New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
HONORS EASY.
A RACING STORY.

was "grif!n"-the grecnest kind OF a grimm
Nature had cut him out for an innocent hoy
and his mother had never allowed the pattern
to get out of shape. 1t was not particularly
witty to call him the Cherub." but 1t was
deuCed appropriate.
Also at Hokeypoorcy-thats where the regi-
ment was stationed when he came out 10 JOIN
things were different from what they were az
Baycumjerry, in dear old Ireland
But he took his troubles as lightly as an irish
hunter takes stone fences the result was tha'
the seniors were kept busy finding new things
for him to discover.
He'll never be aisy till ne Stays tiger" said
Captain Malone. THE bhoy is foriver talking
about his shooting and how he'd loike to lay out
Masther Stripes"
That means I suppose" drawled Herbert
that we'll have to get tiger for him 10
thikar."
1t seemed rather a tall order. for there wasn't
n tiger within three hundred miles OF Hockey
poorey easy; but the other chaps in the mess
did not bother their heads about the little mat
ter of distance fer they knew that Herbert
would fix up the sh.kor all right enough. and
without saying much more about II either.
1t seemed a miraculous coincidence that Bull
doc the shkari. should turn up the very next
day with startling tale Of devastation from Il
man eater" Ten kos out this tiger. AS big as
a bullock sahib, and as bloodthirsty as a head
hunting hillsman." eating up men and cat
lie beyond all count.
1t was poynes chance. His predecessors there
in Hokcypoorcy were satisfied with the Staying
OF tigers. OF course they would help him
weren't they always helping him. But. for the
sake of his mother-who was Mahone's cousin
should he have first crack at Master Stripes
1t was like getting w a lottery on the gym
khana sports. 1t was 50 smoothly and SO easily
done Buldoo would arrange for Kill. for a
bait out at the ten kos place, and they would
go that night and be ready for business in the
early morning. He was early bird. was this
tiger getting up for his chota hazrce at day
light and surely might the sahib bag him jus,
when the crows began TO call 10 the breaking
day.
Half a dozen Of the fellows went with Doyne
to fair play between him and the tiger-as
sort of heaters. they explained. No; that they
took any interest In the killing OF the tiger
Ney had outerown that-gro~n weary Of it,
So instead of turning In that night when the
business OF the evening over. when whist
billiards and Cup had been settled for another
twenty-four hours. they took to horse and hicd
them over the ten kos
Buldoo there when they arrived and ex-
planned to Herbert the plan Of campaign.
The bal; had been placed down in a hollow. OF
sort of low-lying field, which gave them good
chance to steal upon the game
Toward daylight, under the guidance Of Bull
doc. they worked their way along to this place
Nov well have TO crawl up this slope our
stomachs like Indians stealing upon foe "
said Herbert to Doyne. and suiting the action
N bn M nd q, i.,gl I.
along like snake in the grass, followed by the
Cherub."
The Cherub" thought the crawling would
never come 70 an end: il seemed as though he
had really gone about four miles; but he could
stand It if the Others could, h thought so he
said nothing. but KEEP, crawling.
After time they got 10 the top Of the incline
UP which they had been wriggling. Herbert put
out his hard and stopped him. Then he pointed
down In tho hollow straight ahead Of him.
There was just gray enough coming up the
eastern ky for him to see the tiger
Don't miss him" whispered Herbert, as
Doync levclled his Express"
He waited until the light got n little better
until he could the sights on his rife. As hc
looked the barrel he could just make out
the fierce brute tearing at the bait.
He took Il long, careful aim--it was wonderful
how long it took him 10 get n bead on the UNI
dulating form Of the huge beast az It tore at
the yeariing heifer that had been placed there
a bait. Ii was nerves; he had thought that
he would be wOndrous steady. but he nearly
going to pieces. For the thousandth part Of a
second the sights lined up against the dark body
of the animal. With a spasmodic clutch he
pulled the trigger.
Above the noise Of his rife he could hear the
roar Of the wounded tiger, for he had bowled