| Summary: | WABEK MESSENGER OtiAPTER XIV,—Continued. —TS— It waa hat* tn the afternoon when Kaun and Gray Wolf came out on a saucl bar Ave or alx mile* down-stream; Kaaan waa lapping up the cool water when Sandy drifted quietly around a bend a hundred yards above them. If the wind had been right, or If Sandy had been u*lng hi* paddle. Gray Wolf would have detected danger. It waa the metallic click-click of the) old-fashioned lock of Sandy'* rifle that awakened her to a sense of peril. Instantly aha waa thrilled by tbe nearness of It. Kaaan heard the *ound *nd stopped drinking to face It. In that moment Sandy pressed the trigger. A belch of smoke, a roar of gunpowder, and Kb* Ban felt a red-hot stream of Ore pass with the swiftness of a lightning-Dash through his brain. He stumbled back, his leg* gave way under bim, and be crumpled down In a limp heap. Gray Wolf darted like a atresk off Into the bush. Blind, aha had not *een Kaian wilt down upon the white tend. Not until she was a quarter of a mile away from tbe terrifying thunder of the white man's rifle did she stop snd wait for him. Bandy HcTrigger grounded hla canoe on the *and bar with an exultant yell. "Got you, you old devil, didn't IT' he cried. "I'd 'a' got the other, too, If I'd 'a' had eomethlng besides this d old relic 1" H* turned. Karen's head over with th* butt of hi* gun, and the leer oT- satisfaction In hi* face gave place to a mdden (09k of amazement. I*W the first time he law the collar about Kelly Gawd, It ain't a wolf," be gasped. "It's a dog, Sandy McTrigger —a dog I" CHAPTe.PI XV. Sandy's Method. McTrigger dropped on his knees In the sand. The look of exultation whs XoSe frma-Un face. , He twisted the I fodar aLfj*. -•-■ flog* lifup = ■ ■ -■ -i- until he came to tbe Worn plate, on which I could mat* bat the-faintly engravi letter* K-e-ave-n, He (pelled tbe It ters out on* by on*, and the look In hit Xao* waa of on* who still dlsbeli what be had aeon and beard. I "A dog!" he exclaimed again. dog. Handy McTrigger an' beauty I" , He rose to hi*.feet and looked In vn on hla victim, a pool of blood lay In -the whit* aa-nd at the end of Kb: no**. After a moment Sandy bent to'aee where his bullet had struck. 111 «pt-<-thm filled bim with a new greater Interest The heavy ball from the muzzle-loader had struck Kazan fairly on top of tbe bead. It was a glancing blow that had not even broken th* *koll, Hnd like a flash Sandy understood tbe quivering end twitching of Kuan'* should*™ and legs. He bed thought that they were tbe last muscular throes of death. But Kazan wa* not dying. He waa only stunned, and would be on his feet again In e few mlnutea, Sandy was a connoisseur of dogs—of dogs thst hsd worn sledge traces. He bad lived among them two-third* of his life. He could tell their age, their value. Mid a part of their history at a glance. In the anow he could tell the trail of a Mackenzie hound from that of a Malemute. and the track of an Eskimo dog from that of a Tukon husky, lie looked at Kazan's feet. They were a-qlf feet, and he chuckled, Kaaan waa part wild. He was big and powerful, and Sandy thought of tbe coming winter, and of the high prices that dog* wonld bring at Bed Gold City. He went to the canoe and returned with * roll of stout moose-bide bablche. Then be sat down ■ -■>■■■■■ :eg gad In front of Kazan and began making a muzile. He did this by plaiting bablche thongs in the esme manner that one does In making a web of a snow-shoe. In ten minutes he had tbe ntnaxle over Kazan's nose and fastened securely about bla neck. To the dog's collar h* then fastened a ten-foot rope of bablche. After that be eat back and waited for Kazan to come to life. When Kazan first lifted his bead he could not see. There was a red film before his eyes. But (bis passed away swiftly and he aaw the man. Hla first Instinct waa to rise to his feet. Three time* he fell back before he could at*ml up. Sandy was squalled sis feet from bliu. holding the end pf the bablche. aud grinning, Kazsti'a fangs mist had cleared away from hi* eye*. Before Mm he saw once more his old enemy, man—man end tbe club. All of the wild ferocity of .his nature was roused 10 an Instant. Without reasoning he knew that Gray Wolf was gone, and that this man was accountable for ber going. He knew that thin man bad alto brought him his own hurt, and what be ascribed to tbe man he also attributed to the club. In his newer undertaking of things, born of freedom and Gray Wolf, man end club were one nnd inseparable. With a snarl he leaped at Sandy. The man was not expecting « direct assault, and before he could rail* bis club or spring aside Kazan bad lauded full on his chest. The muzzle about Kazan's Jaws aaved him. Fengs that would have torn hla throat open snspped harmlessly. Under the weight of the dog's body he fell back, a* If struck down by a catapult As quick, an a cat he was on hla fret again, with the end of the bablche twisted several times about his hand. Kazan leaped again, and this time be was met by a furious swing of tbe club. It smashed against his shoulder, and sent him down in tbe sand. Before be could recover Sandy wag upon him. with all the fury of a man gone mad. He shortened tbe bablche by twisting It again and again about bis bund, nnd the club rose and fell with the skill and strength of one,long accustomed to it* use. Tbe first Brews served only to add to Kazan's hatred of man, and tbe ferocity and fearlessness of hla attack*. Again and again be leaped In, and each time tbe club fell upon him with a force thst threatened to break hi* bones. There was a tense bard look about Sandy* gruel mouth. He had never known a dot like this before, and he wa* ■ bit nereous, even with Kazan muzzled. Three times Hasan's fangs would have sunk deep in bis flesh had It not been for the bablche. And If the thongs about bis Jaws should slip, or Sandy followed up the thought with a smashing blow that landed on Kazan's head, and once more the old battler fell limp upon the sand. McTrig- ger's breath was coming In quick gasps. He was almost winded. Not until the club slipped from his band did be realize how desperate the flght had been. Before Knzan recovered from the blow that hod stunned bltn Sandy examined the muzzle and strengthened It by adding another bablche thong. Then he dragged Kazan to a log thst high water had thrown up on the shore a few yards away and made Ihe end of tbe bablche rope fast to a dead snag, ajfter that he pulled his canoe higher up on'the sand, nnd began to prepare camp for the night. For some minutes after Kazan's stunned senses had become normal be lay motlonleas, watching lends Mc- .gthened It by Adding Anothi Babtehe Thong. Trigger. Bvery bone In his body ga' pain. His Jewa were sore at bleeding. Hla upper Up was smashed* id fallen. One med 1 He clngly. crest along his spine rose Bandy jumped to his feet. "Guess I know what you're flggerlng on," he said. "I've had your kind before. Tbe d— wolves have turned yon bad. an' you'll need a whole lot Of club before you're right again. Now. look here." Snndy hnd taken the precaution of bringing a thick club along with the bablche. He picked it up from where be bad dropped it It) tbe suud. Kazan's strength bad fairly returned lo him ■vow. He was no longer dizzy. Tbe ie near, much pleased at -garded as the good results Ibe beating. Each time he brought club. The third time be prodded tan with It, and tbe dog snarled and plied savagely at tbe end of 11. That was what Sandy wanli-d—lt waa an old trick o' r'ir dog-slaver. Instantly be was using the club again, until with a whining cry Kazan slunk under the protection of the snag to which he was fastened. He could scarcely drag hlmaelf. His right forepsw was shed. Ills hind-quartern sank un- hlm. For a time after this second beating bu could riot have escaped bad < been free. Sandy was in unusually good humor, "I'll take the devil out of you all right," he told Kar.an for Ibe twentieth "There's uotbiu' like beoliu's to dogs an' wltiimln live up to the A month from now you'll be two hundred dollars or I'll skin you alive!" Three or four time* before dusk Bandy .ity. But t longej to Unlit terrific healings, aud the crushing blow if [he bullet uguliist ills skull, had UUl* Mini Ml*. He lay with his bead etvfeen bis forepaws. his eyes closed, nd did not see MtfTHgger, ne paid 0 titration to the meat that was brown under his nose. He did not now whet) the last of tbe sun sunk ehlnd the western forests, or when be darkness riuiu-. But lit last •uine- ihing roused bin from bis stupor. on the stand McTrigger had built a lira, and tbe man stood In the red glow of It now, facing tbe dark shadows beyond the shoreline. He, too, waa listening. What had roused Kazan carat again now—the lost mourning cry of Gray Wolf far out on the plain. With a whine Kazan was on his feet, tugging at tbe bablche. Snndy snatched up hla club, and leaped toward him. "Down, you brute I" he commanded. In the firelight the club rose aud fell with ferocious quickness. When McTrigger returned to the Ore he was breathing hard again. He tossed bis club beside the blankets be bad spread out for a bed. It was a different looking club now. It wa* covered with blood and hair. Several times that night Kazan heard Gray Wolf's call. He whined softly In response, fearing the club. He watched the Ore until the iaat embers of lt died out. and then cautiously dragged h self from under the snag. Two three times he tried to stand on feet, but fell back each time. His legs were not broken, but tbe pain of stand-1 Ing on them was excruciating. He was hot and feverish. All that night be had craved a drink of water. When Sandy crawled out from between bis blankets In the enrly down he gave him both meat and water. Kazan drank the wi ter, but would not touch the mea Sandy regarded the change In bim with satisfaction. By the time the up be bad finished bis breakfast and waa ready to leave. He approached Kazan fearlessly now, without the club. Untying tbe bablche he dragged the dog to tbe canoe. Kazan slunk in the sand while his captor fastened the end of the hide rope to the a tern of the He pushed off. bow foremost. Bracing himself with hla paddle be then began to pull Kazan toward tbe water. In a few moments Kazsn stood with bis forefeet planted in tbe damp sand at the edge of the stream. For a brief Interval Sandy allowed the bablcbe to fall slack. Then with a sudden power" ful pull he Jerked Kazan out Into the wnter. Instantly he sent the canoe Into midstream, swung It quickly down with the current, and began to paddle enough to keep the bablche taut about his victim's neck. In spite of b.s sickness and injuries Kazan wa* now compelled to swim to keep hi* head above water. In the wash of the canoe, and with Sandy's strokes growing steadily stronger, his position became each moment one of Increasing torture. At times his shaggy hend was pulled completely under water. At others Sandy would wait until be had drifted alongside, and then thrust bim under with tbe end of bis paddle. He grew weaker. At the end of a half mile he waa drowning. Not until then did Bandy alongside and drag bim Into :. Tbe dog fell Itiup and gasp- *'S. J~*a*SiV fiSviaSal -*-c. \i etft" 'Sandy1* methods bad been, thej, had Worked his purpose. In Kazan there was no longer a desire to flght. He no longer struggled for freedom. He knew that this man was hi* master, and for the-time his spirit waa gone. All he desired now was to be allowed to lie In the bottom of tbe canoe, out of reach of the club, and enfe from the water. The club lay between hlin and the man. Tbe end of It was within a toot or two of his nose, and what he amelled wa* bis own blood. For live days and five nlgbts the Journey down-stream continued, and McTrigger's process of civilizing Kazan was continued lu three more beatings with the club, and another resort to the water torture. On tbe morning of the sixth day they reached Bed Hold City, and MrTrlggcr put up his terrt close to the river. Somewhere he obtained 0 chain for Kazan, and after fastening the •'. ,-, securely back of the tent he cut off the blbacbe muzzle. "You run't put no meat in a muzzle," he told hla prisoner. "An' I want you git strong—an' fierce as bell. 1' got 1 Ide* It'* > lid your weight In wildcats. We'll pull off slunt pretty anon that'll Sll our pocketa with dust. I've done II afore, n do It here. Wolf an' dog- Satan but It'll be a drawln' Twice a day after this he brought fresh raw meat to Kazan, Quickly Ka- ;nn's spirit and courage returned to ilm. The soreness left his limbs. Hid lattered Jaws healed. And after the mirth day each time that Sandy came vlth meat he greeted him with the 'hallcnge of his snarling fangs, McTrigger did not heat him now. He ft bim no flsb, no tallow and meal— hlng but raw meat. He traveled I ml lea up tbe river to bring In the freth entrnll of a caribou that hnd beeu kilted. One day Sandy brought anther man with bim and when the ranger came a step too neur Kazan made a sudden swift lunge at him. The D Jumped bnck with a startled osib. He'll do," he growled. "He's light- by ten or flfteen pounds than the ne, but he's got the teeth, an' th' quickness, an' he'll give a good ahow before be goe* under." ake you a bet of twenty-flve of my share that be don't go under," offered Sandy. 'Pone!" said the other. "How long I mul I 1 bri t Cglll hefor Bandy thought a "Another week," he said. "He won't ive his weight before then. A week em today, we'll say. Next Tuesday Bight Does that suit you. Uarker?" llurker nodded. "Next Tuesday night," he agreed. Then he nii.ied. "I'll make It a hair of it the Dime kills your wolf- dog." Sandy look a long look at Kazan. "I'll Just lake you on thiit." he aald Then, as he shook Barker** hand. "I don'l believe there's a dog betweei here and ibe Yukon Unit Can kill tin wolf I" iTO Ba. CONTINUED* 1—Group of English children who were made homelea* by one of tbe German dlr raids over London 3— uuchlug of the Oral concrete freighter built In Canado. 3— Augustus U -Po*t. Ihe rsmous American aeronaut who 1 Just arrived from abroad, where he organised a foreign service committee Tot the Aero club Of America. ONE OF THE GERMAN "PILL BOXES" ON THE WEST FRONT STRAFING THE BOCHES NEAR ANGRES %tk. 1 uu batleries atatlotied near Augrea engaged 1 When working In a colton fiunlgnt Ing plant at Bush tennlnol. itrouklyi. girls have to wear masks for protection against poison gas used In the process. All colton shipped Into per' Is fumigated with deadly gs*. Simple Remedy, In theae days of nervous proavtra- Hon, called by aome "nervous prosperity." becauee It Is to prevalent among the Idle rich, thla atory of Ihe faroon* Doctor Abernstby, who did not believe in coddling hi* patient*. I* *p "Doctor," she eald, "I feel a terrible pain In my side every time I put my hand to my head." "Then, madam," aald the doctor, "why in tbe nam* of common sense do you put your hand to your headf* No Waata Allowed. In the ■IfffSSS fnrtorle* in Great rltslB, absolutely no wast* t* aired. Even the sawdust ts sucked up Ibrough giant shafts to he trans- formed Into gas. which In turn Is nsed t-i generate electricity lo drive the machinery. The whole power of (he plnM is supplied by It* own wsste. a notable Instance ot up to-dale eronoml-al 55 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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