The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-03-20

ing Oh toward the Monee. foremost In
mad pursuit Of q wild careering ''jack."
Gomez she called, as she glanced
over her shoulder; but the sight was one
that only added 10 her wrath. Nolan,
plunging and snorting, was held 10 the
spot. while his rider. sitting like Q cen
taur, was still eagerly gazing over into
the distant cottonwood. The mex In.
slant she realized that all the field were
laundering at her heels, and the instinct
Of the sportsman came to her aid, She
could not be beaten In the chase.
For half q mile Bunny shot like streak
Of light straight away southwestward,
the hounds punched In o slaty, sweeping
cloud not thirty yards behind the bobbing
tuft Of his tail Then he began q long
circle towards the stream, as though 10
head for q ''break" that extended some
rods back from the line Of bluffs. Another
ninute and he had reached lts partial
shelter and darted In. For the next min,
ute he was lost TO sight Of his human
pursuers, but presently flashed into view
again down In the creek bottom and
"streaking It" up along the northern
bank, with the whole pack ct his heelss
The bluffs were steep Just here, soms Of
the riders . tribe timid, and all the
field" reincd In q little as they made
tho descent; Dana, Mira Belkna2. Parke,
Mira Lawrence. Graham, the colonel and
Mira Sprague Strengthened out for then
pursuit in the order named, the instant
they reached the level Of the valley. The
hounds were far ahead BY this time, and
the two light troopers in charge Of them
close at their heels; but who-what was
the figure that flashed into view between
those huntsmen and the field, darting like
arrow from the fringe Of willows and
dashing straight In wake Of the quarryi
Thirty yards ahead Of the foremost RIDER
Of the Rossiter party o superb English
hunter, the bit In his teeth, his eyes aRre
and his head high in air, fresh, vigorous.
raging with long Imprisoned passion for
the sport Of the old island home. gaining
on the hounds ct every stride, and defy.
ing the utmost efforts Of his rider, leaped
from the covert Of tho timber into sight
Of one and all, bearing Q lovely but most
reluctant victim on his back.
In vain with might and main she
leaned back and tugged at the reins:
though checked In his speed, the horse
still tore ahead, keeping straight for the
hounds, leapfng in his easy stride every
little gully or 'branch" that crossed his
path. Bunny took q sudden dive into
the timber, fairly few across o narrow.
gravelly rapid, and darted up on the op
posite bank; the hounds veered In pur.
suit, the huntsmen wavered and sought
along the bank fora better place 10 cross,
but the mettleSome English bay lunged
through In the very wake Of the hounds,
crumbling the sandy banks and crashing
through the pebbly stream bed. Out on
the southern slopes went Bunny, close
followed by the hounds; outon their trail
went the big hunter, but bis riders hat
has been brushed away in the wild dash
through the timber, and now q flame Of
beautiful golden hair-a great wav Of
light-fies on the wind over his glossy
back, and. though she still leans owe the
cantle tugging hard at the reins, she Il
plainly losing strength. Some Of the
Rossiter party burst through the timber
In pursuit; some still ride hopefully up
the north bank, and these are rewarded,
for nce again poor, badgered, Devil.
dered Bunny makes o sudden swerve,
and, throwing half the hounds far be-
hind, darts q second time to the shelter
Of the banks, with the other half closer
OF his heels than before.
Those who were watching see the big
hunter making q long, circular sweep,
then nee again bring up In the wake Of
the leaders, once more 60 leaping, plung.
ing, crashing through the stream, and.
In another minute, rabbit, hounds,
huntsmen, the ''6eld," and the fair In.
cognita are all strung out In chase along
the northern shore, and all eyes can $50
that she Is an English girl and well nigh
exhausted. Still, no man can catch that
hunter and lay hands on the rein. She
is riding with the foremost now, leading
the troopers, even, and still Bunny spins
along In front, the hounds crashing not
six feet behind him A little point Of
bluff juts out Just ahead; the stream
winds round It's base and takos Q turn
northward for o dozen rods. Bunny
shoots the turn like the pilot Of the
lightning express, the hounds strain 10
make It without loss Of vantage gained.
the big hunter sways outward to the
very verge Of the steep and crumbling
bank, and q groan goes up from the
breathles8 pursuers; but ho rallies and
straightens once moro In the track, and
the golden hair, streaming In advance,
% tho orihamme Of the chase. Then as
they round the point Dana gives o shout
Of JOY. Straight down the slopes.
straight and swift o. rode the daring
huzzar from whom he got his name.
when he bore the fatal message like
arrow flight from the Sapoune crest at
Balaklava, down the bluffs to the right
front comes Nolan, with Ned Perry on
his back-Perry, with seA resolute, yet
almost frenzied face-Perry with eyes
that fash blue FIRE In the intensity Of
Their gaze, and Nolan's vigorous strides
have brought him in clrcling sweep, In
just ten seconds more, cloee to the hun.
ter's quarter. close behind the auttering
skirt
Just ahead there d another sudden
turn 10 the left; the stream goes one
way, the bluffs another, and between
them lies q llve-acre patch Of level prairie
thickly studded, here. there. everywhere.
with tiny earthen mounds and tiny, gap
Ing, treacherous holes-a prairie dog
village. BY all that's awful and that
runaway hunter. mad In the chase Of
the sweeping hounds. ls In the midst Of
u before mortal hand can check or
swerve him. Another second, and they
who pursue have voered TO right or loft