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particular that proved her lasting safeguard。 Each year she raised her brood 

successfully  and   the  number  of Yellow Wolves increased   in   the  country。 

Guns�察�traps�察�men and the new animals they brought had been learned�察�but 

there was yet another lesson before hera terrible one indeed。 



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     About   the   time   Duskymane's   brothers   were   a   month   old   his   foster´ 

mother returned in a strange condition。 She was frothing at the mouth�察�her 

legs trembled�察�and she fell in a convulsion near the doorway of the den�察�

but recovering�察�she came in。 Her jaws quivered�察�her teeth rattled a little as 

she tried to lick the little ones�察�she seized her own front leg and bit it so as 

not to bite them�察�but at length she grew quieter and calmer。 The Cubs had 

retreated in fear to a far pocket�察�but now they returned and crowded about 

her  to seek   their   usual   food。 The   mother  recovered�察 �but   was   very  ill   for 

two or three days�察�and those days with the poison in her system worked 

disaster   for   the   brood。  They   were   terribly   sick�察  �only  the   strongest   could 

survive�察�and when the trial of strength was over�察�the den contained only 

the old one and the Black´maned Cub�察�the one she had adopted。 Thus little 

Duskymane        became     her  sole  charge�察   �all  her  strength   was   devoted    to 

feeding him�察�and he thrived apace。 

     Wolves are quick to learn certain things。 The reactions of smell are the 

greatest that a Wolf can feel�察�and thenceforth both Cub and foster´mother 

experienced a quick�察�unreasoning sense of fear and hate the moment the 

smell of strychnine reached them。 



                                             IV 



                   THE RUDIMENTS OF WOLF TRAINING 

     With the sustenance of seven at his service the little Wolf had   every 

reason to grow�察�and when in the autumn he began to follow his mother on 

her hunting trips he was as tall as she was。 Now a change of region was 

forced on them�察 �for   numbers of little Wolves   were   growing   up。  Sentinel 

Butte�察�the rocky fastness of the plains�察�was claimed by many that were big 

and strong�察�the weaker must move out�察�and with them Yellow Wolf and the 

Dusky Cub。 

     Wolves have no language in the sense that man has�察�their vocabulary is 

probably     limited   to  a  dozen    howls�察  �barks�察  �and   grunts   expressing     the 

simplest emotions�察�but they have several other modes of conveying ideas�察�

and one very special method of spreading informationthe Wolf´telephone。 

Scattered     over    their  range    are   a  number     of   recognized     ;centrals。; 

Sometimes        these   are   stones�察   �sometimes      the   angle    of   cross´trails�察�



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sometimes   a   Buffalo´skullindeed�察  �any   conspicuous   object   near   a   main 

trail is used。 A Wolf calling here�察�as a Dog does at a telegraph post�察�or a 

Muskrat at a certain mud´pie point�察�leaves his body´scent and learns what 

other   visitors   have   been   there   recently   to   do   the   same。   He   learns   also 

whence they came and where they went�察�as well as something about their 

condition�察  �whether   hunted�察  �hungry�察  �gorged�察  �or   sick。   By   this   system   of 

registration a Wolf knows where his friends�察�as well as his foes�察�are to be 

found。 And Duskymane�察�following after the Yellow Wolf�察�was taught the 

places and uses of the many signal´stations without any conscious attempt 

at teaching on the part of his foster´mother。 Example backed by his native 

instincts was indeed the chief teacher�察�but on one occasion at least there 

was something very like the effort of a human parent to guard her child in 

danger。 

     The Dark Cub had learned the rudiments of Wolf life�此�that the way to 

fight Dogs is to run�察�and to fight as you run�察�never grapple�察�but snap�察�snap�察�

snap�察  �and   make   for   the   rough   country   where   Horses   cannot   bring   their 

riders。 

     He learned not to bother about the Coyotes that follow for the pickings 

when you hunt�察�you cannot catch them and they do you no harm。 

     He knew he must not waste time dashing after Birds that alight on the 

ground�察�and that he must keep away from the little black and white Animal 

with the bushy tail。 It is not very good to eat�察�and it is very�察�very bad to 

smell。 

     Poison� �Oh�察�he never forgot that smell from the day when the den was 

cleared of all his foster´brothers。 

     He   now   knew   that   the   first   move   in   attacking   Sheep   was   to   scatter 

them�察�a lone Sheep is a foolish and easy prey�察�that the way to round up a 

band of Cattle was to frighten a Calf。 

     He learned that he must always attack a Steer behind�察�a Sheep in front�察�

and a Horse in the middle�察�that is�察�on the flank�察�and never�察�never attack a 

man   at   all�察  �never   even   face   him。   But   an   important   lesson   was   added   to 

these�察�one in which the mother consciously taught him of a secret foe。 



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                                               V 



                              THE LESSON ON TRAPS 

     A Calf had died in branding´time and now�察�two weeks later�察�was in its 

best state for perfect taste�察�not too fresh�察�not over´ripethat is�察�in a Wolf's 

opinion ´and the wind carried this information afar。 The Yellow Wolf and 

Duskymane were out for supper�察�though not yet knowing where�察�when the 

tidings of veal arrived�察�and they trotted up the wind。 The Calf was in an 

open   place�察  �and   plain   to   be   seen   in   the   moonlight。   A  Dog   would   have 

trotted right up to the carcass�察�an         old´time Wolf might have done so�察�but 

constant   war   had   developed   constant   vigilance   in   the  Yellow   Wolf�察  �and 

trusting nothing and no one but her nose�察�she slacked her speed to a walk。 

On    coming     in  easy   view   she   stopped�察   �and   for  long   swung    her   nose�察�

submitting the wind to the closest possible chemical analysis。 She tried it 

with her finest tests�察�blew all the membranes clean again and tried it once 

more�察  �and   this   was   the   report   of   the   trusty   nostrils�察  �yes�察  �the   unanimous 

report。 First�察�rich and racy smell of Calf�察�seventy per cent。�察�smells of grass�察�

bugs�察�wood�察�flowers�察�trees�察�sand�察�and other uninteresting negations�察�fifteen 

per cent。�察�smell of her Cub and herself�察�positive but ignorable�察�ten per cent。�察�

smell   of   human   tracks�察  �two   per   cent。�察  �smell   of   smoke�察  �one   per   cent。�察  �of 

sweaty leather smell�察�one per cent。�察�of human body´scent ��not discernible 

in some samples���察�one´half per cent。�察�smell of iron�察�a 
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