The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-29

L from his unseen antagonist, tbulu
hear Il low. purrin@ s;roWl. rising oc-
caSonnlly To Il Shrll sna"l. iili" That of
a brlliyrrcnt tOm-cat Although |
. could maize oul neither form nor out
lire Of the animal. was presently
/ able to distinguish Il pale @rccniSh
. uimmcr of e!
1t WAS not difficult II identify their
owner. It r0ud he nuthin" bat Il
/ lynx. / thought. ,hat bad Strayrd in
some WAY inio the cabin. SO w:,S not
particularly alarmed for the Canada
lynx is neither very trrociouS nor hard
TO Kill. and | picked ny H.! gun from
the wall ard cooked it. At the click
the eyes seemed /" regard me more
intrntly. and the growing Snarl rose
Il nctr or two. | aimed SQunrcly he
tween the phoSphorr>crnt points and
pulled the trigger.
The flash blinded n!" and could 500
nothing. y savage >lnrl followed the
shot. ana Jack dashed yrlping int" The
smoke. There WAS a confused scam.
perng of feet arrn,> The boards to.
ward The inner doorway and more ou,.
cries from the doc. who seemed to
have followed his Wuuu,!cN Ant%goniH;
into Che second rhHnh"r.
tried to poke up thr lire. hu, ii was
10" no; rly extinct. and | lighted Il
match. The room was empty. hul III
tn" mih'llc OF u >hri-turn >i'a"" un Ih"
! r"u"hly-Doar,lcd floor lav Il broad !nIicli
OF hlrud
Jack WnS standing IL H., doorway.
| harkin% violently and lonl:in~ hacl> 10
ne for encouragement. and / could
| see rcd StrCakS on his white ri&r he.
! inrc III" match burned uui.
! | WAS considerably SURPRISED ,la; ;hn
"il"i Il; clos" range had nui hrrn fatal.
| hui ! reloaded my di<char:;rd barrel
! h"iltCu anUt!lrr match and cautiously
! "pDroachrd the door. In thr insult.
r'"Ei light c"u!h see nrlhn-. lrarCL
| !nt" The doorway and held up ;hr E,,ic
tame. | stepped inside. ami The n!nicl
| burned my fingers and ,irnrltUd. and |
| "H> tnlnhlin. l,lrr:r,iiy fer annlh
when y S""i Of small. animated thun.
d"rholt >trnlk iHr ON the ;uu OF The
right shoulder.
l'cior" could realize wha! ha,, .:an.
i''N'd my cheek WAS LAID open ny Il
! ATa"r riaw-Strokr. felt the soft
cool fur agains, my neck and ] was
being clnwrd and bitten with savage
energy: The animal. whalcvcr il was
WAS clinEin@ 10 my GOA, and using
tooth and nail like Il vrri,uhlr fury.
II seemed small. but it's amazing fer
oritE terrified me, and I clutchct nj il
AMI tried TO throw il off. was in
StanllS bitten in tho hand. aud il hung
iik" Il bur, snarliny in my car; IN, J
Wrenchcd il loose and flung it To the
floor. A medley OF yclps and cowls
told nc that il had lren attacked by
the iprrier. hui ] WAS making for the
door in 4 panic.
] ni! nor stop ill ! was outside ,hc
| cabiu. whore Jack Immediately fol-
| lowed me. having been worSt"d again
| Ii WAS pitch dark and raining harder
than ever No sound proceeded from
| the nnlighlcd Shaniy. Flood VA.
tri"lilins down my cheek. and ! washed
my wounds. which did no, seem vrr>
Scrio,s, with rain-watcr. and tried iu
decide what sort Of animal This ,oul,
he. so %mnil nntl so frrOriuu% lha, Eat
attacked me.
II WaS mn"n too small for either :
bay or Il Canada lynx: it had SCENE,
not larger or heavier than Jack him
SELF. but lis savage energy ui assault
WAS terrific. In spite OF The drmnra,
lied condition of my nerves. wus dc
t"rminrd /" clear mp the mystery Er
sides. | had either 60 rid The Shant,
ct It's invader or resign myself TO pas!
the rest Of The nigh, in the rain.
1t WAS hard. nevertheless to music
| courage to rC-rntrr that dark cabin
, hut after some minutes Of heSiiaiiO,
. and doubt did il. and reached III
p hr"placc without interruption. | hrcy
, an hrlnful Of the S;ipin upon the heart
I ana lighted II with 4 match: III" rrSii
:. onS tWiES haZrd Hip like straw and il
. !umlnrd the room brilliantly
+ There waS 10 Si.n Of the enemy. M
| though of course could see lil,lc %
, 'h" Farther apartment. My c.ulra"
[ | revived at the cheerful hl:lZc. and
I i"l>'rh Il stout torch "i in" dry hu,lgh>
lighted it. and again approached III
/ lolnt of danger. my cooked yun in m
! right hand and tn" tlamhrau in III,
] left.
/. | realized that the brute must hay
droppCd upon mo from the high Shcl
= above the doorway. and this time
| pokcd about with my gun-harrcl II
arms length until had satisfied my
| self that there WAS no danger i'm .ha
| quarter. Then I stepped lust inSid
+ the doorway and Jack charged in un
der cover OF the light.
The wailing Snarl hogan again. q,
J. the wide shelf directly opposite m
rrouchrd Il ycllowi$h- gray animal
: which. to my a&toniShcd amusement
recognized at Il %lan,'r as Il worry hug
, domestic cat. The domcsiiciy, how
: ever was rather II racial than an in
} dividual characteristic. for never say
} Il 'Nrlirr picture of wild fury.
The fur stood on end all over il
l body making it appear twice It's rrn
= slHr: lis cars twnchcd: It's tail SnnpDc,
. rlcio'iSly to and fro, and lis eve
| hla"rd green, while from between II
p barred teeth came that savage am
: rhythmic war-cry. lis gaze was alter
: nAicly directed al me and at Jack, VIII
started toward il. barking furiously
: buI taking good care to keep out o
, :oach.