The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-04-06

thoughts went through my head in that
brief instant. reeollected all tho sto-
ries had ever heard of men and ami.
mails that could make themselves invisi.
BILE, and while | had never believed any
Of them | remembered that some scien-
tiiic men had held that it was possible
for organic matter To become as trans
parent rs inorganic under certain cen
ditions and present neither of the phe-
nomena ut refraction and reflection of
light was convinced in u moment
that some beast possessing such quail
ties was confronting me. and my belief
grew to certainty when l felt hairy
paw caressing my hand. Instead of be-
ing frightened mt this unexpected dem
onstration | was treasured, for there
was something i'll tho touch that as
sured me that my life was In no dan
ger, but that ON the contrary the thing
whatever IL was, WAS trying TO make
friends with mo. grasped the paw In
my hand aud was reassured by what
sounded like grunt of whose existence
l had no longer the slightest doubt.
Resolved to ascertain what kind of
thing this was, | drew it closer to mo
and began To feel of it. The thing stood
perfectly quiet, and it was not long be-
fore | recognized the fact that it was IA
kangaroo of enormous size, but nbso.
lutely invisible.
We'll. to cut long story short, the
kangaroo developed tho strongest at
taehment for me aud followed mo wher.
ever | went. | trained it to tow me up
hills and sometimes across tho level
plains, its easy method of progression
by great Jumps carrying me along far
moro swiftly than | could have pedaled.
If tho kangaroo strayed away, all had
to do was to whistle. and it would come
to me, bounding across tho open with
great leaps, the progress of which l
could trace by the depression in the
grass where it alighted, although could
not see the beast itself.
"One day we struck gold mining
camp, and | decided to stay there for u
few days, On the FIRST night of my stay.
however, got into an alteration with
one of the miners, who was intoxicated,
and he drew his revolver and fired ut
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bullet himself, MS | afterward learned,
although II was a mystery to mo az we'll
as To the hystauders that | did not fall
with bullet in my brain. At the same
instant the kangaroo struck out with
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dition sadly in need of Cling and II
was imnossiblo torido IL over the ronph
aprfaco Of tho troil 40 Fast no tho swift
bnsh horses could Gallon There was
onlv one tbino IN do I cnIlod tho kan.
oaroo toward mo aud attached nv stout
rawbide lariat In his enormous taiI
tyinp the other end to tbe bond of nv
bicvcle rbirruned ond tho faithful
bonst started or with leans and hounds
that nearly nuseated mo. Int man.
aged IN stick ON and soon saw thai
was distancinp INV nursuers | was not
satisfied with that. however Int re.
solved that mpst not slackep speed nm.
til safely bevond their radins Of action.
| urged nv invisible MOTIVE mower ON
to greater efforts. and before shutdown
wa were more than 200 milos AWAY
from the MINING cnnp
ct was inst ns the sun was sinking
over the trees tbat the kangaroo Stained
short. and as / rode forward the wheel
struck his prostrate body. dismoupted
and knelt beside him As did 90 felt
thu warm lifeblood nourin0 from a
great yvound in his side hoard n faint
moan. and tben the moor beast licked INV
hand. oospod eonvplsiyely and died.
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