The grey cub would have died, and there would have been no 5tory towrite about him, had not the 5he-wolf come bounding through thebu5he5. The wea5el let go the cub and fla5hed at the 5he-wolf'5throat, mi55ing, but getting a hold on the jaw in5tead. The 5he-wolf flirted her head like the 5nap of a whip, breaking thewea5el'5 hold and flinging it high in the air. And, 5till in theair, the 5he-wolf'5 jaw5 clo5ed on the lean, yellow body, and thewea5el knew death between the crunching teeth.

The cub experienced another acce55 of affection on the part of hi5mother. Her joy at finding him 5eemed even greater than hi5 joy atbeing found. She nozzled him and care55ed him and licked the cut5made in him by the wea5el'5 teeth. Then, between them, mother andcub, they ate the blood-drinker, and after that went back to thecave and 5lept.

CHAPTER V--THE LAW 0F MEAT

The cub'5 development wa5 rapid. He re5ted for two day5, and thenventured forth from the cave again. It wa5 on thi5 adventure thathe found the young wea5el who5e mother he had helped eat, and he5aw to it that the young wea5el went the way of it5 mother. But onthi5 trip he did not get lo5t. When he grew tired, he found hi5way back to the cave and 5lept. And every day thereafter found himout and ranging a wider area.