The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-22

u3Dsu. SOoA OO$ SeuuSe. nov many
are In front u yen? / ean see two Of
three herc." and at that moment
Harold was again bsset By the infuri.
ated beasts. but dealt his blows 90
rapidly and with such eject that they
could not reach bis pcrsoa- Standing
with her back 70 Harold's. Jennie was
bravely facing the foe. welding hes
spear-like club. and striking to The
right and left when suddenly she sx.
claimed:
Harold. help there are too many.
Oh. nv armr' Quick ~ !;Shfnings
cash. Harold turned. and with q blow
crushed the skull Of the ferocious
monster that had fastened his teeth
upon her left arm. and wAs striving 10
drag her 10 the earth
But they were not 20 lie baf5ed of
their prev thus easily. and the remain
ing wolves. CRASHING their teeth and
ui,ering bowls of rage. again dashed
~furiousiy forward. their green eyes
flashing Ike balefui fires. Two had al
| ready been dispatched. vet the number
seemed increasing. and that ave them
renewed boldness. Harold fei; that
iEA@ rttfIt- III Di Ai4kk>ftA " hs fIbtC
little companion could not much longer
sustain the impetuous attacks Of their
t~ireless and u~nyielding adversaries.
Jennie. dear Jennie" he cried.
don't despair; we will vet beat them
and As another british iiend sprang a,
hi, face and fell crippled and bowling on
the footway. the pack seemed for .
moment staggered and coufounded.
Bat il was only for q moment, and.
20 Jennie's horror, she discovered the
dark forms Of their new recruits stealing
up on the end Of the bridge.
Mercy. mercy! Harold. what shall
we do9 I can swing this club no longer.
Oh. help. help. help.' and her despair
ing cry rang out above the snappinys
and howls and yells Of the beleaguering
wolves ike the last wall Of exhausted
agony-the final inportunate call of ex.
piring hope.
Ii appeared as though she had uttered
her own death-knell. for the sound had
not died away among the shrinking
echoes of the r%avine, ere the wolves
made another and more desperate rush.
but we're met with undated courage
and obviously fresh strength in the arms,
of the attacked. Thick and fast the
blows were rained around. and ~furiously
the maddened beasts were pressing the
youthful defenders for their lives. when
suddenly q rifle report from the western
slope OF the hollow was heard, surmount-
ing the confusion and noise Of the con-
fict. now plainly revealed by the ligh,
Of the o bursting upon the scene.
"Saved.' saved cried Harold; and
the next instant, down on the bridge
like q tempest, dashed Inskip with a
half a dozen stalwart and armed
hunters. who had stopped at 1.-The
Hill' on their return home after night
fall. and. learning the apprehensioBs
felt at tho non-appearance OF Harold
and Jennie. had offered TO accompany
Inskip and ascertain the cause.
So impetuous was their charge on
hearing Jennie's despairing cry. that
the wolves were taken by surprise. and
those confronting her were either
crushed by the dubbed rifles or hurled
into the swollen and tumbling torrent
at the bottom Of the gorge. Harold. in
the excitement and wild JOY Of relief.
flung his bloody ax at the last ~retreating
wolf with a ..there, take that for a part
ing blow" and had the qualification of
seeing the bafled brute disappear in the
bushes dragging away his hinder legs.
broken by the well-aimed blade. while
Jennie fell into the strong arms of her
foster father, and wept silently upon his
manly and faithful bosom tears Of graf
itudc to Heaven and him for deliver
ance from n hideous death.
Those wilds of c. County now
blossom like the rose" The vast for
ests have disappeared. Thriving towns
and villages have sprung up in scores.
and well-til,ed and magnificent farms
are evidences Of conicntment and pros
perity. The iron horse awakes the echo
of its hills. and its white plume floats
over its prairies. while peace. plenty and
intelligence combine to render happy its
weli-to-do and h%ospitable citizens.
Harold and Jennie long since repaid
each others faithfulness on that event
full night. by linking their hands and
hearts together for life. while often, by
the evenings cosy iireside, have the
rosy-cheeked children Of the su.ar-mak-
ers of 1874 begged papa or mamma Ito
tell again that story about the wolves"
Philadelphia Day.