The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-10

csitsed MN 70 change his pan % cam
r's-zn-for the reason t1zs asz thoughts
we're nos ceHis-ed On certain couca Lon
fsasF confronted aim Il was zsess~~ 70
reach for as rife. for that Cd ressahis
nan committed suicide By 6r0wn.ng al n.
tBonzaf Of lis Old coEnransoE4 * arms al
SoNsFlx himself 70 be knocked Cur ny a
STUPID buck. No Use 20 reach FOR nls cars
Tor one OF them was or 70 wsn1vzr1 on q
sfarooard tack. wa.Ie the oEaer was On a
port tack % iesward. He would have
p1i.ea hsE bat vel. down over h.s eyes 20
hade as coagrln. bus that part of bis RAJ
naeuS Vas under fg.I @a4 some distance
astern. disappearing rapidly. And even
the bottle Of .'no1" water. which would
doubtless have brought him some snspsra-
ton. escaped 70 the bottom n high spirits
a. witnessing TIE patiabis predacame11 Of
IT'S protector
There was now nothing left for h'r. 20
do bat 20 hang or ana trust 20 lueA The
buck with his drag, was under full speed
and heading fer the broad expanse OF the
lake We have seen ia Mother Goose Oh
santa Claus sitting "a hrs sleigh. nufrled
up 10 tue sars IN robes. being drawn over
house tops and snowy mountains BY TWO
tridied white reindeer. ard fairies Il shell
Ike boats. driving the graceful swan over
TIE PLACID bosom Of some nl1rrog-.ixs Lake
but never before had man gazsd upon 3
pr@wny Old pioneer with sllvery locks and
grizzly beard, through watch the wind
waited nsrr1iy, cling.ng with hands and
knees 10 the keel OF a caps.zea boat 50
tow Of a panie-strscken buck.
But 70 return TO cur shIpwrscied hunter
he was now thinking seriously OF calling
Tor assistance, ~ raising a = gral Of DIS
tress, but that was useless. inasnuch as
ne could see nothing around nm bet n
caoppy sea ard the distant shores OF the
lake. II the bucks strength should hold
Ffa. aasrs -
as he was then making for sand poins a.
lively pace.
All. sail He thought ne saw a small
boat on the hor zon. and he reached for
his glasses 70 make out what kind OF craft
~ as. but alas. they had teiescoped with
laughter and taken a header down below
20 inform AcG.nty or the sorry plight OF
tais old bear a4uater kicked out OF a scow
By lossoed gazelle. into TIE air high
enough for both himself and the soow To
turn. ons with agility and the oths~ with
envy, 10 meet again With a dun ehud on
g common bottom
No matter, ~ was a crakT Of some Kind,
aud now for the signal OF distress.
He pulled his shirt OF and flung K 20 the
breeze, swing nE Il franEcaIly around hls
head three times % signal that Ae wished
10 hold Ette te1o a tete with It's occu-
pant. But the buck took Il for "A hurry Up
signal and gave a lungs that would have
Jerked the beat from under its aaple=s
captain had not ~ae rudder projected suffi-
Gent above the keei to net In the double
capacity Of back stop and reef point for n
not only checked his backward slide, but
took a reef N the slack OF his trousers
that held him there as securely as though
he had been boited and double rfvetei.
His suaden move 70 the rear caused the
tender to turn its nose up and It's stern
down. so much so that he thought there
was some combina ton between tho buck
ard the elements 20 have "a much fun
with him as possible. Heretofore he had
kept perfectly dry. but when he felt the
boat gradually sinking and the cold water
slowly but surely creeping up his spinal
column. he thought Il was about time 10
call a halt. With herousean effort, SUI
psrinduced by fear and despair. he sue
ceeded In extricating himself from the
seat OF his trousers and the bulldog ten
acity OF the rudder post. Rega.ning hts
former position. ne began 70 wonder what
would happen next. when he saw old Ted
and Steve alongside OF the tender. making
a bselins for thu buck
It IS very seldom that hounds VIII fol-
lox a deer through water, but she morn
ing air being heavy the hot breath OF The
buck and the heat of its body. hung over
its course through the lake like the trail
OF black smoke left behind by an ocean
greyhound.
Here was a new complication. joe ia
rot want The buck killed for he had made
up hts mind 20 capture Il alive. and al
though the situation was then somewhat
reversed BY the buck having him hors De
combat and leading him hlther and thtther
with a good strong pail, he was stu in
hopes OF the Ia hles again turning and OF
finally accomplishing his object.
He succeeded in beating the dogs back
with hts distress signal. witch had length
eued out like a wet towel. and 20 keep
them from drowning. and himself COM
pany. ne assisted them aboard his derelict
craft But, cry as hard as he would. he
could not keep them from baytng at the
buck Their fierce and prolonged yeips
proved 90 Re the means by which succor
came when e was most needed. for the
buck. thinking the dogs % war had been
turned loose and we're upon his heels.
<urned 20 give ba ttle, preferring doubtless
Sc de fighting rather than be fgnominious-
~ drowned Else q rat IN HE oxn beautiful
like He hrAvely faced the music. and sy-
cry now and then made iunEe and a fao
at Joe ana the dogs. eut was as often
beaten away by slap In the face win
tha end OF the wet signal. which he 6l6
not understand nor I'D ~ relish. FOR &
seemed only 70 srrttate him and caused
him 70 renew hts attacks san more "
Cicasly Joe was row thoroughly routed,
ard n re WAS ever inclined "a unite a few
prayers with his superacundance % "Eoi
furnS" n WAS Just about his time. for this
was tire Only weapon ne bad ever used
that ne ala not understand perfectly and
witch seemed 70 put new life Into his an
xasonlsf Instead 81 efTectually deprivfBr
hirn 81 al means % ofYeuse. Bus stsii Joe
st~alck out as savageiv a. though ne were
s<snr the butt end OF MS gun, and wtth
the next attack ne led or NTH swing
that would have feil an OK had re have
had a club instead 81 damp shirt So
theoretically I'D he let out the sul Length
Of his arm ard weapcn that the end Of tae
latter took a few turns arolnd ere of the
Y,ronxs Of the bucks antiers and held on.
had ne have wished % pan tie buck
aboard the held ne had on is horns would
have enabled hirn 20 DO 80. bat x was
ptisa Instead OF a pun Ia most desired al
that moment As he al not care paw
tlculsriy about pulling. and being unaoie
70 do much pushing With his weapon ~
defense. ne concluded 80 lst &c. Il 50
happened that the dropping Of his weapon
az that tine proved 30 De a aaPpy taouEn7.
The sna on which the collar bUtton d.G
s,stw an rare occasions WAS wrapped So
suratv shout nc proBg, Salie TIE folds 81
sha narrative end were shaken 0Ut by the
spvssh OF tre wsvetefs srd spread gently
over enc angry face % Bis NBcks6sN stimuli
saneoussv n-tth a few broad. sickiy Ertns
that cspered over Joc's counteuaacs Nke
sea lions over rock pie.
'.You know. I thuuSht I bad tAe Eol
burned cuss nSed waou ] hlodfosiea HIM,
a,us sav - acted nanaaer raan ever" sad
To- U.ben relating Ms experience As rhe
1uek wss completely Htn3toifea. ets ruan-
s.siyer@nrs bs~-srne most eTT3tz' Not ar
demanding tae sudden shutting or - g
Sraxk.u Ne Thought his time bad come ana