The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-05
USE THE sEsr. o.. ~s- Fi,te &c sa
me was tbs, the sound came from behind,

me was that TIE SOUND came nom ce1tcd,
bcs this attributed 20 some curious echo.
Soon TIE sound grew louder, and it WAS
plain tia, whsteYer il was it came from
mare throats than one. 1t was like q ba-k,
yet it was not The bark OF ccS.
IL d IaoIcept the hiGeous truth bErs- Ia
upon Ice. The sound was from behind
They were following me They were Draw
ing up en- me- They were not dogs They
were wolves
For moment felt as IL there were no
power in my limbs Only BY strong ef-
fort managed 20 work the bicycle at all
Even in those few seconds of terror the
brutes had messa-ahly approached.
RegniniEg courage, / raced for ny life.
1certainly forged ahead little, but could
not keep Up the sreet-
Closer and closer undoubtedly they were
coming Ana BOW rs the brates were gain
ing on me- they ceased to yeip.
But this was even less eniGrahlc. To
think Of Gsath-and a death 80 horrible
coming thus, silent snd Inevitable IN the
darkness OF the night. in tae midst OF
Russian pine forest!
l could now hear the scurTying. catter-
ing sOund they made as they sped over the
ground. Sometimes solitary yelp would
break the stiffness, and once or twice, as
If preconcerted, the whole pack burst into
n fearful chorus.
The neon was now up, and could see,
as ] looked back, the pack 100 yards be-
hind, all but one lean, famishcd brute,
who. witt red tongue loiling out, was,
saw 10 my horror, wishing ten yards of me.
Just then the noise of a torrent burst on
M ears. \ wide, open space in the CEN
ter of the forest lag before me. Running
through tho center OF it shone in the moon
ljght the foaming waters OF mountain
stream.
1t lay down in low but steep ravine,
its rocky bank rising straight 10 the height
OF ten feet or thercaboGts On the opposite
bank ! coul. see the white read stin con-
tinUirg Farther ON light beamed cut.
shouted loud, but il only seemed 10 set
the wolves behind Inc yelpiDg more fierce
~ than ever.
But, looking ahead. perceived that the
bridge no longer existed. IL had probably
been swept away by some fooG in ~
river.
Despairingly l looked at the light that
lay only few hundred yards away from
me, that light that promised shelter and
human companionship to me could l only
reach it. / shouted and shouted, again
and again.
Twas now whiting ten yards Of the river.
I was hesitsting whether TO end my life &c
once by riding over the precipice and into
the torrent OF 20 dismouns and die stand
ing at bay.
Just / was about to adopt the latter
course perceived that the bridge was not
entirely gone. One solitary pine trunk
SPAWNED the torrent from elf 20 cliff.
In a moment / had decided on my
course. / grasped tine handles tightly and
put on the highest speed I could, for
knew that the faster the pace the more ac-
curately ] could steer.
1 murmured prayer. i was on the
beam Fortunately it was somewhat
planned on the top.
Steadily I kept my eyes on the narrow
track, every little uneyenbess, every knot
in the timber / had TO steer clear of The
slightest jolt would have cast Inc into tho
swifiing waters beneath.
1 may say with truth that the texture
and outline Of every inch of that beam are
imprinted On my memory to this day
Sc intent Was / on IL that for the time
gave not thought 10 the wolves that had
forced on me so hazardous a ride. But
twice thrill OF terror ran through me as
the trunk tilted over TO one side and
threatened to pitch me down.
Yes IL must be reInem bered that all this
took place in, at the most, three seconds
Now, j was not IA foot from the other bank
when the beam gave a third tilt over. I
leaned again To the other side. This time
10 vain.
Before ] we'll knew it was falling. But
J made wild spring toward the bank.
artune favored ma. landed on my face
i'll a cluster Of bramble bushes.
! seized hold of them, and, though my
legs hung over the precipice, pulled my
self up. Below me heard a splash, caused
BY my machine IS it fell.
= moment after that was louder one
turned to look and saw with the greatest
Joy / ever felt the beam was gonel / heard
smotheTed yrlp below me and saw tho
wolf that had followed me so close swept
down by the torrent. He and must have
b%en together on the beam.
Words fail 70 describe the terrible din Of
tie iDflriated pack when they saw their
prey had escaped them.
l now locked up the road and heard an
swering shouts IN TIE direction Of the
light 4 door opened, ss ! could see by
tie increased brightness that besDed ont
There il little else 10 tell I spent the
night in sbe peasants hut The next day
! reached Moscow, but little the woTse fer
my terrible ride -boston Glote-
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