, 1896-03-11

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animal In the timber on the extreme
eastern edge Of the gulch. 1t was but a
momentary glimpse that he caught of
1t, but it satisfied him that it was the
bear. The animal was moving rapidly.
as II aware Of the fact that he was be-
ing pursued, and the colonel saw with
a sharp pang Of regret that he was
quite likely to escape. He was just
about to spring to his feet and start in
pursuit, when a quick glance revealed
to him the fact that the bear would In
a moment emerge into a bit of open
ground, and, throwing his rifle to his
shoulder in readiness, Col. Hall pre-
pared to make a try at a rather forlorn
chance, for the bear was 100 yards
away, and he would nave but a mo-
ment's sight Of him. In another mo-
ment the bear appeared in view, and
just as his head was disappearing in
h bushes on the other side the colonel
fired. There was a quick, convulsive
movement on the part Of the bear,
which told that the bullet had not gone
wrong. and her the animal disappear
ed In the cover. Reloading his rifle,
the colonel FASTENED in the direction
the bear had taken, and had not pro-
crossed far before he had evidence that
the bear had received an ugly wound,
for the leaves and grass were thickly
sprinkled with blood. In this way he
followed the trail 400 or 500 yards, 1t
leading along the side of the mountain,
and then descending into the heavy
cover Of the bottom.
So engrossed was he in watching for
those blood marks, and so confident
was he that the bear was too badly
wounded to give much f1ght-although
that was a matter that never troubled
him-that he pushed along without
taking the p%recaution to keep a sharp
lookout ahead. Suddenly the bushes
beside him were violently shaken. and
the bear, with a fierce growl. was upon
him. The beast had c%unningly doubled
on its tracks, and laid in wait for its
pu'ue ine enornious Size anu herce
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startled the colonel that for a moment
he was dazed. but in an instant he re,
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had no time to throw his gun to his
shoulder he simply held it almos,
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WHICH he brought many a iordly Dull
pain the bear suddenly souatted. and
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