Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-10
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Hodo Gets His Blood Up.

drag or a 1oX. Although Joe Maxwell, with
Buster john behind him, and Hodo trotting
in dgnified way at his horses heels, had
gone directly into the public road by way of
the Sate near the spring, the rest of the
huntsmen, led by the White Haired Master,
went through the gin house lot. The dogs,
delighted to be free once more, and enthu-
siastic over the prospect of a chase, went
galloping about the place, nosing in every
corner; not because they expected TO find
the scent of fox Whereabouts, but because
it is their ma ture.
1t fell to the lot of Music to pass near the
spot where Old Scar-Face had caught ths
hen the night before. A few feathers were
lying scattered about. These Music investi
gated, and Immediately her nose made an
important discovery. A fox had passed that
warn the whole pack Some responded.
while others thought it was piece of folly,
and went trotting along about their bus
mess. But Music persisted.
Mr.. Collingsworth stopped his horse and
listened. That's the fox as sure as the
world" said he
"Pooh"' cried Mr.. Dennis, contemptuous-
ly: you've been training your dogs with a
catskin. Cali the silly creature off, or you
will have all the dogs going at full cry at
ter neighhorhood tomcat."
Just then Mr.. Dennis Ruth put in.
What did / tell you?" he insisted If
this chase of a tomcat Will scare him out of
the country"
"Wait!' said Mr.. Fitzpatrick; II hear
Whalebone trying to whimper. and ] know
mighty well he's not interested in CATS
The rain had taken good deal of the
snap out of the drag, Joe Maxwell ex-
planned to Buster John afterward, but the
hounds knew their business. They flung
themselves about, trying to hit upon a
fresher scent, but finally worked back to
the gin house, from the gin house to the
road. and along the road to the bars. They
worked very quietly. Music's warning
walls had no. been repeated but she, as
well as the rest. knuckled down to business,
working with occasional whines and half
banks.
Joe Maxwell and Buster John had al
ready arrived at the bars that opened into
the sedge field When Hodo saw that all
the rest of the hounds were coming in his
direction he lost his dignity SO far as to
examine the ground near the bars.
IF that fox was fool enough to go down
to the barn during the night he's fool
enough to stay in this field until he heard
Music bark awhile ago. If that's so, he'll
never run ahead of the dogs any more"
This was Joe MaxwelIs conclusion.
Old Fountain, somewhat belated for his
going had not been decided on till the last
momenO came galloping up, riding a mule,
dlsmounted and flung down the bars Some
how it seemed to Buster John that finging
down the bars had brought daylight, for
as the last one fell he looked about him and
ever thhlS was piahliy NSlpie- lie coud
see the rest OF the hunters coming along
the lane that led from the gin house lot
and he could see Hodo catering rapidly
toward the pine thicket, where he had
seen Old Scar Face.
when he's up, where does he rum Joe
Maxwell asked Fountain.
Straight to rdS de pint er woods cross
wander, an den he bars ter de lef, alters
ter de lef'."
At this instant Hodo gave a fierce chal-
lenge, to which Joe Maxwell responded
with a cheerful halioo that hrougbt all
the dogs into the fed with their heads
up. The clouds had now blown away from
the east and the level beams of the rising
sun fell upon the tops of the mines
Name er de Lord, Look at dat doe,"
exclaimed ola Fountain Indn raS ;sST7o,7
from the clump of mines and wae nov Ian
ing in the air above the Ia,,a' az NV eadl,a
and running wildly ahout Tbe 80 Of t5o
dogs were even NOR aroi+aI ~ Va ua'0
around. giving tonpue aud ac,ipe, a e IN
fox was riebt ,nyinr - ing - a. ~ 'iie
suddanIv csasaJ hi 1tiai ~ i, n4I Ilouo
and was away. followed hv the 49, t,aa,t
crisn n,orni,ar ~ 60 StitiiIlLs IN lile
Jnhp snIIan1nd fp on ,, ilnoiun army buster
conid H ",as de,;r 80 Te'I as haro as ne
'4Il"' ne was ueiirlousiy HAPPY.
~ - i'ahs' noWeFer' "neh ne saw
49,. 50 eA t''e hunters saiioplhs METER
Max.au a. 80, ret 'me Ioss' WINE ne ana Joe
80 80 elt "Sie dihpliiis along IN direction
80 80 seei1 pe sIaauaiy 10 1ead away from
$3.50 III my, however was running
.omdta nlli IN Which the sedge field Gull
a,lSa a. ann ron inns point wide ex-
PI I , ~ souilliy ldS uiiuef tne eye.
80. ~ NihA"ell loohed at MS watch and
ao ta tii,1t oi1S hEe minutes had passed
ei,ne f'o s haa lea me hunt away from the
sIuiilp " plies near Whlch OLD Scar-Face
. .aat ms ms nom me Young man gave But
uerili Ms ., heau ana IN a lew moments had
Ieaci t 'lie Top Oh me NH, which, though
no ; hsn; Was the hshest point Tor many
nIiies. ne sun, s1ihlhg at their backs,
I,reW Eood OF yellow hight on the hunt.
buster johh couio see ms grandfather. tall
and straight. riding after the hounds flank
ed on eitner side by the rest of the hunts
men WINE Ola Fonntain brought up the
rear, peiaoorlng his mount with brush
broken from some convenient tree.
me ooss couln De heard but they were
i;ot III slshI. lhey were running through
the point OF woods to which Old Fountain
had referred. Whhe Buster John was look
ing at me hunters Joe Maxwell ran his eye
aions me horizon 20 the left and caught
sishl OF ne ION gong as swiftly as the
s sLi o, nying nird; he tried to show
anis swliiiy moving shadoW TO buster John,
anu no nnaiiS succeede1' ana then 1t vanished.
,,, u,TI. est exclaimed Maxweli.
sieeluiiy. ne mus nave stopped to catch
q 70 Wv. tae 10 ne iIilik x, aoout! lie