Five Cent Wide Awake Library (vol. 2) (1892 11 19)

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OF * uCHOGAN. 2 “Tie «su bscription price for ‘Tae Wrox. Lisaany for the year 1883 will be $2.50 per year;- $1.25! per 6 mont} Stee ee eee ei ag oR A STORY OF THE GREAT NORTH-WEST. “; = By JAS. D., MONTAGUE, rate Author of “The Boy Pedestrians,” “Leon the Outlaw,” “Pinkerton’s Boy Detectives,” etc., etc. © * 5 aA e} CHAPTER I. menced whirling around withit, making a broad” THE AMERICAN WOLF—A TERRIBLE FATE, Berore the Beppelation of the great North-west ceSteliow; and will give us meat for a fort- night.” _ McCue drew his hunting-knife and bled the buck by opening the jugular vein. As the warm blood spurted out over the snow a steam arosein stantly dashed over his companions. nth of what it is now, the settlers ons. : Sis =f fay tocontend with that tried their | the frosty air above, and the smell of frésh blood | Round and round jhe went swinging his hes re ree beyond endurance at times. They were | Was quite pronounced. rifle in a death circle, and a wolf went dowas : American Indian and his prototype, the “T must hurry up before the wolves geta smell| at every turn. But constant turning. iy American wolf. of this,”*he muttered to himself, as he proceeded | him dizzy. es to cut off the two hind-quarters. He had not severed the parts ere he hearda snorting sound in the bushes not twenty paces away. He knew what it was. He was perfectly Re familiar with it, and knew just what it meant. There was a tinge of despair in the cry. th Looking around he saw the black snout of aj] ‘Help! Help!” EBs wolf in the bushes pointed directly at him. He reeled and staggered like a drunken m: He had reloaded his faithful rifle, and in} A dozen monster brutes sprang upon him, another instant its sharp whip-like crack sounded | him to earth, and tore him in pieces within the death-knell of the wolf. ‘of his cabin home. His head began to “swim.” — ~ 5 To stop would invite the spring of nearly a hundred wolves. ‘ : “Help! Help!” | “Sometimes the Indian could be reasoned with, © horses, or anything else that had flesh and blood | “That's a dollar to go with the meat,” said — in its make em They would eat up the wife or McCue, reloading his rifle. The charge sent a HAPTER IL child, and stand around the cabin, daring the | home, he stalked forward to secure the sealp. At c : . hhend of the family to come out. Talk about the same moment he heard several short, sharp, THE NIGHT’S SIEGE. erty. barks in the woods on the left. om “They have caught the smell of the buck’s| Ina few minutes there was nothing but age blood,” he muttered. “J must hurry up and] bloody bones left of the brave pioneer. The leave ’em the hide, head and fore-quarters. That | enous brutes seemed to have insatiable ap will give me time to get back to the cabin.” They swept on toward the cabin of the vicim / He secured the scalp of the dead wolf and} howled around it like so many demon 6 - started to return to the careass of the deer, when | from the lowest regions of Pluto. . f A shriek burst from the mother’s lips. “Dan! Dan! what do you mean?” as soon as she could speak. “Mother, do try to bear it quietly. _Ikn father is dead, because if he was u would have kept them there by killing 5 The clubbed rifle crushed the skulls of two more as théy came in reach of his powerful arm. Whack! / ht Howls and flerce snapping were heard on every side of him. ‘Off, you brute! Good Lord, they’re thicker’n ’ mosquitoes in summer !? . them. They would not have left him there He drew his knife and cut right and left. Sey-| howled around the tree all night.” x> eral were cufnearly in two. Bat they seemed to} - Mrs. McCuc gave a groan and sank down f pte: up out of the ground, so numerous were | death-like swoon. — ev. F j She intuitively knew that Dan had ré The knife allowed them to come too close to| correctly, and that those ravenous brutes. him. Several bit him on his legs, and his blood} the cabin had torn her brave, loving hu was flowing freel ; pieces and devoured him. er y- $ . “Help! help?! he yelléd at the'top of his voice.| “Nora! Nora!” called-Dan,.“‘look to ‘me He os : 3 sy a6 or We > . > P. 4 oth - i ‘ <j . . kt rifle, without which he never ven- not aware that the wolves had swept his vicinity in any more than their He had often secured a dozen day, within rifle-shot of the set- afternoon he step out to see secure some game for his larder, same time to get a scalp or two. entered the forest ere he saw zi

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= we ae | THE, WOLF BOYS {OF MICHIGAN. — verse © 4° Nora Sereamod at first but, in ‘another moment CHAPTER II, “Lbelieve you,” said Bob. Did you ever kill. Epettiro bien te as ieoloubaoet ek mother, YING tae WOLF BOYS —MIKE “REAGAN'S MLE US ES a Sark xa didn't ‘I kill a pig with 12 *Bedad ad, 5 "e Pour water in her face,” said Dan;-without } - . SHOT. : I rin,the bagonét clane through him,” =. as “Oh, you stuck hin, did you?” Dan asked) — “Yes, an’ howly Moses, how he did squale.” > “Well, I don’t blame him for that.” -- 4 Bee “*No—he couldn’t help it.” ; i et “Now we'll be off, said Snap,” proceeding to-= lock up his eabin. eee ebeD Pte RR, They marched out, each man cane a blanket ee strapped to his back like a knapsack. aA A Se ley Having locked his door, Snap took thelead, and =~") started off down the river; the others followed “95 in single file. =o PN, = Their intention was to go down toward the lake ~~ = where deer were plentiful. ; There they knew the wolves would be thick, driven there by hunger to seek deer meat.” = —* Their first: wolf was found about seven miles* below the settlement. He was an enormous big’ black fellow. Dan brought him down with*a bullet in his brain. » “That’s the first,” said Bob, as they all Started forward to secure’ the sealp. ; F Mike gazed at the dead monster in a way that too plainly told the truth on him. as e had never seen a wolf before, ; ‘“« Bedad, it’s an ugly baste -he is,” he remarked. “Tt’s meself as wouldn’d shake hands wid ‘im, nor ate at his table.” tet Dan and Bob laughed heartily. +f “No,” said Bob. * “Don’t let ’em get familiar p mh you, Reagan; they can’t be trusted no- 4 ow.” ‘ i Dan McCue and Bob Stewart were about the Same age, and had shot many a deer, wolf and bear on Michigan River. They were firm friends and brave youths, haying a thoreugh knowledge of the habits of the wolf. : They had agreed to enter into a copartnership crusade against the wolves, and at onee prepared to go to work. **There’s a fortune in it, Bob,” said Dan, “ and no end of vengeance for me.” “Yes,” replied Bob, ‘‘and no end of adven- tures, which both of us like. I can get ready in 'Y | two days.” So can I. Mold plenty of bullets, and get everything ready for a month in the woods.” They went to work making preparations to start. The news ed from mouth to mouth in the settlement that Dan and Bob were going on a wolf hunt for vengeance and scalps. No little éxcitement was the result. Several old men endeavored to dissuade them from the undertaking. \ Said one: \ ‘It’s worse than dangerous, boys, at this time o’ year. The hard winter has made ’em fierce an’ hungry, an’ they'll go in bigger gangs.” “Just what we want, Uncle Si,” replied Bob. “Better git ole ‘Snap’ to go with you, then,” suggested Uncle Si. Sonce turning away from the work of wolf-killing. He yet see the brutes outside, for the snow »-0n the’ground aided him in that respect. » Crack fwent his rifle and down went a wolf. “Sometimes two wero slain at one shot, when they Were in range. » > He was avenging his father’s cruel death, and » ~ that was the one grand moving power of his soul = at the moment. a Bs ice ‘he " ) wounded the others pounced upon the luckless $2 One and tore him to pieces. e = Nora succeeded in getting her mother to her » bed, and then applied such simple restoratives as »*\* the pioneers base. in those days. , _She came to only to realize her terrible, irre- ® parable loss. She moaned all the long night, ¥ calling piteously for her loved one. Nora mingled "> her tears with her mother’s, But Dan went on >= with his'work of vengeance, his lips compressed "and eyes flashing. » Crack! crack! went his rifle all through the — Night, and the death-roll outside increased with P nearly every shot. ae At last daylight came, and the howling mon- (sters slunk away into the forest, gorged with rot peat ae which over half a hundred had ; m devoured. la * 2 . yverous 4, ©. Just as the sun was rising above the tree-tops, an Suen Maine Ones, ein rs i the|_ ‘“ Bedad, av I knowed that I would ay stayed 4 » Dan McCue opened the cabin door and stepped | jumber regions of that State years before. He | in the house.” : g ; 7), Outside. had shot hundreds of them onthe Michigan Riyer,} ‘“Why, you are not afraid, are you?” Dan ~~ » :Thesight that met his eyes was trulyblood-} and was known as the best hunter in the settl>- | asked. corte? : . : » eurdling. The snow was actually blood-red on i he had “ No-o-0,” drawled Mike in a hesitating way. rs Deg , i ment. They called him Snap because he hada} ,, ‘ L * - ‘that side of the cabin where he had kept up the snappish way about him at times. But he was} _. Oh, after you’ve killed a few you'll be-all = editing during the night. Wolf tails, feet and | trag grit every time, and the boys knew it,so| Tight. By Gum! There’s another|one—two, as’, eS Swere scattered about on every side, and | they ‘concluded to have him go with them if they | I live!” ; toa Were as thick as leaves in the forest in au- | eoyiq prevail on him to do so. 4 Dan went to his cabin, which was on the other side of the river, and found him at home. There were two other young men there; one of whom was an Irish youth of twenty ous of age, who had just come out from his home beyond the seas to better his fortunes. nd : ee a » Dan MeCue looked on the scene with some De) degree of satisfaction. But he did not stop long ~~ to upon it, He hastened towards the forest D>, to find some trace of his father. ©. Ere he had gone three hundred yards he eame ae the barrel of his father’s trusty rifle, lying | ~ “« Snap,” said Dan to the old hunter, “Bob tee. blood. among a pile of bones, and covered Ste wart and I are going after wolf sealps. Uncle Spi T Sidiicaa haven tahoneiion Bu ae we must have you along, and we think so © te recognized, and pieces of his father’s cloth- Everybody in the settlement condoled with the ; reaved family, and an organized band of wolf- = ters was formed for the purpose of extermi- » Rating the ravenous brutes. Fae) te nae tw CHAPTER IV. MIKE REAGAN’S TERROR—THE WOLF BOYS PRIS- ONERS. Swap, Dan, and Bob were astoundedat the per- formance of the musket. They did not know it ; was ss Pxorolanged, and cielo were not ex- 3% pecting anything unusual. e : * 7-3} They stood with wide-open eyes, glaring at the ht “ Gosh Almighty squeeze my liver!” exclaimed” | Snap, as he glared at the wild Irishman. ~~) = Suddenly the laughter of Bob and Dan caused ~~ Reagan to stop and glare around him. -He saw no wolves, and, staring at Snap, who was staring” at a a aks st aeeed 7 any * Where’s the wolves? 2 Ries ees ,.“Humph!” grunted Snap. ‘Yer swallowed ‘em | ct tae 8 Mike-rose to his feet and looked arow’ ie he fell!” said his mother ri may—fall—as— enBe a {0, T will not go alone, mother. Bob Stewart ZO with me, and one-or two others.” he ty well,” she said with a sigh, as Dan Seed to his room and closed the door. Rea ee AL SEP

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edad!” he * It’s Moike e i caid Snap, With a contemptuous the musket, which was standing eech up, the bayonet sticking to the muzzle of the gun in the snow. Mike ran musket, and seized it with a ieal eagerness. “Bedad, it’s a jewel ye are, me darlint!” he id. “Bat phwat the divil brought ye out 3 ** Look here, Reagan,” said Dan, suppressing inclination i) origi 2 How many eek abo at gun _ “Sure, an’ I put in a half-pound,” he said. ¢: .” snapped Snap, » Bob and Dan whistled. How much powder?” Pi vers at gra ted 8 a n. ‘ n na bios feel a hit you?” Dan asked ‘eel an. ‘ou an asked. aac) an’ didn’t I think t wur the bloody "9 Well, it wasn’t. You overloaded the gun and ff kieked.” ™ Mike looked biank for a moment. = “4t kilt the wolves intoirely, anyhow,” jhe said, triumphantly towards the dead wolves. did, but you don’t want to be kicked @very time you shoot. Putin ten buck- Ot at a time and two thimblefuls of As att You'll do as well and fare better. her and let’s see you do it right.” toload the musket again, Dan him big at eotetas 4 epee, in. ue a minutes it pro) re , and was ady for Sethe shot. ee, let's get the scalps.” ded the way and showed Mike how to cut isealp, which included both ears held to- by @ piece of skin across the top of the ~* You'll 4 dollar apiece for ’em,” said Bob, Papting hin the scalps. «, Mike them and put them in his game bag. > *But he began to feel the effects of the kic tly, and kept rubbing his shoulder and his musket suspiciously. *Phere’s another one!” cried Bob, espying one nt delhi Ce prtagins his gun aiden How! oses!” e €, springin: , ward nst Bob so violently as vn nae ‘rifie to discharge prematurely, and both to in the snow. 7, 4 en from Bob’s rifle went bin Snap’s ’ , and grazed his head s0 close as to i ecialinied the old Yankee,’ pie’ $ @ip'and rubbing his scalp, as though a had conmie down tail foremost on him there. Get off! what the blazes do you mean?” cried ein rc Striking right and left. 3 P exclaimed Mike. ‘Keep ’em off, te corgesiay SF ejaculated ‘Snap, glarin idisgustedly at the fool, “ef his *skulp Seah up r- per cent I’d take it, durn him.” & and Mike rose to their feet, and glared at ; a in thunder do you mean?” demanded * Who said wolf?” demanded Mike, ‘} did; but is that any reason you should run to me and butt my innerds out I didn’t mane it,” said Mike. “Let’s go gf, I don’: loike wolf;hunting.” "* Gosh!” hissed Snap, putting on his coon-skin =). *¥ou mado me lose a scalp by your dratted awkwardness. Hereafter keep your eyes open, sok out for wolves.” reloaded his rifle, growling the. while. huckied till he was bent double, nd tears his cheeks, : ty soon Dan discovered five wolves in a pursuing som: *h the snow. They were too far off for the to get a shot at them, and the hunters the point of pursuing them) when Bob more in another direction. said Snap; ‘‘let’sdivide. We'll meet * said Dan; “you and Mike take those d Bob and I will look after these three edidni half like the idea of dividing the ty. but couldn't holy Reseene He went along Snap, thinking the safest man to run eine they were tracking k then the other Suddenly they came across the trail of a big as of wolves. A slight snow had fallen on the paper crust, and in that they discovered the They were evidently pursuing some kind of game. “Tf we follow ’em,” said Dan, “we'll soon come up with ’em.” “Yes,” replied Bob. “Hark! I hear voices!” exclaimed Dan, a mo- ment later. ~ “J see four men!” whispered Bob, peering through the bushes, “ Indians, as I live !? gasped Dan. “ Get be- hind a tree, Bob.” Both boys sprang behind and awaited develop- ments. “T see a white man with ’em!” said “ Maybe they are friendly.” f “We'll see, Keep still.” The Indians—three in number—and one white man saw the two wolf boys as they sprang behind the trees. ‘ “Sacre!” cried the white man, “what for you dodge ze tree, eh? Mon Dieu, ve ees very friend- ly wis ze hnntaire.” j “He's a Canadian Frenchman, Bob,” said Dan to his comrade. “I guess he’s all right.” “ Yes—reckon he is.” The Frenchman and the Indians came up, and the two boys came up from behind the trees and shook hands with them. ; “We are after wolf scalps,” said Dan. . “Ah, monsieur,” said the Frenchman, ** zat ees our peezness wis ze wolf.” “So [thought. There’s plenty of em around.” “Sacre! Too many huntaire for ze wolf,” and Dan was suspicious of the Frenchman’s dissat- isfaction from that moment. He said nothing to Bob, however, of his sus- Picions, and was about to resume the trail of the pack of wolves, when the Frenchman spoke ‘to the three Indians!in a low tone of voice. The next instant all four precipitated themselves on the two boys and bore them to earth. “ What abe mean?” demanded Dan, in su- preme astonishment. “Too many huntaire!” said the Frenchman. “Ve vill tie you so ve vill not have ze too.” “There are wolves enough for all,” said Bob. “Parblieu! Ze wolf ees not too mooch many. Messieurs will stay wis ze tree.” Down the hill below them was a small pond of water now covered with iceten inches thick. On the edge of it stood a large tree with huge gnarled limbs projecting over the ice. A cruel spirit of deviltry suggested to tho Frenchman tie the two wolf boys to those limbs and leave them to perish with cold. No sooner had the thought entered his mind than he set to work to putit into execution. The deer-skin thongs, or lassoes, Dan and Bob had Nifeer| them bt eee foe the cruel purpose. “ Are you going angus?” Dan asked, look- ing the ras fan full in the face. : “Yes—ve vill hang you up in ze tree vere zo wolf cannot get you.’ “Why not shoot us at once and be done with it?’ he asked. ‘‘ Why hang us like dogs?” “ Parblieu! Ve no like ze murdaire,” They were tied hard and fast, and then sus- pended, by the lassoes passing under theirarms, to the gnarled limbs, several feet above the ice. Their guns were left standing against the tree, but all the wolf-scalps in their possession were taken by the wretches. -“Ven ze wolf comes to see you,” the French- man said, ‘*keek him on ze nose wis your foot, an’ he vill go avay. Adieu, messieurs !” “* May Heaven’s curse rest upon you!” hissed Dan McCue, as the Frenchman and the Indians turned away from them. The wretch laughed and threw him a farewell “Dan,” cried Bob, ‘if we don’t hear from ang Ut We.are gone |” * Yes—if the wolves come we will be torn to pieces! My God! I hear them now!” “So do I! Oh, Lord, what shall we do?” The howls of another pack, out on their left, was growing louded every moment. “Snap! Snap! Oh, Snap!” cried Dan at the top of his voice. “Help! Help!” yelled Bob. They scteamed themselves hoarse, and yet heard no response Saye from the wolves them- selves, Suddenly, f biack wolves came in. t. * Bob! Bou" eviaa Dans, Get yt ee Pee cme Ps cy > re if iron bands were around me! ed to scatter, and Sr was puzzled which way to go. He stopped took his bearing. } ““We must cross over to the other side” said to Mike. “Ther boys “Il meet us, creek.” of Mike was quiet and submissive.” He) like having the party divided, knowing safety was in numbers in such times. On the déther side of the river themselves within a half mile of the @ it emptied into the river. +e Snap.was about to push on toward the confident that Dan and Bob were a waiting for him, when he‘suddenly s' ticning to Mike to do the same. “Help! help!” came faintly to his ears om wind. fine Esty “Gosh!” he exclaimed, and darted of direction the sounds came, : “‘Howly mither 0’ Moses!” cried Mi after him like one in search of a refuge f} pending evil. > On, on they ran, Mike finding it hard keep within sight of the long-legged Yankesss Presently Snap halted, and listened agai “Help! Help!” came louder and’ nisin companied by howls of wolves. “Quick, Mike!” cried Snap, darting f@ again; “ ther boys are in danger!” A five minutes’ run took them within sf the tree to which Dan and Bob were tied. | 4 To say that Snap was astonished at seein two boys tied up in that way, barely able t the flerce wolves at bay with their heels, be but a mild expression. He was dumbfo “Gosh!” he ejaculated, and then sent a through the body of the big wolf who was x a flerce attack on Dan: McCue. The shot hz or no effect on the others. t “Gosh!” he unted. ‘*Gimme’ and he snatched Mike’s musket from and blazed away at the pack. At the dis was from the tree, the buckshot seattey hail among the pack, sending them ho 4 “Gosh!” exclaimed Snap, running up spot and bayoneting a wounded wolf; “¥) yer doin’ up thar, boys?” oc “Cut me down, Snap,” groaned Dan; * most dead.” i Me too—cut me down, Mike,” bigs ink Snap and Mike cut them downlin a tr both fell heavily on the ice, . “Gosh darn it?’ said Snap; “what ae mean?” ‘ n “A Frenchman and three Indians tied and gon (es welt Mike, Aaa men * pie a “ uns!” e, ng death : “Och, the peinks presarye us! Let's hom®, plase!”” No one paid any attention to him, Snap pot thé particulars from Dan and Be Gosh Almighty!” he exclaimed, “that’s tene. I know’im! Roast me ef I don by his neck ef I git my pawson’im! Gos ce little gray eyes snapped yiciou “You were just in time, Snap,” said Da couldn’t have held out ten minutes long pinched my HEE two or three times.” “So they did for me,” said Bob. x ° ‘Split my liver!” hissed Snap, “ef I dont & hanging afore I go hom etl.” **Yes—Lonis Santen

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jated what he knew about Louis Santene, fhe Canadian Frenchman. They were enemies, and would not hesitate to do each other an injury if they could. * Dan had to wrap. bandage around his left ~~ hand,somuch was it bruised in his desperate > effort at pulling it through the cord that held Rte it bound. ; x **T only want to get a chance at that French- > man,” said Dan, “Ill make him wish he had > never seen a wolf.” "= “The Indians too,” added Bob. “‘ They were ~ BS bad. 5) *‘ Yes—all four were alike.” >. “Td loike ter give ‘ema taste ayme musket, ~~ the Dblaggards,” said Mike in very indignant - tones. = “Which end of it!” Snap asked. “Begob, aither end wudsettle ’em,” said Mike. Bob and Dan laughed heartily at the queer ex- » pression on Mike’s face as he spoke. You don’t hold it right, Mike,” suggested Sure, an’ who kin? The auld Nick is in it.” > & “Hold it firmly against your shoulder the next ‘time you shoot, and brace yourself. up.” ad J will,” he said, as he rammed home a charge / ef buckshot. Snap and the two bo: ie: gathered the wolf-scalps, ~ and then led the way down the river a little dis- /tanee, where they found a pile of logs which the aa Spring ftreshet had lodged against three large trees. Snap gazed at the huge pile of sncw on thelogs said: “They'll burn. Rake the snow away.” Dan and Bob at once went "to work scraping the snow away. Phat is it?” Mike asked. “ We are going to sleep here to-night,” said McCue. 3 ““Howly Moses!” gasped Mike. “It’s freeze » ter death ye will.” ; ~ * Oh, well, that’s better than to have the wolves * eatus, I guess,” remarked Bob. : = Oh, wirra, wirra!” he whined. ‘“ Whoy did?I ~kem till Ameriky to freeze to death?” | “Gosh!” snapped the Yankee hunter. “ Ef yer don’t stop yer jaw I’li smash it!” » Mike looked around at the long, lank Yankee, and mentally measured him. He seemed satis- ed that the measure was too much for him, and setly remained silent. “You don’t suppose ‘that we intend to freeze, yon?” Bob asked, turning to Mike after a few Setninutes had elapsed. © * Begob, yez don’t know how cold it is.” +» ‘Why don’t we? We areas much in itas you - ” An, know a blamed sight more, too,” put in Mie said no more, but went to work to help ve the snow from the pile of logs. CHAPTER YI. WHen the snow was all removed from tke pile Dan and Bob raked up a good quantity of sh, and ked it against the drift, whilet nap busied himself at starting a fire. me. ‘flre was very slow at first, and Mike ; ed its progress with a great deal of interest. ) pit was a bitter cold day, and, as the shadows of on eh on, it grew colder still. ¥ are howls of the wolves were heard in the “dark woods allaround them. It would indeed =, Loy exci danger to spend a night there with- 7 a % — Mike ®hivered as he watched the fire, and men- ally ealcolated how much longer he could live at temperature. A sust think of it, ,’ said Bob Stewart, ‘ie stood by Mike’s side and gazed at the fire. We've made ten dollars apiece the first day.” You're roight, Mr. Stewart,” said Mike, who brave enough when there was no immediate : anger about. “‘ Begob, it’s a foine farm I will +f when I go back to the sittlemint.” oa on you can’t buy a ant for ten dollars, for wanted to go back awhile ago.” * Faith, av +. had been down wid thim black 3 ye wud be glad to go back too, laughed. ~ *T don’t know but you are right, Mike. _ I pre- top keep out of range of their teeth and shoot at leisure.” ih at. re. “So do I, begob.” : The Realtor began to blaze oP. finely, and 4 closer to it.. Derksest ad come on, and the ters were about to make a supper on he frozen dJunch they had. brought them > 2 2 THE WOLF BOYS OF MICHIGAN. when a deer, hard pressed by the wolves, ran up to them, as if for protection. “**Do yez moind that now!” cried Mike, almost running into the fire in his eagerness to get out ofthe way of the deer, His immense antlers alarmed him. 2 On seeing the fire and men the pursuing wolves stopped and showed their white fangs. They dared not come any closer. Gosh!’ exclaimed Snap, giving the deer a bullet between its eyes. “Supper an’ sculps !” The deer fell in the agonies of death, and Bob romptly cut the artery in his neck that he might leed properly. The smell of the warm fresh blood set the peck of wolyes howling like so many demons. They circled ’round the camp, seemingly afraid to come no nearer than a certain distance of the fire. Their eyes gleamed in the darkness like flashes of fire, reflected by the light of the burning logs. Snap took deliberate aim at! a pair of glaring eye-balls and fired. The bullet crashed through the brain of the wolf, who sprang several feet in the air and fell back dead. His comparionstore him to pieces in an in- stant. “Now blaze away at the gang, Reagan,” said Dan. ‘Your musket will get a half-dozen scalps at one shot.” 4 ‘ Proud of being called on to do the climax, Mike threw his rifle up to his shoulder, took a quick aim and fired. b As usual the buck-shot did terrible execution, es aie tmausket sent Mike heels-over-head into é fire. “Gosh!” ejaculated Snap, seizing him by the heels and dragging him out. ‘I'll be snickered ef he arn’t the derndest fool that ever lived !” But quickly as Snap jerked him out of the fire, he was not quite quick enough to prevent a red- hot coal from getting down his back under his shirt-collar. : ** Whoop!” he yelled, peering to his feet. “ Take em off! They've got me! Oh, for the love ay God take ’em off! Murther! murther! They’re atin’? me up!” Neither Snap or Dan or Bob knew he had a fire eoa) down his back, hence they laughed them- selves hoarse over his grotesque antics. He sprang up several feet in the air, tumbled heels- over-hi in the snow, and rolled over like a man in a rough-and-tumble fight. 7 Suddenly hescreamed like onein mortal agony, and commenced throwing off his clothes. Such unceremonious Sea de was never be- fore seen by our heroes. ey all glared at him in the most profound astonishment. They thought he had gone crazy. “Gosh !” ejaculated ase *¢ Great stars !” exclaimed Dan McCue. *‘He’s got ’em!” cried Bob. “ Whoop!” yelled Mike, in a perfect frenzy of excitement. ‘Tho ould divil’s got me! Howly St. Peter, aorta’ me!” In less tan one minute he was shirtless, The live coal that did the’ business fell to the ground, and the burning shirt attested how well it had mays was «Gosh ! exclaimed Snap, on seeing the burnin, shirt. ‘Don’t blame hen for hollerin’! Fire's worse’rn wolves every time !” “Oh, wirra, Wirral!” groaned Mike, rubbing his back and shivering in the cold. “‘ May all the flends cateh ye!” and he shook his clenched fist at the howling wolves. Snap seized the burning shirt and rubbed out the fire between his hands. “TJ didn’t know you were’on fire, Mike,” said Dan. ‘‘Put on your shirt before you take cold.” “Gosh, man, yer'll friz,” said Snap, handing him his shirt. “Put it on, quick.’ “Tt’s half dead 1am,” moaned Mike, putting onhis shirt. “Sure, it’s trouble all the toime.” “You made three dollars by that shot,”!Bob | hi remarked by way of\a scother to his burnt back. “Phwat’s thray dollars to me back? Sure it’s tin toimes thray dollars I’d give to be at home in auld Ireland, atin’ praties wid Biddy Maloney. That blackguard av a gun is worse nor a mule.” “ Didn't your uncle give itto you?” Bob asked, you almost choking with laughter. ee did, ee cess to him.” - “ You ought not to talk so about your uncle’s git,” suggested Dan, 7 Tai Sure, an’ av he wud shoot it wanst I'd forgave him. The blaggard av a gun wud make a saint puter ny at one yas * Maybe you can get him to go hunting with it when zou go back to Cincinnati a teh man. You'll be used to it then, and can enjoy the fun.” “Fun is it! Bedad, it’s the blaggard ay a gun that has all the fun, I’m thinking,” and as he dressed himself again his pains were eased by the odor of boiled venison steaks. ; ~~ CHAPTER VII. * ae i: THE NIGHT WORK IN THE WOODS. = Stet “THE savory odor of the broiling venison steaks made the wolves perfectly frantic with hunger. They grew more audacious every moment, cir- cling around the camp and showing their white” fangs and red tongues in a most vicious manner. Dan McCue attended to the boiling of the .~ steaks, whilst Bob and Snap looked after the wolves. Crack! fs Crack! “ A wolf went down atevery shot. The hunte: had their backs to the fire, and the wolves had to. face it, The result was the light reflected the wolves) eyes, thus making splendid targets of Crack ! Crack! : “Supper is'ready !” cried Dan} as he laid the POXONy, Slices of steak on the tin plates) near the Te. + ‘ hay Rees Snap and Bob gave each a parting shot, and then turned to and” ate heartily of the steak. Mike pitched in, too, and did his share of the work without being kicked over for his pains. The wolves came closer as the hunters ate, — But the fire grew larger and brighter as it pro- gressed, which drove them back. ; All wild animals fear fire, and never near enough to it to get the heat of it, particularly in the night-time. Several fires built around a camp will keep out “ a thousand lions, tigers, wolves or. any other beasts of prey. So it was with our heroes. ’ : “‘ They'll never come near the fire,” Said Dan, as he saw Mike getting uneasy at the increasin; er of shining eyeballs in the woods aroun m. ** Begob, it’s mora sinse than I had,” remarked Mike, as he twisted himself in his clothes. “Av they know as much as I do about it, they’d lave it be.” 3 ; “So they would,” said Bob, laughing. “But éyen you had to be kicked into it.” Mike shrugged his shoulders, and glared around at the flaming eyeballs. Had there been ro wolves about, he would have told won- 7 derful stories of his prowess as a wolf-slayer. The supper over, the Wolf Boys took up their rifles and pre *to open the battle with the brutes again, : “Whew!” exclaimed Dan. “'Theré, must be over a hundred of them around !” at ee “Yes,” saidSnap. “ There’s fifty dollars’ worth ©’ scalps for us ter-night.” : “ Of course there is, and more too,” said Bob, “ if Mike will go at em with his musket. Its a grand old gun that can bring down five wolves at oneshot. You are the only man in Michigan that ever did it, Mike.” 3 . “ Thrue for you, Mr. Bob,” said Mike; “ay the ould baste av a gun wudn’t kick so hard, it’s tin ay the bloody craythurs I’d kill at a Shot.” By this time the logs had become so well. heat- 4 ed as to throw out great warmth, and the flames roared and cracked, while the wolves snuffed the frosty air. 4 Crack! The three rifles began their deadly work, and many a wolf went down with a bullet in oo haut: , “Mike, there’s a dozen of them in a bunch out a there,” said Bob, suddenly turning to the young . ae “Give ’em a taste of your mar S ship.” < : se Mike hesitated. ; His shoulder was sore. ‘ His back was sore, too. a Nae - He remembered how the musket went buck on age him, and didn’t care much for the honorof knock- i ing over five wolves and getting knocked over } mself. < 4. a “Gosh!” grunted Snap. “He's afraid ter had “Who? Mike Reagan afraid to shoot a musket at a pack of wolves!” exclaimed Bob. “Mike n such a coward as that! Notmuech; are ~ ; afraidto have hig ©. Biecds: Piz) tor Sey of be ike?” eye ‘£No,” said Mike, desperately, . courage questioned. “T’ve killed as man as an, er man. Where's the pack 0! divils s : «Just look out there,” said Bob, pointing ward a clump of brushes in which a score: flaming eye-balls were flashing, at the same time rg Phe tant dropping three bullets into the muzzle of the £. 4 musket. a ee Mike raised the musket, aimed at the bunclf of eB eye-balls and fired. : Ot Te ricindei re) 2, Just as he pulled the trigger, Snap passe in a few feet.of him in the rear. rs abi : The recoil of the gun hurled Mike against him ~~”

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weevil hagee, “Yer biz ied forty mules fF” ~~. for Mike!” yelled Bob Stewart. Ye eleaned out the bunch!” €He'll clean out ther camp, too,” growled Snap, fh that “cre blamed kicker around.” lister Snap,” said Mike, rubbing his shoulder ity, “Ti afther swapping guns wid you aeaht® prunted Snap, “ef 1 could git them E. shoot it would.” es Dan roared, and Snap blazed away at | hi t6 picked up his musket, and looked it care- ¥ over, half suspicious that something was ong about it somewhere. ave! Apes that Bob had slyly slipped xt alles into the musket just unately for him, however, the recoil frike him so as to inflict any damage, CHAPTER VIII, CATCHES A WOLF ON HIS BAYONET—COUNT- a ING SCALPS, ) Wxirsr the others were busy knocking the oles Ont, Mike was standing by warning him- c before the fire. The ambition to slay the had been pretty well kicked out of him b } musket. He couldn’t understand why it kick harder at one time than at another, 6 his charges uniform after the Snap shot at a solitary wolf on his The ball grazed his head, So hard as to “him. He uttered an ear-splitting howl, 2 oS alti toward the fire, utterly blind- and ‘Stunned. exclaimed Snap, lea four or five the air to let tho Tafarated brute pass wolf made direct for Mike, who was stand- ith his fire out, 6's hair stood on end in an instant. aw the beast coming, tongue out, iz and white fangs gleaming. The fire tm the wolf in front. Retreat of terror more awful than oat besven that night, Mike presen 'the crazed beast and received him i steel passed through his body the jercing howl, and made aidea himself. the on 6 howled as loud as the wolf did, and raised @ffo: the und on the bayonet and held his 5 Pe ‘moine, begob, an’ Ill roast it on his r th that he flung the dying wolf on top of bur ee had been willfully thrown away, which iis eyes, was peta: vi : Gosh “The fool , too.” Snap,” said Dan, turning . : a @ didn’t know just was doing. He was scared almost to ) “Gosh dern it, yes,” was the snappish reply. Rd 3 ght ther critter had ’im,” and the old ehuekled at the affair as though no harm s00n roasting on the‘ top of the gap. First the smell of the burning the for a quarter of a mile “The other wolves howled around, and m0 ger than ever to get some kind of ion the odor of burning wolf meat came, prse than at any time during the night. Bob atid Dan put in a dozen shots as y foad and fire. sto; ing and mm ea sat tough job a-gittin’ fore he | f was man quick to act whenever hemade yelli seta hie ee He secured two large chunks at the big fire and started out alone to- ward the wolves. A chorus of howls greeted him, but the mon- sters backed farther into the woods, snapping, snarling and growling as they went. But fortho two blazing chunks in his hand they would have torn him to pieces. “Howly mither o’ Moses!” exclaimed Mike, half expecting to see the brutes spring upon m. “Oh, he’s all right,” said Dan, turning-dand taking two large firebrands and followitig after Snap. x ome on, Mike,” said Bob, taking up two chunks of burning wood, ‘“‘and let’s see the ate “Oh, wirra, wirra!” moaned Mike, “‘it’s dead vee ny be ay we go forninst the bloody cray- urs |” “Oh, come on, and don’t be a coward,” said “T’llstay here an’——” “The whole gang will rush down here as soon as we get away.” **Murther! Wait for me, Misther Bob!” ex- claimed Mike, snatching up two large firebrands and running along after Bob. They found dead wolves iving all round the oe and, whilst Bob and Mike held the torches lan and Snap gathered the scalps. The haryest was a fine one, for, though many had been half peed by the live ones, their ‘scalps remained When they returned to the fire, and counted the scalps, they found that the day had been an unusually profitable one. The intense cold had driven the pane to the shelter of the woods, and the wolves had followed with unerring instinct. “This is what I call a good day’s work,” said Bob Stewart--“ twenty dollars apiéce, Why, ’s a whole month’s wages on a farm.” ’ et ” said Mike, “it’s three months 7 in Ireland.” “T think Mike has worked the hardest of all to break through the ice in Search of water: With a hatchet which he carried in his belt, he began digging in the ice. It was so thick that it took him at least ten minutes to cut through it, “*Here’s water, Mike!” he called to Manone “Come and Ret some.” Mike took his musket and a tin cup, and start- oa down to where Bob was cutting agvay on the J bs Lis se he Cantey Se river bank, = vind panther sprang upon him from a tree, an rolled together down the hill, and on the ice, Mike screaming murder like a lunatic, CHAPTER IX. MIKE AND THE PANTHER, Mrxe REAGAN’s yell, when the years struck him, was the most appalling sound the Wolf Bo had ever heard, It was simply frightful in its terrified intensity, and all three seized their arms Oo 5 theant to his feet. “* Phwat the old Nick is it?” he asked. ‘* Painter !” said Snap. **Painter?, Phwat’s that?’ “* A panther,” said Bob, seeing Nba ee ee **Howly Vargin, pertect-me!” groaned Mike who had seen a panther in a managerie some where. E “Yon made a narrow escape, Mike,” said D ‘Sure, an’ I didn’t escape at all, at all! & bloody baste flew down from the trees on me head an’ knocked me all in a hape. Begobe : shoulder is cut open. Phwat koind aya i it? [saw him coming an’ give *im me bayonéten ter ate. Did the bl swallow it?” mo Snap called for a light. ae Dan ran back to the burning heap, and soons turned with a brand that gave a flickering }} that enabled them to see an enormous pan : stretched out at full length on the ice. - Goa. | “Gosh!” ejaculated Snip, on looking down rate the dead brute. Pea... Mike’s bayonet had clean thronglthe nther’s neck to the muzzle of the muskéty @ oree of the leap had burled the Irishman & ground, and the right paw had given some: scratches on his left shoulder. : “ Mike, old fellow!” exclaimed Dan, on how the musket held the brute in sucha to prevent further mischief, and which would have caused his death in avery short time, “¥ gave him his death wound yourself! He t& iggest painter I ever saw.” aS 6 Was amazed. " He had no idea of even defending himself. nther struck the bayonet by the merest ent, and was impaled by his own act. *~ But Mike was equal to the emergency. Hes that circumstances favored him, and he prom resolved to claim all the glory. ss ad!” he exclaimed, “it’s an elephi reo kill av he wur to jump out ava treeo ‘* Gosh I ejaculated Snap, “ora cowefshe #6 over yer head?” a “Sure an’ I wud,” was the prompt reply, ag nocent as he was earnest. ¥ 08 and Dan roared with laughter, and Mil asked: arn “*Phwat’s the matther?” 3 ‘Ob, Wwe were amused at your bravery,” “Sure, an’ it’s mesilf as hasn’t been toidg a in . tree,” returned Mike, taking a drop on”tii racket. % “Gosh,” grunted Snap, a twinkle in his eyes as he looked around at Bob. : * *““Which shows you haver’t been much'¢ wolf-hunter,” Dan remarked, ‘ Every wolf-h er has to have one or more such adventures bee one Corte to ea bee i se Ye é replied, “av one gets kicked into the foire an’ has a‘ bloody baste loike t come down on ’im, he’s a bigger man than ‘ Nick,” and he stretched to his full B as if pera of his achievements. “‘You’re right, Mike,” added Bobs” done more than allof us put re : “ Sure, an’ it’s thé blessed truth, Mr. Sayin’.” F <i shies pretty burt, how panther’s claws on sho mad ine for sores and serambl — his nider. <3 ee “Til look at it,” said Snap, as Be mer fire with . He oan ex : ope roel “Gosh!” he e et ghee to meet a terrible danger when they | ¥' it. “Ugh! Take him off! Help! All the Saints protect me! Take’em off! Take ’em off!” “Gosh!” exclaimed Snap, drawing his long wolf-knife, and darting forward to see what new trouble Mike had gotten into. they eara the fleree growls of the panther, and, therefore, knew he had ~been attacked by some kind of beast. The two Wolf Boys were dn the spot as quick as Snap was. The one who was pecking the hole threugh the ice Spreng aside as Mike and the panther came rolling Aown upon him, Mike rolled to the riht, and kept rolling over and over, yelling and kicking blindly, whilst the panther rolled to theeft of the hole in the ice, growling flercely, and making desperate efforts to get away from something that seemed to be clingin to him in the darkness. panther toward thefire in £e and scalp, Snap wi jing salve on ike's shoulder, bay pandagix him. = a a They gave him the panthers stalp and sat round the fire talking of thea tures. PE at E ’ ; But few wolves came about the ay haa kanie it ve who rolled in blankets and slept. daylight. hen they arose from their blank was burning brightly. But the dead wok panther they found hard froze: The deer

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“ tee oe? ee THE WOLE: BOYSHO = a ¢ ® ait, M eae Swe hate be et: i J, * F MICHIGAN. 3) ek. REE of the-venison s => \tinue their trip down the river. * ** Hide that painter skin,” said Snap to Mike. *“Tt’s too heavy to carry.” : Sure, an’ where wud I be afther hoiding * “Giveittome. I’ll hide it for you,” and Snap took the panther hide and concealed it in a hol- _ low log, stopping up the hole with astone. “It will freeze and keep fresh all winter.” **Now, come on,” said Dan McCue, *‘I want to find that Frenchman and his Indians again. We four can take care of them, I guess.” “Tet’s go home,” said Mike, suddenly turning spale. “I’m awful sick. Sure, an’ that bloody / baste give me a hard blow.” “Oh, you'll be all right in a few days,” said : i ae Td lose me scalp av we met them In- uns |” * »** Gosh!” ejaculated Snap. ‘ Ho’s afeared!” “No, but I’m sick,” groaned Mike. Snap shook his head mysteriously, **Too many Injuns!” he said. “Where?” demanded Mike. "Up the river,” pointing towards the settle- / ment over his shoulder. ‘Our only hope to git *” Away from ’em is to keep on down ther river.” .“ Howly Moses!” exclaimed Mike. —“‘ What’s yer all waiting here for? Come'on!” ' % Bob and Dan grinned and chuckled as they noticed the effect of Snap’s yarn on the young y Trishman. : ") -> They had no more trouble with him then, for > © he got over as much ground as any of them and a gd more complaints to make, ae: CHAPTER X. ke MIKE’S MISHAP. Tip wolf-hunters pushed on down the river at a steady pace, making no halt till noon, at which ye time they stopped on the river bank to wait fora te" Sight of some wolves whose howling they had heard on the other side. ; : “They must be after some kind of game over th » there,” Said Dan, after listening to their’ howling KS forsome time. =e **May be so,” said Snap. a Pretty soon they saw two ane black fellows e ~*~ ross on the ice to join those on other side. _ -.» *There’s some kind of game over there,” re- marked Danagain. ‘‘Hadn’t we better go over *there and see what it is?” ~~ -**Gosh—no!” said Snap. ‘“ Wait an’ see.” + ** But we can’t see anything from here.” “No, but we kin hear,” was the old hunter’s ey did hear, for the howling became louder, as if they were joined by mcre wolves every ~ minute. / Several small packs were seen crossing the "river on the ice, and hastening into the woods be- Tt was so very cold that a half hour’s cessation * walking caused our heroes to suffer. 1 Ss * Come,” said Snap, starting out to cross the SS. = river on theice. ae ge cag and Dan promptly responded by following. oes. = “Oh, Mr.Sna 580 over there? Sure an’ don’t you hearathousand Gosh, yes!” replied Snap, “ thar’s er thousnn’ ; !” said Mike, with a very de- air and tone. 2 * Good-bye—take good care of yourself. If you - meet the Ind: oe ~~~ “Blame if I’m going to stay hyer,” said Mike, B nts roy darting forward to join them. * 0h, I thought you were not going with us?” aa ee wud I lave yez to go alone?” I guess not,” said_Bob, “ because you are to-izo alone yourself.” bs protested Mike. Gosh, yes,” said Snap, Me ‘afraid! yar “ve kilt more wolves an’ “panthers than the whole av yez.” > “But you really didn’t mean to do it, now, did » you?” Bob asked. © *Yes—I ain't afraid of wolves.” . + ~~ “Gilad to hear it,” said Snap, sententiously. ~ “Lots of em over hyer. Look thar.” > «He pointed down the river to where, a mile be- ae a pack of thirty or forty of the black brutes Whe crossing on the ice. St Dan whistled as hesaw them. i ==) “Whew!” exclaimed Bob. ‘We're in for it i time. Is your gun loaded, Mike?” "3 I as a ghost. . s 4 : 3 Wet “Why don’t you look and see? What in thun- der do you mean by going at a thousand wolves With nothing but.a bayonet?” Sa St 4 ihe ie pete EAs i tr € 4 “Ws and then prepared to con-| “Gosh, he’s a brave ’un,” said Snap. Mike dropped his ramrod into his musket. and found that it was loaded all right. Come on,” said Snap, leading the way toward the woods, In afew minutes they had gained the woods, pan wee pushing forward toward the howling pack. ‘Whew! whata racket they make!” exclaimed Bob, as the din became almost deafening. “Gosh ? exclaimed Snap, when they came in sight of the swarm of black brutes. ‘* We must take a tree. Thar’s too many of ’em. They’d tear us ter pieces |” ~{Howly Moses!” gasped Mike, making a breakfor a tree, up which he climbed with an astonishing agility. ; Snap winked atDan and Bob, who started with him towards another tree much nearer to the wolves. “Hould on!” screamed Mike, on seeing that they were not going up the same tree with him- self. “Don’t lave me hyer! Say! Phwat do yermane ! Hyer! Come back!” ; They paid no attention to him, but pushed their way to the tree they had selected and climbed up into it as quick as they could. Mike’s voice attracted some of the wolves. The turned and saw Bob going up the tree. Wit fierce howls they sprang forward and surrounded the tree—or a portion of them did, for the others remained to gorge themselves on the deer they had run dcwn. That was the cause of their gath- ering in such force. On finding himself separated from the others, Mike started to descend for the purpose of re- joining them. But several wolves saw him and made a dash for him. $ “ Ugh, yer ugly bastes!” yelled Mike, shinning it up the tree again, reaching the lower limbs just in time to swing himself up out of danger. ‘Better stay there, Mike!” sung out Dan. ““They can’t climb, you know !” Crack! Crack! e Crack! \ Snap, Dan and Bob each laid out a wolf with their trusty rifles. A few moments later, the smell of fresh blood from the dead ones excited the other wolves, and then the feast in which wolf ate wolf began, Full halfa hundred gathered under the tree and fought and howled for a taste of blood. 4 Crack! Crack! Crack! Three more of the brutes weré fatd out. The three men overhead determined to make all the money there was in that pack. They loaded and fired ‘as rapidly as possible. As fast ash wolf fell, the others sprang upon and tore him to pieces, so ravenously hungry were they. The few wolves who had chased Mike up his tree, now deserted him and ran to the other, where business was more lively and wolf-meat more plentiful. “ Say, Mike !” called out Bob. * Phwat is it?” Mike answered. “ Come over here and help us.” ‘«Bedad, it’s a wise man I am, Mr. Bob: Ay they let me alone, I will be as polite mesilf.” “Then blaze away at ’em from where you are. You're just far enough away to make your buck- tas econ fs by = tl “Yes,” said Dan. ‘‘ You cankill a dozen at one shot. Let ’em have it, Mike.” “TI will, begorra. See me kilt the whole gang!” Mike balanced himself well on the limb, took deliberate aim at the pack of wolves under the other tree, and pulled the trigger. The next moment he found himself lying half stunnea On the ground and his musket lodged in the limbs of the tree. “Gosh!” exclaimed Snap, as he suryeyed the result of the shot. “ He’s gone ef he don't climb Per * Hi—hi—hil” yelled Bob. ‘$Get up from there!” Fortunately the musket did such mischief among the brutes that not one noticed his fall from the tree. Itseemed that no two buckshot hit the same wolf, hence about a dozen were wounded, some badly and others slightly. The wens léa pod and howled and the others sprang upon them, like flerce rs, and inaugu- rated & Sy sears oRue mt fo a 6 quickly recovered, and sprang up the tree again with the agility of a squirrel, groaning and swearing like a pirate. 4 : z CHAPTER XI. AN. UNEXPECTED CAPTURE. ONcE more safely ensconced in the tree, Mike ponent trees his musket and proceeded to relo “ By the ers P? he exclaimed.” “Av Thad a horse ter kick loike ye, it’s his feet I’d cut off. Sure it’s all me-bones ye’ve broken, bad céss till” ~ ye. 4 es **How are you, Mike?” Bobs out to him. ps “It’s dead Iam,” he rplleds ar ** Give ’em another.” by orra, I’m sick.” ‘** What’s thé matter?” 7 : “Me back’s broze.” ‘ | «Thunder! How did you effmb that tree with t * a broken back?” : ‘ “Sure, I didn’t climb it widjme back! It wur me hands.” “Gosh!” chuckled Snap, giving another wolf a bullet in the head, “It’s his Heart that’s broke.” “Load up and shoot again.” ‘Sure an’ I can’t,” he replied. **You won't getany scalps.” It was no use, iv: 2 : Mike was demoralized for the time being. He i sat there in the tree cursing the hour*he ever went on a wolf hunt. . In the meantime Dan, Bob and Snap kept up a continuous fire on the pack of; ravenous brutes under their tree. ee At such close paattars they did not fail tomake every shot tell. The ground under the tree was soon covered with dead wolves. - But there did not seem to be any perceptible decrease in their numbers, On the contrary, they seemed to increase. “Gosh,” said Snap, as he blazed away at them “ef we don’t drive ’em away afore night we’ freeze ter death up hyer.” ; ““We must drive ’em away,” many are here, do you think?” “Over a hundred,” said Bob. 3 **More’n that,” put in Snap. : “Well, we will have to kill’em off,” Dan said, ** as we can’t very well drive ’em away.” : All three b away an hour or’ two longer, and by that time had thinned them out consider- said Dan. ‘How Ly. - Suddenly a couple of rifle shots weré heard on their right and two wolves drop Then two more shots followed, and two more of the black brutes fell. or + **Thar’s more Crack! Crack! t exclaimed Snop. A wild hurrah from Mike was taken up by the new-comers, who ran toward his’ tree, or two of heey ae ny ut they proved to be Indians, and the mo- ment Mike Giacnwere that fact heset up another and very different sort of yell. * “Injuns! Injuns!” he yelled with the concen- trated strength of his lungs. * Oh, for the love ay God go away, Mr. Injun !” on The two Indians looked at him in the greatest astonishment. They were evidently at a loss to. oe se, beat ig cHed “ , now O away, yer.b! et Mike, hastily reloading his musket pouring in’a. i handful of powder and nearly a hall pound of weed buckshot in his excitement. eety;. - The other two new-comers kept up & fire.on the pack of wolves, who, on seeing new enemies _ approaching, began to show signs of retreating. hey had nearly all gorged themselves on dead wolf meat, and therefore were Dot as flerce as when driven by hunger. ‘ }3 Ses Snap, Dan, bad Bob set ane yell in nein : and fired at the same time, at had the effec’ ; to send them flying. The three men then quick] peed their sities pnd dropped {0 the gro within ten paces of the new-comers, ——* “Gosh!” exclaimed Snap, on seeing them, “thar’s yer Frenchman !” "siden *hS Bob and Dan recognized him at the same in- stant. ’ Both leveled their rifles at the Frenchman and the one Indian with him, The other two Indians were under Mike’s tree a h M yards away. \ eee ee nder, pautene r Ried Snap, “or by" % m, ye’re & -eater !” aoe orn Searat Don’t atk Y? exclaimed the dismay-“ © ed Frenchman. G eee : ““Drop that gun!” > Down went the Frenchman’s rifle. ~~ =~ ay ss your hands!” oe ve: a is went up above his head» er x Bob to tho “Drop your gun, red-skin !” said ree Ggh! Me igh ted the red-skin, mak. “Ug 6 fight!” grun 8 Ted-$ ; IEF ing an attempt to raise his rifle to-his shoulder: ~~ Snap sprang forward, and knocked hing rs with his rifle barrel. . The red raseal’s gun’ : discharged in the air as he went downs meee td ‘Snap promptly disarmed him, and? witnessed the proceedings from his tree; knew that hostilities bads¢

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#* Murder! murder!” he yelled. ‘Take ’im off. Don’t let “im scalp me!” ie astounded savage, no doubt thinking him #/took to his neels, and by dodging be- id trees managed to escape, though Dan and each took @ nearly killed himself too,” remarked a ‘old musket sent him flying out of an old with a crop) wing.” "fant kill sich fools,” remarked Snap, ees no the Frenchman. +) “Gosht I know yer ain’t.” )* But you're glad to see me, are you not?” Dan ? c4 5 asked, up to the prisoner and staring him ine Soe Monsieur ees a fine youth.” : Yon ait expect to see us a BGs did ' “Saere! Thope I see you again, Isay to mine- t all ze monsieur.” Ye »he?. Well, I don’t think you will ®e0 US any more after this. You did us a little ‘service y that we must repay with some > came up and stared at the captive In- don’t yez shoot the bloody red nagur?” ; aie esiBorob, it’s mesilf as rtd shoot the if av him.” ee ¥ sees dat?” demanded Sautene, turning Vat for would sou shoot ze prisoners ?” Tuck, yer Dieeeare r ehap that Dan and me to that » Said Bob, turning to Mike. his head offav him !” blurted out a an’ didn’t Ido that same for the _° the I will ter settle with yer hide! I'll hey a fair show best man wins.” CHAPTER XII. RETRIBUTION. as it was, Snap began to throw off his roll up his alacned. : nderation, Snap!” exclaimed Dan, “you ' to fight him, are you?” i, yes!’ was the reply. “‘Sarch ’im an’ Tl mash him soft as a rotten , mol’ interruptedSnap. “I'd spile; I'll mow or never.” small +) Iwill not Sautene, t on his hands, Iunatic. A fist Lx y feat ae y debt now I never he walked up to him and another blow that rolled him in the @ uttered a flerce yell andSsprang enraged tiger. Shap was as coo! his feet, and received “ Mike Reagan!” cried Dan McCue. ‘“‘If you touch that red-skin again, I’ll put a bullet into your cowardly carcass |” “Sure, an’ didn’t yez want me to shoot ‘im?” “No. He’s my prisoner. You have nothing to do with him, so keep your hands off.” Mike picked up his musket and stood by till Snap had settled his score with the Frenchman. He pummeled him till his face was bruised and swelled out of all shape. Finally, the wretch cried: “Enough, Monsieur Schnaps,” **Gosh!” hissed Snap, “‘yer ain’t got half enough.” *« Are you satisfied, Snap?” Dan asked. “Gosh, no!” . “ Satisfy yourself, then.” Snap eut a large withe, and belabored the a retichicint with it till he was tired. The French- man said not a word, but stood and took it with the stoical fortitude of an Indian. >, “That will do, Snap,” said Dan, when he thought the wretch was about to fall from ex- haustion. Snap dropped the withe and deliberately spat in his face. Sautene made no movement to resent the insult. He knew he was powerless to do so, and therefore did not attempt it. “Now, Sautene,” said Dan, “we are going to serve you and that red-skin just as he and you served us yesterday. We will tie you up, and leave you to take your chances with the wolves, as we did.” ; Sautene made no reply. He could not protest in the face of his own rascally deed of the day before. : Bob and Dan then took stfong cords and bound them hard and fast, after which they were sus- nded to a tree near by, just as Bob and Dan been. ; Neither of the wretches made any They knew it would be worse than useless for them to do so, “T think that’s about the way they served. us, Bob, is it not ?” Dan asked, after they had swung em up. **Yes—only they took our wolf sealps from us.” “Oh, we don’t want them. We have plenty of our own taking.” ‘Gosh, yes!” said Snap, “‘an’ we'd better take ’endefore they freeze.” *Yes—come ahead.” At four went to work gathering scalps from the Wolves they had killed round the tree during the si W Sot were well paid for their trouble and pei “Good-bye, Sautene!”’ called out Bob as the party turned away to resume their journey down the river. “‘Hope you may have a good time with the wolves, If they come back before these dead ones freeze hard they won’t bother you.” “Sacre!” hissed the raséal. Bob and Dan laughed heartily as they turned nan and the two wretches were léft to th te. : CHAPTER XIII. THE’WOLF BOYS FIND A REFUGE. As they made their way down the river the Wolf Boys took Mike to task for shooting the In- | that dian. “You were too hasty,” said Dan, “and the act may be the means of getting us into mare trouble.” : “Sure, and didn’t I see yer takin’ aim at the red nager afé the Frinchman?, An’ didn’t Mr. Snap knock the Injun down? Faith, av I waited longer the bl. wud ay ate mé aloive.” \ *Nonsensé. We would have ¢aptured both. As it is, one is dead and the other has gotten away to go back to his ple, and tell them that the palefaces are killing the red men every- where. ' They'll come dewn on us like a swarm of flies in mi mer, and our scalps won’t be worth two cents.” “Howly mither ay Moses!” gasped Mike, rub- bing his hand over his head to make sure his p was all there. ‘Let's go home, Mr. Me- Cue! We've got wolf scalps enough.” “No,” said Dan, determined to give hima good seare; ‘if we go back, we will only draw the savage horde down on the settlement. would never do. There are too many womenand children there.” : re: There was a goodly number, and the] y' ° ri That | and shota fine di like as! rae om tet ; i a8 cule eee toy en coe tae ae aS, ae pf Ble, just so sure will a thousand of them Own on us, howling like so many devils just go loose from the lower regions.” wrnaes *«Thin phat the divil do yez stay hyer for?” “Oh, we are not going to stay here,” avas the” roe ‘We are going down the river, don’t yon 7) see ae Mike saw, of course, but he also saw thatthe ™ reds-kins could go down that way, too. That ~# thought made him very -uneasy, and the fact” was vert evidait to his companions. inka **Just keep a handful of buckshot in gun;*Mike,” said Bob, “ and one shotat ti will make ’em sick. It re kick you clear Se! kingdom. But it will save our sealpey p? 73 “Gosh, yes,” asserted Snap, his gray twinkling with merriment. <Syag “Tl do it, hegorra!” said Mike, pourin f ble charge of buckshot into his already he . loaded gun. ae ia ” muttered Snap. ‘‘ It'll kiek him dom bler’ E SS TE c “Yes, and make him sick of shooting quick.” ; ot. 5 Say Of course, Mike did not hear the side of the two hunters. He kept close to the others: during the afternoon, peering in every directit for Indians. He had Indian on the brain; am took no notice of the wolves. | oa » They pushed on down the river as fast as condition of the snow would permit, pop : over a wolf now and then, and get the se aip.: At last the sinking sun admonished them thet they must look out fora suitable place to canpy during the night. P : Dan mentioned it to Snap. , “T know a hut further down,” said “‘whar we kin all sleep.” % * How far is it?” “‘Two miles.” ** Let’s go faster then.” ues They quickened their pace, and Mike, not hm ing heard the conversation between Shap a getting a hundred yards in advance of/the “ Phwat is it?” deman “Och-ugh !" and Miké wheeled and ran ou see\any Indians?” “Gosh!” gasped Snap, as Dan and Bob! Fe your shadow !” exclaimed Dan. “You haven't killed one, Mike,” sai to know what you were doing, and your “That's it,” added Dan. 2 | other as if to ascertain their real objectin talk a pause. “ Me gun niver sets a Dan, believed that some kind of danger was suing them. He dashed on ahead, someti “Tf you see em, Mike,” called out Bob, away at’em !” : ed Mike, suddenh ing and looking back-atjhis comrades. ~~ “Indians!” said Bo « meet them. “Why, what’s the matter?” Dan asked. **No,” he replied. ‘‘I—I~wanted to it wur very cold!” out laughing. “* Mike Reagan, I do believe you are id, Afraid, is it! Sure an’ its Mike Réagan. has killed the most Injuns av all av ya aa ** Howly Moses !” “Tt was your gun. You were too up and kicked you out of the tre the red-skins,” % \ Mike was disgusted. He looked fram way. - ei “It's a blaggard ye are, Mr. Bob” hie: an’ thin, begorm, it’s araleonld maled Sure, av ye wur ter shoot it : wud be.” 5 “T’ll show you about that. next pack of wolves we moet.” ~ “* May the saints sind us 4 voutly. handing Bob his m 2 * Oh, it’s too heavy to carry,” 88 OE vis, Koponte ant it's pica ae “ ' an’ Pp . wanting me Sain ye shoot it,” at ¥ a eral laugh. . By and by they came in ‘of! : strong log-pey-vith a roof on top am b -0 logs. The chimney was of stone. It had built a long timé, evidently as a Sort ; re though by no means noe er. 7 Just as they came in sight of the hut ap eer. ke “That's fresh steak for supper,” said : ning forward and cutting the animal's t en q 1g

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bin Ol tal 7) Rack 2 A PT 4. ROT A ae ¥ ‘THE WOLF BOYS / ICHIG, e OF ee, He, “Why, snag me!” exclaimed Dan, “if that} Dan looked u ; : isn’t.a good idea! Tl fish for a bite myself.” | on the roof. more,” Snap said, quickly re-| ‘‘So will I,” added Bob, proceeding to f ae we get nap. saw no way of getting o ) and out on the roof?” he asked, turn- ~*~ Then he went forward and cut | small rea of venison to place in the muzzle of | ing ae his ri t e e. 3 ; “Yes,” and he showed them a certain spot | “Me too,” said Mike, * Bedad, I wur a great | where the timber was easily moved so asto per: _ fisherman in ould Ireland.” Z mit the passage of one person at a time, i “But your gun wouldn't leave anything of a} ‘“* That’s all right,” said Dan. t eee _ have shelter and a good fire all night.” wolf, Mike, if one were to take it in his mouth,”j “Now look here,” said Bob; “how are we go- “Yes, ef we git the wood,” said Snap. Dan said. “It would tear him all to pieces.” ing to melt snow except in our mouths?” 4 Spa “Then we had better go outand get it,” re-| ‘So it would,” put in Bob. 7 *** Our tin cups,” said Dan. ES marked Dan. ‘Come on, we've all got hatch- “ We edad it’s the bayonet I'll let ’em ate thin,” ity ee forgab and Bob smiled at the simplic- » ets.” e@ said. . of his question. HN Ree ““Hyer’s two axes,” said Snap, raising a big flat} He greased the end of the bayonet, and thrust} Sna’ _kept blazing away at every wolf who ‘stone on the broad hearth and revealing two | it through the crevice. stuck his nose between the logs of the hut. Bob, Instantly a wolf, deceived by the smell of the} Dan, and Mike did the same. They used their blood and grease on the bayonet, seized it between | hatchets wheneyer they could, in order to save his teeth and tried to wrench it from the gun. their ammunition. ; : E i ’ Mike gave a tremendous thrust, and sent the Midnight came, and Dan estimated that fully whey took the axés and went out to several old | bayonet to the muzzle down the animal’s throat, half a hundred wolves had been killed duringtho trees that had been uprooted byusummer} Of course there was a howl outside. evening. ae one, and began cutting wood of the proper} The wolf was so firmly impaled on the bayonet| “They'll be frozen: hard by morning, though,” Mength for the fire-place in the hut. that he couldn't extricate himself. Buthe howled : Bob remarked. like all possessed, and squirmed worse than ever} ‘‘ Nes, but the pooles will beworthadollareach = amen ‘ an eel did at being skinned. all the same. It will only’be a little harder work a ; Mike howled, too. ; to get ’em off, that’s all.” / Et ae. CHAPTER XIV. “Tvegothim! TDvegot him!” he yelled, cling- | At last our heroes concluded that sleepfthey | ~ BESIEGED IN THE HUT. . ing to his musket and dancing like a wild lunatic. | must have, and so stretched themselyes before eee Sy _ | “Phat will I do wid him?” 5 NAP and Mike proved to be splendid ax-men.} ‘Pull him through and eat him!” cried Bob, Whey soon had the log cut up and the others as- | laughing heartily. ’ sisted in ant? fe the pieces wey she ae ee te gave a tremendous jerk, and released the -» +A ‘second log was cut up in order ey | wolf. might. pare 48 lack of wood if another snow- Ey bayonet was Severe Wa prs etta Ta rm: ins) ‘« Begorra, it’s mesilf as gets the mos ou Sapaits dark when they went inside and | av ’em,” he said. 2 ‘the heavy oaken door. BteD aati a ae Putit outagain, and stick another,” suggested re, and in a few minutes a cheerfu e | Dan, arad in the wide open fire-place. Mike did so. : » “This is splendid!” said Bob, warming him- oe ee Renee ened mare when he was sure i the fire. ‘ , uld not get at him. oe Staves? returned Dan. ‘It’sagooddealbetter| Another thrust, and the sharp-pointed steel than Iexpected.” * es snare ete ae ofa wolt, penetrating the brain. “Bed Pe , byes.” y this time the number of wolves had increas- ce ae ty te ates ped to keep wolves | ed in proportion to the violence of the storm. mat,” and he turned to the fresh vénison quarters | They howled around the hut, gnawing at the ; and prepar pared to cut slices to broil for their sup- sae an ne pane desire fo ee the Re deer : ; meat inside, @ same time the severest snow Sere ‘oon after they closed the door of the hut a} known in that section for many years raged "> terrifle snow-storm set in. The snow came in| without. The snow came through the crevices ~~ ‘great gusts, and the dismal howling of the wind | of the logs in flne particles, But the heat from Ymade the Wolf Boys feel doubly thankful that} the glowing fire soon melted it. Meena ee tact oat | wills KEe scant ae raN tees ta ‘they were startle @ gun-s hi 1 — FE ; Fenn direction of the river, follow bythe flerce|_ “That. will do pF sie can’t help \it,” said owling of wolves. va : Dan. “ We are sure of them, any way. “Snap sprang to his feet and listened. His face Yes—we can get one every shot. was serious, and he shook his head as he tried} “ But divil'a wink av sleep will we be afther - “to eatch other sounds. The howls of the wolves gettin’, I'm thinking, said ike. ontinued, and then gradually died away. ‘Oh, we don’t. want Boy sleep,” Bob replied. nh ‘Somebody is lost in the storm,” he said, re-} “Gosh, no,” put in Snap, shooting another , suming his seat on a log which Mike had rolled wolf through the head. : arc oss the floor in front of the roaring fire. ka‘‘Howly Mither ay Moses!” cried Mike, as a ¥ “That means loss Of life,” said Dan. a abt in te rempicearr a res al- “Yes most again ‘i ° ercely, é aaa OTe nae BORE ae Dan took his*hatehet and struck the wolf’s - “Can’twe do something to save him?’ Dan pag a tremendous blow, splitting his face and ; 3 ead open. i Re FiGaa cp? ae = Cy ne down| ‘‘That’s the way to do,” he said, turning to EAE Renta Fe Sone Aiko. Ol Moses" mother never killed a Welt | he érept, Ul at last his face was within a foot of «| a r into the fire | in her lle. y the logs. en he _hesitat trem ea. O1 Speyer Racatenteibciae ohio horrors of| “ Begorra,” said Mike, looking at the bloody | leaf. His eyes and nostrils were distended, and — “the night and of their fortunate escape. hatchet in Dan’s hand, “it*wur nately done. | every feature of his face betrered unspeakable Suddenly a how! was heard right at the doorof | Och, but do yea moind that now? The bloody | horror. He tried to pull back, to turmaside—te 1a hut, eausing Mike to spring to his feet and | bastes wud be after atin up the house!” even look away, but all in vain. An irresistible ae ch for his’ musket. ft The flerce brutes, rendered frantic by the smell | spell was upon him, and he, shivering like one -yez moind that now?” he asked, turning | of the deer meat inside the hut, were gnawing eonvalsed with an ague, crept forward again tili _ Seemed motionless oe ad tor| wading oprawayes ot nos OH geet nes ae Siatues eos aving! ben A ik or c en e. = . Me ane appetite be Ao al ; sleeping soundly for hours, and rose upon his the fire on their blankets, ; Pete The wolves howled and gnawed. on the logs ; with a renewed flerceness when they saw the hunters making themselyes comfortable. Bui ~~ t little cared our heroes for that. All but Mike soon — dropped off to sleep and to dream. ‘A a But to Mike the situation was an unpleasant one. To sleep with three or four score of wayves howling within a few feet of him, thirsting [# tho warm blood in his veins, was an utter impossi-. bility tohim, 3 He lay there in his blanket looking upat the roof of the hut and thinking of the little isle bes” yond the sea, where he was born,and wondering. if he would ever see it again. The wolves and ina the wind howled in unison, and hour after hout - passed with the same pandemonium of sounds \ ringing in his ears, : r : Suddenly he turned on his side and tried t sleep. He closed his eyes and made a desperata, effort not to think of the unpleasantness of tha situation. But itsvas allin vain. Try hard as ho * would the howling wolves drove sleep from him. Looking to the right he saw a pair of gleaming ~ eyes just through the crevice of the logs, gazing upon him, | They were reflected by the fire on the hearth, and seemed, therefore, like balls cf fire themselves. But Mike could not’ resist the temptation to gaze at them. They seemed to ab: — ; sorb his entire mental faculties. The more ha i itn gazed at them, the more he was fascinated. Tho , gleaming eyes seemed rooted on him. © He rose ; on one elbow and glared like one charmed by ee some pareey spell of enchantment, j , Suddenly he turned on’ hands and knees and ed. Then he crept forward on allfours,asif rresistibly drawn by some unseen/power, his’ eyes fixed fon the gleaming eyes beyond thesn ie crevice. His whole frame quiyered, and, at times, he halted, as ifhesitating, and then moved > forward in. Closer and closer to the crevice ~ J ’s yer la h’ at? ood, elbow. He saw Mike on hands and knees with — git ia yen ieeidend maieare al willbe” CHAPTER XY. fis face up agatnst thé erevieo of te logs. ‘That y lozen wolves now joined inachorus just WOLF-CHARMED. Miké was trembling like a leaf was plainly*per~ tible. oy ee Mie “he called in a low tone of | votes are you after Vy. st : <6 made no reply, — © 1295 ye Dan arose softly and stepped forward where he Ble obtained a glimpse of a face. aise x <H The look of intense horror on his face alarmed RES de the door. - \ Rusia: wi} \erjo” Moses!” groaned Mike. “‘Is ieee | Dan and the others stood quietly by and list- voice, ened to the howling and screeching of the wolves. Soe yes,” said Snap. “Ef yer mouth They seemed to increase in numbers every pe ns Eto ae ter do edad it’s glad I am they can’t come‘in at all, re Ary a ae Try gent Serin “Th h to- | hi h, yes, for we know then whar ther sculps | ._“*Soam I,” Bob said. GY SIO URL Y sr) Rint meds eet a ae worth | night and very bad. r) He spoke p ASR eft aa abaaad sae Swish Sy: acm mie Gosh, yes,” put in Snap. “They're worse’n |“ ike! col” meee ake Fr band Dan chuckled. Mike made no reply, | I ever saw ’em afore.” Still he made etd : i + ae looked toward the door, as if half expecting | | ‘* How long will hey ntay about here ?” On the other hand the young Irishman seen pack of wolves break it down and “Es long as they k } on é smell blood an’ fresh | his face to the crevice so hard that the ge a Bila eR, “sherry, an mena eh hte hao tia ‘Then it’s a for us that we struck white , but the crevice was too narrow. an geo ae eae ae pncnoea| ce ea Sen REL Dar acta bat how long this storm will last?” -. |never believed it till now. as aeons he “How about water?” Dan asked, called, and in louder tones. 9 , Snow,” said Snap. a _ Still there was no response, and D: “ How’'ll we get. it?” a, . Ho stepped over to a Roof,” answered Snap, sententiously, . ox GPS

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ndthe but ow ayfay till their claws ‘The moment his eyes rested on Mike, hesprang ? to his side and glared down at him. Been yes!” he muttered. “Gimme my gun, Dan handed him his rifle, and thefold man care- | through. Sache any snow away from that p Spo’ ! 5 He was attempting to move the timber whem was conscious that a heavy body of some ” fully placed the muzzle in the crevice withinafew| “‘Bedad, they'll ate up the house!” had just ae Phes upon it. a “inches of Mike’s face. “Not much,” said Dan, smiling confidently.} ‘* Gosh!” he exclaimed in an undertone, “Se Dan looked in profound horror. “ They can’t git at us.” body is up thar!” es > * Be carefifl, Snap!” he said. Snap saw through the crevices of the logs that] “Thunder! Is that so?” Bob asked. "Snap made no re day was dawning. He was an early riser from| ‘‘ How do you know?” Dan asked. ly. _ He made sure of the aim and pulled the trig- The keen, whip-like crack of the rifle startled ' Bob from his sieep, and he sprang up just in time 6 sée Mike roll over on the floor, as though he ' had been shot through the brain. ‘ 4 habit, and at once prepared to cook a breakfast} ‘Felt him step on this ere timber,” was of venison steak, of which they now had an| positive reply of the old man. ‘ abundance. The fire had burned down toa heap} ‘“‘ Better get down then,” suggested of glowing coals, just right for broiling. wait tosee what turns up. They may be As si after steak was placed on the coals, | dians.” a the savory odor of the cooking set the wolves| “Oh, Lord!” gas Mike, turning pal erazy. They had never howled and yelped as | sheet, and looking helplessly around. reg then, = Havayou louded your musket again, Mf “Git yer guns,” said Snap to Dan and Bob, | Dan asked. ae “an’ lay out some more sculps.” “No,” and he ran for it where it had Tek ame so, and soon the keen whip-like crack | ed at the last discharge. He lost no tim of their rifles was heard, laying outa wolf at each} placing another heavy charge of powder shot. 4 uckshot in it. Tr “By the great elk!” exclaimed Dan, as he “Ts the pevones all right?” Bob asked, peered through the crevice, “‘ every blessed wolf | how earnest he was in the business. “5 [aaa CHAPTER XVI. “gs ce : MIKE RESCUED—THE SIEGE. pa Box sprang to his feet, a look of horror on his “Great God !” he exclaimed; “is Mike killed?” » Gosh, no!” returned Snap. _ “What in thunder is the matter with him, | we killed last night has been snowed under.” “Yis, begorra,” he replied. then?” “Gosh!” exclaimed Snap. ‘“‘That’s so. We'll “Be ready, then, but don’t shoot Snap and Dan were too intently gazing on the | git ’em in the spring.” does,” pallid face of the unconscious Irishman toan-| “What's the use of killin them nowifwecan’t| Of course no one knew who or wha Swer the question. They were watching the ex- | git their scalps?” Bob asked, the house, and Bob had questioned 1 pression on Mike’s face. “°’Cause we can find ’em in the spring,” said | for his own amusement. " ie, Sis Suddenly a huge ball of snow rolled The snow had ceased falling. But as it had Bob was amazed. “Won't you tell me what ails him?” he asked, chimney into the fire. It was as to Dan. been falling all night it was very deep—too deep | measure, and lodged on the top of the ‘twe for our heroes to undertake to travel through it. which Snap had thrown on a little while “By gum!” muttered the old hunter as he| eating breakfast, and began to rapidly meltuz peered through on the south side of the hut, z ‘ ed in , tne Bosh” a ronted! Gasp. as be gazed Se we're snow sure pop.” : fe nt nap, as he the” “ Phat’s that?” Mike aaked) turning white as a inj os ng , *Yes;” and inas few words as possible he ex- ed the affair to him, ; “Great Heavens!” exclaimed Bob. “I would never have believed it!” “Nor I,” said Dan; “but I saw this myself, and of snow. .“Injuns.” Snap shot the wolf. The brute couldn’t reach him | sheet. “ Howly mither ay——” d with his teeth and was licking his face. I never “ Snowed in,” repeated Bob for his benefit. «~Hush-sh!?’ cautioned Dan. “K gg want to see another case like it.” He peeped through at the snow beyond. and wait till Snap i for us to shoot.” _ Mike lay like one in a stupor for upwards of| “Begob!” he said, “ay yez drive thim wolves « Watch at that end, Bob,” Snap whisp : ten minutes. Then he appeared to be coming to | away it’s divil a bit I care for that snow.” ~ Bob and motioning toward the side of the himself, like one just recovering from & swoon. = h!? grunted Snap. ‘“He’s a fool, The|in which the door was placed. “Let's lie down in our blankets, and pretend | snow is worse than the wolves.” Bob ery took his stand by the door, to be sleeping,” suggested Dan, “and see what | The sun rose ina cloudless sky, but it had no} in hand, an ered through the crevices warmth in its rays. dir ections in front of him. Dan took his Stu Having broiled enough steaks for breakfast | the Shy ee end from the fire-place. : Snap called all hands to eat. They all ate heart-| “ e that side,” said Snap to Mike, » ily witha score of wolf snouts protruding | towards the north side on which the through tha crevices of the logs snuffing| banked to the roof. the odor of the steaks. Even on top of the} Mike took his stand, as if he had the m hut the ravenous brutes were howl and | portant post of all. . scratching away the snow. aa) “Is it shoot, Mr. Snap, av I see a red-s! “ Badad, it’s a foine place we are in,” remarked | asked, with an earnestness that caused) : Mike. “Phatll we do whin the mate is all| and Bob to snicker. "; / gone?” . “Gosh, yes,” said Snap, ‘an’ hold yer jaw! red “ Bat wolf,” replied Dan. Dan and Bob, knowing how the snow Was Mike was horrified, -\ banked against the north side of the hulkepme The wolves suddenly ceased howling and be-| chuckling at the alertness displayed hy yal gan to slink away with their tails between their sey it. 3 : ae legs, as though some terrible enemy had put in| By and by another fall of snow came an appearance. chimney into the fire. It soon mel! a “ rca!” exclaimed Mike, “‘avy ye say ye'll| water steamed and sputtered as it & ate thim they'll all run away!” *)} through the paring coals. ; pes “Gosh,” mutte Snap. “T must m fire, or they'll put it out. : He was not slow to act. - * In another minute he had thrown th he will do.” They did so, and as they rolled themselves snugly in their blankets they kept their eyes on m, He rolled over on his side, tried to rise, and 2 aed Cees a sitting posture. Only the howling “i or king of a few wolves outside broke the stillness of the hour. Dan, Bob, and Snap ap- poses to be soundly slee ing. He looked vague- ly around the hut, ru eyes, and looked Then he made a rapid motion with his hand before his eyes, as though hastily brushing som awa m before him. Sndd he looked all around, as if conscious that some kind of danger menaced him. A look of blank fear came over his face, and he sprang to his feet, seized his musket, ran it through a crevice of the logs, and pulled the trigger. losion was terrific. Loaded heavily, the musket flew out of his hands and struck the wall on the opposite side of the hut. Luckily it did not strike either of the other three or the consequences would have CHAPTER XVII. been serious. : ie A NEW, ENEMY AU TEE AGAIN dry logs on the fire, They soon caughi Instantly Dan, Bob, and Snap sprang up and| Tur sudden silence of the wolves caused no | burn ed briskly. Then he knew the fire ¥ stared at him. little astonishment to our heroes inthehut. They|from danger from the snow. s knew not how to account for it except that some enemy the wolves greatly feared was approaching. | away without pete Freon | barn But what kind of an enemy it was they were by| out the fire ata spot. © means certain. It might be panthers, whom Then they ceased falling, the wolves very much feared; and then it might | nearly an hour. a “Gosh!” exclaimed Snap. ‘‘ What’s busted?” ' *‘ Wolves! Wolves!” ed Mike, greatly ex- ** Well, they have been around all night,” said Dan. porrbas Pons top ur head to get up and Several more balls came down, butt Shoot at em with your old kicking cannon? Just | be Indians, before whom the wolves always re- to wake us?” , . tired, unless they outnumbered the red-skins ten “¢ Mi ” said Mike, looking as blank as a/|to one. From three sides of the hut the Wolf Boys could see clear out to the forest. On the north side the snow had drifted till it was banked up to the roof. Of course they could not look in that di- rection. In five minutes not a wolf was in sight. They had slunk away like so many whip spaniels, and were heard no more that morning. “Gosh!” exclaimed Snap, looking around on three sides for the cause of such a sudden and r cizad silent retreat of the wolves. “What's up? Them | musket, ran it through the crevice, and ph wolves ain't runnin’ from ther shadders.” the bayonet some three feet or more into (hesmaw= “T don’tseo anything,” remarked Bob Stewart. | bank. He felt it strike something soft | yield- “Nor I,” added Dan McCue. ing. Something struggled as if impaled i “There ie bes something out on the north} That wasenough. Hecocked the gun and paile side,” said Bob. ‘‘ We can’t look out on that side, | the trigger. A lh yor oes cain nates ie Pte As a heap toge bag take a peep an’ see,” rem nap, | on theo pe 6 of the room. ae. looking up at the root at the spot where he had “Gosh t" exclaimed Snap, wheeling ance of unwritten paper, “I must have dramed * Dreamed what? “What did you dream?” “Sure, an’ didn’t I drame the bloody baste was , atin’ me aloive?” “The deuce you did! Do you mean to say ou wot up in your sleepand fired at ’em?” * Vis, I ve I did. “Then we'll haye to tie you when you liedown at night, for fear you get upin your sleep and Oeh, now, is ita wolf yea are, Mr. Dan?” “Och, now, a wolf yez are, Mr. “No, ‘but how can you tell me from a wolf when you are asleep?” Mike looked around at his festive old musket, and scratehed his head. He could make no re- : PIS st then the wolves broke loose anew. The tremendous of the musket had quieted that part of the, crevice: come and listened for a mom he heard excited him to wondrous § Without a word from the others ho. o |

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- Migbele® ; i “THE WOLF BOYS OF MICHIGAN. oe es x a ee a N * SS ana at Mike trying to pull himself to- ; im. ; _. -* The next moment a series of savage yells were *~. haard ontside in the snowbank. * * Indians! “Indians!” exclaimed Dan. >“ Keep’still,” said Snap. : - The old man put his ear to the crevice and listened -* _-‘Fhe hole made by the musket through the snow t “enabled him to both hear and see. He heard * © yoicés that succeeded the yells. He looked and ’ Saw several savages. Quick as thought he took Sr aim and fired. + Another yell followed. \ ¥ ~~ _ Snap snatched Bob’s rifle and fired again. > ~ Ayell answered him. Se | Danranupand peered through the hole. He os _ Saw a figure retreating through the patch cut in > ‘ J ) the snow and quickly fired. » Avyell told him he had hit his mark. . Hike and Bob quickly reloaded their pieces. * Begorra,” said Mike, ‘he wur comin’ through » “wid his Thomas hawk till I give’im me bogonet.” 5 ** And a pound of lead,” said Bob, “you must haye tore him all to pieces, Mike.” *Sure an its a man I am wid the Injuns,” * said he, swelling with pride over his exploit. - Sat ——— \.. Tue reader will recollect that the Wolf Boys “Yeft Louis Sautene, the French Canadian, and an ~ "Indian tied to a tree, in revenge for similar treat- /_ ‘ment Dan and Bob had received at their hands. » It will also be remembered that Mike had killed > one of the Indians in a fit of terror, and that the a musket kicked him out of the tree into a bank of “Snow, and while he was there the third Indian ‘took to his heels and escaped. Pj The Frenchman and - his aly were securely hound: It was impossible for them to extricate themselves. Dan did not interd for them to escape. Sautene and the savages did not intend that Robert and Dan should escape, either, but pee tia. ; Indian who esca made his way north- ward as fast as he could. He saw that it was all » up with Sautene and the others. They could not @seape the wolf hunters, he thought, and so con- cluded to returnthome as quickly as possible. He traveled several miles, and then had the fortune to meet nearly a score of his tribe moving southward in quest of game. He told them of the of his comrades. The Savages uttered flerce yells of vengeance, and forced him to return with them to the place Where he had Jeft Sautene and the Wolf Boys. It was nearly sunset when they reached the Spot. They were astounded at finding Sautene and the red-skin alive ,and tied to the tree. Not & single wolf had been near them, a fact which Shows how well the Evil One takes care of his own. Of course the prisoners were promptly released, and Sautene swore tremendous oaths of venge- ance against the Wolf eee 5 There would be no difficulty in catching up with our heroes, he thought, for their trail was plainly visible in the snow. He Joflamed the passions of the savages still “more by lying statements, and thon started off in pursuit, Night eame on, however, and with ita heayy Snow storm. They were compelled to stop and Seek shelter in a dense part of the woods, where a9 they built an immense fire and wrapped them- _ ~ Selves in thgir blankets. ~~ © Indians geldom go abroad in such weather. -~ This storm had caught them quite unexpectedly, ; The erust on the first fall of snow had my tempted them out in search of deer and other 6) game. Ps " raged all pight and they had a hard . © Ptmeor ie at they eh inured to such hard- recy ~ © Shipeand did not mindit very much. But the « {a tnty Sautene was in a towering rage be- A ‘olf ad obliterated the trail of the Boy ae ans in French and in choice ° tit did no good. i= * They ay down the river,” he said to Red ; Indian chief. ,‘“‘If we follow the river, them.” wee Yen,” said Red Fox, ‘‘we will follow the ” ¢ SW “The started down the river as soon as it was 4 t. Thoy had their suow shoes with them nich enabled them to travel very easily over the “ J Bbp they had gone : Ske they heard a rifle shot howling of wolves. ae apaere “They are in the hut over the river!” =) exclaimed Santene. ~~ He remembered the hut. re © nights there once when hard pressed by wolves. oe When it grew lighter they saw the smoke that ascended from the hut. é «They are there!” hissed Sautene. “I'll roast or freeze ’em out. Sacre! Til hang ’em to icicles!” : They approached the hut on the side the snow had’ banked against, and saw the wolves slink away. As the occupants could not see them on that side, they approached with impunity even to the extent of going up on top of the hut. Their first effort was to put out the fire by dropping huge balls of snow down the chimney. Failing in_that they resolved to cautiously cut their way through the soft snow to the side of the hut and pour a yolley into them. ; The reader has seen how Mike Reagan spoiled their game with his musket and bayonet, and laid a red-skin out inthe snow whence he was never to rise again. Three other rifles rang out in quick succession, and as many red-skins fell to rise no more. They beat a hasty retreat. Four of their number had fallen, and they could not return the fire except to'shoot into the eno, bank and risk the chance of doing execu- tion. Sautene retreated down to the river where the trees sheltered them. Red Fox was in a tower- ing rage. Four of his warriors were dead anda fifth one of the tribe was lying stiff in the snow Were Mike’s musket had laid him the day be- ‘ore. Sautene was as much enraged as the chief. “« We must wait for night,” said he to the chief. “The darkness will protect us and their fire be- tray them.” ““The pale-faces are not fools,” said the chief. “They will make no fireat night. They are wise as serpents.” } Sautene wondered if Snap would be fool enough to make a fire in the hut after dark. He ve much doubted that he would and tried to thin of some way to dislodge him’and the Wolf Boys. He well knew that Snap was as expert at fighting red-skins as in wolf hunting, and ‘that he was a dangerous customer in any event. At last they coneluded, rather than stay around there all day, to make one more €ffort to get to the hut on the @de covered by the snow. Four of their comrades were lying dead in the snow, a fact that made them thirst all the more for the blood of the Wolf Boys. Under the guidance of Red Fox, shey: com- menced traveling under the snow again which, as it was soft, presented but little obstacle to their progress. In the meantime, four Indians were stationed ina conspicuous place to shoot down the wolf hunters if they attempted to leave the hut. CHAPTER XIX. A SINGULAR CASE OF SNEEZING. Tue silence of the Indians gave Snap food for thought. He knew their ways and methods, and began to study up what he would do under the circumstances were the positions reversed. “They are up ter some devilment,” he said, ‘**an’ we hev got ter be spry ter sarcumvent um.” “What do you think they will try to do next, Snap?” Dan McCue asked. “JT dunno. Mebbe they'll try ter come under the snow agin.” ‘“‘Begorra, av they do the blaggards’ll have me net in ’em!” said Mike. ** We must keep up a close watch on all sides,” Said Bob. “Mike and I will take care of this side and Snap and Dan can take the others.” Mike was nervous all over, and it was plain that now it was certain on which the danger was, he was not to be relied on. But for fear of being laughed at he did not dare utter a word of dis- sent, Hours passed and a profound silence reigned. Suddenly Bob thought he could hear a ht noise under the snow in front of his ition. He listened patiently and then motioned to Snap to do likewise. Snap came to his side and applied his ear to the crevice of the logs. He too, could hear the dull lapping noise made by the toma- hawks, and prepared to give the -skins a re- ception they would not soon fo: ike wanted to run his bayonet through the snow and thus ascertain the locality of the enemy. 3 “No,” said Snap, “ wait. We'll see’em in a minute or two, an’ then ——” ian They'll see us too,” Mike added, interrupting m. ; “Gosh, no!” replied Snap, “ We’ll kill "em be- fore they see us.” They waited flve minutes longer, and then saw the snow beginning to move in front of the Ha had been there several times and spent two | logs. ogs. **Ready,” whispered Snap. s . ¥ ‘ A brawny hand came snrougs the crevice: A wolf knife in Snap’s hand instantly pinned it to the log. : A yell came from the savage. The next instant the musket and three rifles belched forth their contents into the snow. The musket rebounded across the room with a tremendous racket, leaving Mike unarmed for the moment. But it had done its work, A red-skin had received the whole ¢ of buckshot in his heart, and sank down in the snow to rise no more. The other three killed two and) wounded a A few shots were returned by the red-skins. Their bullets lodged in the logs of thehut. The others then retreated with yells of defiance. Ere the Wolf Boys could reload their pieces the ~- red-skins were out of range and sight. 3 The savage whose hand had been pinned to the log by Snap’s big wolf knife remained a prisoner, He couldn't get away. The knife held him fast: “Gosh darn yer hide!” hissed Snap as he saw ~ how he had the savage. yer sneakin’ cuss?” “ Ugh!” he grunted. face let go hand.” “ Of course you will. So would I. In a bad fix, ain’t yer, red-skin? Yer would be mighty glad ter git away,eh? Hanged ef I don’t let yer die thar, yer coppery son of a skunk!” * Pale-face heap talk,” said the savage. «Heap shoot too, ain’t he?” replied Snap. ‘I think thar’s seven of your band lying out thar. Nobody is hurt in hyar. Why don’t you fellers shoot somebody?” .. es Ugh! Injun go away now?” said the red- skin. - “Of course yer will. The last one of you will go to the Happy Hunting Ground.” Vis, begorra! Let me stick me bagonet in the blaggard,” said Mike, coming bravely forward with his reloaded musket in his hands. “Gosh!” hissed you?” *‘Yis_I’m still, bedad,” said Mike, stepping back, for he did not care to anger the old hunter. “What shall we do with him, Snap?” Dan ask- ed after a pause of several minutes. ‘“ We don’t want any prisoners, and we don’t want to kill a man after capturing him.” ¢ “Gosh, no!” replied Snap, who was doing some deep thinking. Suddenly a thoughtstruck him, upon which he at once proceeded to act. He took from his poe- ket a small bottle of cayenne pepper and uncork- edit. Pouring some of it out in the palm of his left hand, he psreed his right overthe red-skin’s. mouth, running both arms through the crevice. Then he held the Pebperty thesavage’s nose. In an instant it was snuffed up by the proboscis. There was a sneeze and a howl. “That gilts *im,” said old Snap, drawing the knife away that held him prisoner. “ He.is no good any more.” “What's yer doin’ hyar, “Injun go way if pale- Snap. ‘Keep still, won’t Finding himself released, the red-skin sprang ~ to his feet and ran like a deer. Suddenly he sneezed again, and the convulsion threw him a. complete somersault inthesnow. He rolled over and over, howling and sneezing like all ed. His companions did not know what to think of him. “Ugh!” grunted Red Fox, as he watched his antics. The wretch would rise to his feet occasionally and run toward his companions. But convulsive sneezing would throw him: into a violent parox- ysm, during which he would turn complete somersaults. His actions were so very strange that when he reached his comrades they stood aloof from him. He seemed so completely crazed that the shook their heads and made motions to cane other that said the Great Spirit had’ touched him. Indians are so superstitious about demented people, that they will not touch one or strike one under any circumstances. But one leapt and howled, rolled and sneezed, and acted so violently in his agony, that. Red Fox and his braves came to the conclusion that the Great Spirit had taken sides with the Wolf Boys, and that it was useléss for them to. fight them any longer. “Ugh!” grunted Red Fox. “Great Spirit angry with the red men. Red Fox will go Wa) The chief turned away and started across the river on the ice, followed by his:band. ~ “Sacre!” yelled Sautene, “Red Fox is one grand coward; he is afraid of the pale-face. Sacre! Come back and fight like ze brave man! Red Fox made no reply bnt kept on direct “, nw Four muzzles of guns protruded through the 3

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Sine gateb is scal, : mighty Rood one itis,” said Dan. p and kie’ ooLt bedts ees + ranted Snap, jerking anoth sh, yes,” gran nap, jerking another one head that eamé through the hole. y Rept up the work till a very late hour, ie & pile of scalps. Then they grew tired of ody work and prepared to lie down in their gets and get some sleep. say, Snap,” Dan whispered to tho old © ‘*xyhat shall we do with Mike? If he farmed again some wolf will run his head sh one of these holes and eat his face off.” seratehed his head and looked {puzzled. fared round at the young Irishman, who was ‘i on, one of the logs before the fire, and asta it.” do,” assented Dan, and forthwith oth proceeded to roll a couple of logs ithe wall on that side of the hut, to the prise of Mike and Bob. 5 ' CHAPTER XXII. ) THE MYSTERY OF SAUTENE. ; Hen 1” exclaimed Bob, *‘what’s that for?” 176 keep wolves out,” said Dan. Se, “Thonder! A wolf can’t come through that * wa fell, & little one can,” suggested Dan, “aenched heartily, but Mike agreed with Snap*that it was best to stop up the edad, a snake might be afther coming in ist us,” he said. all roared. we it up,” said Bob, when the laughter Brsiaca. ‘Plug the holes so the lizards even squeeze through.” ar masquitoes,” Dan suggested. + arranged the logs satisfactorily, and then themselves in their blankets . before the me lost considerable sleep. since starting on! he hunt, au Lane Lt in a Se ie ap soundly. They fell asleep, and-slept 3 ouch the ulsht, the, howling of the few wolves Instill. wore their scalps having no effect on Snap was the first man to wake in the morning. well on to daylight when he got up and ‘i through the crevices of the log hut. ay gyolves had slept in a heap to keep warm She south side of the hut. The had feasted 6 other wolves who had either been killed or heir scal moment they heard him moying about in- set up a howlall together. That caused lan, and Mike to spring up, having slept rail the night. Tallo! What's the matter?” Dan asked. as,”” i Snap. F that all? Where’s the Frenchman?” : | through the crevice. Through the Ay dawn he could see the tree on which the ‘hman was hanging at sunset, and saw a of the deer-skin thong suspended from the ‘but nothing of the wretch. Rosh!” he exclaimed. “He's gone!” Dan -& strong deer-skin thong, and held it oyer the hole, whilst Bob tempted a wolf to his fate by holding a piece of raw venison close to it. , Quick as a flash a wolf thrust his head through the hole, and snapped eagerly at the meat. Dan jerked the thong, and the noose caught him round the neck as firmly as ever a sheriff did his victim. : The brute pulled and struggled with all his might, and so did Dan. ‘Get his scalp, Snap tightly to the thong: Snap whirled his knife aor around the wolf’s ears and across his head. ‘Then, by a sud- den jerk, he wrenched away the scalp. . Dan then let the wolf go. He Aten his head out and gave a despairing howl that would haye melted the heart of any buta flerce wolf-hater. The next moment a whine of agony escaped him, and dropping his tail between his legs, he made for the woods, the worst-whipped wolf ever seen in Michigan. Dan, Bob and the others laughed heartily, and proceeded to catch another, which they served in Y? Dan cried, as he held .| the same way. That one, however, maddened with pain, sprang upon another wolf, and»a death Struggle ensued. The entire pack joined in, each brute getting worse as he got a taste of blood. They tore each other to pieces and ate like the rayen- ous brutes they are. . “Hang it if itisn’t a free fight all round,” re- marked Dan. “Yes,” Bob replied, ‘and it’s all right if they will only leave their scalps behind.” In ten minutes there were only three wolves left behind alive. They were instantly shot. Then our heroes gathered the scalps, and several more that had not quite frozen. “Now let’s go out to that tree and see what be- came of Sautene.” *Yes—come on,” and Snap ledi the way to- ward the tree, followed by the others. On redching it they glanced around in search of human bones. olf bones they found in abundance, where the rayenous brutes had de- youred each one of their number that had been shot. But not a bone belonging to the human body could they find; not even a piece of cloth- ing, or shoe, or anything. . “Gosh!” ejaculated Snap. “They swallowed *im whole!” : Bob and Dan were amazed. Snap examined the thong, which was still hang- ing from the limb. -' “Cut by a bullet, by gosh!” he ejaculated. «« Eh! what's that?” : . “ Cut by a bullet,” he repeated. Dan examined the rope, or thong, and came to the same conclusion. : : “ But where is he?” «Gosh, yes—Whar is he?’ and they again sought for his bones, or Pocigus of his dress, but nothing could they find. Then they sought for evidences of flight through the snow. There, too, they}were balked, for the wind had kept fine particles of snow fly- ing all night long, causing a heavy drift in every direction. . _ - py: “Hanged if this doesn’t puzzle me clean through,” said Dan. oGone?” “Me, too, added Bob. “I can’t understand See ’ +49 Bob, Dan and Mike at once sprang to their feet it. : aera and rushed to the crevice. They, t00, saw only | ‘Gosh, no,” Snap jerkily remarked, turning eat him up,” said Bob. ‘an’ they have,” corroborated Mike. gourse,” asserted Dan. “They tore him ‘gs soon as it was too dark for us to inter- with ~* : them.” See Gosh yes,” grunted Snap. “ Let’s hey some sided up the fire, and then proceeded broil several jJarge slices of yenison e odor of the broiling meat was In- ts to the wolves. They num- about a dozen, but they yelped and ke mad, thrusting their heads through — fgom*which the logs had been re- SS ; Pin eg were in no hurry, however. They neir breakfast very leisurely, and then pro- d to business. old game of the evening before was re- med, and in afew minutes u half dozen raven- fe had lost their scalps, as well as ived death wounds from Mike's bayonet. #s scalp a few without the bayonet!” sug- 2” said Mike, “ it’s not mesilf as will sol to hould ’em for eee can catch ’em with ano=se.” rex back Oa aa: the hut. CHAPTER XXIil. THE FRENCHMAN’S ESCAPE. Tae reader will doubtless recollect the last shot Dan McCue fired at the wolves, who were yelp- ing and howling at the feet of Louis Sautene tied to the tree near the hut. When he fired he could searcely see anything more than certain -dark objects moving aboutover the white snow. Aim- ing at a dark object, therefore, was an uncertain aim. It is no wonder, then, that his bullet struck the head of.an old wolf in such a manner as to cause itto glance upward and cut the cord that bound Sautene! i Tne bullet stunned the old wolf so completely and caused his blood/to flow so freely that the others instantly sprang upon him and commenc- ed tearing him to cane At the same time Sau- tene began to whirl round and round, getting nearer the ground at each revolution. Finding himself going down among the raven- ous brutes, Sautene uttered a wild despairing ell. Fortunately for him, the wolves were, at the moment, so busy devouring one of their | was killed by the wolves,” “Mon Diex Phe exclaimed. ‘It was-e narrow escape. I will not’be eaten to-night. “Phey will go away, and so will I. Ha! Monsieur Schnaps! . T will live to pay you the grand debt. And the 7 young gentilhommie. By gare! I will have the ™ grand revenge!” When the wolyes had torn the wounded one to pieces, they turned to the tree again. To their surprise, the game was so high up in the tree that they did not even meke a leap in that direc- tion. Just then the odor of the broiling venison steaks inthe hut set the wolves to snuffing the air in that direction. They made a break for the hut, and in a few minutes were howling’ around i it . ae “Sacre! how hungry I am,” said Sautene, in his native tongue. \* Those steaks makea great — famine in my stomach. But I can’t stay here. © The wolves may come back. If Schnaps finds — a here in the morning he will tie me up aga” will go away. If the wolves come after me IE will climb another tree farther away.” , i He slid gown the tree and moved swiftly away over the snow in an easterly direction. To get as far away from that dangerous vicinity was the grand motive power that guided him. Ones, a couple of miles away, near the banks of the frozen river, he met a huge wolf who was making his way toward the hut, guided -by the sound of some -other wolves howling. He was unarmed. Had nothing, not evena little pocket knife, with which to defend himself. Under these circumstances he promptly took to atree, Beinga good climber, he soon gained the lower branches, and seated himself, on one, con- tent to waitfor the wolf to Jeave. **Diable!” he said. ‘‘I can live as long with out food as you, Monsieur Wolf.” The wolflooked wistfully up at him.. He was hungry, very hungry, and, as the man didn’tseem to be in any hurry to come down and give bin a dinner, he concluded to go on to where he heard awhole pack of his tribe howling, as if some, thing good.to eat was near by. So Sautene was soon able to descend from the - tree and resume his weary tramp through the _— deep snow. He kept along the river bank, know- |” ing he would reach the settlements that way, and de there manage to get something to eat, and maybe 7 some kind of arms, by which to defend himself — on his way. back to his home among the red- skins. ; : All night long he tramped, tired. cold, aml iene <a hungry. Morning came, and -still he was mies ' away from the nearest settlement. But he kept on. In that intense cold, to stop was to freeze. To go on was to keep blood in circulation, and nope and courage in his heart. t last, late in the afternoon, -he reached the settlement. ‘The first house he struck was that of the widow McCue. She and Nora were sitting by the fire, sewing and knitting, when a rap on the front door startled them. os : Nora went to the door, and was surprised at seeing a stalwert s er there. } “ Mademoiselle.” said Sautene, ‘Iam hungry, tired, andsleepy. I’ve walked filty miles through the snow to eseape the Indians, who ‘took my arms from me. I——” : «Come in, sir, come in to the fire!” cried Mrs. McCue, on hearing what he said. \ “Ab, thanks, madame!” and he stalked into the cozy home of the widow, and stood by the warm fire on the hearth. Mrs. McCue could well see that he had travel- ed far through the deep snow. She would haye known as much without his saying so. “Nora, child,” she said to her pretty daughter, “get something to eat at once. I know you are hungry, sir.” aye «Ai madame! i am starving!” “Furry up, Nora. Til assistyou. Sitdown and warm yourself, sir. You (shall not be hungry long.” 4 The kind-hearted widow rose and went to the assistance of Nora, leaving the stranger alone at the fire. He turned his back to the fire to get its nial warmth, and glanced around the room, fie saw rifles and pistols on the walls. His hands jtehed to get hold of them, They evidently be- longed. to one who knew how ‘to select: good arms. “Ah, madame,” he said when she returned to the fire with a cup of strong coffee in her hand “your husband knows how. to choose a good. ” e, 1 «J have no husband, sir,” she said sadly. ‘He

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Peat OF MICHIGAN. back to my home. That cowardly Frenchm: has lied to you. He took me from’ my? down on Michigan River. Yon know the wh men are brave and will follow you to death rescue me!” <3 “<Not till darkness renders it too late.” “Then I fill die rather than walk one step With you.” “Sacre! I will make you walk.” **You can’t.” é&, sir. My son and three companions are /now out in the forest after wolf scalps. They are “down the river somewhere.” ; Ly = _» - Sautene was startled. “Twill? and he seized her by the arms and} “Ha, ha, ha!” chuckled Sautene. “She w: = *Ts he with Monsieur Schnap, madame?” he | undertook to drag her. 4 make you tremble, chief. She is a good 2 “asked. She sat down in the snow and defied him. Let her talk to the old chief. He is wise, an __,_ Yes—Mr. Snap is with him. Did yousee or] “Sacre! I will kill you!” he hissed through | wants a young wile.” see ae _ hear of him?” clenched teeth, drawing a knife—her brother’s| ‘‘ Ugh, yes. Maiden heap talk,” granted “ Mon Dieu, yes!” antl he swallowed the coffee | knife—and raising it above her head. red-skin, as he turned away. : os in order to gain time to think, “Strike, coward!” and she sprang to her feet,/ Sautene gave her a grin of leering triumph looking him full in the face, ‘Strike, if you dare! I defy you!” and said: “4 “You may as well make up your mind t along quie 'y. You will never see your in.” Z TZ s _.' Yes, I will, wretch, and see you hung Be-" sides,” she retorted. 2 On his telling the red-skins that she would no walk one step, they constructed a very primiti veo. sled and placed her on it. She sprang out ¢ as soon as their hands were off of her, sy “Ugh!” grunted the chief; ‘tie her on. no get off then.” gf They tied her securely to the sled, an: started northward with her. io Some ten miles above there the party CHAPTER XXIV. THE ABDUCTION. Waxen he had drank the coffee Sautene pre- tended to be ina deep effort to get at the best fiavor of the coffee. “Did you see my son,.sir?” Mrs. McCue eager- rae ly asked. 2 ee “‘Yes, madame,” he replied. ‘‘I saw him and his companions two days since.” . **He was well?” ‘ CHAPTER XXY. SAUTENE AND NORA M’CUE. For once in his life Louis Sautene was cowed —and by a girl, — < ; Nora McCue’s deflance of him to his face caused him to quail. fi His eyes fell before hers, and his upraised hand dropped to his side. He could not muster the brute courage to strike her. He seemed tolack even the strength 3 to do so, , One party was to go toward the lake, and the “ Strike, coward !” she cried again, looking him | other to take the captive girl to the old chief full in the face, with blazing eyes. “You the tribe. ea wouldn’t dare stand before my noble brother.| At the last moment the Frenchman eonelided — Strike his sister if you can summon courage | to send the girl on, and fins himself to the hunto=! enough! ; ss ing- going to the lake. -*& “No. Iwill not strike you,” he said finally.) —“ Good-bye, dear,” he said‘to Nora. “Giye x =: “I willsave you for a more'terrible revenge.” —_| Jove to the old chief, and make him as happyas p “Revenge ?” a { 1728 “Yes. It was your brother, not the Indians, o: Aue mmaciona tees ond Oty one eee a who robbed me of my all. He tied me to a tree and left me to the tender mercies of the wolves. Ha, ha, ha! I have his pretty sister. Iwill make “No, madame. But they are four brave men. The red men will not attack them. They are too eee. “Oh, I am too glad!’ and the fond mother’s eyes filled with tears. Nora was rejoiced to hear of her brother’s suc- cess. She knew how he would buy her a bright new dress when he received the bounty for the sealps; then, too, she had a tender corner in her heart for brave, handsome Bob Stewart, and the news thathe too was alive and» well made her But she gave him a look he never forgot. & A minute or two Jater the party in charge ¢ captive started off. cheeks glow and eyes sparkle. his heart bleed for her. I will have the grand te fter h f ida. Sautene ate a hearty meal, and then was shown | satisfaction !” ; Beatitneey en tamed end tollonan nie cone to Dan’s room and - He retired and slept} “Liar, coward, brute!” she cried. “ My ing towards the luke. aa without interruption till the next morning. brother never harmed you. Ifhe did, it was to When he arose he found that his clothes had Heli you forcrimes you had committed against . been washed, dried, and mended, with a thought- | him or some one else.” ¥ falness that could come of only kind and charit-| “Come on—we won't stop,” and he tried to able hearts. The breakfast, too, was one that | drag her by the arm through the snow. would have tempted the appetite of a king. He{ Downshe went in the snow. : ate with the appetite of a gourmand. “IT won’t walk a step,” she said, ‘* You may The meal over, the mother and daughter sat by | kill me, but you can't make mo walk.” the fire and listened to the story of the French-} A terrible oath burst from his vile lips, as he man. Hetoldof his hair-breadth escape from the | seized her once more in his arms and hurried for- » Savages, and other stories of cruelty that made | ward with her. their blood run cold. He was a Strong man, and ordinarily he would “1 want to return to my family,” he said, after | not have minded carrying her in that way. But & pause of several minutes. ‘But I have no} the snow was deep and the cold yery bitter. He arms. Ican’tget home without arifle. I will go| had many miles to go, and night was coming on to your neighbors and——” apace. * No, no, sir. We will give you a gun and knife,} Mile after mile they passed, and still she refused and ev hing else-you may need. If my dear | to walk one step forward. boy should be as you are, Is! hope that some-| He stood her on her feet and threatened to body may do the same for him. Nora, child, get | leave here to the tender mercies of the wolves. your brother's gun and belt and knife.” “Do so,” she said. ‘*They are more tender “Ah, madame! Your kindness is too much!”}than you. They are really my friends, now.” exclaimed the hypocritical wretch, as pretty Nora| “‘‘ They would rend you.” brought him the rifle, with some powder, lead| ‘‘Even then I would prefer them to you,” she » and caps. ‘‘A thousand thanks. I will never} replied. forget. -I will come back in the spring and see| ‘That is talk.” 9 again, and show you how I appreciate your| ‘‘ Leave me here and try me.” “No; Iwill have my revenge, even though we indness.” All this in broken English sounded yery well, | perish together,” and he seized-her in his arms and pressed forward. and the mother and daughter believed it all. It was found that there was but little powder} At last night came on again, and he stopped at and lead ig the house, and Nora was about to go} a convenient place to camp. He selected a place where a huge pile of logs, to a neighbor’s house after some—a mile away. fallen trees, and bush lay together. ‘To rake _ “She can show me the way,” he said, “and I will "eh away the snow and get a fire started was a tedi- “They may not let you have it,” said Mrs. | ous and very cold job. MeCue. “Nora will go with you and get it.” By the time the light could be seen any Gis- So Started out together, and soon reached | tance, he was surprised by a party of Indians, who were making for the same spot. the ne’ r’s house, where they secured all they They belonged to the same tribe to which he went after. Then they set out on their return. connected himself. He was overjoyed, for When they reached a point about half way be-| now he believed himself safe from attack. To them he told a story of how he had been attacked tween the two houses Sautene suddenly stopped, by a party of settlers—how he suceveded in mak- seized the girl by the arm, and said: “Twill take you home with me. Comealong.” | ing his escape and capturing the eer girl “No, no!” she screamed. “ Help, ~help—| fora present to the chief of the tribe. i” Of course Nora could not understand a word He ela a hand over her mouth, stifled her | he was saying to them. She knew he was lying cries, and then, seizing her round the waist, lifted | to them about her, however, and determined to her clear off her feet, and ran across the river j take the first chance that presented itself to ex- plain to the chief the story of her capture. _ on the ice with her. She kicked, struggled, and. scratched with all|° The Indians remained by the camp-fire all night, and on the morrow a portion of them went her mizht.. But she was a mere infant in his arms. He laughed at her efforts to free herself, | with Sautene, for the purpose of conveying the and carried her the faster. young ry 9085 to the old chief of the tribe. : At last, after he had made some five or six} “Chief! chief!’ cried Nora, on seeing that she miles, he stood her on her feet, and said: was about to be carried away without baying an De portanty to tell her story to him, ‘‘1 want to Having snow-shoes, the party made tim In about four hours they came in sight of th lake, and that night encamped in a thicket where” they succeeded in finding enough Wood ane fagots on the ground under the snow to make comfortable fire. ‘ During the evening another party of savag joined them, witha large number of wolf scalpamee for which they were to get one dollar each froms the State government. The wolf scalp bounty was the only thing thats could tempt the Indian to leave his wigwani im dead of winter and go ona hunt. “ss The number of scalps’ in the y ran up into the hundreds. They counted them by the lights the camp-fire, as: Sautene informed the party that the old log-ha on the north bank of the Michigan River, thir miles back from the lake, was then the rendeg vous of nearly all the wolves in that part of: country. eo ‘There are four white-men in there,” he Said, “who draw the wolves by the air of broiled veni= son, and then shoot them down. The snow all round the hut must be full of frozen scalps.” = “Ugh!” grunted the chief of the party. “Pale. fore ncee smart. Git all wolf aonin Injun git_ ew.” bs “They haveno business there,” said “This is the red man’s country. The his. We ought to go over there, take ‘them face’s scalps and wolf scalps too. If we bi under the ice in the river, their people w. know what became of them.” CHAPTER XXVI. a DAN SHOWS MIKE HOw TO SHOOT. Let us now return to our heroes, the Wolf Boys, whom we left in the hut on the north of the Michigan River. ors aa The reader will doubtless remember the worry of Dan; Bob and Snap over the mystery of the fate of the Frenchman. oe ae They could not‘find asingle bone to show that ~~~ the wolves had feasted on his meer Nor could they discover any tracks in to show which way he went. The . during the night had drifted the snow presented a smooth, untrodden su where the last wolf had taken himself off That” angels had come down, released and borne him) away they could not and did not believe) “ Well,” suid Dan, turning to Snap, “he’s ¢ but which way is more than I can tell.” “ Mademoiselle will walk some.” “ No—not a step,” she bravely replied. ‘ou something.” “Gosh, yes. Ther devil takes care of hisowy “The wolves will eat you.” “Ugh! what maiden say?” the chief asked, “ So I’ve heard. I don’t think the devil wa “T will climb a tree,” turning to her. want Sautene around, though. “Then you will freeze.” “T want to say that you will have my people} _ ‘‘ Why not?” Bob Stewart ask turning make war on your tribe if you do not send me “No—ny friends will follow your tracks.”

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Sachi ee aan a at's SO s i i it ot hasn’t got him, Ill maké him a ent of him the next time I meet him. I’d Bixe ‘fifty wolf scalps to know what became of » , . “So would I,” assented Bob. he’s alive we'll hear from ’im,” said Snap. Itseems to me, though, hat there was no chance in the world for him to a There were wolves around all n become of ’em now?” asked *t ory about it,” Mike “The bloody dogs are the devil’s own Trish meat, you know,”.said * Yes, I guess we W: ‘There isn’t one in sight.” $ its meself as won Se. “They won't eat af “Och, now be aisy wid yer loying, Misther = eetenser! didn’t you know that, Mike een,” said Bob, who instantly in tohelp Dan. “He doesn’t know any- about wolves.” "i looked from one to the other in a puzzled Sort of way. pee he glanced around at Snap, managed to keep lating an enormous quid of tobacco put into his mouth. Bat he caught a twinkle of the old hunter’s 3 > and trembled. ada it’S because ay me won't ate me,” he said. are afther, begorra.” countenance b: s the ripe fools just what old hunters ‘No wolf was ever But we are telling a fo eat an Irishman.” Why?” Mike asked. )) * Because they could never catch one,” was.the ) eply, at which Bob and Snap roared with langh- ’ ? t’s a foine lad ye are, Misther Dan,” said ies T’ll let ye shoot me musket when ye see olf. Gosh!” gasped Snap. “ That’s one on yer, as the others, and said: ‘ll take one shot with it, to Show you how to handle a valuable wea- Och, now, it’s dying Iam to know how.” * Just wait till another wolf shows himself, and ii give him a taste of it.” 6 suddenly became very ajuiet after that. Yan his hand into his pouch, and took there- three large bullets, which he slyly dropped the barrel of the musket. Seyeral hours passed, and about noontwo huge : were Seen coming toward the hut, snuff- z the air, as if they were following a vague in laughed as h Thank you, Mike. )*There’s two of them,” said Bob, taking his fe and making ready to fi Hold on, Bob,” «: ot at °em with the musket.” Bring ’em both down: with one Here, give me your old kicker, Mike Rea- ”™ Ke handed him the musket. y re. led Dan. “Let me have a ou should plant the breech, this both hands as though old on tovit. It kicks hardest watch me, Mike. - Y be out of the way hus et, and away went Dan, 2 eppcett side of the hut, r after a minute or at his comrades. sjaculated Snap. likens !” exclaimed Bob Stewart. Misther Dan,” said Mike, “till for sure ye’re all the : ffound you and-your old kicker!” growled he serambled to his feet. “‘ You ought to Sur insides kicked out for overloading the saded was it?) Be me sowl, the ould d kick on an impty stomach.” | know you overloaded it, you 5 Sand Til even with see if I don’t.” See Nein “You laid out both of the w Said, looking through the crevice of hut... , , eh myself ’em,” he replied. “* Hanged him, and at if my shoulder wasn’t doubled back on the other and knew. one.” that Ath ore ae me oy — ; ; ? = Ph «Bat: oa ” i “This wont do,” he said to himself, “If ae a! Mike manage it hereafter,” sug shoot the deer; the -wolves will pounce upon aad “Guess I will.” eat him up. If he gets away they’ ll turn on me and force me to tuke a tree. Hanged if I don’t go back to the hut.” E He turned and started to go backs Mike picked up his gun with a broad grin on his face. Dan was angry, but knew he was to blame under the circumstances, and so made no fuss about it. But he suspected that the Irish- man had put up a job on him, and inwardly swore to get even with him. While Dan was pulling himself together, Snap ran out of the hut and secured the scalps. When he returned, he said: . “Thar’s a whole pack coming down the river.” ** Wolves?” “e Yes,” “We must stop ’em here.” “Yes,” said Snap. ‘‘ Brile some 0’ that meat.” “But cut off a slice of the venison, and throw it on the coals.” y es a few minutes the odor of burning meat was Ten minutes later there were ascore of hungry wolves howling around the hut. Several thrust their heads through the holes that had been cut in the logs, and frantically yelped for something to eat. “Humph!” grunted Snap. ‘‘ Never saw em So hun; afore.” “ Theyd be dangerous outside, wouldn’t they?” “ Gosits yes.” z Snap was fixing the noose to catch them with. He wanted to save powder and lead as well as secure the scalps before they were frozen, looking brutes he had ever seen. said. ‘I'll give one of you a bullet to eat.” the air, and fell dead in the snow. The other one gave a fierce growl, and dashed forward to attack him. fe) “Thunder and lightning !” exclaimed Dan, “do you want to eat me! Off, you brute!” and he barrel. The wolf was only the more enraged eb vet SEER / ’ ae Whack! - i The heavy rifie was too much for the beast. He was sent rolling over in the snow at the third blow. But he came up smiling--no—grinning again, and renewed the attack. 5 “If I should miss him, he’d be right on me,” said Dan. “‘If he gets a good mouthful of me ’'a be ruined for life.” He waited and watched. The wolf made another spring at him. Dan ype He his se own on his ea with tremen- vA = Peo be ous force. 6 blow staggered him, and he , Seg! em ative?” Bob asked. partially sank down in the snow. 4 Dan took the noose, and in half a minute he had an drew ds knife and plunged it to the hilt a big, shaggy fellow in limbo. In another half He ae side. It cut his heart, if a wolf can besaid ° fhinute the wolf had lost his scalp. have such athing, and he sank down with a *«<Tot*im go,” said Snap. whine, and gave up the ghost. Mike rolenan Tits “Two s , but no venison,” remarked Dan, The wolf yanked his head back, as though it | “8,he proceeded to reload his faithful rifle. - fas That done he secured the two scalps and start- a = extended piece of India-rubber suddenly ed’ back toward the hut, ? Blood ran frem fis wound, and instantly the} Crck! other a Paany BIE sprang upon -him. ey cies! ? tore him in Heer and a general free fight oc- curred over the pieces. + ee a eee TIN of dog Se Er eg ob, as he wate! © progress of the t. “Yes,” assented Danse and I’d erie out there and fight with them than shoot that ed old kicker again.” Two rifle-shots and Mike’s old musket startled “Hanged if that doesn’t mean business!” he exclaimed, quickening his pace. Then he heard wolves howling and yelping, as ifin astruggle for the mastery. By and he came in sight of the hut. He saw Snap, Bob and Mike running from the hut, “Jerusalem !” Gasped Dan. “ What are they leaving the hut for?” He made the fastest time he could through the Snow, and soon came up with them. A glance told him what the movement meant. They had shot down the deer, and were now pening off the wolves, who were trying to de- your **That’s the same deer I was after,” said Dan, **The wolves were after him. I had to stop and ——et CHAPTER XXVII. TWO TO ONE—CLOSE QUARTERS, THE wolves fought savagely for over an hour, Several of them were killed and devoured. Then those who had managed to keep outside the bel- lies of the others were shot down by the Wolf Boys. Notasingle wolf of that pack got away ltrs. Their scalps found a lodgment within the ut. Tees eee of suk I Stas ,and had to fight “That’s rey good,” said Bob. ‘‘I wish an-| ‘Le other one at close qu 1S.” : other ime eoe d come along.” < x Gosh ’ grunted Snap. “They must be hun- “Yes, We've done well,” returned Dan. “There | 8TY: t froze: “They're starving,” replied Dan. aoe eeepc pecan ier aelder a ee We've got the deer, anyhow,” remarked Bob, “* Gosh, yes,” Snap remarked. as the mee ear sullenly turned away from the “ How to get them? It’ presence of the four men, cold eorces bell Sars ae bee Sse They lost no timo in getting the deer into the “Chop ther heads off with axes an’ warm ’em | hutand preparing the meatfor futureuse. Seven by tho fire,” suggested Snap. : wolf scalps were also secured at the same time. “That’s so,” said Bob, laughing. “But we} Night came on, and with it another small pack haven’t got wood enongh to last all winter, you of wolves, drawn by the sayory smell of broiled see.” venison : The They got a goodly number of scalps during the se Ck ta eae ete Snap. evening, and then Taia down to rest, well eeowe They took the axes and went out to the pile of | ing that as long as the hungry wolves were howl- driftwood, under the great trees, against which | img around the hut ro more dangerous foe was it had lodged, and commenced seraping away the | about, snow. It was cold work, but they soon warmed up when the chopping eommen All the afternoon they took turns at chopping. There were but two axes in the party, so but two could chop at a time. They all knew how to handle an ax, however, and ere night came again they had nearly a week’s supply of wood in the hut. Not a single wolf had they seen since they came out to eut wood. They passed to and from the hat without their rifles. Suddenly Mike espied a deer crossing the river on the ice nearly a mile above the hut. ~ “Tl go ap and get him,” said Dan, quickly running to the hut to get his rifle. “ake me musket wid yer!” sung out Mike, CHAPTER XXVIII. DAN HEARS OF NORA’S ABDUCTION. THE next morning they were up bright and early. Snap broiled some venison steaks, and made coffee for breakfast. Three wolves, whd had red around all night, were quickly dis- patched and their scalps secured. Then the four hunters sat down to breakfast, eating heartily of the steaks and coffee. It wasa breakfast they had appetites for, and they did apps justice to it. ut that day was a dull oneforthem. Save the three they saw at sunrise, nota wolf did they To his surprise he found two immense wolves= = on his trail, They faced him—the hungriést) = “What do you want, you black demons?” he” ~ Ho aimed at one and fired. 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f “THE WOLF BOYS OF MICHIGAN, Vika 164 Se ° - eee, 2 - a . + Pe. . see that day. They sat by the fireand told stories | the probable result of the expedition, when they |and the others, stationed themselves on three of adventures in the forests. were startled by several thunderous raps on the ai The night that followed was like the day. a howl or yel they slept sound!y till daylight. “This is dull business,” said Dan, looking out and seeing no wolves about the hut. “Gosh, yes. We'll have ter move ef we gitany more sculps.” . *“We'll have to bury what we have now, then,” suggested Bob, ‘‘ for we can’t carry ’em along on Not * a hunt.” It was agreed that the large pile of wolf-scalps they had on hand, now amounting to several hundred, be buried in some secure place till such time as they were ready to come for them. They raised the log floor of the hut and dug into the hard, frozen ground with their axes, till they excayated a hole large enough to hold all the wolf scalps they had on hand. Then they ae them, covering them as securely as they cou / Something moved them to remain there one more night, in the hope that the savory odor of the venison steaks would attract some wander- - ing pack of wolves. But the night passed and not a wolf did they hear. They were quite dis- gusted the next day, and were in favor of leaving the hut to go in search of more game. * “We may not have achance to cook any ra- tions,” said Snap. ‘* We'd better cook enough for three days.” * Yes, sol say.” ‘ They spent the greater part of the day broiling venison steaks, Just as they were aboutto leave the hut they were astonished at seeing two of the old settlers from up the river approach. “ He °o pr * Hello, Snap!” The friends were cordial in their greeting. “Why, what brought you down here, Mr, man?’ Dan asked of the ‘elderly man he known nearly all his life. “Dan, we have bad news for you,” replied Hezeman, Dan turned pale. They had just come down from the settlem ent. He knew that some calamity had befallen the dear Ones at home, and turned deathly pale, “ What is it?” he gasped. *“* Keep cool, my boy,” said the oldman. “ It’s a hard blow, but it will come outall right in the end, we hope. Your sister Nora has been car- ried off by.a Frenchman.” Dan leapt several feet in the air. “Go on!” he gasped. “‘ Tell me all.” “Three or four days ago’ a Frenchman stag- red up to your mother’s door, worn out and ungry. He said the Indians had pressed him so hard that he barely made his escape with his life.. Of course your kind-hearted mother took him in, warmed, fed, clothed and armed him. Not having ammunition enough for him, she sent Nora with him toa neighbor's house for some. Neither he nor Nora have since been seen in the settlement. ‘The snow drifted so badly that tracks were covered in an hour.” Dan glared at Hegeman. “Did you see the wretch?” he asked. “No. Your mother says he was dark, strong, H ‘and rather below the average height. “Sautene!” exclaimed Snap. “ Santene !” ejaculated Bob. “The Frinchman !” blurted out Mike. “Yes, *twas he!” hissed Dan, through his clenched teeth. ‘‘No more wolt-scalps till I get him! Where does he live, sari 48 Bp towers the Strait,” replied Snap/ “Who will go with me? I'll have her, and if a hair of her head has been touched, woe unto the tribe that harbors the villain !” and the young - hunter buried his face in his hands and trembled e a leaf. “J_J—I qill go!” exclaimed every man in the y. . Pee There are six brave hearts in the party,” said . Bob, ‘‘and we'll stand by you to the last, Dan. Great God! we'll never leave Nora in such hands as long as one of us is alive.” ta silently grasped the hand of every man in © party. “ Show me the red nagur till I punch me bag’- net t! him, the blaggard !” exclaimed Mike. “Gosh! yes,” said Snap. They held a consultation as to the best course ursue. # Daa right op tabla bones, end demand He ot of the tribe,” suggested Hegeman. “Weare not them, and they will be compelled to give her up.” Pp. They decided that the suggestion was a good one, and preparedtoacton it. Morerations were cooked, and every made to start at the morning. erat nicht taoy uot axousad the Bretelkiag Ofee at war with p did ‘they hear. The result was |. door of the ‘hut. CHAPTER XXIX. _ZHE NIGHT ATTACK. - THE whole sprang to their feet and ran to the side of: he hut te peep through the crevice. To their surprise they beheld a solitary Indian standing there. “ Hello, red-skin!” cried Snap, ‘‘ what do you want?” “ Ugh—Injun cold and hungry—want to come in to pale-face fire,” was the prompt reply. “Why, yes, of course yer kin. Gosh! come in,” and he threw open the door for him to en- ter. ‘‘ Ugh—heap cold!” grunted the savage, as he riraer the hut and stood by the fire. ** Where are the other hunters, red-skin?” Snap demanded. “Gone. Me climb tree till wolf go away. Hunters all gone.” : hee tree is a mighty handy thing sometimes, eh?” “Ugh—pale-face heap wise. Wolf heap hun- now.” * Gosh! yes, I’d say s0,” The Indian seemed to be surprised at finding so many men in the hut, and kept casting furtivo glances around the room. Old man Hegeman noticed it, and whispered to Bob that he was suspicious ofthe red-skin. Bob watched his opportunity and communicated with Snap. He found that Snap was equally suspi- cious himself. ‘Whar did yer take a tree, red-skim?” he asked of the savage. “ Down river.” oe Hungry?” % “Ugh—yes,” Snap gave him several slices of broiled veniscn steak. ‘There was no doubt about his being hun- . He ate like a wolf. * Pale-face heap good to poor Injun,” he said, when he could eat no more. : “Do you know Sautene, the Frenchman?” Snap finally asked of him. «Yes, me know him. ‘Him heap big liar.” “You're right, red-skin. He’s the biggest liar on the earth. Doyou know where he is?” “No; he hunt wolf scalps in wood,” ‘When did you see him?” «Two moons ago.” Snap looked hard at the savage, and then said: “Sit down and get warm. You can sleep over there by those logs.” The savage sat down, and gazed steadily into the fire, never once looking around to see what the others were doing. Snap and Hegeman whispered together for some time, and then they both took their rifles and slipped out of the hut, leaving Bob incharge of the door. Outside they crept all around in search of indi- cations of the presence of a foe. “J don’t see or hear anything,” said Snap to himself, ‘‘ but that ’er red-skin was lying as sure as death. He didn’t fool me any. Gosh! A In- jun git lost in the woods! Humph! He’s a-ly- ing, that’s what’s the matter with him.” Hegre soon joined him, and the two com- notes. Neither had seen anything, but both Pelieved the Indian was lying. “ See here, Snap!” whispered Hegeman, “ Let’s go in and cover the fire with ashes, so as to make the room dark. Then we can lay round on the floor and peer through the cracks without being seen. Two of us can watch the red-skin.” “Gosh, yes!” said Snap, leading the way back into the hut. : Hegeman at once commenced covering the baring logs with ashes, to the surprise of the n. : ye for pale-face put out fire?” the red-skin asked. “To make us sleep good,” said Hegeman. “To keep your friends from shooting us in the dark,” added Snap. The Indian looked hard at Snap, but made no Bey Hie several minutes. Then he said: « Me go now.” “Oh, no; wolf cateh you,” Snap replied. “ The wolves are very hungry to-night, and ‘they would eat you up. They are very fond of redyakia meat. penne sleep better here than up in a tree, you ow.” gh! Mewarmnow. Me go away.” “No, you will stay till morning. “Lie down, or T'll blow your head off,” hissed Hegeman, present- ing a pistol to his head. The Indian laid down on the floor without utti another word. Snap laid himself along- oie et his knife i hail. Hegeman, Dan, Bob | frozen stiff ‘| Howls of rage and dismay burst from the othe! sides of the hut 6n theirstomach, with theirfaces to the crevices, and watched and listened. =~ One, two, three: hours , and then they heard a signal from the outside. Itseemed to — come from toward the river. a - At the first signal the savage moved uneasily. He seemed nervous, and tried to crawl doorward- But Snap was alongside of him at every nuver t= r Dark as it was, he knew that the old wolf-hunter ~~~ was cognizant of his movements, : Suddenly he rose to his knees in an attempt te ~ rise to hisfeet. Snap rose with him, knifein hand. * Lie down!” hissed Snap. “No, me go.” : “Allright. Good-bye,” and he opened the door for him, “Sorry you can’t stay longer. Tell your people we are waiting for them.” 5 2 ; “Ugh!” grunted the red rascal, “‘me tell |. em.” r As he placed his foot on the threshold Snap sent his long wolf-knife to the hilt in his back The point came through his breast. at With a groan, the savage fell forward onhis face, just outside the door, 3 ~ “Did you settle him ?” Hegeman asked. wh ** Gosh, yes.” 4 The signal from the river was heard again. Snap knew the meaning of the signal.» He had ~~ spent: many years among the savages of the =) orthwest. The signals of most of the tribes were familiar to him. ‘Chose he now heard were slgply meant to call out the spy they ~~ had sent into thehut to open the door for them | _- to gat to work. 3 : Suddenly Snap answered the signalto the Gi = fect that he had killed all the occupants of the hut, and for them to come on, +> Boe ca There was arush of over ascore of Savages, Louis Sautene included. es Ptad ah whispered Snap, “they are com=~ g.? - 2 The unsuspecting wretches rushed up to the S . doot ofthe hut. “Now!” cried Snap. ~ ike’s musket blazed awey ab Six red-skins sank down in the sn Five rifles and them. Then ney broke and fled, but not till four pis! inside settled the fate of as many more. The whole thing was done in just one minute Two or three savages lay outside dying. others had been more fortunate in being outright. i oe One ofthem commenced his death song. He ==) ae) recounted his exploits as a hunter, then His ~ deeds as a warrior, ' 5 SRS “That’s a nice song,” said Snap, who under= 57 stood every word he uttered. “If I hada horn fd blow it for you. When you get to your In-" dian héaven, you’d betterkeep away from whit ree They are bad men for red-skins to fool that it was all over with the red-skin. CHAPTER XXX, i MIKE’S DESPERATE BATTLE, : . Lovis SAUTENE had led the Indians to the hut again. Like the first band he led, they had met with a sudden re i To make sure of their work one of their number as as claim the hospitality of the h He was to stealthily open midnight, when they would. therourmen. They never perienced old Indian’ fighters ment above had joined them, reader has seen how the inforcement.” se “Ugh! Sautene is a big liar.” said bhi ** He said there was four in the hut, is full of brave warriors. We will go away They turned and went slowly down th The intense darkness prevented them froz very fast. 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Work,” sald Hegeman, us he Pe ctiy sight. a3 femust bury them,” said Snap. +4 vate > ié ; )the ice, and chuck ’em under.” s the easiest way.” hearty breakfast, and then went d up the arms of the dead. There igood rifles, with knives and ammu- i) These they concealed under the heavy fooring of the hut. m they eut a hole in the iceon the river, and a the dead carcasses into it. The current down toward the lake, alleagerness to pursue the savages, i their tracks. No wind was blowing, p trail was very plain. @ white man in that party,” said He, i, after examining the tracks inthe snow for How do. pos know?” Dan aske4,, lian their great toes sughtly inward ‘they walk. There’s one whose toes turn Way. That belongs to a white man.” , ma Then it must be Sautene?” ET don't say who itis. I don’t know. But it fmade bya white man. That I do know.” ~ " * Well, we want t®@pursue them, and see who tliat white man is,” remarked Bob Stewart. Yes,” said Dan, “that’s what I say.” *{ yote to follow them and see who they are,” do T,” responded the other five. on thea,” Snap called, leading the way to the hut. eooked up several days’ rations again, and thour, having concealed everything, set out On the trail of the retreating suvages. course they made faster time than the red- did, as they had daylight to guide, But, arin it, the band had turned away from iver, and made their way northward toward day long they trudged through the snow, stopping for anything. From certain signs snow they could tell that they were ally gaining on the savages. “Weare not very far behind,” said Hegeman. they stop to camp in the early part of the g, we will see their camp-fire before we Sat they did not stop until about midnight, so ; were Son pelea to stop at about the isis hour, some five miles behind them. pat. were up and away at daylight. By @amé in sight. : vt ara they are!” cried Snap, as he caught a Smpee of them through the forest. “Indians saw them at the same time, and a toshow fight. They ix men pursuing them. There were nearly a that many red-men. man sprang behind a tree and commenc- z. Whe savages evidently had unbounded ea in their ability to wipe out the six ok out for the Frenchman,” cried Dan. him to me. Don’t shoot him. He’s <= . zeman and Snap prought down their “the *distance was too great to make fe of it. They dodged from tree to tree, mes g nearer and nearer to the f. Whe others followed their example, and te while mear-enough to make adden them made a break for one musket at them, and fired ther. It kicked him heels and brought down both timé. A dozen buck-shot they reached the tree ike? yelled Bob, as he saw the by the musket. as, enraged by the losses they had red he rage and made a de- “ms ed torent det his scal : ; forward to Pp. ad been shot, whereas he had Kec by his musket. Mike! cried Bob.” i! Git up, yer fool!” roared Snap. nder!” Dan, ‘They will get your - oak | és : fe rifles dro two of the eager red-skins. at five kept ees the scalp, p scrambled to his feet, : saw that there were | h They dashed forward with deraoniacal yells. Mike seized his musket. aes 6 plu @ bayon brained the other with the breec. The third one recoiled. “Ugh! Pale-facenot dead?” “Not much!” replied Mike, starting toward him with the bayonet. The savage saw how the situation was, and tried to get away. “Stop, yer dirthy blaggard !” cried Mike, dash- ing after him. The savage took to his heels and ran to cover. Mike dashed recklessly forward, fool-like, en- couraged because the red-skin had run from him. ‘Take a tree, you fool!” yelled Hegeman. “Take a tree!” yelled Bob. “Stop!” screamed Dan. Gosh!” grunted Snap, “ the fool is a goner!” Crack! ‘one, and then panne ate fired at him. fe Gee ae ree ets passed throug! clothes, bu’ did not touch him. é Crack! ; Crack ! } Two bullets whizzed so close to his head as to cut his cap. He never flinched. In his ®ager desire to catch the red-skin who had fled from him, he never once thought of his | Go danger. “Ugh!” grunted the savage, as Mike overtook him at the tree, behind which he tried to screen mself. “ Ugh, yersilf!” exclaimed Mike, thrust his bayonet clear through fhim. “How do yer loike it?” : ; aud ' CHAPTER XXXI. THE RESCUE OF NORA. THE red-skin sank down at the foot of the tree. Mike bayoneted him the second time, and was about to repeat the act when a stinging sensation on his lett shoulder told him he was hit. “Come away, yer fool!” yelled Snap again. The savages made a determined effort to bring him down. But the five whites keptup such a hot fire on them that they were unable to give him their whole attention. St, Mike suddenly became aware of his danger. He sprang away from the tree, asif he con- sidered it of the deadly upas species. Howls of rage and desultory shots followed im. He ran back to the very tree from which he had started in the: deadly pursuit. Regaining it, he began reloading his musket as though nothing unusual had occurred, to the as- tonishment of the others, who could not conceive of so much daring in him. By and by the savages retreated. The Wolf Boys caught a glimpse of Sautene onee during the fight. Not one of them would shoot at him. They wanted to run him down and capture him alive. “That was a brave deed,” said Hegeman, com- ing upreMe after the savages had taken to their heels. “ Bedad,” he replied, “‘ I wanted to still the red nagur wid me per and I did it.” “Yes. You ed three in almost as many minutes.” « And two at one shot,” put in Bob. “Mike, old boy, give me your hand,” said Dan, D. grunted Snap, “ef he hadn’t been a blamed fool, he’d been killed.” « Hooray for ail fools!” exclaimed Mike, “Hooray! Hooray!” cried Dan: <“‘If the world only wise men in it, we'd have no tu That's so,” Bob added « Bedad, it’s a loive fool I’d be instead av a dead brave,” Mike remarked, cool as any ice- petfiey pushed on, and as the shades of night fell upon the great forest the pursuit slackened. It would be dangerous for them to follow in the dark, as an ambush could be very easily pre- for their “eps faethe Bets ng a good place to encamp for the : pe evel Bove built a big fire and put out Soe frenchman and his.savage allies pushed on, however, determined to reach their homes ere they stopped again. They traveled all night, and at last struck the of the old aiiet to whom Nora McCue had tas a presen peer nintealeredtod some excitement in the ing bro! **T will give up the white maiden,” said the old chief. “‘I am not willing to go to war and have my warriors killedin order that I may have her fora wife. I have wives enough now—more § ~~ than I want. Sautene is not wise. He must Pe away, for the pale-faces will demand that he $e : given upto them. I don’t wish to do so, yet cannot refuse.” Sautene was astounded. So were most of the young warriors of the village. Several of them had seer Nora. She was both young and beautiful. They told the old chief to keep her, and they would do the fighting for him. He said no; declared he would give up the : young maiden. re They then said they would follow and take her}. away from them again. ¥ Thus matters stood when Dan and his friends ~ came in sight of the village. + 5 The old chief led Nora outside of his wig wares and pointing towardsjthe hill,on the brow of which s the six whites, said: “Maiden, there are your people. The come for you. Go to them and tell them that the old chief sent you. He does not want an unwill- at I am the friend of the pale-faces, have She sprang away like a young fawn, and ran . through the wilege toward the hill, Bob wasthe are a to recognize her, and dashed forward to meet ft er, ; They were sweethearts in the settlement. “ Nora Ff **Oh, Bob!” The next moment they were locked in each other’s arms. “Qh, I knew you would come!” she sobbed, Dan ran like a deer down the hill. ~~ ; ‘« Brother! Brother!” she screamed. : 3 pose pressed her to his heart and burstinto tears \ of joy. Snap and the others came ur: to greet her. She kissed each one of them, for she knew they had come through the deep snow to rescue her. * Bedad !” exclaimed Mike, as she kissed him, “Yd kill the whole thribe for anither like that same, so I wud!” © Nora laughed, as did the rest, and said: oO oul n’t mind giving each of you a thou- sand. “ Nora, are you hurt?” Dan asked. **Not in the least, brother,” she said. “The old chief treated nie dly. The young warriors were opposed to the chief sending me back to you. They want to fight, and there’s lots of ’em there. Better go back at once.” “Gosh, yes,” said Snap. ‘Come on.” ~ They had rescued the maiden, and so they Were willing to return. “We'll hunt up Sautene when we have restored Nora to her mother,” said Bob, and the others acquiesced in the wisdom of the suggestion. CHAPTER XXXII. THE MYSTERIOUS CAVE. Ow the way back, the party of wolf-hanters did not make such speed as they did in going. They had not the same incentive. ; Nora related the story of Sautene’s treachery, and each one of the Wolf Boys swore to punish him if he could be found south of the danada line. She was strong and heer? notwithstanding her rough usage, and marched with them as steadily as an old veteran. When night came on the sky became overcast, and the wind sighed in the forest, as if sympa- thizing with them in the horrors of the coming storm. . “ Gosh,” said Snap, looking around in every di- peers yes Sante 0 Rie ais doing’ ts be “Yes,” said Hegeman, “ani go. a bad one, too, I fear.” *Dan’s cheek blanched. He knew something of the horrors of a mid- night freeze or snow-storm in that climate, He might be able to stand it himself, but he dreaded to have Nora exposed to it. “T know a cave,” said Snup to Hegeman, “ out on the left here some four or five miles.” “Can you find it under the snow?” “Yes, guess Ican. Never found it any other way.” “Try it, then. I feara heavy storm is coming on.” Snap led the way, and the oth fasta they could ers followed a y reach: ie place. just sinking behin nine tose 4 a ae SPs ot oe 4 + ett — a

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2 — “es se THE WOLF BOYS OF MICHIGAN, » The snow covered everything. ‘The hills rose in various shapes and directions. Snap looked around at the trees and hills, and then went to a certain spot against the side of a hill and said: “The entrance is here.” “What?” “The mouth of the caye is here. We'll have to dig through the snow.” ** Atit then !” exclaimed Hegeman. ‘‘Thesnow is fying now.” ; T di ey drew their long wolf knives and began igging in the snow. In ten or fifteen minutes they’had gotten down between two rocks—in a crevice. «This is it,” said Snap. Ten minutes more they were able to crawl in. It surprised them how warm the air inside was. 2 “There’s a pile of fagots inside here some- 3 i soee said Snap, “‘if somebody hasn’t burned “Took for it,” suggested Hegeman. “Gosh! I'll feel for it. No use looking.” “ That’s better,” chuckled the old man. - “Whew! how the wind roars outside!” ex- claimed Bob. “The storm rages in all its fury now,” said Hegeman. ‘If we had been an hour late we would have been lost.” Such a snow-storm they had never seen before. In thirty minutes the drift had literally filled up the mouth of the cave again, and the little party of seven were practically “buried” under the und as well as the snow. se ecHere’s the fagots !” cried Snap, some distance off. “ Haveryou got your flints and tinder-box?”’ Hegeman asked. “oe Yes.” “ Strike a light, then.” Snap went to work, and in ten minutes he had @ little blaze going. : for that,” said Nora, as she “Thank gracious saw it. They made their way towards the fire over a perfectly smooth surface. “When did you find this cave, Snap?’ Hege- man asked. *< Last winter,” was the reply. “Do the Indians know of its existence?” “Don't know—guess they do, though.” “Then we may as well have one on guard near the entrance.” “No need ofthat,” said Dan. ‘The snow is on to-night.” “Yes, that’s so,” added Bob. “ But what will we do for something to eat?” Nora asked. . “‘Oh, we have rations enough for two days yet,” Hegeman replied. . “Then we are all right.” 80 they were. — Thinking he might be forced to seek quarters there some winter night, the cautious Snap had pipe up.fagots in the cave for the purpose of eeping warm. ‘That pile now stood them in need, and gave them cheerfuliéss when nothing else could. : “How large is this cave?” Hegeman asked of Gosh ! I don’t know, It’s as big as all outside,” “Thunder!” exelaimed Dan. Da. “Yes,” repeated Snap. “There’s a'river in it which I have never “< * Jewhilikens I” “ Where iz R77 “Out thar about a qcarter of a mile,” he re- plied, pointing over ais shoulder with his thumb. Bob and Dan w?:stled. as They were ve7y tired and needed sleep. Yet they resolved to see that river before they laid down by the fire. Taking several brands from the fire, Dan and Bob started forthe river. Snap went with them. Theysoon reached it, and stood onthe brink of @ silent river, whose waters flowed toward the tiakes. They waved the torches above their ions . and tried in vain to get a glimpse of the farther shore. q Dan took up astone and threw it with all his force. They and heard it fall into the water. “It’s a big river,” remarked Bob, if the water is cood to drink?” ** Gosh, yes.” “I wonder Bob got down on his hands and knees and} walk. drank some of it. -He found itcold and sweet. “ By George!” he exclaimed, “This isa gredt discovery. The Indians must know something about cave.” They returned to the fire and reported what thay. had seen. The party then discussed the 2 Ss \ a *| sitaation foran hour orso, andthen laid down to sleep. = Tired as they were, they were awake again at sunrise. : Hegeman had a watch, which enabled them to ascertain whether it was night or day outside. They ate breakfast, and then’took a walk over to the river, three of the y carrying torches. Just as they reached the brink they heard splashes in the water, as though several heavy substances had fallen into it. Suddenly they heard a crash, a wild shriek, and a splash in the water, whilst daylight streamed througha rentin the roof of the cave. CHAPTER XXXII. A SINGULAR CAPTURE—THE YOUNG LOVERS, © Hap the river risen up and overwhelmed our heroes as they stood on its brink, they could not have been more astonished than they were. ~ Where all was intense darkness a stream of daylight poured in. A great hole in the roof of the cuve, nearly one hundred feet above them, enabled them to see the leaden sky beyond. “ Ugh—oh—help!” cried a voice in the water, where the earth and stones had fallen. “Oh!” gasped Nora McCue, grasping her brother’s arm, ‘‘I know that voice! It’s Sau- tene!” “Gosh, yes!” grunted Snap. “Help! help!” The man in the river naturally swam toward the lights. He struck the brink and stood on his feet, trembling like a leaf. “In the name of God!” he asked, in a trem- bling voice, looking at Hegeman, whom he did not know, “where am I? Have I fallen into thi ‘ “Yes,” said Snap, stepping forward and gras ing him by the collar. ‘‘ You haveinto our hands, which good luck we didn’t really expect.” ** Monsieur Schnaps !” ‘*Yes—that’s my name.” Dan ptapped forward, “Monsieur McCue! Sacre!’ Bob showed himself. ** Diable !” Nora pa forward and faced him. “Mon Dieu!” he gasped, turning ein sin “ In the depths of the earth I meet you! we all dead, or do we live and dream?’ «Oh, we aré not dreamingyi guess,” said Dan. “ Mon Dieu! Mon Dieu!” groaned the French- man, looking up to where the earth gave way under his feet and dropped him down into the silent river in the cave. t The storm of the previous night had blown down an immense tree up there. The roots had loosened a big stone. Sautene and a band of In- dians had followed for the purpose of recaptur- ing Nora and killing her escort. He had sat dowh.on the stone when it gave way under him. Sach an accident alarmed the superstitious red- skins, of course, and they fled from the spot with all the 5 they could muster. “Louis Sautene,” said Dan McCue, “if you get away from me again I'll be your best friend for life’ I didn’t expect to get you so soon. Providence has given you up for punishment. If I ae any mercy on you may I never receive any is * ‘che Frenchman made no reply. He was too much overwhelmed by the accident that had thrown him into the hands of his im- placable foe. Bob and Dan tied him hard and fast with deer- skin thongs, “Now, Bob,” said Dan, ‘we must not trust to any bonds to hold him. We must guard “him in person, You and I wiil take turns at guard duty till we reach the hat on Michigan River again.” “Yes, Dan; I'll Stand by you to the last, for I have as much against him as you have.” “All right. Til stand first over him till re- lieved.” Dan led him back to the camp-fire, where he made him lie down on the ground. Then he bound his feet together so he could not even rise, much less walk. Hegeman and Snap then opened the entrance to the eave, and found that a heavy sleet wus fall- ing. **Gosh !” exclaimed Snap, ‘I’m glad of that.” “Why?” Bob asked. ; m It will make a strong crust, on which we can “Oh, yes. I forgot that.” “But we will have to wait another day,” said Hegeman. ¢ * Well, we can do that.” They did. There were fagots enough in the cave to give thea fire for tweorthree days, so had no fears. Their rations, too, would last another day. explore that side of the cavern. “‘Some day, in summer, I will ¢o: a lantern, and go all through it’ said “ Better have friends with you in case.of & dent,” suggested Hegeman. 4 rex * Of course.” Thea When they returned to the camp Bob re that the sleet still continued. : oe ae e ij “Glad to here it,” Hegeman said. . good walking to-morrow.” a oe The nightswas passed like the, first One) omy=l 5 oe was on guard over the prisoner all ‘the Ses e. “ ane Morning. came, bright and brilliant: Not a cloud could be seen. Blue sky and bright s 3 shine invited¢hem out. The crust’on the snow 97 its ae was hard and’strong. r- ~ rubbing: he Walk=- es “Just the thing,” said old Hegeman his great hands together in delight. “The wal ing will be fine.” , - “Let's eat breakfast and be off then,” said ‘‘T want to reach the hut by sunset.” * ‘ey “Oh, we can do that.”. ™ ee : They started out and found the walking isa) 9)" The crust was smooth and hard, yet notslippery, ~~ “This is splendid,” said Nora, as she Ski : alongside of Bob. “Yes,” he replied, “1 ppeds = don’t mind traveling === through such snow as this.” see FS Mee oe “NorlI. We can’t lose our way, can we?” “Oh, yes, but we are not going to doit — — “Poor mother! How I wish we could reach home to-night?” pee 2 ““Wecan reach there to-morrow evening,” he said. “Oh, won’tI be glad.” “Yes, everybody will be glad, Nora. body loves you at home.” Nora looked shyly at him and blushed. — * “I wonder who loves me most?” she asked. “Me. Ido!” he quickly replied, in an und tone. j : *They had fallen a little behind the others. + A bright, happy look came into her eyes An her cheeks grew rosy 7 7 “Oh, Bob, do you really love me?” she “Yes, Nora, better than my own soni.” Their hands were clasped together inaé grasp, and their eyes and hearts communed w their lips were closed. J*., Spa Mile after mile they passed in silenea, Ho each other’s hand, The others seemed thize with them and studiously volrainenett even looking back at them. , ax At high noon they ate their last rationand th hurried on. ies Late in the afternoon they came across deers. One they shot. The other got away. and Hegeman cut off the hams and left the of the carcass for the wolves. ~ + Just as the sun was sinking behind the they reached the hut, where tify founds erytl as they left it, . NORA AT THE HUT—DAN'S VENG a. “ HERE we are!” cried Dan, in the bestof “This is the best old-fort in the North old logs are solid and the warmth one can want.” 0 “Yes,” Bob added; and trap that ever was built.” ‘Let's, have a fire,” | little girl must be cold.” «= “Oh, no,” said Nora, . brisk walking has pas me allin a’ “But you are cold forall - % kind-hearted oid man; “and we must mé supper, you know.” 9 | “4 “Oh, yes, of course; and I: it; te Snap soon got a fire started. Arte y fagots till it burned brightly, after were put on, Dae “What a big fire-place !” Nora. = “Yous, it’s a generous old wood @ater,” re! ed Hegeman. i “Tf the hut was not 80 well ventilated make it too hot for us,” added Bob. : When the logs burned and glowing coal formed, Snap cut large slices from one deer hams and proceeded to broil them., “Let me cook it,”"said Nora. : “Oh, no. You are our guest,” said the hunter. ‘‘You must let us do the work,” am ed her on the head in a fatherly way 6 tears come into her eyes. “4 Suddenly they were startled by the ho solitary wolf ont in the woods on the east si] “Ah! The savory fragrance of broiled vel x : ae :

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P said - “2 dra ah Shrou, h the of Bobs" Nora asked, ‘‘ what are those holes cut there for?’ Wait awh ‘AV hy wait? =Oh, yes. T ae **Scalping holes? — She iooked at him and then at the holes. © Then she shook her head. = *} don’t understand.” — > Well, a hungry wolf will come along after While,” said Bob, “and smelling the broiled venison, will poke his head titrough one of those holes and howl for some of it. When » draws back he will leave his scalp with ‘ Why, how is that? Who can scalp a live — Just thena ae es wolf thrust his head Suah one of the holes and whined for bf be Savory venison. Bo y got out his knife, whilst Mike wed the noose. Holding a piece of ven- svithin a few inches of the wolf's nose, Ob, you ought to kill them,” said Nora. R Ge is stillalive, and will be more sayage ever. a ; page here's where you are mistaken,” said tb washing the blood off his hands with - “Tf heruns into a pack of wolves the 4 of biood on him will make them pounce * and devour him. He will fight back, “éourse, and every one from ‘whom he Micaws blood. Thus a whole pack will destroy Tteelf, and the work of destruction goes on. aS Oh. I didn’t ees Ce she sai od " sung out Snap. Te rar Pethed to and ate heartily of the hot, hiy boiled steaks, and never did people njo upper more. -) Fine Se evening over a dozen wolves by to leave their scalps. The Wolf any amount of fun with them. But at last they began to feel sleepy. The “walk of the day and the “genial. warmth = fire made them drowsy. They all laid n but Bob. He sat up as guard over the ptive Frenchman. > ; fter four hours, Dan arose and relieved and Bob slept till sunrise. y then had reakfast of venison steaks aister,” said Dan to Nora, ** Mr. nm and Mr. -Judkins will take you uw Bin ~_ | , won't there beany danger ?” she ask- not abit.” , pitts satisfied, ” said Bob. letely. She was com eg with Bob and he with rh vid Dan, “‘we will be along, ne with the scalps.” sakefast, Bob and Nora, led by the rs, set ont for home. Dan, Snap (ined behind in the hut. We are going to have some 7 You wouldn’t murder an un- aldn’t murder rw in any con- *t deserve to die by any man’s ; to see that your relatives, ’ ae wa * hae pone, itl m ea man!” FOU ears a nan I would. A brute ild die like a brute.” @ Man then commenced cutting the clothes Sthe wretch without touching the thongs = - D im. Dieu, man! What mean you ?” Sau- \ athlete threw him over » We will stay here a few days longer | f tT it “2 a -%. the. —— shoulder 4s he were a small boy, ana bore him out: to the tree, from*which he escaped so mysteriously a week béfore. “You know something about this tree,” Dan said. “If you get away this time I pledge you my everlasting friendship.” Sautene saw that Dan meant to make an end of him this time. He began to weaken. * Pardon, Monsieur McCue.” “Never!” hissed Dan. ‘I could have for- grven anything against myself, but my sister! Vever—never! CHAPTER XXXY. THE DEATH OF SAUTENE. TE long-wished-for hour of Dan McCue’s vengeance had come, His hated foe was in his power. Sautene was a brute who never knew mercy—who. never showed it to any living thing. Wh , then, should he expect mercy where he nai never shown any? Why should the young Wolf Boy, whom he had so deeply wronged, show him mercy? Dan hated him as he hated the wolves that devoured his beloved father. He would show him no mercy. He would watch and gloat over his death agonies, but show no other in- terest. . Mike,” he said, “till I tie “ Hold him up, this about right.” “Up heis,” said Mike, as he held him up as high as he could reach. an tied him to the limb, ** Now; let him swing. Mike {released his hold, ’and the doomed Frenchman again swung from the very limb from which he%had once escaped. “That's about right,” Dan remarked. ‘If the wolves don’t get him Jack Frost will. I am not particular as to what takes him off. Noman could soil his hand with the blood of such a wretch, Louis Sautene, Ispit on you!” and with that he spat in the wretch’s face, “Diable!” hissed the infuriated brute. ** You would not do that were my arms free.” ** Oh, talk to the wolves; I see three of them outthere now. Comeaway, Mike,” The two re-entered the hut, Attracted Aye venison in the hut, the three wolves Dan had espied came briskly forward. ‘They looked up at the man swinging about five feet from the ground, and snuffed their noses lolled their tongues out, and then pre- pared to spring up for a bite. “Ugh ! Be off !” yelled Sautene, wriggling and squirming like an impaled worm. But they would not ‘‘be off.” They tyanted to be on. They were hungry—starving, and were determined to have something to eat if they could get it. ; . One of them had sprung up and nipped his ‘oot. Dan had taken his {shoes off, so the white fangs drew blood. “Oh, Mon Dieu!” groaned the wretch, as the blood dropped down ino the open mouths of the hungry crew. ‘Monsieur Schnaps! Monsieur de Erin! Monsieur McCue!” Neither of the three watching men in the hut paid any attention to his Ss. Getting a taste of blood, the ravenous brutes became perfectly frantic in their eager- ness to get more. They sprang upward, all three at a time, each getting a taste. One drew off his sock from one foot, and eagerly swallowed it. An- other tore off a toe, : “Oh, oh, ugh! Help! Begone, begone! Oh, all the saints protect me!” Finally, one of the wolves got his fangs fast | lish in the wretch’s foot, and swung there. His howls were perfectly frightful. Snap and the others had never heard anything like it in their lives. : But mercy they would not show him. Snap had reason to hate him, and sworn to see him die by the wolves. At last the swinging wolf dropped to the und with a piece of the Frenchman’s foot n his mouth. Whilst he was devouring it, the others were leaping up and tearing ic i et baret owls, imprecations, supplications the doomed wretch. E tite oe 7 wnd tear, mun bers _chaw Heavens, what a fate! But he deserved it. Nora McCue was avenged, The wolves howled, More came. : Sautene yelled for mercy, None was shown him, Snap! & Another piece was tornaway. | Snap again, and the whole calf of his was torn from the bone. te 3 Blood poured down on the moustersin a | stream. Mia § ss He aie pols oes quaniees longer,” said “Gosh, no!” sai nap. “He'll bleed © ser enped at Ta a werk “Han i on’t believe he ainteal? said Dan. pnas Se ba 39 ee SY O86 ; He hung limp and motionlesg Bee $¢ He'll leed to death beforé he comes to again.” | Ar See eee i conf ea “ m hang. e’ll use him for ve ** Allright! There come more eh 8 “There must be at least 4 dozen #) now.” ’ gle Se 2 aa “Tet’s lay out a few scalps.” Crack! Crack! - 3 Two rifle shots laid two of them on the $5 ground. ; 4 The poten were ne intent after the car- cass above to notice those around Dan and Snap reloaded, eng Crack! Crack! a an Two more wolves down. a =) a nh Srunted Snap. “Thars ‘t ar. « a a K a). NES ’ Ree down agi De pr nd heir guns again, Crack ! . gett

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