The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-11

came the herce grow1 OF the she-bear, anu
following this, DE yelping3of cubs oh
What aEony frlsd tn fathefs hosom z r.
moment I CoudIit b posSble hat the ~
vourina his t~reasure>
Dick sank upon TIE solid rock, while the
perspiration rolled in streams from his faco
and body. A blindness came over him,
and he felt himself nnahie TO moye-
Then came n voice from below. 1t ex-
claimed. a Courage, Dick. I'll be with you
soon. and will yet save your child"
.sChiid /. child murmnred Dick as he
started mp. YES, l must not give way ia
this weakness 90 long as my child yet lives;
and I can henr Its voice even now
The poor father became strong again.
He moved forward a few steps. and paced
around a point Of rock, from behind which
cam the sounds.
A terrible sight met his gaze. nm
A little girl was lying upon her back upon
the rock The monster was near her, hold
ing her down with one OF his huge paws,
which rested upon her breast. Tn little
one had ceased her strugglings, evidently in
despair, and was now sobbing m IL its poor
little heart was broken. The bear war
bleeding profusely, and had evidently faiien
from exhaustion. The sullets which had
been sent into her body had given her. no
doubt. her mortal wound; but she was tena-
cious Of life, aud could accomplish much
after that wound was received, hut before
her life was yielded. Like the parent
who now sought his daughter, the first
Thought Of tho bear was Of her young, and
even in her dying agony she chung to the
food she had brought them.
Only q few feet higher up were the cubs.
They saw the mother, and they appeared to
anticipate q great feast, for they were strug.
Cling to reach it, while they lifted their
young voices in chorus with that Of their
parent AFt
Dick knew TINT, he must savo bis child
soon, or 1t would be too late. Soon he re-
solved 70 creep as near as possible 70 the
monster. and then spring upon her with hia
knife for. in his haste and excite ment, he
mad dropped his rife. etS1NhV
just ns he was moving forward he bear
turned and their eyes met. The dying
beast uttered q terrific howl and then looked
down Of her victim. Then abe glanced at
her own cubs, and then again toward Dick.
Her expression seemed 10 nay " You will
have no mercy on my young; why should ]
have upon yous 4l{f9t
was satisfied that the bear could live only
n few moments. But what might not oc-
cur in those moments ? A single blow with
her huge paw and his darling would be
torn into frng1nents.4 A movement upon
his part might cause this blow to fall.
The hunter becomes 80 accustomed to tho
various animals with which he comes in con
tact that he can almos read their very
thoughts. Their actions can nearly always
be interpreted correctly. So was it with
Dick now He saw the Intentions OF the
bear, and knew that his own action mus
be prompt and powerful, or It would be toe
late.
He clutched his knife, and, with his arm
nervcd with desperation, hope, and n father
Iy love, he sprnng directly at the throat Of
the monster, who received him with n ire
mendous howl and with mouth wide open.
Had the beast been uninjurcd the strug-
gle would a been Of short duration, for
the odds between a man and q grizzly bear
would be as great rs that between q lion
and n mouse. But the monster WINS now
dying, and death WINS near. She retained
all her courage and will, but not her
strength.
Dick gave her several rapid blows
with his knife. She groaned almost as
a human being would have done, and
fell upon her side. But she recovered
in an instant, and striking Dick, she
threw him to the earth But the father
had seized his beloved daughter, and
throwing her a little apart, she wasnow
out Of danger. AF4AN *
Not so with himself.
rHS mdsi. ,s stretched fiat upon his back.
Gaa hstn tl.o paws Of the beast were upon
his %lreast, and he could feel the sharp claws
ents.;ng his flesh. The two great, CLASSY
Z s-slared into his own, the terrible growi
RAM in his ears. the jaws were extended,
the long white teeth glistened and the
blood red tongue was ready to lap up bis
blood. He struggled, but could not move.
a moment more, and all would be over for
him forever. now the death grip was fixed
upon him. ~
And, to add to his agony, he has seen his
child spring off and run toward the edge Of
the cliff. 1t would be dashed to pieces in
falling, oven us its brother had been.
But would this be n misfortune, since the
father must die Would il not be better fol
her TO Join her loved ones in another world
than to reinnin in this cold one, alone gN
Just ut that instant, however, there cam,
the report of q rifle. The bear relaxed he,
hold md fen heavily upon the body o
Dick. He rolled the animal away an,
rprang to his feet. A friend had arrived il
Lime, and not an instant too soon. He wa
holding Eva in his rms. She was MOI
hurt 1MsHEri AiiE E5iDEL
The father could not help shedding team
over his rescued darling, for never before
had she appeared half so dear to him. But
he resolved not to expose her to any furthel
danger Of Che kind, and SO he took an
almost immediate departure for the home
he had selected in the Golden State. I'M