Graham guardian., 1902-08-01

tops OF the vans as he boldly galloped
between two growing lions loose in
the streets and took the body Of the
young girl from under the very nose Of
one of the beasts and bore her away to
place Of safety.
A remarkable catastrophe which oc.
Cured during a circus and menagerie
parade furnished the opportunity for
the young Indian to display his un-
tiinching courage. -Four horses attach
ed TO a large omnibus became frighten-
ed, and they ran at the top Of their
speed along the street occupied by the
parade. As usual under such circum-
stances, the widest excitement pre-
vailed, and the yelling crowds on the
sidewalks in their mad efforts to
scramble TO a place Of safety terrified
the animals and frightened the show
people. The drivers of the vans did not
know what had happened, and they
urged their horses forward.
The big omnibus collided with a cage
that contained two powerful lions and
Miss LeOna Dare, their tanner. 1t was
hurled across the street and turned
over. The bars and framework yielded
to the weight Of the wagon, and the
door flew wide open. Miss Dare was
stunned by the shock, and her body
was thrown out into the street One Of
the lions sprang over the girl, and the
other stopped couchant by her side.
His eyes were glaring with rage and
f.s ,f,,T,- LII L., b,
roar and gnash his teeth. The other
lion turned and mingled her furious
walls with the appalling roar of her
mate.
The street was instantly cleared of
people, and doors were quickly closed.
Those who looked upon the frightful
scene from hOusetops or through win
dows and showmen who were upon
tops Of other cages expected to see the
poor girl mangled and torn to shreds.
None dared to 90 near the furious
beasts. Some were calling the rangers
and others shouting for guns. A black
horse, with an Indian on his back,
shot through the street with the speed
Of an arrow Harry Edge had witness
ed the wreck from the corner of the
next block, and when he saw the girl
roll upon the pavement and the lions
roaring about her he drove the steel
into the flank Of his horse, never once
thinking of danger The trained ami
NAL, going at the top Of his speed, stop
ped for a second at the side of the
lions. The accomplished horseman, with
a quick movement, leaned over and
picked the girl up from under the very
nose Of the astonished lion and drew
her across his saddle as if she had been
a little bundle Of feathers. With q wild
warwhoop that made the beasts crouch
and tremble, the brave young Caddo
Strengthened up in his saddle, and the
black horse bounded away. Those who
witnessed the daring exploit say that it
was done so quickly that they could
hardly notice that the we'll trained
horse stopped at all.
During the excited times Of the allot-
ment affair, when the border swarmed
with people Of every nationality and
the camps were crowded with despeT-
ate adyenturers whose only business
was to take advantage of the first op-
portunity to better their fortunes, some
Of the worst characters in the world
imposed upon the Indians. Many Of
them were simply thieves and robbers.
Edge was one of the few chiefs capa-
bic Of spotting these men. They hated
him and frequently planned to murder
him, but he outwitted them in every in
stance. He disarmed and whipped sew
cral of them and forced others to leave
the country. One big desperate threat
encd to kill the Caddo chief on sight,
and when they met he drew his gun.