Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-15

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Course it all 70 murmured James.
However, encouraged by the contin
ued indifference OF the man-eater, the
Hindu began to drag himself along
more quickly. A desperate hope Iii
up his eyes, but only to die the mex
moment; he heard the beast move
Suddenly she rose and made n bound.
The man, as in trance, let himself fal
to the ground, between the great paws,
face to face to the glistening teeth, the
terrible eyes.
''She is playing" murmured Djouna,
who had gone close to MacCarthy.
"Yes," returned the other, ''the &C
cursed brute is amusing herself!" His
soul seemed plunged in darkness. He
saw looming in a lugubrious apotheosi.
the beast who in our own era still dom
mates ancient India; who is not only
the devourer of man, but who dares tc
amuse herself with him as though he
were merely feeble animal.
In the intensity of the moment, he
realized that by means of certain
Gbtly displaced forces, by little more
rase joined to the terrifying swiftness
and the alert muscularity of tigers, by
the merest power of association, the
reign of the feline would have been
possible. At that moment there rose
in him o desperate thirst for ven
geance, overmastering desire to con-
quer the man-eater without killing her,
to torment her and insult her, to make
her feel the supremacy of the being
that for six years she had made her
prey. '.Be calm!" He forced his heart
to beat more normally, and anger no
longer clouded his eyes. Meanwhile
the tiger, with purring sound, and
with light, nimble movements, turned
Chandranahour over on the ground
and reveled in the JOY of domination
and of power, The poor man, huddled
together, seemed like some poor infrr
herbivore, thin, slight and defenseless
against the queen of the jungle and
The forest. She, blasee, supple, ele-
CANT, awful symol of the struggle for
existence, soon recommended her ter
,ible play, recoiIed without haste, in a
:remor of anticipation, her movements
impelled by the contempt of the strong
Tor the weak.
When she was two yards distant she
remained motionless, and her nmber
eyes closed slowly. She was the ex-
preston of perfect certitude; she
already tasted the charm of this living
:epast that she was resolved to make
very soon as she crouched there, the
sinister magnifcence of triumphant
muscle. The victim had not relin-
1uished ell hope. The instinct to live
beat invincibly in him, and dominated
| ;he conviction that ell effort was
,utile. After moment of ofuncertainty,
1e raised himself and recommended
lis crawling flight exactly as he had
lone before, that effort of agony,
terror and feeble energy. MacCarthy,
this time, was in full posse ssion ofall
his faculties. He allowed Chandrana.
hours head to pass the line of vision,
and made his choice between the
prudence of firing straight to the heart
and his eager desire to punish the
brute. The report rang out. In the
cloud of smoke James saw Chan
Idranahour' silhouet raise itself rapidly
and the bowling tigress with a crushed
paw lifted in moment of surprised
stupor-
"Courage!" shouted the Irishman, a!
he leaped over the sheltering block
IChandranahour threw himself forward
the tigress made n short, rapid bound
She had not time to recomcoace. :
second shot rendered another paw use
less. Overcome, powerless, with re
doubled howls and cleaning jaws she
lay there a nero symbol Of force
IChandranahour, sheltered behind hi
protector, had, in excess of Joy, los
the use Of his muscles. In a dazet
condition he leaned against the stone
supported by Djouna. Mccarthy
seized his second rifle from the han6
of Bavadjee and took three steps to
ward the tigress.
She tried to raise herself, or at leas
to crawl toward the European; sh'
stretched forward her monstrous head
her devouring jaws in which so much hu
man flesh had been macerated, SO muct
exietence annihilated. She fell baci
Ipowerless, and James contemplated hel
with cruel, revengeful satisfaction
| it seemed to him that she now under
stood the power CT man, that hence
forth she would no longer dare fear
lessly to seize her prey in the village
that at least she would kill hastily, ap'
prehensively, as one kills a too dan
gerous enemy.
''Sahib," asked Bavadjee, "will yor
not kill her?''
'No; want to make her C prisoner.
Is Chandranahour hurt?"
"No, Sahib, only little weak"
The rescued man came and knelt be
fore the European and with humility
kissed his hands, gratitude and un
speakable admiration shone in his great
black eyes.
''There, there" said James gently
''Wil you be afraid to remain alone
with me while Bavadjee and Djouna &c
to fetch cords, canvas, stretcher ant
bearers9"
''Ah, Sahib! feel in greater safety
near You than behind triple wall O
bronze.9