The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27

! Like an antomaton the bear surged
ahead. dragging the pony after him un-
til his late rider, rushing forward. Gu,
the lariet with his knife and freel his
horse, which scrambled to its feet.
putting and blowing, with his breath
almost joltel out by his rough passage
over the ground.
Little and the "Kil" are now out Of
the fight, but wher:. are the other two:
Turning. SAW that Bob's horse had
stepped into Il badger hole and throwr
his rider over his held. But Bob haG
retained his hold upon the lariat, ant
Il spirited contest had began. the horse
rearing and plungng and backing
away, while Bob tried to catch the bit
eager TO mount aud be '.in ut the
death"
Charley, on the slowcst but bes
windcd horse in the clmp. is two hun
dred yards away. aud it begins to looL
as il the bear would gain the gulch anG
escape.
Excited by the prospect. aud forget.
ting all dictates of prudence, dashed
forward, shoating and swinging my
hat. and by q shorter cut to left sue.
Gee led in heading oil the bear This
feat might we'll have cost HE dearly.
ior tho creature came upon me SO clos e.
~ that | only avoided Il collision with
him by abruptly urning and boiling
from his line of retreat. But had
delayed his flight. and Charley now
bore down upol his heels. My rash
impulse. ! proudly felt, had mendcd
the hunt; for moment LATER the iariat
was round the erizz!y's neck. ant
Charley's powerful pony, setting back
on his launches: jcrked the bear ol
his feet. aud landed him on his buck
with thud that almost shook the
ground.
Recovering himself. the grizzly
rolled TO his feet and plungcl nightly
to get free. But the pony gave him
not an inch of slack. ard tac lariat,
though it stretched anl cracked ana
"sans like fiddle string" stood tLe
stain nobly.
Changing his tactics. the bear then
bolted toward his captor But Il
touch of the heel sent the horse off a,
an angle. and as the lasso frightened
again, the grizzly was once more
jcrkel from his feet and landed on hi:
side. Again anl again this maneuver
was repeated until the bear grew
sullen, and squatting Oh his hnunches,
seemed to be mcditating his ucx,
move.
Meantime the others had gathered
around, but. ut Charlcys request did
not interfere. Soon the bear, rising
on his hind legs. seized the lariat with
his fore-paws. and began to pull him.
self toward his captor. Charlcy's
most energetic jerks failed to get II
from his grasp. Then spurring hithcr
and thihcr. he tried to tanslc aud
throw him. but to no purpose. The
animal slowly but steadily shortened
the distance between them. IL Char.
ley had been alone. he would have
been forced to cut his lariat to escape
but Little, watching his chance. now
dashed in. and, bending from his sad.
die. snatched up the loose end OF the
Kids" lariat. a= it trailed along the
gronnd, kno,ted it around the pommel
OF his saddle. and. throwing his horse
back upon his launches. blocked the
! bears game.
Then Bob. who had succeeded in re.
mounting, dropped IL deXterous loop
so is TO catch an upraiscd hind foot:
and now. like Gulliver in the hands
of the Lilliputians. the formidable
animal WAS helpless. Ii he made Il
frantic rush for Charley, Little lariut
checked him. II he turned on Little,
Charley brought him up with round
turn. Ii he tried to bolt. Bob check cd
/ his horse. and the bear found himself
help!e<sly paving on tree legs. II he
stllied and hung back, Little and
/ Charley dragged him ignominiously
along while the kid" and | played
vaqucro in the rear
But the creature kept up the con-
4 test. and horses, riders and bear were
thoroughly blown and spent by the
time tho camp was reached. Then
came the question, what shall We do
with him.
The beast was full grown and in
good condition. The massive muscles
of his chest and shoulders stood ont
. like ropes as he tu.ged a. the cords
which held him. One sweep of those
curying sickle claws would cut n man
into ribbons. His little rcd eyes glow
, I'd like dull Goals OF lire. Foam drip.
ped from his cavernous mouth--hc
was "mad" from head to foot-and
every separate hair on his body
quivared with rage. In short, he was
IN Incarnation uf immense strength
and brutal ferocity.
To keep such monster alive was
impossible. No pen or ropes would
hold him for an hour. Sentence of
! death was passed, therefore. aud the
kid" stepped forward rs execution.
er.
~ will tell you where to shoot, said
Little to the boy. DRAW, in your
mind. line from the inner corner OF
each Of the bears eyes to the base OF
the opposite eur. Have you got the
point where those two lines cross9"
"Ycs"
Then ride close and put bullet an
inch above it,
The heavy cavalry Colt cracked
sharply. For Il moment we thought
that the creature; ;; thick skull had de-
fed the ball. for he neither stirred nor
tlinched hair. But suddenly IL con-
vIlsive shlver ran through the big
mass OF gray Drawn and bone, the
glare Of the eye died out slowly. as a
coal fades in the sunlight and the
white ash covers it, and the great
brute pitched over upon his nose
dead. Youths Companion.
Falls, Teeth No. a New Id.a.
A Roman doctor has discovered in
many OF the skulls in different E.rus.
can tonbs. as well as in those deposit