The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-02-07

we EEtpl Jul anu ~ sAA.hA'A tiA IAAAAh
wallah, an old and faithful Hindu, whom my
iliness--a brave, reliable and trustworthy
man, who would have laid his life down ior
Godfrey.
at is the man eaieri" said the Hindu,
tftsr my recital "will the salib let his
servant advise himi'
"Yes, Ram..i tell rie your plan"
As the Hindu rapidly untoldei IL my
brother smiled obviously At tho strang.
idea
"Cunning must be met with cunning"
said the Hindu.
"It'ii take three hours To arrange" ] re'
married..
Three hour, will bring the dawn; now,
who can see Ia the dark, not the sahib, bu,
yes. the tiger
"Very well. said Godfrey. LET, set
about IL at once" From the gardener.
Clubhouse we brought roll Of wire netting
that had been put there Tor isne.ns IA a
paddock i.. days previously Together
We collected arnsfui ~ sh.yiAss the work
men had not cleared away, quantities of
dried leaves, ra.ss, every ihins We could
md soft and pl.sOic, aEi hayiA; cut III"
wire into three square lengths hrIniy lash"i
theta together, one over tho other WIG"
eomp..iri il was the SHAPE, but rather
'EAA tfsf NAts%NF ~ -" tA@"As SO
wtleh the tiger las hidden and the doors Of
which had becu !5c..s,i- Our operations 80
far had b,-sR condue,e.i upon The yvrAAiah
outside, near the gardeners rOlm; We then
rolled up IN. wire netting aud carried II
round tho corner OF the house 10 within
few yard, Of the big window; hero u was
unTolied again aLd fiss,ansd out, then upoa
IL, surface We poured all the ,hay.urs,
rag, leaves and tho refuse We had
coll-c,..i. and Ilon this mass smeaTei
aud spread guantiiy OF lime l7i, ~
the worisinen for the Hnrrow, lhis ".
sn.oo,hci dosH a, well a. W. wrru abe iili
the whole ma.s assumed some cuusisiuncy
aud chung 10 the .ui-rstic-, Of the netting
Hsmr- next tloz ,Dni- sinu, iwins and Inn
promised !. rough tlHi u needle from a
bamboo cane With this ifhpl.n.Ei ho
sewe,i all over tho mas, Of stun, thu, max
ing a strns netting that helI-ei 10 Lu.p the
c1nt.1,itl0u la its place - Tar, 80
rooi; ID. most d.fisult oi-ra,loa yet re-
manned
.sraE. my gun" said Godfrey TO me.
''aai give nls tue revolver"
II. pushed tho revolver In his belt. laid
hold of one end Of tho netting, and ,hr-w
of his she's. With slow and na.,e.-ss step
the netting. ioo.ins very Ike large na''
,re.s. was earr..d exactly opposite tho
anu AsAt oS-S
retired - siientiy q. they bal advanced.
itamcc then brossht frotn tho Clubhouse
ladder. aud with = gesture Of -n,rv4iy
sirnei to my brother TO stand assio and
,aEr his rItis u. his hand. With bare feet
IL. Hindu crrp. up To tho window AGAIN
and reared TIC ladder asa!ns, the wall
Taking n coil Of rope from Lls nrca, h-
d-.ily fastened !, To the hishrs, wall siAplrof
tho outside shutter. Descending. hc gule1'
~ -nlae-si tho short strand In tho nr;'lnS.
PLACED the ladder on tho other side. and ran
the ,aon. through tho other staple For
the hrs; ,imu be made . nuis-. bs, u was
Unavoidable. and Wa caused By the not
uns Dr.E.; drawn upward I'LL hung III.
srvai car,s'r .rysEin; til, shutter aud hid
lus the wiaisw 'ru;a ~.
Godfrey aad stood ready To arc.
he ilisiu, reFspluhs Mt every pore. do
sc-ni-d ,h- ladder. which b. lowered and
placed rifoH,siiy on she w.Hdow all. and
la,hc,i u to tho soitom Of tho netting. and
ssain fastened that 10 tho two lower staples
on either sd.
Tn, ,hlns was aan-s far away Ia tho cas-:
the aawn was breaking. above which The
morning star was slowly pa!ia. HE sii'-f
Orc.
hut. itAm~e. tho shutters arc s,lii fast
cncdr'
'4sahib. I unfas;rncd them: ihry arc
ot<a ~ tho es-~si,h ot . mans hAad.
ps~s~utiy tho tisht VII stream thsough"
''Qu,exl fr,rh anoykcr s,nr.'
When he returned took tho gun and care
him my revolver.
\ light breath Of wind passed fnurmurins
through tho f'-aih-ry crowns Of tho slender
cocna palms, tive rrvai spar, 81 lirhi shot
up IN tho ssy. somewhere Ia The garden .
biri sang. the sun hal risen, swat the
signal" whispered my brother; now.
nzr.cc" Tue iiindu sne., down and ltn..
's,csi ;.., b,-stins Of u sii that hal Ins' it,
mother. A. a.. instant Rance spran. To
HI, feet tho silence wa, r-ni by a sundurins
crash and q tgdd-n terrific Tu.r' tao shgi,
,rr. v-rr torn frpm their sockets; erra;
mass hurried ,ts.li prcyip,ta'"ly throash tho
window. and tho tiger with u, bead and
.ira.d-r. bur..i ~ TITO lime rycrc,! debris.
vss grarp'tn- Ia maid-uci fury with an
curtay 10 could no, SO nor make much In.
preston upll
oar guns were q, our shoulders.
The animal was tvcn'y feet from gs.
tearing up tho -rlvc,c,i psih and oaiiins u.
sgf u inrSiElrlb.r Gu fusion ia tho bFos-n
hc;tlHg a d spilnirrci isddrS. Rance AZ.
t"r'yi loud cry The animal had freed It's
head. and stood with ~ bleeding mouth la an
cliprcc,' and listening attitude Il va, tho
moment G,dtr~y had waited for, and 10
hr'i. The tiger. rytdcaiiy not seeing him.
tprans At tho window again, bu, missed
the opsa.Ir, LgUaHg himself against the
wall Aad falling On tue broken shutters.
a. tho minute II alieh,cd | aimed e; tho
sp1t behind tic shoulder aud fired. It ray,
g eunTulsiyc leap and turned u. blbod.hot
eyes "a our direction. Thea Godfrey aFc,:
araln and told mo 10 do the sane.
"h4ugi back gFivd kAmrc.
Tho animal had gathered itself together
and rolled over with scream Of dying
rage
When we came to measure tho brute
afierwaui wc found It wa. fifteen feet
IRON the nose 10 the tip Of the tail-Cbarlcs
Lille, Ia Pail Mall .asc;tc
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