Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-07-12

Pablo wants no advantage" called the
Indian, and the men obeyed. The mo-
ment the ropes were slackened the bear
elawed the nooses from about his shag.
gy neck and stoo iunfettored while for
ourselves and horses we sought posi:
tions farther away. When within Is
feet of his enemy, Pablo began moving
IN circle about him, dangling the
necklace and in a chant extolling the
bravery of the Yaquis and the cow
ardlce of grizzlies, of that one in par
ucular; calling his attention to the
necklace, of the material of which ID
was composed, torn, Pablo chanted,
from the living bodies of his opponents
brethren, and asking why he did not
come crawling to his feet like whim-
pering dog.
Faster and faster grew Pablo's cir
cling dance, his chant keeping time TO
his steps; behind the grizzly's rough
hair his two vicious little eyes glowed
Ike iridescent beads. all his terrible
teeth showing in a formidable length
of jaw, and those powerful forearms,
that could easily break the back of
steer, held much in the position of a
pugilist on guard. AS rapidly as Pablo
moved the bear turned in his place as
IL on pivot, always keeping front.
Round and round went the Indian in an
ever narrowing circle, his dance now
changed into a swift run, his chant
series of exultaut yells. Suddenly,
without seeming to pause an instant.
we saw the fash of sun on steel as the
knife, turned in his hand, his long.
sinewy, copper-colored body shot down
and forward, there was a fearful snarl
of rage and pain from the bear as the
knife was buried in his paunch. but
Pablo was continuing his dance, the
knife, not glittering now, still poised
, in his hand. The thrust and recovery
had been so quick that the eve could
scarce follow it, but we had seen
shaggy forepaw make a sweeping blow
that would have ended the fight had it
landed on Pablo's head.
The next thrust we noted Pablo's
tactics. In his dance he made a feint
as IL to reverse and thrust 20 the right.
the bear guarded there. but without
Pausing in his swing Pablo whirled and
! struck to the left with the same result,
| and the circus dance was resumed.
Again came the feint and reverse. but
II was either too quick or, from expe.
rienee, the bear did not guard TO the
right, but great, hairy paw shot out
with terrible force, landing on Pablo's
left shoulder, and heels over head he
went fully Is feet away
"No, no, senors, do not shoot" he
shouted, as he leaped 70 his feet Just
in time to side-step the charge OF his
, enemy. The bear reared again, the
long, shaggy hair on its paunch now
matted with blood, and the circling tao
! tics were renewed. Pablo was not
chanting now; his left arm hung at his
side, instead of guarding IN front OF
him, and his step was slower. Nsrrow
ing the circle dangerously near the
| sweep of those forepaws. but always
with the bandaged shoulder and arm
70 the bear, Pablo continued the at
tack. Suddenly he paused, stopped
made vicious Ewing with his knife
which went home under the left shout.
der OF the bear, and as'the huge paws
met around his back Pablo braced him.
self to meet the last convuIsive en-
| brace.
The great claws tore red burrows in
the knotted muscles of that naked
back, the blood guEhed in streams and
the red jaws closed over the blanketed