Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-22

he met party Of hunters coming from Q
path leading higher up on the mountains.
He inquired IL they had encountered .
lady and gentleman going west.
They answered NO. and volunteered the
remark that it was TO be hoped the trav.
elers had not taken the path on which
they now were, az couplS Of lions had
been seen there i've times within the
week.
We were out in pursuit Of them to.
day. said one Of the hunters, but We
could not get glimpse Of tho beasts"
must hasten on to warn my friends"
cried Lord Elgin, in alarm.
Don't take the lower path; 60 to the
one We have just ridden on, as it over
come , out together at Mother Carey's
Thank you, shouted Lord Elein, 40
he whipped his wearied steed.
Suppose. said one of the party. we
60 with him and spend the night at Moth
or Carey's. 1t is just time for the lions
to be abroad. and We might get shot at
them"
AN right. am ready" exclaimed an
other man; and they struck their horses,
and soon brought them up to Lord ElRin,
They briefly told him Of their resolu-
ton, and were riding on together when a
loud roar filled the air.
There they are!" cried one Of the men,
and, by the mother of Moses, they ere
on the lower road"
At the same moment . woman's picrc.
ing shrek filled the air.
1T is Chris voice. Oh, that may be
in time to save her!" exclaimed Lord Ell
gin, striking his jaded horse till it broke
into gallop.
Again and again that shrek of terror
guided the mon, but as it was silent, and
they heard only the baying of the lions,
they looked of each other in fear. and
mentally said:
We are too late:"
They had approached the scene Of &C.
ton, and now could see below them one
lion spring forward-at the same instant
q horse dashed down the ravine-and the
other !ashing himself ready for leap on
the lair young girl, whose steed, panic
stricken, had fallen on its knees, and had
flung her on the rocks before the raging
monster
Quick" shouted the hunter, three of
you go that side and save the man, and
three of you come with me and help the
In that moment Of excitement, they
understood his incoherent command, and
three guns pointed at each lion.
Again deafening report rang through
the valley, and flashes of light made the
air lurid.
A cry that sounded almost human, was
uttered by one OF tho lions, then it gave
one bound in the air, and fell down the
rocky gorge.
The guide had paused in his fight,
when he saw the hunters above him, and
ne now came up to Kenneth, whose
clot b IS had been torn, and who was COW
cred with blood, whore the lions paw had
come in contact with his face.
Lord Elgin and the hunters stumbled
down the rocks, and, breathless with their
exartion, inquired
rs he killed."
For an answer Kenneth opened his
eyes. and said:
What happened?"
Then, feeling of his head, he sat up
and stared about him; as his eyes fell
upon little Chris, he uttered an alarmed
cry, and. with an effort, gaining her side,
raised her head on his cut sleeve.
The girl moved and moaned little.
Quick! water!" shouted Kenneth.
oh, sweet little Chris; look up and tell
me, You are alive!"
And from the realms of death, Chris
heard and obeyed the voice of her master,
and finally moved, and smiled at him.
Their eyes met, and, as she saw the
9 yer light in his, Chris was happs; but
Lord Elgin gave groan of fear for the
girl he had come to protect.
Later. when they discovered his pres
ence, Kenneth was annoyed that he should
have followed them.
1T looks rs if he thought were not to
be trusted, he told himself angrily.
And then Chris was in greater danger
than she had ever been, for Kenneth felt
she had been taken from his protection;
and never had he been SO tempted to show
a man he defied him as he did Lord Elgin
that night which they spent seated around
the kitchen fire in Mother Carey's rude
hut, up in the mountains.
Perhaps it was to show him that hs re-
sented his coming that Kenneth was so
kind to little Chris the next day.
as they rode on, having procured other
horses, and that he allowed her to battle
his arm, where the lion had left the bloody
impress of his paws.
He brought the crimson blood to her
face many times by his bold admiration,
and when at last at twilish they reached
San Miguel Lord Elgin felt it would be
short journey alone.
am only in the way" he thought,
watching Chris with a wistful expression
IS she alighted from her horse, and, lean
ng on kenneth's arm, went up the steps.
But he followed them into the parlor,
md went to make inquiries with Ken
leth, about the best mode of continuing
heir journey of the landlord.
Can we go by boat to San Francisco?"
sked Kenneth, and when he learned there
vas no regular steamer there at this sea-
on Of the year he determined to accept
he offer his fisherman guide across the
Mountains had made him, and go up in
lis little smack.
Lord Elgin uttered few words of ex-
,ostulation against the plan, but he was
ilenced by Kenneth, who left the affair
o Chris.
She said she deferred to his decision,
nd with groan Lord Elgin told himself:
She loves him, and must go away"
Aloud he said:
You will be two days or more on the
Tater, but as the fisher is to take his wife
nth him. will not be necessary to you,
nd 1 will bid You good-by when you
cave here"
Il will be sorry to have you Co." said
yhris, kindly; then, seeing he looked as
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