Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-20
THE TEETH OF THE WOLF.
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
Mrs Rensssap n famous trainer of wild animals,
invites bruce and vandeleur to visit her country
place, where she IS training a pack of ferocous
hiiiiers a Young man who is in love with Mrs
Bensasans daughter Laura, The mother h9W sN
u determined TO marry Laura to Rigby, hideous
dwarf, and has spirited her away
had Just taken my second cup of tea
when a voice at my elbow caused me to
turn round quickly. Then. indeed l could
not help starting, for one of the most mis-
shapen and altogether horrible looking men
had ever seen stood before me. His face
was all hillocks and excrescences, the fore
head bullying forward, the eyes going back
very deeply into their sockets; they were
small eyes and seemed ever to glisten with
an uneasy and yet watchful movement.
The lower part of his face was covered
with thick black mustache and short
beard. The nose was small very retrousse,
with wide nonstrils Mrs. Bensasan intro
duced him with careless nod.
MY friend Mr.. Joseph Rigby-Mr-
Druce" she said
Rigby bowed rather extensively low, and
then began to talk.
II am glad you and Mr.. vandeleur are
going to give us the pleasure of your COM
pany for day two" he said. Mrs.
Bensasan has a very fine scheme for our
amusement on Wednesday night. You
have. of course. heard of Mrs. Bensssan's
wolves? l doubt not she will let you see
them If you ask her. She is very proud of
these animals, and no wonder Taganrog
q great Siberian he-wolf. Is alone likely
to make her famous. 1t is Mrs. Bensasan's
most kind intention to give us an exhibition
OF her power over Taganrog on Wednesday
night"
Indeed" 1 answered, that will be in
teresting."
Some one called him and he moved away
Tea was over but there were still a couple
N nf q laf
stood a little apart from her other guests
She saw me and came up to my side.
Should you be afraid If l took you to
see my pets?' she said.
II should like to go very much" replied
you are certain you will not turn cow
ard? Some people dread the special pack
] am now training"
] smiled.
II shall not be afraid 1 answered.
A pleased expression crossed her face.
''Then you, Mr.. bruce. shall come with
me. You alone Come at once she added.
This way, please
We left the house and, crossing the broad
avenue. went down slopng path which led
through the pine woods. AS we walked 1
peered through the trees, and just before
me, few hundred yards away 1 saw a
cluster of low buildings or kennels such as
are used to keep foxhounds in. These ken
nels were, however, very much stronger
than those required by the master of pack
of hounds. They were of strong brick on
iron ratings which fenced in a sort of yard.
This was further divided into compart-
ments, one compartment for each kennel
and the whole was covered over at the top
with an iron penthouse In short, the ar
rangementS We're very much on the scale
employed by the Geological Gardens in Lon
don.
Before I bought Cray Lodge, the late
owner kept foXhounds." said Mrs. Bensa
san. II had the old kennels pulled down
and built up again to suit my purpose. l
have kept all sorts of wild beasts in them.
NJ present fancy Is for wolves. Taganrog,
my large Siberian wolf. has proved more
troublesome than any other animal l have
attempted to subdue. | shall, of course,
conquer him in the end, but l own that the
task is difficult
We had now reached the kennels. Mrs.
Rensasan and l stood together outside the
iron bars The doors of the cages them
selves were all open, and the wolves were
outside in their yards; some lying down and
half asleep, others moving restlessly up and
down the narrow confines of their prisons
Mrs. Bensasan walked from one Enclosure