The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-06

hurryino pight and main through the dark
ness, guessing at the path. mbhh MID
falling and up again, and off. The breeze
had fallen, aud not a bough swayed. not 9
bird sang; the stiffness was qua 70 tht
darkness.
Suddenly a rope Of tho wild smilas
caught his foot and he foil inv q little
sweet fern hollow aud touched somethlni
warm and sott and furry, and heSrd a
snarl and n snap, aud realized, As ~
gathered himself up and flew forward Win
long bound that no had most probably
tumhled into tho nest where a big she bear
had housed her cubs for the night.
He realized it mont too soon. In an IN
slant She old mother bear was after nm.
Fast as he fed, she flew faster; for the
way was up hill and her long hlnd legs
gave her the power OF mighty leaps. ~
he splashed through the short swamps
place he heard her splash in before he was
out.
And now lie heard her great jaws clap
ping together behind him; ho felt her hot
breath sweep over him.
Hs saw nothing of the broad white
reaches Of moonlight sttetchins through
the openings of tho still forest. When he
reached the fallen oak he never knew, or
when he climbed the bowlder. Ii the mad
| creature, with her growl, her snap, her clap
ping jaws overlook him his father would
never have that medicine! Aud II she over
took him-Oh, what then! What horrible
fate was this to be torn by those cruel
teeth, to be pierced, to DO gnawed, to be
eaten alive! TO be nowhere.
And what would his mother and Catkie
do? And he was not sure that he was Oh
the right path now. and it was only a ques-
tion OF time, fer the bear must gain. lie
threw his oranges behind him as he ran,
thinking to unhurden himself. Ihey only
hit tho bears nose and made her give an
angrier arowl as she plunged on, aud he
bounded on, just two arms lengths beyond
her. He hardly knew if his moved, he
seemed to have no volition, but just to he
carried as if the wine had him. Ills legs
were brass, and hot brass ut that,
And now old Bose WAS barking as if he
could Law out \ whole wilderness of bears!
And that was his mothers cry; and now he
was falling, falling. and o he knew no
more.
He knew no more-not that a gun fired.
not that the bear had paused, mad gone
growing back at the sound Of the dogs
baying at the report Of the gun his mother
a fired uncertainty in the air; not that he
was saved, not that the medicine was safe
in his mothers hands.
"A week afterward, sitting on the door
step with Cathie, in the sunshine. his father.
over the crisis Of his illness, weak, but
alive and glad with returning strength, his
mother, going and coming with q song on
her lips, Ted could hardly belieye there had
ever been such = night Of horror as that
night in the woods when he had run for his
own and his fathers life. LIEUT.. SCOTT.
Copyright.
Excursion Union Pacific System.
March is this system will sell round trip
tickets, Helena to Pacific coast points lin
tied to sixty days going, with privilege of
returning any time within six months at
following rates: "M"-@
TO San Francisco, going via Ogden re-
turning same route, $75.
10 San Francisco, going via Ogden and
returning via Portland and vice versa, $50:
To San Francisco, going via Portland and
returning same route, 1915.
10 Los Angeles. going via Ogden and
Sacramento and returning via San Fran
cisco and Ogden or vice versa. $50.
To Los Angeles, going. via Ogden and
San Francisco and returning via San Fran
cisco and Ogden, S93.
To Los Angeles, going via Portland and
$93.
Los Angeles, going via Portland and re-
turning via Sacramento, or vice versa.
$3.50.
Passengers can have choice of two routes
between Portland inc San Francisco
either all lnil or steamer.
Tickets will also be on sale the 18th to
Salt Lake and return, fare $50, limited to
ten days going, final limit sixty days.
Remember the Union Paci1ic is the south
ern route and makes twenty-eight hours
quicker time to San Francisco than any
other line.
Through sleeping car reservations and
further information can be had by calling
on or addressing % North Main street,
Helena. Fl. O. WILSON.
Freight and Passenger Agent.
Fast Running.
The Great Northern leaves Helena at 11:1O
a. M, and makes several hours quicker
time than any other line to St. Paul, Chi
caQo, and all eastern points.
They run palace dining and Sleeping cars:
also free colonist sleepsrs. Ticket office,
No. 6. Main street. h. II. q