The Forrest City times., 1890-07-05
nimbly cleared himself and alishted

Likc an antomaton the bear surged ahead. dragging the pony after him un- til his late rider. rushing forward. ut the lariet with his knife and freed his horse. which scrambled to It's feet, puffing and blowing. with his breath almost jolled out by his rough passage over the ground.
 Little and the "Kidr are now out of the fight but where are the other two? Turning. l saw that Bobs horse had stepped into a badger hole and thrown his rider over his hesd. But Bob had retained his hold upon the lariat and spirited contest had began. the horse rearing and plunging and backing away, while Bob tried to catch the bit, eager 10 mount and be .'iu at the death"
 Charley, on the slowest but best winded horse in the camp. Is two hun dred yards away. and it begins to look as fl the bear would gain the gulch aud escape.
 Excited by the prospect. and forget ting all dictates of prudence, dashed forward. shouting and swinging my hat, and by a shorter cut to left. suc- ceeaed in heading of the bear. This feat might we'll have cost me dearly, for tho creature came upon me so close. ly that I only avoided collision with him by abruptly urning and bolting from his line of retreat But I had delayed his flight and Charley now bore down upon his heels My rash impulse. l proudly felt had mended tho hunt: for a moment later the lariat was round the grizzly's neck. and Charley's powerful pony. setting back on his launches; jerked the bear o'Y his feet, and landed him on his back with thud that almost shook the ground.
 Recovering himself the grizzly rolled to his feet and plunged nightly 10 get Tree. But the pony gave him not an inch of slack. and the lariat, though it stretched and cracked and sang like n fiddle string" stood the strain nobly.
 Changing his tactics, the bear then bolted toward his captor. But touch of the heel sent the horse of ut an angle, and as the lasso frightened again. the grizzly was once more jerked from his feet and landed on his side. Again and again this maneuver was repeated until the bear grew sullen. and squatting on his launches. seemed to be meditating his next move.
 Meantime the others had gathered around. bu. at Charley's 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. Charley's most energetic jerks failed to got 1t from his grasp. Then spurring hither and thiher. he tried to tangle and throw him, but to no purpose. Tho animal slowly but steadily shortened the distance between them. If Char ley had been alone. he would have been forced to cut his lariat to escape: hut Little, watching his chance, now dashed in. and, bending from his sad de. snatched up the loose end of the kids" lariat. as it trailed along the ground. knotted 1t around the pommel ot his saddle, and. throwing his horse back upon his launches, blocked the bears game. Then Bob, who had succeeded in re- mounting. dropped dexterous loop so as to catch m upraiscd hind foot; and now. like Gulliver in the hands of the Lilliputians. tho formidable animal was helpless If he made frantic rush for Charley. Little's lariat checked him. If he turned on Little Charley brought him up with round turn. II he tried to bolt Bob checked his horse, and the bear found himself hclplessly paving on tree legs If he snlked and hung back. Little and Charley dragged him ignominiously along while the kid" and I played vaquero in the rear
 But the creature kept up the con test and horses. riders and boar wore thoroughly blown and spent by the time tho camp was reached. Then came the question. what sh III we do with him?
 The beast was full grown and in good condition. The massive muscles of his chest aud shoulders stood out like ropes as he tugged Ut the cords which held him. One sweep Of those curving sickle claws would cut a man into ribbons. His little rcd eyes glow ed like dull coals of fire. Foam drip ped from his cavernous mouth--he was mad from head to foot every separate hair on his body quivored with rage. In short. he was m incarnation of immense streng tn and brutal ferocity
 To keep such monster alive was impossible. No pen or ropes would hold him for an hour. Sentence of death was pa assed, therefore. aud the kid" stepped forward as execution or.
 Il will tell you where to shoot. "said Little to the boy. .Draw. in your mind, a line from tho inner corner of each of the bears eyes to the basc of the opposite ear. Have you got the point where those two lines crosss'
 .sYes.n
 "Then ride close and put bullet an inch above 1t"
 The heavy cavalry Colt cracked