Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-15

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as near home as possible before the in
eyitable attack.
Suddenly the leader of the pack shot
20 feet ahead of his companions. He
was now close up. The attack vas at
hand. The big gray leader leaped UP
level with the heads of the bride and
groom, but did not attempt to land in the
sleigh. 1t was a sort Of preliminary leap
OF Investigation, but the other wolves
came up close behind him and all were
ready to seize upon the couple.
Take the lines and let the horses
guide themselves shouted Carlson. as
he swung round and faced the pack
His revolver was worthy Of The work d,
hand. 1t was a 3S caliber weapon OF de.
pendable make. With this in his righ
hand and with his left resting on tho
back of the seat to steady him. CarlsCe
prepared to fight for the life of his Erid,
and himself. The sleigh rocked PERIL
ously at times. fer the road was rough
in places, but the danger of a tipove:
could not then he even considered.
Carlson had scarcely faced the wolve-
for action when the leader again lcapea.
This rfma with a view Of set4i. o the nov
Carlson fred and wounded the beast,
which fell back hovlirr uron The rond.
But The leader was rot put out Of action.
He was quickly lack in his rosition.
more savage and eager for battle than
before.
Two of he wolves shot ALONGSIDE the
e,ei~b IN fine RIGHT and one tool tho
sare n~osition on The left leside tho
bride Carlson npicI,lv shot one Of t,,,
two nm hi. side and reaching over r.,
bootbs,. sffe tfusd that threat
onod fl, I,en pr,n bis wife The lessts
wore g, hii lisroorertad at This. I'M came
~, ao,i, ea~er fer treir nrev
CeI.l.on vorndrd two more of tLo
beasts aud then his cartridges were
emo Aroth.r. ,.nff rriod IN liam uron
tbo hride tron, tho sido of rho sleigh but
che nliod tho whiD ON the hcasi with
s,,ob oo,d will rbet bo Grew raci,
Inst rben The s,e;eb dashed INN the
o,earinooftna CorIe,n cabin and the bia
b,ueetaeder .houtod fnr inv Ne
fbnTrIf- that tho VTllIsg- world row die
narso RYt fba rrrtos were hungry and
rho rant,,ro of he feht was in hem
70 r1eon,e doc bravo az its master now
no mo to tho roeo,e .Dd no vas Instantly
bi1lod L., tho fret wolf tbot no attankad
Tho foam stopned in front of the csrin
door ,s If ov,,aoti,g sof, b,,,ap tbcra
ori,ori-r Win fc,r ,rd .,e,,-i,r fro,
tbcir ovo,jcns
"Ort of tho sleiob orirt," shouted
Carlson tn bis lride
ua r.oe hv bor side when ehe et,,c,,
tho Ground and no ticLed tho door in
PUSHING her in and hfddino her close
tbe dnor he turned Win tho rovoIvar
cInbhed in bis loft hand and y how,
noclotkpifo with anon blado in bie rirbt
rour wolves attacked him before bo
could hack into The door which was his
irtention and be bositatad to trv on I
oct into the bonsa for fear tho wolves
would rolloo, hin, oven hero posidns
bis foam r,,.t he protectod after boving
BROUGHT hin, and bie uife to tho cabin
vithout accident
Carlson is a strono and activo NAV
brt hie s+renath a,d knife would no,
have saved him had if NOT been for his
bride SuddenIv thera was . crash a,
glass near the snot whore the hattie 10.
tween the man and the wolves was in
,roorose and instantly tho cloa rinc
about the house was lit mn with q sheet Of
flame The wolves fed in terror
When Mrs Carlson found herself in
the house she groped about for 2 weanon
with which 70 helm her husband do hat.
tIe with the wolves. In the rocket of her
cloak was a boy of matches. one of the
numerous supplies they had purchased
that thev had come near forgettinq and
she ~hannened to think of if while gron.
ing in The 10 l,ress
Lighting a match her eve fell on 4
lamn Taking a broom she emitted thg
kerosene from the lamD upon the broom
ann annlied a lighted match toit Then
hreaking the wiDdow of the cabin tbt
bride climbed tbrouah tho oncrt,,ro wifi
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