The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-18
A Midnight Peril

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departure whca n low Ergui i-ehind
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O. lnd q male ilsnsai User 90 The far
aide - tie carcass - tie buffalo and
lsiw-n ne AMI the animal hoBss
dor. Tie DOR. as I aftrfuari found
ou,. was a sv'ing dogr and og'etoi with
out noise after heinz unlcckei and shut
li-slf with a spring. 40 one bot Blnks
could have uniorkei r.
Tho tis.r Was looking mo full In the
eyes o. iurBei. aud u sscm"i n ~
turned a. stone. I must have brcathcd.
but was not conscious u T. Tho
beast had somehow c-caps,i from iis
cage In the animal house. AMI the sccn,
Of blood had drnwn him 10 my room.
lie lid not have the reputation ~ b.
Ing particularly fcrocious but one
hasn't got 10 be- connected with a zoo
60 know ihnt the tiger IL always a dan
gcrUus animal. particularly when be
has the scent Of blood under bis nose.
The lcast growlcd mcnaclngiy and
switched his tail rs I stool thew look.
Ing nc him. and when the blood began
20 run In my veins again ! knew that
the chances against uc were ten 10 one
aye. q hundred There was fresh
carcass under his nose 90 tempt him.
but a Wild beast does not sink down
and begin 10 feed OF carcass when
there Il a living man twenty feet bs-
yond.
| had read. as everybody else has.
that one should look n dangerous beast
IN the eve. No one ever gave more
foolish advice. The tiger not only star
ell me out Of confidence, but the fact
that | was staring at him seemed %
anger him. believe the result would
be the same in any case. His tail con
tinued TO switch. his eyes TO fattcn. and
his lip dropped down TO show his hor-
rible fangs. realized that In another
minute he would spring on me, but 10 |
save my life could not move foot
The idea OF fighting him never occur
red TO me. II II had should have had TO |
abandon It the next instant, as there
was no weapon at hand. had forgot
ten the presence OF Binks when low,
growl from the tiger awoke
the boy.
FL thought II was morning" said
the half wit, as lie got to his feet and
rubbed his eyes.
Then he noticed me staring 1xedly at |
he tiger and turned his face in that
direction.
Hello, Nero. ! knew you would
,omew he cried to the beast, and, leap
ng over the carcass Of the buffalo, he
)ut his arms around the neck OF the
ling Of the jungle The beast whined
md licked his face.
1--WE are great friends, you know"
explained Binks as he turned to me. II
iave been I'm his cage night after night
when nobody knew anything about 1t. /
that door and the door OF his
'age and told him II he would come In
lfter you were gone we would have a
omp. Stop your growing. That gentle
nan has been very good to me. Come
,ver and pat him on the head, Mr..
hastings. Nero won't hurt anybody
lnless | tell him to-"
was thoroughly frightened, and how
carried things Off as well as did has
Ilways been puzzle to me- All the
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