The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-14

bsoa's valley, bot shsi sm selns to do
In cs1', scsie The c ia, that's eftlsin,
must se, 10 the bottom southov, snd ir
10 ssd the inpsr month oi ihs, cave
Il Hs eluns like a cat to the rocky veil
ssvaucius 10 BY iaoh. iopt by foot, hi
body si tinss sws,iag cni Over the diaz
cham II wss 40 hour be ore be dre'
rsar The eud. Then the she'll videned
.pd he pusbsi 90 Hpidly, siih . lish
.ud stsieiol heart, be came TO strispe
lsr black hole 10 The chl. peep insid
cbiIlsd bis blood. iof The me, the s'Hs 0
tso Gefy eyes and hesrd tie nufiiss
snsrl Of . sid beat.
As be locked back great tawhy oreS
ute % mssnihceu. Alseriso psoihtr writ
sled ont Of tbs hole. Al angry. rsspins
setfsm breka the silence, and ere The echt
died swsy Gain had taken TO bis heels
The iore,t was dense aud ds,k. primess
10 i.c,, but be tore spsss,se through th'
larsrisst unisrgrosih - II Il were brsk
90. TIE roar Of the sltesm vas audible
and be besded In ibst direction.
Ois sudden, emerging on q little open
glad q fresh pc II confronted Tim From
The opposite tLioket rose sflzr'y old
Wild boar. with yellow tusks and foam
nseked jaws. Qiin lodged behind tree
on TIE left and the next instant the pui
suing panther bounded into the clearing.
At once, otlisious to the presence OF the
map, the two savage creaturis epgsged 10
desperate combate.
/. was hfiei combat. The panther,
pitreed srd iippei 10 a dcgsu places.
bleeding proiusely ir IN lie wounds. re
lsxed its struggles. IL tried 10 escape.
but vicious tbrnGt tore it's throat spd
neck open, and iis life ebbed swiftly ss 1t
lay squirmiug on the crushed grass
Tba boar then swuns round slertly,
snified the sir aud gfssd with Pricked up
ears. not Ut . lin. bat 10 the direction OF
the streum. 1t was sbout TO charge when
a rlfis cracked sharply from the ,hicket.
A second shot followed The first, and over
weut tte oar, kicking 10 its death strug
giles.
A man stepped toto view, hold q wesp
on 10 bis hand. and the hidden watcher
behind tree recoguizod Antonio Silva.
The Portuguese. i. seemed, had lost no
tina 10 proving the accuracy OF bis illigot
ten chart.
At sight of his ireschsrous betrsyer,
whose guilt was no longer 10 doubt,
Qoiu's wrath w,s uncontrollsbe.
You traitor be cried.
With that be Iesped across the glade,
through the still drifting wreaths OF pow
der fmoke and 20 sudden was the sttsck
that he easily wrested the rIas from the
Portuguese. The latter evsded = swing
ing blow, and theD, having no other wesp
OBS. be turned aud asd for bis life, with
Q1in 10 hot pursuit.
The chase led to the middle ol the val
ley, where /. turned along the high. rsgg
ed bank of the stream, which was . swift
torrent racing among submerged rocks.
Tue end wes sudden and unexpected.
Silva trIpped and fell heavily, bis srms
dangling on the elge Of the stream. and
as Q lia came up With him both were pre-
cipitated Tito the water by part Of The
bank giving way. CliugiDg
10 each other, they we're swept OF by the
furious current and borne towards the sub
lerrsnean channel.
Before they could reslix, their peril
they were sucked into the csvernous hole
and drs, ged on at dizzy speed through
The fearful darkness
A rounded boulder Just beneath tie snr
lace forced them apart. A foamipg wsve
submerged Qiip, and as be rose be heard |
a wild despsiiing cry. Then, as be struck
out bis arms and legs, be grasped pima
,le Of rock aud clupg to ii for short
lime. willie he gained breath and strength.
When be could hold fast 10 longer be
rusted himself TO the stream. and after
several anIioas minutes be h)sted out
rom beneath the ersat moun,sin into the
resh sir and snnshipe. BE swan clear OF
he danger us reels, and at length. little
he worse fer the struggle. be wss thrown
'sbore by cicliDg eddy OF smooth wster.
There was no sign OF the Portuguese
md 1t was uncertain whether he bad per
shed or escsped. A half hours search,
Iided by wbst be could rems be- OF the
,hsrt, revesled to Qlin the mouth OF the
ecret csye. passage Then be set out ior
hilisnsh and late in the afternoon he en
cred the town.
Gen. Chsnea tier readily granted 10
iin the exclusive privilege for the
pscs Of Elk months oil trapping Wild sni
q ais in the bow accessible valley. ppd by
be eIpirsiion OF tbst time large uum
,sr OF valuable bsnsts, birds and reptiles
lad been shipped 10 Eogl.nd.
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