The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17


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self-befere ! asassrzesk . d sayt1zzg
else@
What's the naztter ufsh letting Ia
grizzly acne a. lszz = he lsts -
zlozsez- dsuazH5ed fs@ l5eztszzzt nzs
aszs asss znH5ezs - Eases the ferzz51-
sis.e creature tAaa rs hrssker ezee<.
~Ha1ass BIT Fer eaa-t - thst erWzy
with Ols EphFazn- = = dat kzzs
hira he's ssre ser haEt Eo1- Il -
sou yDuagatefz 70 footl1' rezzd rs
ysre ssfieT. careless Ike thai ID -
lfrn y - sure ter strlke yer trzI AZ
gothic ye up.
-Ye8'vs got = pretty psor orsz5oz q
gur ssnse ard ability . shoet-~ sd
Laneson f. disgust
'4TAey amt pot retkfns ter 3 uzsE
II. declared Hank -Ole Epar'zz u
gise the best shot : ever drea bea1
ST. eHeFlaatfn' trers5zln' zgze zhez -
lights onter hin f9r fhs szz- tire Eat
4 We star here that critters - 70 y
killed. coreludsd Hzak. seesz-sIy.
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said Capt LaH95on- No lse p yszE
hogxiag zI the ziorg FozEself.=
-GEoryts snor1e6 Hazk Its ~
Ike one Q theaz bzood-sezds N W5s-
s0sri where I eere frou It's ! eaae
o kill r - killed. an there Ant zazA
giOrr 20 fzzt, reelaez-~
20 they took their heaFs=s- -azE tEs
neKi zaornfag aad ~ ezzp i sezreA
of Cd Ephrizn- Hank I'd .keZ p
The streazn 70 TIE esos Were = kzs
a1en fhs er5zziT1s tracks III 1aT -
fore. There theT rwere- Ike big braad
human foes-rrfsts-tks azzzess trzek
either Of he arnav ass3e@rs Id eT@r
SEEN Tker beszn = oaee . lave
larger respect for skeir ezemF fkeg
had -: OF - lizht hezT1ezzF = kin
He Eazas be a. azg a. ; 5zzaaOes.7
declared fozrf Chester
Hes bseger5z The bzxs@st e szer
9og So. Hank replied IN z=aetrzz'
- a ole nale. al bozsesr 3 thzt-
L1ezF sfsaa's 2 ss.s with ezsa--
~Mafb@ kls RAE Il ERE sozszksre
too eeggesse9 Lerxzgz-
~5Fa-al- Ne-I ~ eEazes ezaazh -
Earn. reassonefed HaHk- qszetiT
Ther paaHed zerozz ths TzazeT saz
5aat a the edge u tie scrub growth
shich friage1 the loaF grszat found .
deer, Ealf szyed ard aslli pz-zz Here
yesterday srzexs we're ero.sed ard
recTossed b frezaer ozes- Il zzs 81
dsat IL gffzzlH had rstsrzed 70 liz
Falleg foT - breakfast zEd- after rzzix- 7
ing his ldlI aud aeTosring suea a. =
cared for. lad gone beek into the hills
He had eft ths srot aszt shortly h'etoFs
tie hnateFz7 app@srzzee. feF The scsst
q The 1arra bed hzf nj yes drzza
fae WOLVES.
-Ceatlezea- ole Ephr'zza = nezr by
declared The guide. ~EFe ahaiI 51etch up
With hin mighty saddea z tie
grouaa allows Nanf ye sid spre4d
saf. Orr 0n each sfde 9 nse-thzt1I cor
fzse Aim-aa' lsst pHEup lad for -
ye're wnth That's the only way ter
XIII grizzly-load him down with 80
sauch LEAD : he can't carry tt
The trail. plain and broad. tack the
party along tie edge Of the scrub and
AZ lsngth turned up broad-T1Ounted
gully in the hillside. The gully was
heavily wooded and rapidly narrowed
az they pressed On.
"A bad place muttsred Hank and
he Jed the way al too slowly for the
impatient yOgng officers.
Hurry up Hank,~ begged Lieut.
Chester Wen never bag tFe brute
'-Wa-zl. sf We hurry he's likely 20
bag ia responded the & 'de. drawl-
ingly Thar, Dye zee thzfz"
-What?~
THAT bush moved, He's behind that
,sindfail-zure's shOOtin'. kslkerlste
he's got his eye Oh uA, too
~What1l we do-crazl up behind
himT'
Crawl up-nothin'!@ returned the
guide. Never zee the man yet could
crawl up behind a grizzly On the watch.
Keep still an walk right On aK though
we didn't notice Dothin'. Then, when
he springs cut. let drive"
4BHt that's dangeropsi7 gasped Chss-
ter
@Of course IL Is. I told you fellows
10 keep out Of IT, It's the only way 70
XII q grizzly. Ye can't stalk one
They did not stop walking while this
conversation was 10 progress and IN a
moment were almost abreast Of the
windfalL
Now" hissed Hank.
As though at his word there was a
crash in the brush and the grizzly burst
through The instant be was over the
windfall the beast stood up and the
faces Of the young officers blanched
when they saw its proportions. II was
head and shoulders taller above Bor-
rows and he was no pygmy.
The name Of rusty fur along the crea-
ure's neck stood up stifly; his little
pig-like eyes snapped savagely and
the foam few from his open mouth.
With a roar that shook the rocky hill
sides the grizzly approached, beating
the air like the arms of a windmill with
his huge paws.
The instant he appeared Hank be-
gan to fire. His heavy rife spit fire
almost continuously. and the thud OF
the bullets as they struck the grizzly's
body was plainly audible The guide
had fred six or seven times before
either OF his companions got their
weapons unlimbered.
The great brute could not withstand
the storm Of bullets for long. His
mouth fairly spouted blood, showing
that his Iuporq had beer narforatad and