Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-19
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4 man emerged from q wood ana
etood by a creek, washing blood from
his hands. When he had finished, he
took out his handkerchief to wine
taeln. bet. discovering that it, too. W;,4
bieaI.fs, threw L Oh ,aa ground, serape;.
earth GEol it. cast & glance over his
shoulder. s,i"tls.rtet. a.d hurried away,
Whit was y::"t l4s,::.'aS behind h,}2:
lie ttzgsed and i lie al s;;@ :; white
.sit.ea = sos, sill LIT Whr:, Il.
vet o.: II E1.r2! a;5a& he,i.i.d i;;a.
lie a.1:,s.s IT 'es,f l!.;gg ever ,..:s j!,'-
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ts.,t 5tIv t..:.r:l W5]s c.ss5.71 t5eA..!, i4..:
Selling q st.:"e, !.e sh.ev il: llt,
tio,.zh LIS ,-.t>si.s' s.i.s:.si. Within :.
hair llis aGth + tire L., en, It 1.5d not
move. s;ittin- quietly q. its hind lees
md hitting ole NV, il began to lick t.
Without trying to f!i:s.!ten it ;;::2,,,,,i:.
sla H.;tii hurried or. hoIiis5g by walking
fast T. l@aye the thing G5thsiud. Surrey
such tiny legs could not Gravel cS fase
as L.s.. His strides were long ones
and followed o!le another IL such
Gv;cls succession that his gait was
ailno>t run. When lie was cutie
exhausted ard rs hc@rt was beating
SO tast that be feared It woti'>i blrst,
he turned once mere, expecting to have
st Tie Kitten. lie H.sss d5sa..jt.j, :lteG.
It was jumping. along, each jump tie
,er9ssh tf ON. Of his strides.
'..l.e,r Ae determined since he could
rot distance it. lie wei:.d Kill Il Draw
:s:@ :: revolver. he took deliberate aim
nd fired. The kitten spral;e aside.
1vo.t.ili@ ;.Ie bullet. AID sat !2ofiu@ at
bin meei.ly c;it Of its litgle set oyos,
apparently UNCONSCIOUS th:,t ..e Lad
.:pu to i:jure it he tired again. t!l.s
.j;:ir woU;r.iA" his tornscitor in the toe.
i slight scratch. but sUtf!cieil; to dla W
t4joad. tie s!%!4t Of Which drove him On
a&a:n Wi.h Il curse. liz time .:e EecOv-
prcI himself ard turning fred again,
Wou aiding the kitten seriously. This
time when lie went on. ii I.nIped after
him vita difficulty. Nevertheless It
kept pace with him, and. though he
alni1ied his revolver, he failed TO Kill it.
thea he determined tc catch it. He
chased it. Nausng now ard again tC
ceax it hut it was still fleet enough tts
tt.;estanre A.m and wary enough 10
n!us.e him r. sat down on u rock and
e:,ilae!. Kit kit Kit whereupon the
xi5tqn. as If it bore no malice for lrs
pounfl.n4. resumed its favo.ite POSI-
ton Oh IT'S h1ENcles and began licking
IL; .sioaAy spots standing out c"itaso2
against is white coat. lie Get ZIP and
walked slowly toward it. holding ont
his hand aS if to :,t!o.ie It. The kitten
waited until be came within reach,
then drew back and before he couid
get his haDI Oh il Was a dozen va'"
aray. Meanwhile lie WAS getting lack
tn his starting point.
Then he noticed something that filed
n3m with still greater terr"'--a bloody
track left ;,y tie kitten On tne road.
He lao,-eA farther on 9n<ss 1scovered
another. these tracks would beiraE
MN, lie iEISS CltGE liiS ilttiC bSt4'9t w
be discovered.
| The kitten ran into the trunk OF &
hulloW tree that stoot. beside the road
pnd hp W"s sure be had cornerr;i Il.
Putting in bis hand, he VAS creeping
for it. when, bearing puirinS above
he looked and there it was emerging
from a ho.e near the lower branches.
III desnair he turned away and started
up the road, bat no sooner had he ief!
the tree than the kitten ran down tie
trunk and came after him. Making q
Dash for it, with almost superhuman
swiftness he chased it till .he came to
the spot where awhile before he had
emerged from the wood. He stopped
and wrung his hands,
Then his tormentor went and sat on
the heap of earth he had sotaped over