Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-26
These fellows cut them

row, let me have the ears.''
81 will promise that readily enough.
would promise anything you The
last part of the sentence was lost to me,
as | moved away and left them
At dinner, of course, every one talked
of the days sport, and compliments of
all kinds were shOwcred on Lord Steeple-
ton, who looked very much pleased, and
drank a good deal of wine. Ghyrkins
and the little magistrate expressed their
opinion that he would make famous
tiger-killer one of these days, when he
had learned to wait. Every one was hun
CRY and rather tired, and after some-
what silent cigar, we parted for the
night, Miss Westonhaugh rising first.
lsaacs went to his quarters and remain
ed alone in a long chair by the deserted
dining-tent. Kiramat-Al brought me
fresh hookah, and lay quietly smoking
and thinking of all kind of things-things
of all kinds, tigers, golden hair, more tig-
ers, Isaacs, Shere Ali Baithop-what,
what was his me-Baithop-p-I fell
asleep.
Some one touched my hand, waking
me suddenly. sprang to my feet and
seized the man by the throat. before
recognized in the starlight that it was
Isaacs.
"I GU are not nice person to rouse,
remarked he in a low voice, as | released
my grasp. "Iou will have a fever if you
sleep out of doors at this time of year
Now look here; it is past midnight, and
| am going out IA little way" | noticed
that he had kookrie knife at his waist
and that his cartridge belt was on his
chest.
II will go with you" said T, guessing
his intention. IL will be ready in a mo-
ment, and | began to move toward the
tent
"No, | must 90 alone. and do this
thing single-handed. | have a particular
reason. | only wanted to warn you |
was gone in case you missed me. I shall
take that ryot fellow with me to show
me the way"
"Give him gun suggested.
SHE could not use one if did. He mas
your kookrie in case of accidents"
"Oh. very we'll do not let me interfere
with any innocent and childish pastine
you may propose for your evening hours
| will attend to your funeral in the MORN
ing. Good night
Good night; | shall be back before
you are up" AnG he walked quickly off
to where the ryot was waiting and hold
two. | was angry vt the perverse temer-
ity of the man. Why could he not have
an elephant out and go like Il sensible
thinking being, instead of sneaking out
with one miserable peasant to lie all
night among the reeds.im as great danger
from cobras as from she beast he meant
to kill. And all fora gillian English
girl-a creature all tlir hair and eyes.
with no more intelligence than sheep.
Was it not she who sent him out to his
death in the Jungle. that her miserable
caprice for Il pair of tigers ears might be
Immediately SatiStied: If u woman ever
loved me, Paul Griggs-thanll Heaven. no
woman ever did-would | 20 out into
boys aud desert places and risk my pre-
ciouS skin to find her pair of cats ears !:
Not |; wait Il mOmcnt.. though. If
were in his place, if Miss WeStonhaugh
loved me- laughed at the conceit. But
surprising she did. Just for the sake of
argument, would allow it, think that
| would risk something after all. What
a glorious thing it would be +" be loved
by 4 woman, once wisely and for ever.
To meet the creature described to him
the other night, waiting for me TO come
into her life. and to be to her all could
be to the woman | should love. But Il
IRAN in strong middle prime of age, like
me, knows his own mind; and-yes, on
the whole was unjust to Isaacs and to
Miss Westonhaugh. LII woman loved
me, she should have all the tigers ears
she wanted. "Still. | hope he will get
back safely" | added, in afterthought to
my reverie, as | TUNED into bed and or
der kiramat-Ali to wake me half an hour
before dawn.
| was restless, sleeping a little and
dreaming much. At last | struck a
light and looked at my watch. Four
o'clock. 1t Would not be dawn for more
than an hour. knew lSaacs had made
for the place where the tiger passed his
days, certain that he would return near
daybreak, according to all common prob
ability. He need not have gone so early
| thought, However, it might be long
way off. L lay still for while, but ii
seemed very HOT and close under the can
vas. got up and threw coQtoa round
me, drew chair into the conHot and sat
or rather lay down in the cool morning
breeze. Then | dozed again until kira
mat-Ali woke me by pulling at my foot
He said it would be dawn in half an hour
| had passed Il bad night, and went out AZ
/ | WAS IN walk IN fine grass There WA,