Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-01-11

dix. "Ai, the lucivces in the town. |
ship are skylarking out there on the
ice"
Trnndy cot upon his feet and
joined his comrade at the door. well,
that is sight" he exclaimed; then
he instinctlvely turned toward his
rifle leaning in a corner of the camp
NO chance to hit 'eu at that dis
tance," he said, E'but can give EN- a
scare.
"Hold on a bit. I've got better
plan,' said Bendix, rs sudden
thought made him chuckle. ''We'u
put tha dogs at EN-. It'll just be fun
to see EN- scatter.
Pausing only long enough to draw
their boots on and find their hats, the
hunters reused the dogs, and each
taking his animal by the collar, they
led them down to the shore, showed
them the lynxes, said. "Sick em,
/ Spot!'' sick 'em, Tige!' and let
them go.
The dogs were half way to the
| lynxes before they saw them. At
once the lynxes scattered, going in sew
| eral directions at first bat every one
! quickly turned his course toward the
shore
Spot headed one Of them off and
nearly seized him; but the lynx, un-
able to get by him, turned and ran
towards the middle Of the lake, with
the hounds in close pursuit.
Tigc, with great confidence, tackled
another lynx-a big one, which did
not take much pains to avoid him
There was tumble Of gray and yellow
bodies, q kissing, snarling, growing
on the ice for u moment, aud then the
lynx went scooting like an erratic,
gray meteor for the shore, Tige close
behind him.
Regarding only the dog, the lynx
sprang Up TIC bank passing between
the two hunters as if he had not seen
them. There was no large tree on
the point in which to take refuge, the
dog was pressing him close, and the
camp with ite open doorway lay direct
, ~ III his path Into it the lynx dis
appeared, with Tige at his heels. and
Instantly there came from the darkness
4.
, ''Ihis is more fun than I have had
iii year" said Bendix, as, laughing,
| the two hunters ran to the camp
But before they could get there Tige
had all the fighting he wanted, and
was yelping He evidently had some
. difficulty in getting clear of the lynx,
i but finding The doorway just as the
hunters got to the threshold, the vel
low dog shot out between the legs o
, his master. nearly upsetting him, aud
ran for the lake rs hard as he couio
run.
The lynx was IN full possession O
the camp, and the two hunters, who
< had forgotten the cold in the excite
e ment Of the chase, began to shiyer
/ How could they. without weapons, sc
the savage brute out Of their hut?
q Trundy threw . stick Of ire-woo,
into tue camp TO rout ont the lynx
The sound OF q Jump and rustling wa
G the response he got To this attention
He picked up another stick, and ad
: vancing to the door, peered in. Ew,
/ fiery eyes confronted him, and amin,
by these, he threw the stick. Wit
t an angry suari tho o lynx jumped straigh
u toward him. aud he tum blei backwar,
n over the wood-pile. Then the lvn
a showed himself for a moment at tn
n doorway, grinning diabolicaily as If l.
show his lon, teeth, and withdrew t,
9 the darkness within.
|. Trundy picked himself up and re
: tired from near the doorway. Til
G two hunters looked at each other
. trembling with cold. Their guns
Y knives and the axe were in the cam
i with the lynx. Somehow their mid
Z night chase did not seem 50 funny a
5 ii had seemed IN the beginning
'Wha. arc we going to lo?' aske
Bendiy, his teeth chatteri2g. "We'v
i got to find some way to get that 60,
4 sarnei crit.ar eat Of the camp We
i .reeze II a li,t.e while ont here
Q "Oae Of Us might take pole an,
90 II and poke him ont
u ''S'pose you try it::''
"OL. no l don't care 50 niue
Z about getting inside as al tha
It Where's Spat3 He'll tackle any
II thing
i Spot, He'@ chasing that lucive,
/. and he il never leave of chasing L!!
TIL he kills him. Let's go look,
e The hunters walked down to II
; shore. Far down the lake the stas
L. hound WAS following the lynx. Fl
! was close upon him. still keeping hi
from tae shore. and trying to seiz
,, him every time he came near; but s
$ every attempt the lynx lodged hin
t The two passed round point out {
e sight. a quarter Of mile from I'll
q shore Tige was running to and fro Q
the ice IN an undecided way.
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