me a smile, my brother? BL kindly eye! my weshnew °R sky. 1 he. frmber. tattered ft at EL Por two rete would ave reid ar j1d4 = § Abby” i Hix mind was fall of what this do | 1 ing would have hess had he possessed | thr meAns Io oqrry ont his Jeving de penienost Winter's aver, fon with brisk fontatens, fthe last setlier's cabin on 5 soviinnd sarwn-pur howl -| before edie. Wout one fit a0 word o ed vi Ww n't you give me. your hand. my brother? Tet Sa wlore we part? I: oad ghten ny joad of sarepw rigaten mE eax ¥. pears been able to do real well by sires, The log cabin which was 10 be hin sister's howe, would, be well knew, he destitate of ail but the barest con Deep in his heart lay the fond wish to distinguish it by some ; spireinl Iazurs. “Fraps I have nek yet before the over.” he soliloguized. The sharp pip of the oid sent hi He pasecd his way, turned his hae on the rough char | ings and stroek inf a hamier road widelh penetrated into {he beast of the {dense woods. his isw But 83 Le continuad hie walk quick step was spddenty arranted. The | | vehi of the wind, even fn Be angriest nshing of the forest. never made 2 He that low pitebed, long tn his life Jack Bad hessd i the dismal yell but always under cir citipstances ncloding na denser. How “Line men In the bleak Nori conutry hated the speaking creatures which preyed on the few flocks of sheep A sttack children or even 8 win when enough of them came together g Many a wolf story had Jack Ustened | ta beside were peiting scarcer ax the conntry lb, Begr | Fhe eawmpfire. The animals fo peadually beens more seltied, he Bad beard of cases in which the | severity of (he season had bronght the ely thisgs in packs frightfully mem ibe scattered homes, He listened with every senss on keen Nis, it oak not the wind, Been in the short monient in which be stond still he could Taney that it grew louder, that snarling Bowl broken by barks enn WOLVES wen E CLOSE BEHIND” ning rays of the reddening a sparkle to the snow as set out on his Jong waik. inary took its last glance world the moon arose, a cold appalling to any | thas the forest laliovers 0 other climate, and re. nek, in bis Tirol sustained ) an of the house, was al before on ap errand of fn fully out of sight of id all possible SE CRTD obssrvation : ing peeupane he paused on nis heats Huson from the Nothing to do with the hr whic h his face as he carefully logs. | the wrappings to gaze