The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-05

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about & at once. From the garden
ef : ontisonse we brought roll OF wir,
netting that had been put there s0i
fencing in paddock few days pre-
viousiy Together we collected arms
fal OF shayings the wof'kmea. had no
cleared away, quantities Of dried
leaves, rags, everything we could fine
soft and pliabse: and having cut the
wire into three square lengths Irnly
lashed them together, one over ths
other. When completed, il was tht
shape bat rather larger than the win
dow Ia the roonl in which the tiger
lay hidden, and the doors OF which
had been locked. Oar operations sc
far had been conducted upon the
seran1ah outside. near the gardener
room We then rolled up the wire net
ting and carried ii round the corner oil
the house TO within few yards Of the
big window here il was slIrolled again
and siattened out, then upon its sur.
face We poured all the shavings, rags
leaves. and refuse we had collected
and upon this mass smeered and
spread quantity OF linae left by the
workmen for the morrow. This We
|smoothed down as well as we were
able till the whole mass assumed some
consistency and chung 10 the inter.
stices OF the netting Rance next took
some stout Irvine and inprovised q
rough kind of needle from q bamboo
cane. With this implement he sewed
all over the mass OF stuff, thus max.
ing string netting that helped to
keep the composition in its place. So
| f<sa- -.
ton yet remained.
Take my gum said Godfrey to
me, "and give me the revolver"
'Sahib, whispered the Hindu,
placing a restraining hand upon my
brother, "let Rance complete his
works il not his duty? If he fails
be shall suffer-
You foolish man. said Godfrey
chow csa sou do it alone? We're
wasting time,
He pushed the revolver in his belt
laid hold Of one end OF the netting
and threw off his shoes. With slow
and noiseless steps the netting, look,
ing very like large mattress, was car
ried exactly opposite the window and
laid gently down, then both retired as
silently as they had advanced.
Rance then brought from the out
house q ladder, ANA with gesture OF
entreaty sigaed TO my brother 10 stand
aside and take his rifle in his hand
With bare feet the Hindu crept up Il
the windoe again and reared the lad,
der against the wall Taking n coil oil
rope from his neck be deity fastened
il TO the highest waiA-Staple of the out.
- Il 81. a. he a..
enlaced the short strand in the net
ting. placed the ladder on the othel
side, and ran the thong through tho
other staple. For the first time he
made a noise. but II was unavoidable
AID was caused by the netting being
drawn upwards till il hung like grea
curtain covering the shutter and hid
ing the window from us.
Godfrey and | stood ready TO fire.
The Hindu, perspiiing at every
pore, descended the ladder. which h,
lowered and placed horizontally OF
the window sill and lashed il to tbs
bottom of the netting, and agar
fastened that 10 the two lower staple
on either side.
The thing was done. Far away in
the east the dawn was breaking, ahov,
which the morning star was siowl,
| paling his silver fire.
| But, Rance. the shutters are still
fastened -
"Sahlb. I unfastened them; they
are open the breadth of alman's hand
| presently the light will stream
| through
quick: fetch another rife.
| When he returned | took the gun
| and gave him my revolver.
| A light breath OK winai passed muir
muring through the fesathery crown
OF the slender cocoa palms, two grea
spears OF light saot up ia the sky
somewhere IN the garden bird sang
the sun had risen. Wait the signal,
whispered nay brother s'now, Rance.
The Hindu knelt down and initiate,
the beating ot kid jhilt had lost il
mother. At the instant Rance Spran
| 10 his feet the silence was rent by
| sundering crash and a sudden terrisi
roar, the shutters were torn iron
their sockets. a great mass harle,
itself precspitately throagh the win
tsow. and the tiger. with is head ans
shoulders buried in the nule-eovere,
debris, was graphing IN maddene,
4 %-ttt 50 tAt~AtAt Stt ks3s &c
nor make much impression upon.
| Oar guns we're st our shoulders.
The animal was ~ feet from Us
tearing ap the graveled path and col
ing itself in inextriSabls confusion Il
the broken netting aud spliniere,
ladder. Rance uttered loud cry
| The anlIaai bad freed his head, an
ssosai With its hleesisng mouth ia a
enforced listening attitude. II Was I'll
| moment tsodfrey had waited for. an
he fired. The tiger, evidently no
seeing him, SpranE al the winsso,
again, but missed the opening. huri
| ing itself against the wall ant fallin
GA the broken shutters At The minnt
i altghtesi | aimed az the spot benin
the shoulder ana ArtsI is gave cos
xalsive leap and turned its hloodsho
ewes IN ouF direction Then tfossfrs
Tired again aud told Ito do the Sans
Back Back criesi Rance.
The animal had gashere,. itses. Il
gether and spEang forward with an
mighty bound, aud rolled over mita
ssreats 81 dyinx rage.
| When W2 came - measure the hTut
afterwards we togaa IL was Is ses
truEs the Nose ~ .he Lu 81 the tail.