Cañon City record., 1898-07-07


cry, staring .ycs; ari ST could not
move--She could barely key the baby
from falling out of hes araisl They
stared so { 'bcra eiy. - eIcatingly,
that it se=..,4d tlsit thu :.s,.t moment
they wor 4 era=h thgpr~.i he class and
down at s.r. ',ay on 81 ,lcin put its
claw fo: 1-;i ri 5-lta ir .ass. and
then i,se- Il so tl... ~; I puz-
zied at i!.' ,.siy.- eSata -. sudder-
~ both i4cy had l-7rii Pigs and
on the i.is 4, Esshsini IL D.
Amois .i.e last ireig.s sent up to
Jered AIS. A.;b direction - deliver it
to sett -. .ned KeegRn. Up the Ne
holen y, waIe those t.iree bouncing
little r';i .e was to deliver them at
his c.. ic;.se. Now it had been more
convcl.s. . go off with the hunting
party tia, Jay. and SO Jered had put
the pigs in the covered shed, or store
house in which there was nothing which
they could harm.
The pigs, perhaps scenting the coug-
ars, had begun to squeal loudly. The
cougars found these sounds interest
ing. Leaping to the ground, they stared
into the storehouse through the chinks
in its log walls, then enlarged some of
these chinks by clawing out chips and
hay and earth, then thrust in their
sharp claws and tried to seize the pigs.
But the pigs, all the time squealing
loudly. kept out of the way.
The cougars soon began looking i1n-
patiently about for an entrance. They
sprang to the roof of the shed, but found
no opening there. They peered down
from the edges at the sides. Now a
board that finished the top of the slant
Just under one edge of the roof had
been long loosened and hung down
Looking through the chink, the cougars
saw the appetizing pigs; they clawed
vigorously at the board; it gave way,
and in two seconds both the sinuous
beasts had fnuir1ned through the hole
and dro17a,i i7to The shed.
Then q 3. q b,tssed interruptions
loud l;uor. ca.1bined with a distinctly
human i;iai; II the back door. Mrs.
Anes rose 1nd opened it. There stood
Keegan. the gettler who owned the pigs.
He had cu--c down the river ard mp the
path TO inquire for them, and he had al
ready peered into the shed through the
clinks. There the cougars were too
happily engaged toworry themselves be-
cause of the man. Keegan had dimly
seen them by the little light they had
made through the hole in the gable.
"Did Jered take his gun up the river
with him?" asked Keeran.
NO. Wei. now, to think never
thought OF the guni- cri-d Mrs. Ames.
~ guess TT Just borrow II 3 -1inute,' -
tridges2 =, Sew. II ra,f' ut the
spuuk 70 ii-ht fa- u fetch
those c9n~ sSr'=i1s II plan.
Mrs. 4 the bab' ,iov-1 on the
floor in -ilroom ant a,i and
shut tia lr and. treuib -ts vi,h eS-
citerirr rcar and ear rness. brave
ly hcil. -ln.
She lunch Of paper loosely
about q handle ard s,l-Inliled
kerusg~. the torch. - gcd on
4 bu- leId this lii 90 the
openilg So -ongars hct ir the
shed. :. - not dRrcfs at the
fire. II .sy. ;hey had uc -nds
to decide e- any proceed,Gg, fer Kee-
gan, ruiiia- he muzzle OF 1hc double
barreled rs2 through a chink in the
wall Of the c,.cd. shot both neatly from
4 dis;aEes r. xix feet. The charges of
shot passed r7lidly. like great bullets.
through - iank bodies
And ihcs Mrs. Anes surprised and
alarmed the settler as never cougars
could. She went into Mysteries and was
still wildly laughing and CRYING at once.
when her husband came up the path
and held her in his strong arms, and
soothed the brave little mother to quiet
while the tired baby went contentedly
to sleep.-Youth's Companion.