Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-13
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Once Dan shot deer, which supplied them
with yenison for several weeks. Their table
was at no time scantily furnished; they had
a collection of books tic air Of the woods was
invigorating, and they enjoyed their wild
life
Almost every day men with packs On their
| backs came along the roed from Canada, and
were stopped and vacoinsted. Sometimes
thew grumbled, but for long time no one
resisted the doctor outright. At night tho
two Young men took turns at watching the
pate and the Traveller over the turnpike to
Mama at whatever time he arrived, had to
stop and be examined.
Week after week passed, and still the young
men had no serious trouble in the perform
ance Of their duties
One forenoon the doctors assistant took
down one Of the rifles, and. saying that he
would try to get some cartridges for dinner,
started into the woods. The doctor was sit
ting on the door stool of the cabin reading a
book.
Il wouldn't 60 very far away, Dan," he
said
s'Oh, pooh! You won't have any troubled"
''No, but our Instructions you know, are
to stick right here" said Dr.. Dean.
II shan't run off" laughed Dan.
Better not go SO far that you can't hear
me if ] should call"
ssWen, if you want me, you halloo, and I'll
come"
Dan had been absent for more than half an
hour, when the doctor heard voices, and soon
saw three men coming up the road He took
his case and went out to the turnpike to meet
them.
Gentlemen, said he, politely, "I'm gov
eminent surgeon and have orders to vaccinate
you"
sHuh." grunted the foremost Of the three
men, a stout Canadian in a red shirt and knit
cap. Quest ce que c'est?"
The doctor explained the situation to them
in French.
The three men chartered with each other in
their peculiar Canadian French dialect for a
few moments The doctor pretended to pay
no attention to them, but listened intently,
and caught nearly all they said.
Lets keep right on" the red shirted man
finally said.
Break the mans headl" exclaimed a
scrubby little man, with large brass buckle
on the belt Of his frock.
"But the dog!" said the third man.
The rnastif was quiet but attentive listen
er to the coiloquy.
''Who cares for the dog? He can't stop
us,n said the little fellow with the big
buckle
Doctor Dean wished that he had brought
one of his rifles out of the hut with him, and
that Dan was at hand.
He shouted DAMP loudly, thinking that
Dan might hear him, or that the call might
at least serve TO intimdate the men.
The three travellers listened fer moment.
and looked sharply about them. They heard
no answer to the doctors call, and saw that
nobody came.
''Laissez nous passer!" Get US passD the
first speaker said in French, with threaten
ing look at the doctor, who stood unfinching-
ly at the gate.
Its very simple thing" said Dean, with
out raising his voice. ''The government re-
quires me to vaccinate you. 1t won't take
me five minutes"
He spoke pleasantly, as if he had not heard
their threatening talk-as if he did not see
warning III their eyes
He saw that he was about to have serious
trouble, but he made two resolves; one was
to make every effort to keep those men from
passing the gate in defiance Of his orders, and
the other was TO manage, if he could, to get
his rife from the cabin. With that in hand
he felt that he should be master of the situa-
ton.
It was possible for the men to escape him
BIZ turning from the road into the woods, but
they were too surly to take so much trouble
in maintaining their disobedience. They had
determined to defy the doctor, and to pass
along the turnpike in spite of his opposition
Suddenly the man in the red shirt moved
towards the gate. At the same moment the
doctor heard footsteps of some one approach
ing down the road.
Perhaps it is DAN" he thought
The red shirted man started to climb over
the gate, but Dean grasped him and pulled
him back.
With an angry hiss the fellow aimed a
blow at Dean. The doctor lodged quickly
and then straight from his shoulder came a
blow that laid his assailant on the ground.
The two other men, cursing sprang upon
the doctor.
Take him, Iion!' Dean cried to the growl-
ing mastif-and in an instant the dog was at
tho throat of the man with the brass buckle
who yelled with terror
Dean, meanwhile, was wrestling desperate
" with the third man.
II he could only shake him off and get his
riAel
But his first assailant was up. He rushed
to the succor Of the screaming wretch who
was struggling with the mastif
Dean was left to battle singly with the
third man. His courage rose.
They were whirling around, painting and
kicking, each trying TO trip the other, when
a new conner rushed into the melee 1t was
the man whose approaching steps had been
heard.
Dean saw great red scar burning over a
face covered with black hair, and his cour-
age left him all at once.
The man was Pierre Couteau!
The doctor ceased to struggle, and dropped
limp TO the ground. His antagonist aimed q
| kick at his face with his boot that, If it had
reached him, would have disfgured him for
life
At the seme instant the doctor saw some
thing pass between himself and his assailant
like flash Pierre Couteau grapp!ed with
| sprang 10 his feet.
I'm help youl" Pierre cried in French; and
be yelled to the other fellow TO desist
The poor nastiif had received his death
blow from stone. Dean rushed into the
cabin and brought out his rife At its ap-
pearance the three fellows surrendered and
were vaccinated, and allowed to go on their
way.
Then Dean learned from Pierre the secret
Of his unexpected behavior. he had gone
from she Moosehead logging camp 70 Canada