The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-03

came another man also running. Itwas
Uya, running with great strides and his
eyes staring. He was not going after
Ugh-lomi. His face was white. 1t was
!. Uya-afraidl He passed, and then
something else, something large and
with grizzled fur, swinging along with
soft, swift strides, came rushing in pur-
suit of him.
Eudena suddenly became rigid, ceased
10 breathe, her clutch convulsed, and her
eyes staring.
She had never seen the thing before,
she did not even see him cleorly now,
but she knew at once il was the Terror
OF the Woodshadc. His name was n
legend, the children would frighten one
another, frighten even themselves with
his name, and run screaming to the
squatting place. No man had ever killed
any OF his kind. Even the mighty mann
u,oth feared his anger. 1t was the griz-
zly bear, the lord of the world as the
world went then.
AS he ran he made continuous growl-
ing grumble: Men in my very lair!
Fighting and blood. At the very mouth
of my lair Men, men, men! Fighting
and blood" For he was the lord of the
wood and of the caves.
Long after he had passed she re-
mained, a girl of stone, staring down
through the branches. All her power
Of action had gone from her. She
gripped by instinct with hands and
knees and feet. 1t was some time be-
fore she could think, and then only one
thing was clear in her mind, that as long
as the Terror was between her and the
tribe it would be Impossible to de-
scend.
Presently when her fear was little
abated she clambered into a more com
Portable position, where a great branch
forked. The trees rose about her, SO
that she could see nothing of Brother
Fire, who is black by day. Birds began
to stir about her, and things that had
gone into hiding for fear of her move
ments crept out
After a time the blue overhead deep
cned, and the taller branches famed OUT
at the touch Of the sunset. Eudena
thought of going back to the squatting
place; she let herself down some way,
and then the fear of the Terror of the
Woodshade came again. While she
hestated rabbit squealed dismally,
and she dared not descend further.
The shadows now were gathering IN
the trees; they sat on the branches and
watched her Branches and leaves were
turned TO ominous, quiet black shapes
that would spring on her IL she stirred.
Then the white owl, fitting silently,
came ghostly through the shades.
Darker grew the world and darker, un-
til the leaves and twigs against the sky
were black, and the ground was hidden.
She remained there all night, an age
long vigil, straining her ears for the
things that went on below in the dark
ness, and keeping motionless lest some
stealthy beast should discover her. Man
in those days was never alone in the
dark, save for such rare accidents as
This. Age after age he had learnt the les
sou of its terror-a lesson we poor chill
dren of his have noWadnXs- -painfnlly Y
20 unlearn. Eudena. though in are p
woman, was IN htart like child. she
Kept as still, poor little animal, as q
hare before ii IL started.
The stars gathered and watched her
her one grain Of comfort. In one
right one she fancied there was some
thing like Ugh-lomi. Then she fancied
1t was Ugh-lomi. And near him. rel
and duller, was Uya. and as the night
passed Ugh-lomi leil before him up the
sky.