Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-15
A RACE FOR LIFE.

A oyciiFt riding through Tho forest som,
miles from Moscow recently bad terrible
adventure with pick Of wolves
After riding q long time he says, ]
heard q slight sound o. Of YAK, yak ]
stopped and dlmountod go orior to liaien.
After awhile heard DO ngaln plainly.
concluded that 80 must bo "a dog barking
IN some fannyntd near.
Mounting aanln, rode ON ne rodou.
bed rato. The only thing th1t pcplrrod
me wns that Tho sound camo from bohInd
but this 1 uttributcd tof1mo curious echo.
Soon the sound grow louder. and % ,sas
plain that whatever &c was 90 came from
morn throat8 than ono. itwns like o bark.
yet SC was not Che bark Of % dog
In a moment ihu lldU0us truth burst iu
upon me- Tho sound was from behind
They wcr following mo. They Wcrc draw.
Ing up on me. Ihoy were not dogL They
were wolves
For O moment fclt ar - thcro wcro ne
power in my limbs. only ty strong a.
fort / managed Go work tho bicycle us niI
Even Ga those Tow seconds of terror tuc
bruIcs hnd mOasurah'v approached.
kcmIuing courage 1 raced flr my ne
ICcria.uly forged alesd alittlc, lut could
mot keep up lf0 9pU.d
Closer and cioscr undoubtedly they were
coming. And uuwns thD bruteH wur1 gain.
ing on mo thoy ceased TO- yclp.
lrt this va1 even Jess Cldumhie. 10
think OF dol.h-uud death s1 horrible
coming thus, Iiont nnd inevitable. DO tlc
darkness OF che ni.ht, iu tlo midst OF
Russian pine iousU
could now hear tho frurryina. raticr.
Ing sound thcy mado as thoy sped over t8o
ground Sometime o solitary ycip would
break tho stiffness, and once or talor. nH
80 -uc1uccItCl, tho whole pack burst into
"a fearful chorus
Ihe moon WHl now up, and ] c0ald eco.
ns ] looked back. che pack 100 yards bs.
hind, lll hut one lean, furnished brute.
who, with rcd tongue lolllrg out, was. j
saw tony HORROR whiting 500 yarJ OF iuc.
Just tltn tao noI.1 ol % ioTuut iurt 900
my olr 4 wilde, open lrHc1 100 tlc con.
Cor VI tho fUut lly before mc. Running
through Che centerof 10 ah0uoln tloma01.
llEht tho iglmlng wat.r OF "a mountain
alGnm
j, Day down IN low but ftcop rayinc,
its rocky bank rising laIght totho halsht
OF tOu f00tor thClcnhoua. Outhoouraslir
bank z could UH tlo white road Eiill oHu.
tuu.ng Farther On "a light heamod out
shouted loud hlt 90 only aepmUd Co tot
Tho Wolvo lalird mo yclplug mou Agfec.
~ than ever
But looking nhc1d, 7 perceived that Che
bridge 900 longer existed. 10 bad probably
hocn swept away by some iloou Ia che
rivc-.
Dpnir'ngly 7 looked 90 tho Habit that
lay only fow hundred yards AWAY from
me, that Hight chat promised shelter and
humln compaulouHhlp 20 mc could i only
reach lt 4 shouted aud shouted, uruln
and again.
Twas whiting tom yards Of thctiyrr
was hcs.fntiug whether Co end my No ut
uno1 by riding over thu uucipiCo and into
the turunt or TO dlmouut and dlo stand.
Ing no bay.
just 1 was about 20 adopt tho latter
oouue perceived that tho hridg, was not
entirely gone ono solitary uino trunk
ipauncd thn torrent from din 20 cliH.
Ia % moment 1 had decided on my
couup ! graspsd tho houdloa tightly and
put ON thu highest Epcgd could. Tor 1
Know that the faster tho pace thomoru 40
curntlly 1 could steer.
1 murmuud O prayer. was ON the
BENIN. Fortunately 10 was somewhat
ulnncd on the top.
Steadily / kept my cyos on Tho narrow
track, cycfy little ungyonuUssi every knot
in Tho timber 1 had 90 stoor clear o. Tho
slightest jolt would havo cast mo into tho
awirling waters beneath.
may fny with truth that Tho toxturo
ANA outline Of oyrry inch OF that beam Aru
Imprinted on my memory 10 this day.
80 Intent was on it that for tho time 1
gave not a thought 20 tho wolves that had
forced on me 40 hazardous a ride. Hut
twice q thrill Of terror ran through mo as
tho trunk tilted over 90 ono sido and
Threatened 20 pitch me down.
We; 10 must DO rmvmb,rrd that an this
took place in, nt tho most. throo seconds.
Now Twas nutn foot from tho other bank
whom Che beam gave third tllt over.
leaned again to Tho other aide. This time
ia vain.
Before Iwoll know 70 was falling. But
mndo Wild spring toward tho bank
Fortune favored me. landed on my f4oo
IN cluster Of bumhl1 bushes.
toi2cd hold Of thom, and. though my
legs hung over th0 pr0aipia1, / pulled my.
son up. Below mo hoard q splash, caused
by my machine ana 10 fol-
A moment uflcr that was "a louder ono.
turned 60 look and saw with tho greatest
JOY j over folt tho beam wns goncI Hoard
q hmutHcrtd yolp below mo aud saw tho
wolf that had followed mo 900 close syyUpt
down ~ Tho torrent Ito and must Layo
been together on tho beam.
Words fIil 20 describe tho torrlhlodl OF
tho iufurIatod puck when thoy saw choir
prey had escaped them
now looked up tho road and heard an,
sWorlng shouts IN tho difuUtion ul tho
light door opened, Hs i could 200 by
tho incfWHpd brightness thut beAmrd ONT.
Ihero b. lltilu cleo 10 toll. j tpent tho
night In che PEASANTS hut Tho next day
reached MOSCOW but littlo Tho worse for
my terrible ridu.--bustun Globe.