Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-24

this stun safely hid in the woods before
dawn. See?''
4 lightly wan ncr wnlp, she rode ahead OF
them alonS the road
Game clear through from Portland.
today" was the last thing that Pierre,
| trembling in his shoes, heard her say
as the caravan disappeared and the dark
| ness and silence of night settled again.
Pierre stepped out upon the road in "A
dazed sort OF way ana looked after the
| smugglcrs. Poor fellow. One Of his IL
lus;ons had been wickedly shattered that
night. One of the chief charms about
| the handsome, manly little fellow was
his innocence; Brought up in the secln-
| having been familiar with any woman
| other than his mother and the sweet and
lovely Bessie Dopefield. 1t had never
| dawned upon his unsophisticated mind
| that a woman could really descend of
| her own accord to become wicked. He
| had never seen woman before who had
of her own free will. admitted that liquor
| drinking or trafficins was anything but
! the wickedest of sins. When he had
heard of bad women he had pictured
| them as repuisive, hidcous and masculine
beyond the point of endurance And here
was sweet and dmplcd little creature
of his own age fair and plea SAINT to look
upon. leading a band of outlaws and des-
peradoes. and elorying in it. Further
more he gained from her bearing and
toward him for his part in the capture
of her father Wei. he did not care so
very much for himself He, was not
afraid of her. but he hoped that she
would not try to strike him through his
father or mother.
While he was thinking of this he heard
the breaking of dry sticks up on the
mountainSide, and a moment after the
hulkng form of Jules, his tame bear
came over the stone wall into the road.
Jules had been out that night, calling
on his friends in the forest. and one OF
them "A hear "A la "A .1tIIcS
the wall into the road, a few feet behind
him. Jules, seeing his young master.
ran up to him and pushed his warm
SnOut into Pierre hand exhibiting every
sign of pleasure and confidence
The wild bear didn't know Pierre. and
paused but when he saw Jules run up to
him he concluded that his acquaintance
was going to make Il meal of the man,
and started in to help in the killing
With vicious Srowl he sprang at Pierre
Jules, hearing the Srowl and understand
ing ii, put his great carcass in the way of
the rush and pushed the strange bear
away.
What is the matter with YOU" snarlcd
the stranger. Don't YOU want me to help
YOU? foa don't think you can eat Il
whole man, do YOU?
II am not going to eat him-he's
friend of mine, said Jules, showing his
teeth.
treating behind the stone wall and peer
ing through the bushes. You re the first
bear that have seen who had Il man for
i friend. He will he friendly with YOU
till he can get YOU between the horizon
and rifle. Good night" and the stran-
ger ambled away through the pines.
Como, jules. said Pierre, Garry me
home. have walked all the way from
Winthrop and | am tired The Young
man got aStridc the beast and the two
went off down the road at a gallon.
y few hours after the dry undcrbrush
in the wood road leading to the ravinc.
where Bill NivinS was murdered cracked
mcrrily as the heavy teams OF the SNUG
Slers rolled over ii on their way into
hiding. Madge Brien rode ahead. and
stopped in the centre of the clearing.
II wonder why father never used this
clearing during the last OF his snug
Cling, she sand. looking aTounG. 1t L.
an admirable place | came upon il by
accident. one day, when | was hunting
here. spoke To father about it and he
said ii was no good as :, hiding place.
II WAS somewhere around here. wasn't
it, where that young ratscailion of "a
Frenchman caught him?
Yes. said the head man. 1T was near
here, at the foot of an old upturncd tree.
And he neerod through the shostly aises
of the forest with something like terror
in his furtive look. He had been present,
before, when the ravine echoed to the
shot that cost Farmer Eivns his life.
We'll. build 4 camp fire. and lets get
something to eat. oh, | m a capital cook.
and I'll broi YOU club steak that will
ing lightly the girl sprans off the back
of Smuggler Nell, loosenins her saddle
bags and thrustinS silver mounted
pistol into her belt as she did so.
CTo be continued next Saturday..