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North Shore News-Letter (1907), 31 Oct 1908, p. 6

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15!! on as fat as Ibo. could, stum- bling agnimt the wind mien she stopped for "breath she was alone. She drifted 91: with the storm, still hoping to find the village. But al.- moat immeditfely a gray vol!- Imped had Etonâ€"gm to (mt. the Willow's, and A éoyote snipped at her heels. With he'r atiflening fingers Kxh-i- nee grasped file hm which she through the storm, not daring to look around. When ahe'did'look there were twogray beasts trotting Inside her. She tried to cry ‘ont, but the roar of the blizzard choked her voice; At‘timee she” heard the food-cry of the wolves beside her. She knew thatfllere’ were three How. Soon there wonkl be ‘ four, fiveâ€"- many! Soon they, Md feelstrong as well “.5 hungry; snow. _ She would have cried out, but the roar of the blizzard choked her voice._ Suddenly she noticod a gray beast trotting by her side. She thought it was a village dog, and her heart leaped. Then' it uttered ‘its long wailing cry, and her heart stopped. Thete were many wolves her eyes for the'lights of the fires in.‘ the teepees, .but she saw only the gray rushing mow. Soon she knew that she was lost, but she dared not stop walking lest she should hem, She wrapped her blanket tighter ebont the twins and trudged on, al- ways straining her eyes for the vil- w‘as white-dark in the nigh of the willows and started for thevillage. blizzard wind; The light snow was swept from the ground and whirled about in a stinging, blind- ing cloud. Kah-i-nee dropped her Rah-i-neé am not ho'tice theni. She {was busy with the willows Then out of the mirth came. the sudden (Ross who was mother of twins. The fit! she named Omens, the Rain- Wind, for to the mother she'csme as the fresh sweet wind that blows be- fore s sumnter rain. And the boy alsohadana'ins, butitwsschnnged before he left papoose straps. The winter after the twins were born was a winter of many snows. the day Ksh-imeeâ€"t hat was the women’s nsrne-Lâ€"went over the hill fiom hervillfige to cut willow twigs fur baskets. The (children were in the pepoose hood on her shoulders. Therewaasnhwon theground, but _ By and by little gray clouds beb gun to fly past through the sky, but the «lay was sunny and clear. For some momenta Wolf-Eater did not speak. He dropped his work and ga‘md out over the prairies, with that temble, immutable Sphinx-like gm that belongs to all eyes accustomed to‘peer new tax plain. My he told his tale. “Wo!£,”I Iaaid (hi- name was no shortenefl by his white neighbors), “you have never told me why it was that when tfie govemment not your people to thp reservatpn you stayed 'Onedayl satin front of the lite fie mhin, watching the old ' man fashion the'toy bows md pipes whet! he sold toithe farmers for parlor > Wolf-Eater m 31. old white- haired Inflinn. Hi1 broad duk face, sewed and wrinkled, was as calmly mm’bleuisthedreudmuk of the Sphinx, which the lance: of saturation: of Anb ‘denla have ijled to move. Wolf-Eatey’a ctbih atood on a hill slope hudly a spear’s throw from'the site of the 0k! th Knhfimge plunged .61: dgspgmtelj It gm colder and colder. It Therewnionceawomanofthe (mt. ”mommy Pub. Co.) It makes the man who. is interest- ed in the saltation of the forests of the world gasp for breath when he enters a shop in Paris where the paving blocks for the city’s streets are being made. Paris 13 a very large city,: and it takes a great many blocks to keep the streets in good condition.- A recently invented and established sewing machine turns eout as many is 240,000 Nahum thy}. An endless: chain receive: the planks,whicli'trealmhdycuttou eel-tam required length six! thick- nese, and cameo them onto a sys- tem of~.17iuws,>wheren‘they are quickly cut up into blocks of the right size for paving and are then turned out at the other end of the monster maéhine. .“Thnt was: many winters past,” he added. “Up there. is the spot wheré Rain-Wind was left to the \y‘olvés to save the boy papoose”- indicating the heap of glisteim'ng Wélf-Eater .pau§ed,, and picking up his knife resumed his carving, x Effie unsteudily, I thogght. rise. EThis time the papoose hood by oil the ground and her arm guarded but one child. Kah-i-nee stood; up; the wolves no longer rushed upon her. With a scream The warriors ran out and drove the Wolves from the stained and fi-amPled mow. ‘ mwés‘ like laughter «she ,flew 6mm; the‘hfll‘ into the village and fell down dead at the door ‘of her “Again Kan-Inn struck with H0? i .Hatohfl.” viflflga It was then that the twin rpooaesbegantbcrxy. Ate:- rible gthought 'came to the mother, and her heart broke. She might save fine! Once more she triedvto beat M the wolves and tried to {mu-{um struck'rith “he: bassinet, :hutit; flew from henfroneil fingers. This :time the wolves were many and they erdwded close: The battle spirit‘gwss in them ; they had tasted rl)lood' -With one hand ,Knh-i-nee finer the pnpopse hood to her breast. for; ht! W, m torn to shreds. With e other sheL‘seized her' knife. She rust'it-einto the breast, of s wolf that leaped up' at her,,hut she oouldnot draw it beék. Then .she knew gthst she must die. She trial toning s death-song, but the yellow eyesv‘snd red throats of thewolves tied he? tongue-end the thought of Rein-Wind“snd the boy 'pspoose choketlttowinherwordl. ‘ ' ' Then, suddenly, with one long mosntng nimble the storm Wehands siept; away tothe south. Kah-iâ€"nee its oh I hill within s spear’s throw of the Vinny-{She could see the files of theteepees shining through: The wolveshsd‘dngged her to her knees; but she tried to rise, fighting them ‘91! with» her hand. Their teeth and the weight of the pnpoose hood held her down, {of she was week from exposure snd- wounds. Again Ksh-ifmee saw that the Death Was kmdat hid doomed her, even' in sight. up out of thednrknese. Thenam fifier {and another and another. The We é! men strengthen!!! their heartd. They ore her blanket and skirtaf 'with their teeth, 'pometimes- biting @16th to her‘fiéh. _ Again MARVELOUS WOOD SAW. through Mr. Stringer, I believe. I didn’thowhevu I bid of yours. Dickâ€"He isn’t. Beesâ€"0h, I thought be m Dickâ€"So did I. “What gave you that idea?” ”had another shade. “Why, -I just heard him ay: ‘Step lively, pleuge, them in plenty of-‘room up from!" on' a street car.” ' The ferry named, the Styx wu crowded to suffocation “By jinks!” whispered a new It- rival, 1"“1 believe at one _time old Chm must have been : conductor Theme can be no doubt tint the fish which have their eyes complete- ly enveloped by thin shell on tottll] blind. There us this mean on the Cumberland Der-went o Inga pro- portion than mad 0! fllh no Idiot'- ed. Blmdneu in net. trout and In!- mon no doubt plrtly Account: for long aojourns m putwnlu plum. Few angler: ere aware of the not inconsiderable' number of see trout and salmon'tlnt are totally blind, saysewriterin'l‘he Field. Itilno rm occurrmee for the beiliil‘ when steppingintofieooopbutoflnd that all the fish do not W11 scatter about his feet. There ere salmonendeeetroutwhiehliepeb fectly quiet until touched. These when examined ue found to line; growing over their eye! 1 «1y eov-‘ ering like the sheila! npee thet has been build. \ pesky oottontfih. down to the meta. Not content with this, they Ira, Running into the desert towns and invading the front yerds of the dwellers. The citinm of Lencuter turned out recently and made a. roundup. They put 3 fence across the mad between fence! ‘summnding fields on either lids. and in a dim time drove in end killed ugh clube are: 500 jack ub- bite. The people. of the alley m considering the advisability of invit- ingLos Angeleetojoininegemnl slaughter. They think more! bun-i dred men and boys, on boneheck, mightbeabuwuumpoootunl When .n the war? {and h not. And u! the probkuu W curâ€" Her face allow with an!“ M, She meet- me It the clan of W! Andulliphorwflungkh _ 1 think. “ "I‘m worth it cm for up!" When‘ trouble count at all!!! to In. And only ‘darknou loom. shad. Eh. given my heart MO cm A. sunset paint. the III! with Mâ€" uumoakavmwum " Andwonyflmmnmb’m anom‘eouuhuwbomm- Who (uten- on m “In!“ And thouxh tho work! In! an! won. an um: would win tbo WI?! ' Ah. mm. when the cloud. m I!" W; mhd'tfiumpfiutpyou “I I! cuthmla'Mnohmon In w 0w ’WWMdW “Amman. ' Jack rabbih’u-enldtoheuonu- merous in the Antelope alley of Cnlifonm. that the uranium: m indmpmr. animals-reheatin- ing to fierce they as totally breaking down the lance. mud theadjaoentfieldimdouingmp JACK FAMILIAR EXPRESSION. sum: mamn'onv "on. A 306 m PICKLI. zxrnauulun. â€"' F ' .â€"â€"â€"â€"- Iross the Styx was nation. whispered a new at. . ‘ ' I a at one time old V n g [Pp we been a conductor :. , ' ' Write, or Call (1p phone 92 and (a: Will (Gait §Clpon You (Girl) Samplcs. mama» rm 6mm at up See Our New Series of Art and Nature calfildars for "1909. The mgpotm Gash Fumishing s.- TAFT' OR BRYAN P WAUW e , New Dress Goods, Underwear. No- tions, Gloves, Linens, Men's Fwnieh- ings, etc. nfow on Sale. . . Our stoic is open every Saturday and Monday evening. We invite yourat- tention to our lines of Dry Goods. Noâ€" tions. Dress Skirts, Shirtwa’ists, Men's ' Any hunky man can inmll. print rid“ r 525$”. With tinic arrangement ‘31“ “ y McNANLY W. I.‘ McNANLY STAPLE AND ,FANCY GROCERIES petunia-e is 9. Burning .7 Try. a Jewel Hen} Controller Controlling the Home Ten- :48 Central Ave. 'BVG mflenfingconm For Sale by Phone 118 01' Phonic 172

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