The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-08
DIANA and THE SPIDER.

lnulgtuts lis rluuols ihlmuits OF
crossed by a pair Of scissors argent,
on a background of flannel gules. sur
mounted by spool 81 thread cou-
chant
The dcmure maid who serves b0ull
Ion. tea and chocolate 20 the soclety's
fair Decreases hears tales from every
quarter Of the globe. Of life Ia the sum-
mer colonies along the New England
coast. Of yachting cruises through Nor
wegian lords Ia the yellow wake Of
the midnight sun. Of walking tours Ia
the Landes and camping trips Ia the
north woods. She knows her planet
bcuer than many whose orbits are lees
,ircunscrlbcd. aud can safely Boz relied
upon for information regarding elk IN
oregon or salmon In the Columbia, the
proper time To hunt the grizzly In A.
slnibola. and the relative merits Of the
Andaluslan donkey and his twin broin-
70 the k0cKy mountain burfo
After serving the bladamante Of the
society with a cup Of tea and cavaire'
sandwich, she retlres "a a dusky cor
ncr Of the room. rCnlled the lamp under
the buz,n ketrle. anu reauauges the
Dresden cups aud sauccrs aud the
lewel.mountcd spoons upon the teak
wood table.
When the fiuny- haired Mrs Jack. the
IL
he occasion. begins her story there Is
4 luli In the talk. which the wind mis-
Ia with neatly executed urpeggio
Mrs. Jacks mouth droops M wistful
curves ana beside her eyes an infants
would seem unsophl iticatcd
Jack says must 20 We. AIM 60
-. but I shall never dare 90 look
q tiger IN the face. after my expert
snce on the Big Muddy.
Mrs. Jacks adventures have famll-
arized the society with Tin Cup. Big
Rug. Rumble Bee and Medicine Hat
But the Big Muddy offers delightful
ields for speculation, FOR II has not yet
found place on any map. and It's
My high roads are the half-obllier-
lted trails teft by the ties when they
1nwilllncly departed Tor new hunting
grounds.
"You remember the big-horn shot
after Jack and the guides had tracked
aim Tor ten days over the Raitlesnake
range In Wyoningf' Mrs. Jack con.
.inucs plalnuvely.
The society fememhers the hig-horn
n well s.s the giant shark In the Mex
lean guile, the mountain lion and the
.lnnamoh bear with the amber eyes
picked % by Mrs Jacks rifle In the
= san Franclsqui,o mountains. The ides
n her No daring 90 look a tiger In th'
e face unser ans circumstances take.
u the credl3lity ~ the society. Has sh'
a ever kuswn fear. ever quailed befor'
n beast. l.rd OF iish-this modern Artc
mis-
When che accompanies her hushan'
IN his hunting expeditions she wear
J. he wO.ds' autumn llvery-lcaf-hrowi
'e ana 80 rlct-an abbreviated skirt am
N cggingl of hsown corduroy. a scaric
X catbes shirt with elk's teeth FOR but
\, ons. hat fsstooncd with trout anl
! 'almou Sizes aud shining leaders :
! ,arir.dgs belt girlles her slender wais
Eith IL 1cpt rdlng revolver aud hunt
% ng knft
II h rsiatsehle that Mrs Jack ha
,scapc4 the clNnamon's embrace. am
lruln wlght wen b. inrdoned such a
b, ndls0 elton.
'lack has i~ays said that my phys
ie cal courage frst attracted him. HUT
IN lad nSver confessed 20 him that Their
I. was ON tess % which ! SHOULD b. uf
AZ 'qual = came on the Big MUDDY
n. Listep;
n I'VE were camped IN the quakin
!, lspeu. snow had fallen. and the 81
ls were coming down. You could hea
~ hem Ringing on every side just h
no lore Dawn. II Is easy % stop a ban
nc " ELI ~ they pass near your camp b
IL mlis ling their call upon an empt
hs ,artHige she'll have learned N
\, irick and lack had no hesitation
lerrlttlng me 10 choose my own TIA
% me morning and follow Il along afoo
us ~ r.id the guides scattering In oths
a. iirrciiona The taste Of the camp co
10, "a vas still upon my lips; my cheek
nd inGlfd With the frosty breath Of n
IA norAlng air as ! kept cautiously
n, wlnawarl Of the elk. whose trumpe
" nE stlrred me like martial music.
30 ~ stray bear track showed here an
ci' 'hcsr In the fresh snow. But WI
he lfter elk. A hundred miles lar b
Ct. TWEEN our camp and the nearest settl
he merit Al, the solitude OF tho,
4. go0isr'
A. Mr.. Jack leans back IN her cha
~ ana flghs reminiscently as she gazi
.h' into the blazing hearth firc. charmlI
lot picture In her house gown OF old Nlu
to frightened with the CLEAN of rcrSls
- embroidery. interviewer with unc
jewels
20 had gone three miles. perhal
fotg, over fallen spruce up the ste,
side OF ragged mountain, whe
m crash. acroSs my trail came hand
va elk. headed by a n.aguihcent huh
=. "CWuchlng behind a boulder. wa
ell. ! have waited ~ often FOR b
Oh game. from Alaska 10 the gulf lal
ice says that have seen more than be- Cd
ma ever hope 20 see if he lives tO be nu
mt drud. My hand was steady Jack OFT
TN gets buck fever ! never DO. tu,
n, deliberate aim The elk came iowa
the bullet and dropped lead without
=, struggle Blaz.ng the trail as I I
TN traced u toward the camp Tor the pa
al animals. | saw that there were nl
In bear tracks I was not ont that u
.on Tor hear. aud ] did not care 70 cot
IL upon one alone. although | had
80 thought 90 Sinking the encounter We
y. u t0cod upon me.
"" "A bear Ia bear rlt Is a clum
creature. In the wood he challcnr