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the lowness Of the sled,. were within reach
of Hrinrich'sl shoulders. Bot the latter
cared little for this. The brutes were af-
ter the mare, and upon. courage and forii-
tu6e depended the escape of horse and
mpster. Is. 'sno-.s1 ifI-4 = kla i.raf1.H
II tie alarmed creature could hare the
nerve 10 keep onward IN the track she
had good chance for ending her pursu-
eTs. for Ahe moment the wolves sprang out
to pass the slrish, the snaw so diminished
.thrir speed that they zen Bshihd. ,.,,-.,-..
But should ,he mare in her terror spring
aside and plunge into lhe snow. Kau2-
mann knew al would be up with tbem.
Sneh . proceeding would disentangle
her from the sled, and before she could
founder a, dozen yards through the snow
the wolves would tear her into shreds,
I-Hpinrich leaned forward and spoke
kindly 10 the animal. and she raised her
! ears that were Hat with terror aud fell into
more even pace. He theu., turned and
bfandished bis, keen edged hatchst and
shouted to the brutes, However, he did
not use the weapon, for the closer the
wolves kept to the sled the less they were
seen by the mare, and there was less pro-
bability Of her terror becoming 0ncontrol-
liable and her breaking aside from the
road. .''' s1 | s'.i
So long as matters retained their rsla-
tive position Heinrich felt that all WIS
gUiBg WE'LL ~ -'5i @ 2 - '7f -''
II was not long before TIE wolves dis
covered that there vas Itile prospect Of
success 50 long Is they remained in the
track, and they now began springipg aside
and attempting to get abreast Of the horse.
In every instahcs. they fen behind each
effort revealed them to the terrified mare,
that had no blind,rs, and the furious
pnngeS she. made filed Heinrich with the
greatest anxiety. }i-i .g'1i aiot2 p. ~
] One Of the wolves was very large,
stTsight-limbed, and showed a speed supe-
rioe 10 tAeFest. More than once when he
spTang cut into the snow, he Advanced
ma fet abreast the horse than did the
oihers. Upon this gusnt creature Helms
fieh fixed his eye, and caught the green
;eht that played from his eyelids. aH
By aud by the snow became aattcr, and
the huge wolf rprarg aside. The speed
Of these auimale Is extraordinary, aud he
gained rapidly. Heinrich waitedsunriI be
had got just abreast, when, rising in his
seat, he eirclrd the hatchet over his head
and brought il down with the quirkness
Of lightning. The head whs elefs in twain
and With dyiAg yelp he doubled over in
the snow and was quickly left behind.
One Of the dreaded animals was dis
patched there were three left as furious
for blood as him, and these never abated
their speed in the least Had they got
taste OF their companion, they would have
goEged themselves on him before seeking
the horse. But be whisked of the stage
of life 50 suddenly that they scarcely no
tieed his absence. g
The distance from home was rapidly di-
minishfng beneath the quick steps Of his
mare. which continued to carry the sled
at full speed until the fear Of Overturning
became again a source of anxiety. Helm
rich. too, had learned BY this time that
these wefeno ordinary ANIMALS with which
be had to dead. but sharp get, determined
bFutes, TO which man 0F beast would be
alike welcome. their preference, however,
as manifested BY their actions being for
horse -tiesh. ilsf1A--(lfS 20 vrr 81 .t 800
These were not the enimals to be fright
ensd awsy BY the sight Of mans house,
and there was large open space between
the outskirts of the forest and Hrinrich's
home, to which be looked with no little
apprehension.
They had now approached the very
edge Of the wood. and the wolves began
gaining on each side. The terror stricken
horse became une6htroIlable, and bounding
terrifcally forward caught the sled against
the stump Of q tree, overturning it; gal
lOped sway At full run, leaving Heinrich
alone In the snow. = sis'.'l pre-
Before he could rise he felt tie brutes
clawing at his throat, but his garments
were 80 thick that be was saved from I'M
Jury, and rising to his feet he tbfev them
Of. His hatehet had been jeTked from
his hand as be, sell, and he looked despe>
rately around for it, but it was not to be
found. -....--- ~.
!, By this time ihs mare was nearly out Of
sight, and Two Of the wolves were upon
tns defeneeless n1Nn, and the other, de-
serting the animal, bounded back. Helm
rich faced the foremost, aud the next mo-
msut swst surrounded. ioJ 'rsns ius.I 5li
The powerful man now called into play
| ell the strength for which he was SO re-
| nowned. He struck furiously at the leap