Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-03

enjoying this little Siberian excursion.
Captain Shsnoff had truly declared
tho road 10 te bad. For ten mile. it led
mp and down hill, over stones and fallen
.rees, and more than once Luke had TO
dismount and lead the horse over some
unusually bad spot.
About noon no reached tho top Of tho
highest ridge and made brief halt for
lunch. Tho valley below him was
thickly wooded and was deep and mar.
row. The road led through It for seven
or eight miles, and then, tho captain had
said, 1t crossed gap in the mountains
as point only three miles distant from
the mining camp.
1t had suddenly grown colder, and the
air was keen and biting VA Luke rode
slowly down the mountain side. The
valley was wild and desolate, and Luke
had TO admit to himself as he spurred on
I his horse that 1t was u very uncomforta-
bic bit Of country.
For the first time in his recollection q
strange feeling Of uncasincss crcpt grad
unlly over him, and ho tried in vain to
shake Off its influence. To make mat.
tiers worse. fine snow began to come
down and the sky grew dark and gloomy.
Luko was by no means superstitious,
but the idea now took firm possession Of
him that some great peril was approach
ing, and for moment ho wished that
he had not volunteered FOR such an I'M.
certain piece Of business. Then he grew
angry with himself.
"What nonscnsel' he cried half aloud
And whipping up his horse ho gal
Hoped ut swiftcr pace up the valley.
sliimning over tho crustcd snow. and
leaping over rocks and bushes until the
forest dwindled to tho odgo of clear.
ing, long. low bit Of ground, undu.
lated with hillochs of drifted snow.
ON theycry edge his horse stopped and
shifted the air unoasily. Then he dashed
forward with start. almost unsoating
his rider.
On the frozen ground was some dar,;
object, and us Luke with difficulty
pulled his hOrde up short he raw, with d
thrill OF horror, that IL was a mail bag
similar TO the one ho carried.
1t was lying half under the snow. and
as ho dismountod and tried TO pull il
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The forest became more open, and
once, turning half around in the saddle,
he saw the duslsy forms leaping through
the bushes. A terrific howl told only
TOO plainly that they had sighted their
prey. There was the gap before him
now, with tho path Winning over its
rugged slope. Tho brave horse dashed
up at full speed, and In an instant lie
had gained the summit.
But the maddened brutes were almost
Mt his heels, and turning sharply around
Luke fired ut the foremost, great,
gaunt animal, with foamins jaws and
bloodsliot eyes, II was good shot, FOR
the beast tumbled over In the snow,
and the rest Of the pncl; turned on the
wounded comrado and tore him to pieces.
Luke was able TO gain some yards.
In moment they were after him
again, full cry, MS ho dashed down the