Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-20

and the barn was an old she'd whrcn
MI Wlnslow intended to tear down.
All at once. in the midst of their play.
oracle started for this shed running as
Iast as her little fat legs would carry
ner, and Kathie started after her call
ing TO her, but the little rogue onlv
screamed with pleasure and ran the
faster
since hearing of the hyena Kathie
nad vague fear of everything which
she thought might possibly give a hid
Ing place for wild beast, and under
heath this old shed was surely room
enough, while it was dark there and
mad suddenly grown terrible.
But BABY Grace had no such fears.
ohe ran up to it, laughing, and bent
her chubby form to peer under it.
hathle came Up to her and caught
her, beno'ng, too, with a sort of fas-
clnatlon caused by her fear. And then
Tor a horrible moment she stared as il
both eyes would start from her head.
mere, sure enough, were two great
tanning orbs, like two jewels, staring
at her, and she heard low growl. But
she could not move.
The baby pointed at those shining
eyes and laughed; then Kathie's
strength seemed to come back. She
seized the struggling child in her arms
ard ran toward the house with her in
spite of her kicks and screams, and
all the time it seemed as it had in her
dreams, and she expected to hear the
rush OF flying form just behind her.
But she struggled on, and in moment
Mrs. Winslow came running out to ash
what it was all about.
kathie's white face told her fright.
What is it? What is it, Kathie?"
cried Mrs. Winslow, taking the baby in
her own arms.
"The hyena-under the shed!'' gasp
ed Kathie.
Mrs. Winslow gave little scream
which was echoed by her mother,
she held the screen door open and pull
ed them all in.
At that moment there was rush
and scurry from the shed, upon
which all eyes were fixed. A flying
patch of maltese and another larger
one of black and white cut through
the air, barely toching the ground
then the maltese patch turned, doubled
into furious ball, struck the black
and white patch like a flash of light
ming, there were series of sharp yells,
and the black and white patch was
running the other way with it's tail
between it's legs. Mr.. Winslow and
her mother looked at each other Then
they laughed.
"Mr. Browns dog again." said Mrs.
Winslow. 81 guess he'll stay away
now"
She opened the door.
"Come here, Tom," she cried. you're
and Tige you've given us quite a
fright"
Tom looked around two or three
times, then walked leisurely up to the
house, came in and allowed himself to
be petted. But he did not have all the
honors. Mrs Winslow and her moth
er both Rugged and kissed Kathie and
called her brave little girl until she
| was utterly bewidered, for she had
never thought it was a brave thing
not to leave the baby in the presence
of supposed danger.
That night when she had gone tc bed
Mrs. Winslow said:
'"That settles it. shall keep Kathie
with me as long as she wants to stay;
so perhaps, after all, our scare had a
purpose"
81 was sure you wouldn't let her
CO." said her mother.
A few days later the papers stated
that the hyena had been shot, and
Kathie breathed freely once more. But
when they told her she could stay with
them just as long as she wished-could
be one of the family, it took several
pretty hard pinches to make her sure
that she was awake-Chicago Record.