The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25

HE supernatural has never had
~ any terrors for me. and l have
UNl ever scoffed at stories OF ghosts,
lief rudely shaken.
The story l am going to tell is
not much in itself. but 1t gives me the
cold shivers whenever think Of II. and
that IL quite often.
I have always wanted to kill a bear and
shortly after my arrival in Everett made
the desire known to some OF my newly
formed acQuaintances / was informed
that WILDLY island abounded In bear and
that could kill one over there as easily
as could q rabbit in some countries. The
ease with which l could kill a bear Ap-
pealed TO me very strongly, and last week
determined 10 try It.
7 got up quite early one morning and
made an arrangement with the captain OF
a tug boat to drop me at certain wild
and uninhabited portion of the island. He
was then to proceed about his business and
call for me at sunset.
The programme worked all right. and I
soon found myself struggling through a
virgin forest with a Winchester rifle. a
six-shooter and hunting knife, resolved
10 either take back a bearskin or TO make
up very plausible reason as TO why
failed.
I hunted assiduousiy all day and only
saw n Few deer. which. /. being the closed
season, I refratned from shooting,
II was n clear. cr.spy day. reminding
one OF the early spring In the East. and
I enjoyed my hunt 10 the full. even IL the
object of my search proved Elusive. All
was new and delightful TO me, and my
love Of nature was gratsfied to the full.
Along in the afternoon. when / thought
Of winding nay way back TO the landing
place the weather changed; the sky cloud
ed over and the not unusual rain began
TO fail. | pioddei on through the wet. but
/ soon found that / had lost my way
failing I have when I get out in the
woods alone. Darkness came on apace.
and realized that my almost certain
lot was TO spend damp night under a
fir tree All chance OF reaching the land
Ing place was gone. and knew that. even
IL I did reach IL. the captain would have
tired of waiting for me and have pursued
his ccsstr~e 10 Everett.
one of the soatmer had told ne coming
over that this portion 81 the island was
supposed to pc guinnahite3. but he had
heard 4 story OF family living somewhere
around there in the greatest seciisiot.
ard avoiding ali intercourse with the out
side world. or with people in other parts
OF the island, s9cn intercourse being i'm
tied to serai-annaai trips to Coupeyiile for
the purpose 81 laying IN supplies.
In TIE vain hope OF finding the residence
cs this hermit family. ! continued my
tramp. Ard sooa the welcome sound %
sh~ bark OF dog fell upon my ears. I
Stoned on in the direction whence came
tbs. sound and soon emerging into a clear
iax saw fr tire dim fight, house %
goo6iy proportions booming up. A light
VAS shining brightly. and never I'D a
ray given oa, by the product II TIE
Standard Oil Company seem more well
Cxsrse
was Wet. hungry and dead tired, and
visions ~ tho smoking supper and corn
Portable bed ~itn which | would BE- pro-
viied niffed through my brain.
ressane. that no matter how exclusive
q man grsgat b. he would recognise mr.
eepsoras.Ge situation and take me In cat
q TIE wet.
n uAsked eccd1ecslr soEa-o IN housa.