the. chill of a great f$ar swept
like a shivering wind from the edgo of
clvliiiaUon to the bay. Nineteen years
tfctor, the tusmm k4 coat u- frost
tho south, nnd the Red Terror had fol
lowed. The horror of It still remained
with the forest people, for a thousand
unmarked graves, shunned like a pesti
lence, and scattered from the lower
waters of James Bay to tho lake couptry
of tho Athabasca, gave evidence of the
toll It demanded.
Now nnd then In their wanderings Ka
zan and Grny Wolf had como upon the
little mounds thnt covered tho dead. In
stinct something that wns Infinitely be
yond the comprehension of man mado
them feel the presence of death nbout
them, pcrhnps smell It In the nlr.
Kazan hnd lured her back to a trnp
llne. The trail they found wns old. It
hnd not been traveled for mnny days. In
ft trap they found a rabbit, but It had
been dead n. long time. In another there
wns tho carcass of ft fox, torn Into bits
by tho owls. Most ot the trnps were
sprung. Others were covered with snow.
Knzan, with his threc-nunrters strain ot
dog, rnn over the trnll from trnp to trnp,
Intent only on something alive meat to
devour. Gray Wolf, In her blindness,
scented denth. It shivered In the trco
tops above her. She found It In every
trap-house they enmo to denth mnn
denth. It grew stronger nnd stronger,
nnd she whined, and nipped Knznn's
flnnk. And Knznn went on. Orny Wolf
followed him to the edge of tho clearing
In which I.otl's cabin stood, nnd then she
sat back on her haunches, raised her blind
face to the gray sky, ntul gnvc a long nnd
wnlllng cry. In that moment tho bristles
began to stand up nlong Knzan's spine.
Once, long ago, ho had howled beforo
tho tepee of n master who was newly
dend, nnd ho settled bnck on his
haunches, nnd gnve tho denth-cry with
Orny Wolf. He, too. scented It now.
Denth wns In the cnbln, nnd over tho
cnbln thero slood n sapling pole, nnd nt
tho end of the pole there fluttered a strip
of red cotton rag tho wnrnlng flng of the
plague from Athnbnscn to the liny. This
man, Ilko n hundred other heroes of the
North, hnd run up the wnrnlng beforo ho
Inld himself down to die.
And thnt same night, In the cold light
of tho moon, Kazan and Gray Wolf
swung northward Into tho country ot the
Fond du Lnc.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
BIG DANCING PEER
FOR CHELSEA PLANNED
BY WEALTHY FOLK
Large Property Owners of At
lantic City's Fashionable Sec
tion Evince Lively In
terest in Project
CONVENIENCE QUESTION
ATLANTIC CITV, Jnn. 11. After re
iterating for a great many years that
under no circumstances would thoy per
mit a splendid Btrctch of beach to bo
marred nnd obstructed by a. pier, prom
inent Chclseans aro almost ready to mako
a complete, change of front. Tho belief
Is growing 'nmong largo property owners
of tho lower residential district that It Is
hardly fnlr to tho young pcoplo thero
thnt they should have to travel a good
two miles up Into tho crowded city In
search of a place to dnnce, nnd thnt nn
amusement Htructuro maintained like the
Steel I'lor would bo a very good thing
for Chelsea.
Nothing mny come of It In tlmo for next
summer, but Chelsea can have a pier If
public sentiment decides that way nnd
cnpltnl Is forthcoming. A block of prop
erty facing tho Boardwalk between Chel
sea nnd Montpcller nvcnuo and nbuttlng
on tho landward sldo tho premises of Rod
man Wanamnker, Is ono of tho few un
restricted sections on tho whole beach
front. Many have predicted that Mr.
Wanamnker would buy tho beach front
ago to protect his holdings, extending
back to Pacific nvenue, but the title Is
still In tho hands of a syndicate which
hus not paid tho taxes on tho land for
Bevcrnl years.
It taken a gloomy, rnlny day, like yes
terday was, to make business brisk for
proprietors of women's specialty shops
up and down tho Boardwalk. Ten
thousand women get out their llnery nnd
parade about tho hotels all morning when
thoy llnd parading outdoors Is not to bo
thought of. Hut when luncheon Is past,
they sally forth any way, whether It Is
raining or not, nnd mnko their way to
tho shops where tho cheapest hat sells
for J15, and a really presentable blouso
cannot bo obtained for less than $10.
When two or threo wet days come In
close succession, women whoso bank ac
counts do not reipilro careful watching
buy many blouses and hats Just to amuso
themselves.
Tho Boardwalk as yet has scarcely
heard that Evangelist Stnugh Is In town.
He can batter nwny all he sees fit at
the cabarets at long range. They do not
do much business during the next six or
eight weeks anyway, one philosopher
expressed It today. But just let Stough
get after tho inovto shows, which run
crowded to tho doors on Sunday nights
and thero will be n mighty howl, the
movie men say.
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Brinton camo to the
shore from Media with Miss H. 31.
Brinton.
Mrs. F. W. Curtis and Miss Curtis, of
Reading, are nmong the Pennsylvauians
hero.
Recently arrived Phlludclphlans Include
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Barnitz, .Mr. nnd Mrs.
R. D. Dulslmcr, Miss Harriet Boyer, Mr.
and .Mrs. N. S. Allluger, Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Townsend, Jr.. G. S. Cheyney and
Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Schultz.
Mrs. Walt Ponder Conawny entertained
at bridge at her home on Paclllc avenue,
her guests being Mrs. Harry N. Karl,
Mrs. Henry P. Miller, Mrs. William Harri
son Van Dyne, Mrs. Savery Bradley, Mrs.
William A. Faunce, Mrs. Roy Woolbert
and Mrs. Harry Shlnnen.
Mrs. Irving Parsons will give a lunch
eon and bridge on Wednesday of this
week.
Dirge of Used-to-Be
In the dark(ond gloomy graveyard of the
Thlngs-Tliat-Used-to-Be,
A group of ghosts were gathered 'neath a
weeping willow tree.
In mournful tones, with dismal moans,
while tears streamed from his eyes,
A melancholy shade explained the cause
of his demise.
i
He said: "I was an Oil Lamp, and I still
recall the clay
When folks thought I was bright enough
to light the darkest way;
But when, at last, I'd finally cast a glamor
round myself.
They all installed Electric Light and put
me on the shelf."
"I was a little Horse Car," another spirit
cried,
"And for a time upon my back the world
was glad to ride.
For many a day things went my way,
but soon I, too, departed;
The Tramways pushed me oft the track
to perish, broken-hearted."
An ancient ghost wept softly as he told
his tale of woe.
He said; "I was a Mali Coach a century
ago;
But conservation taught the nation how
to save its breath.
And now the phones and telegraphs have
just talked me to death."
And so, beneath the willow trees, these
mournful ghosts reside, "
All dreaming of the good, old -fashioned
days before they died.
With plaintive walls they tell their tales
ot death and dissolution.
For every one of them was killed by plain
ELECTBOCJOTION.
lanloar Odtdta.
.I ' ' ' j1 . ' 'M ... .: i
MR. AND MRS. JOHN W.
KIELKOPP
FIFTY YKAItS MARRIED
Mr. nnd Mrs. John W. Kiclkopf Cele
brate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Fifty years of hnppy mnrrlcd llfo Is be
ing celebrated today by Mr. nnd Mrs.
John W. Kiclkopf nt their home, 1K3 Mis
worth street. Four generations of tho
family nro pnrtlclpatlng In tho celebra
tion. Mr. nnd Mrs. Kiclkopf wero married
January 11, 1S0G, In Port Richmond. With
them nt the golden wedding nnnlversnry
today will bo their only son, Georgo Kicl
kopf. nnd their threo daughter. Mrs.
William Morrison, 32." North nouvlor
street; Mrs. W. John Porter. 131.1 South
Ruby street, nnd Mrs. 12. C. Chlsm. of
Nntlonnl Park, N. J. There nro olcht
grandchildren nnd ono grent-grnndchlld.
Mr. Kiclkopf hns boon a tenmster, with
his place of business nt lfiO Dock street,
for CO years. He Is nn active member of
tho KnlKhls of Pythias, and Is master of
the exchequer In Integrity Lodge, No. 48.
LITTLE SCHOOLGIRLS
TAUGHT WITH DOLLS
HOW TO CARE FOR BABY
Geography and Spelling Books
Temporarily Cast Aside, and
Children Instructed by
Expert Nurses
ARITHMETICAL LULLABY
Tho Instinct of motherhood received
definite recognition In the public school
curriculum today when many hundreds
of llttlo girls cast nsldo their geography
books nnd tholr spellcrB to learn how to
caro for babies.
Tho Declaration of Independence, tho
list of European capitals and nil else
that goes with tho traditional course of
the elementary grades wero forgotten ns
tho parents of the future tenderly fon
dled dolls that sorved ns substitutes for
real, llvo bnblcs. Seventeen young
women, nurses employed by tho Deport
ment of Health and Charities, nerved as
teachers. Tho white-robed Instructors first
Impressed their pupils with the nobility
of motherhood, then they told tho chil
dren how delicate tho human niechnulHiti
was and of the necessity of caro in effect
ing Its preservation.
When tho lesson was through nnd tho
dolls hnd been inld awny carefully In their
make-believe cradles, tho llttlo girls re
turned to their other studies, singing the
babies to sleep to tho melody of the mul
tiplication tabic.
Picturesque nnd Inspiring ns the Instruc
tion was, It hnd a greater educational sig
nificance than the majority of laymen who
witnessed it could appreciate. It meant
that ono of tho most serious duties of
Ufo hud been given equnl pedagogical rank
with other mntters that will perhaps never
affect tho honiemakcrs of the next gen
eration. Tho Instruction will hereafter bo given
after regulnr school hours. Tho Division
of Child Hygiene of tho Health Depart,
ment will supply tho teachers, whllo the
Child Federation, through whoso Influ
ence this work was undertaken, will fur
nish tho equipment. Albert Cross, secre
tary of this organization, declared today
that Philadelphia hud only begun what
other cities hail been doing for many
yeurs.
This work had been successfully under
taken under the auspices of tho Llttlo
Mothers' Leagues formed by the Child
Federation, but It was not until today
thut tho municipality entered Officially
Into tho movement. The list of schools,
to which the Division of Child Hygiene
has nsslgned lecturing nurses, is us fol
lows: Baugh-Close, 7th nnd Dickinson streets;
Columbus, Oth and Carpenter streets;
Hawthorne, 12th nnd Fltzwntcr streets;
Randall. 9th nnd Balnbrldge streets:
Northeast, Knee and l-nwrenco Htreets;
Durham, ICth und Lombard streets; Mad
ison, New Market and Green streets;
Paxson, Cth and Noble streets; Landcn
bcrger, 4th and George streets; Baldwin,
16th and Porter streets; titunton, 17th 'and
Christian streets. Landreth, '-'3d and Fed
eral streets: Key. Mb and Wolf streets;
Rush, 6th street and Snyder n- euue;
Furness, 3d and Mifflin streets; Nichols,
16th and Wharton streets, and Mount Ver
non, 3d and Catharine streets.
.MRS. KETCHUM .MOVES
Her Soup Kitchen Now Located at
Her Home, 3224 Frnnkford Avenue
Mrs. M. W. Ketchum has opened tho
Richmond soup kitchen for tho winter at
her home, 3!t Frnnkford avenue, instead
of at the former address in the rear of
2S62 Ann street. Sho has .found her own
home to be a more suitable headquarters
and the 140-gallon soup kettle has been
moved there,
jiore than 150 persons wero supplied
with soup and bread yesterday, and dur.
Ing the remainder of the winter the food
will be given out dally between 11 and
l'.'.CO o'clock the lunch hour. Improved
industrial conditions have decreased the
number of destitutes Injthe section, but
there are still many nqpdy ones who
would go hungry It It were not tor Mrs.
Ketchum's efforts.
LIGHT ARTILLERY ON VIEW
National Security League Has Ex
hibit at Headquarters
The Franklin Bank Building now looks
as It it can defend Itself against anything,
for the National Security League, which
is quartered therein, la bhowlng threo
machine guns, two one-pouuders. a num
ber of three-inch shelltja complete land
ing force and dlversother forms of
righting equipment Captain K O Mor
gan, of the Minnesota, loaned the ex
hibits to- the league, and sent some
allow from the Navy Yard to set 4t
l "UP.
CITY TAKES GOOD CAKE
OF ITS DEPENDENT OLD
FOLK IN MANY HOMIS
"Shabby Genteel" nnd Age4
Poor Pind'IIavena in Numer
ous Institutions of Varied
Characters
NEARLY 2000 ON LISTS
City's Aped Dependent
Folk Well Cared For
They are -well cared for.
Tho city has moro than 30
homes corresponding to tho pro
posed Frccdmnn Home, in New
York, for tho "shabby tronteel."
Nearly 2000 aged nnd helpless ,
men and women of good standing
or former good circumstances aro,;
sheltered in theso homes.
Many of tho homes aro sector-1
ian.
Tho waiting lists aro largo.
Philadelphia takes good caro of Itfl ol4 i
people, caro as pnlnstnking and reverent
nn that prescribed In tho will of tho lais
Andrew Froodmnli, of Now York, who
loft nenrly $7,000,000 for tho establishment f
of a nonscctnrlnn homo for tho ogtA
Indigent of former good circumstance
who havo becomo dependent through ,4"
vcrslty.
Thero aro moro than 30 homos -for-theM
"shnbby genteel" old pooplo in this clt
Klther through explicit stipulation or in
directly tho memborn of tho "famUle;'.
In tho homcB scattered throughout the
city como tip to tho standard prcacrtboH
In tho will of tho Now Tork philanthro
pist. Tho homos aro supported by Statu
aid, prlvato bequests, publlo contribuw
tlons and by churches and religious, frfc
tcrnnl nnd other societies.
"This city provides very well for ,lto
old pcrsonB," Bald tho Hov. It. M. Iiittle,
secrctnry of tho Society for Organizing ,
Charity. "Wo llko to believe, of oouny.
that tho City ot Brotherly Love la moro
benovolcnt In Its caro of tho agod. de
pendent than nro other cities. Wo com
pare very favorably with them.
"Tho ontraiico fees, averaging frometlOO
to $300, nnd tho constitutions of tho oim j
gnnlzntlons which support tho homos, (
mako for n rnthor high standard socially;
among tho Inmates. Tho waiting lists
of all of thorn nro large, and usually It
requires a year of waiting to enter,"
NEARLY 1000 IN HOMES
Nearly 2000 old men nnd women, mar
ried nnd single, widowers and widows,
find shelter under tho roofs of homes for
tho "shnbby genteel" of this city. Tho
minimum cntranco age ranges from CO to
65 years and In one or two cases It Is 3
years.
Most of tho homes bnr old pcoplo who
wero not well-to-do or who did not movo
In good society, leaving them to the caro
of tho almshouses. In their comfortablo
retreats tho whlto-halred belles of long
ago ply their needles. If their eyes nro not
too dimmed, nnd tho now decrepit men
road their books or walk In the garden,
slowly, to bo sure. About half ot the
homes shelter both husband and wife, so
that tho twilight years may be spent
together.
Tho indigent Widows' and Single Wom
en's Socloty of Philadelphia excludes ser
vants from tho homo, ono of tho largest
in tho city, which It malntnlns nt 361G
Chestnut street. Good soclnl standing Is
Insisted upon nt the homo of tho Christ
Church Hospital, nt -ISth street nnd Bol
mont avenue, the oldest homo for aged
women In tho city. It wns established In
1772 for Protestant Episcopal old ladles.
Another example is tho Old Man's
Home, at 30th and Bnrlng streets, which
opens Its doors only to nged men whoso
circumstances havo been lowered by mis
fortune. All the homes Insist on good
standing and references, with entrance
fees and provisions thnt whatever fortune
the entrant may possess shall bo devised
to tho home.
SOME ACCEPT POOR ONLY
In direct contrast to this, the homes for
poverty-stricken nged persons supported
by the Little Sisters of tho Poor, a Catho
lic organization, cxcludo all who are not
poor. Three of theso havens are main
tained, nt 53d street and Chester avenue.
ISth street abovo Jefferson street, and
C02 Church lane, Germnntown,
Many ot tho Philadelphia homes are
sectarian. How particular some of them
are as to the character of their Inmates
may be Illustrated by the John C. Mercer
Homo for Disabled Clergymen of t)M ,
Presbyterian faith, at Ambler. Pjuin
where no clergyman who uses tobaccoOKj
admitted.
ONE HOME FOR NEGROES.
There Is one largo home for aged or4l
Indigent negroes, both men and women, J
It Is tho Home for Aged and Inflrnf
Colored Persons, at 4100 Ulrard avenue.
It Insists on good character and worth
iness In Its inmates.
The following is a list of Philadelphia's
homes for the Indigent aged, whom mis
fortune has rendered dependent. The list
docs not Include almshouses, missions,
navul und military homes, asylums for
the aged blind or deaf or homes catering
to tho very poorest classes;
Ilaptlst Home of Philadelphia, 17th and Hor
rid atrei'ta.
Christ Church Hospital, 4Sth street and Bel
mont unue, .
Ulwln Forret Home for Agra and Infirm
'.Vi-Iura and Actreasea, Prankford avenue near
Coitman street.
Prlenjs' Hoarding Home. 0300 Greta otreet,
Genuantonn.
George Nugent Home for 'Uaptlat MlnUtera
and Wlvea, SSI Weat Johnson street, German
toun. German Baptist Home for the Aged, 7033
Hlsliig Sun avenue,
Uer-ign Evangelical Home for tha Aged, Old
York rood and Bunting Park avenue.
llayeit Mechanics' Home. Ha la.
Homo for the 'Aged, 1S03 Mount Vernon
street.
Home for the Aged Couples ot the City of
Philadelphia, 17-'3 Francis street.
Home for Aged and Infirm Colored 2Vrson.s.
4100 Glrard avenue.
Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites, York
road and Tabor avenue.
Home for Iletlred Alujlc Teachers, 101 t - -Johnaon
street. Germantown.
House of rtest for the Aged of the Protestant
Hpfscopal Church, 5011) Wayne avenue.
Indigent Widows' and Single Women's &o
clety of Philadelphia. :61S chestnut street.
Jenlsh Sheltering Home for the Homeless
and Aged, .11,1 South 3d street.
John C. Mercer Home for Disabled Clergy
men ot the Presbyterian Faith, Ambler, Pa.
Laamy Home for Old Ladles. Itouiofort eve?
nue near Buyer street. Mount Airy.
Slarv J. tlrcxel Home and Philadelphia
Mother House of Deauonesies, 3100 South Col
lege avenue.
Maaoule Home of Pennsylvania, 3333 North
Broad street.
MethudUt BpUcotul Home for the Aged of
PhlladelphU. tk-lisunt. lllgley and Monument
aveuuee-
Nawrcne Home for the Aged, 2030-33 Coluni.
bkt sveuue. .02T- N'trboUa street.
Odd Fellows' Home of Pennsylvania, Ijlb
sod Ttotia. streets.
Old Ladies' Home of PhJUdelptda, fscojiy
treat near Comly, Wlssinoming.
Old llsoi liou'.e. .'tOth and l'-irlag streets.
Peon Asylum of Philadelphia, for InditreM '
Widows and Single Women. HOI ltt jktfc.
quehanha atenwe.
Philadelphia German Protestant Home ton ta
Aged. 2d street pike and Suldiers' road.
Presbyterian Homo for Aged Couples. o4
Aged Mer of the State of I'cnosybania City
avenue jieer Helmont avenue.
Presbyterian Home for Widows au.f StngU
Women in the State of Pennsylvania, Sii
street and Oreoaway avenu.
itebekab Home for Wl.cs and M14MM ot
Odd PeUoKs. xiOl North lTtn street.
rtaxborougb Horn tot Indigent lyonua- ls.
trlngtoa avenue. Itgibarauea.
St. Anu Koman t'utb Do Widows' Asyliess
Ht,UifWa Kplaconal Honu sr Am! I
uictnxi vee. st 4snoara Jgnat.
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