The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-03-06

right 'front.' and, obsdisnt 10 dgnal. the
foremost hounds sweep In long curve
into the eoulee, striking d many . yard
farther down than whore the haFTied
chase first dived into It. trsaeherous
0hadowR
And now those hounds who were out
on the right flank are up In line with the
very leaders. and bounding along the
level at the side Of the FaVine. Jet keep.
ing wary eye upon tho chase 80. too.
the horSemen. Making deep curve IN
the ravine five hundred yards ahead, and
confident that Bunny viii bllndly rush
along his winding track. they strike out
across the prairie. gaining twenty horSs
lengths by the move; and now, with two
or three Of the Oldest hounds. Parke,
Dana and Mrs.. Belknap are darling on
abreast Of the chase "K0ep out there
to the left, some Of your shouts Dana.
"H01l spring up the other side quick q
be Sees Us Drive him back" And.
obedient 10 the signal Of his waving
hand, two Of the leading troopers breast
the slopes to the east. calling half . dozen
hounds with them. Darling around .
bend, Bunny's agonlzed eyes catch sight
Of the hounds and horses on the right
bank. and like q fash he Whlrls, scamp
erS up the opposite slope. and shoots out
on the prairie again just In time 10 meet
the hounds and trooper who have an
ticipated the move.
Now he Is wild and demorall1ed
Once more he dives into the ravinO and
sends the dust flying into the very faces
Of his pursuers, for now the leading
hounds are % close that the foremost
jaws are swapping the air at his every
bound A quick turn 10 tho right and
up the slope throws these leaders FAR
too far-bey0nd. they sweep around In
long curve; but, though he has thrown
them Oft, the hunted, senseless. helpless
wretch has forgotten the trailers In the
rear; they spring across the angle he has
made, and are close a. the original puF-
Suers, and much the fresher. Wildly.
madly now he twists and turns, drst up
one bank, then the other. Far 70 the
rear the coming riders eco the signs Of
his breaking down. mark the scurrylng
to and fro Of horse and hound "Come
onT' they shout "He'S gone now, and
wO can be In at the deathf' MrA Law.
renee on one side Of the raylnO = ~ far
10 the front a. Mira Belknap on the
other. One Of them must lose the brush;
he cannot die on both Sides ct once
The dark beauty has had more than one
rasping disappointment In the last two
days; Il would be lntolerablS now that.
after all, Mrs.. Lawrence. and not ahe.
should prove the victor.
Bunny makes one frantic Fuhh up the
slope to the right, and, with half dozen
hounds at his very heels, splns IN front
Of her eyes, catches sight Of two fresh
antagonists fronting him, whirlS sud
denly about 10 the right, and almost
dives under her horses hesving barrel -
he once more plungea Into the ravine.
down the rugged dope. up the gentle
ascent to the other sida There half .
dozen long, lean muxzles CLEAN close b.
hind him; he falters, wSvers; Q sharp
nose % thrust underneath him a. he run6,
. quick toss sends him kicking, Strug-
Cling into the afr, and In another instant,
with piteous but Intellectual squeak and
pleading. he b the center Of . tumb-
ling. swapping, fang crashing group Of
hounds, and his little Life q torn out a.
most before Graham can leap from bis
saddle, beat them back with the visor Of
bis cap, then, seizing the still QuiVsring
body by the legs that would have saved
could that empty head only have direct
ed, holds poor Bunny aloft In front Of
Mrs. Lawrence's Snorting Steod and pro-
claims her Queen Of the Chasa."
And this. TOO, has Ma Belknap 10 soo
end strive to smile; while down In her
heart she knows that Il could not % have
happened had Perry coma
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