The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-27

: te'ox he roo,', AHa lhs tFo watchers itl
r i's ihvisoratifg stir.
, The Tray iolft of he Il mhouses on ih
4 dl.aai slcpf. Fpatsh w. n,ses Of mic
! iiatbe fua. sqssf,s 4 bio,E d pasture
LAID in'aia ihs ct al Ne rolilng mouB
, teirs Ietnetf tie opeht, nol far ftou
lhs roua', a 4 ,sk 4 sheer sere fecdlhg q
the Aslirss leeomptnmtnt Of AZ old we,h
er's bell.
Suddenly he dtoWsy Ink lex chang &
elsmor ti pot,s In, apck opened Ike !
fan snd rsr, ltspl g, down the slopff shil
the bell clsrgtd madly std chorus q
. frightened bl.Aiitg rippltd Ia The sl',
A big black ,hspr, clos, ruder the trees
Of the forest, 81 ot With tro pss on hii
yiciin. and gtinued with bloody i'ws Al
he panie Th,n sl,baQ ios sbap at tn,
deal sheer. he lf.ed T. 10, trott back ".
TO The woods
The p'riah nIicrlly ,ASNrea heavily
lie remsiutd 50 ong uta Vow that Aedy
began 10 fear b. bad sloI4n away BY some
other route, bi' at lGst le sss sluuehina
figure CONE n OF The upper ii-s ard Slow
ly ascend tbs b re hatties e. Of G-ey-
horn.
With The glasses be lollos,d i-s course
as l. wound upasid. row Int - a lotg
cleft, now resppsiiua y som %, she +.
By a d,vi,u, path lie besr acc rdtd 10 a
black, ragged face fr O., sLd ssanst this
bl.ckuess ysnishtd Andy wa'cted some
moments longer to make ture. Then he
stu, up the glasses and stretched his
crsmped limbs He inew now where the
parIab kept house.
After milking the cows the next morn
ing, Andy wen raight TO the harness.
room and lifted the iihe from IL, pegs
gagged 10 excdyatipg a cellar for the new
barn kept their kits he removed small OBJ
'ct which he wrapped carefully in cotton
bstting, Then he tauntered with assumed
indifference down he driveway. He did
not wish to betray too mu.h relish for the
business Of b ar-hunting while the befneye
Of his father WAS upon him.
The air was chill, with premoliion OF
rain. spite Of rapid walking, Andy did
not feel very wa.m as he came cut on the
activities Of the mountain.
The lank frs climbing above him stood
unusually black and f0ibiddiDg, Ike SOM
Der exclamation points. The vast up.liit |
Of rcck had always seemed to Audy more
mysterious aud awe inspiring than its
wooded brothers. 1t was in Its grImmest |
mood now, It's tip shrouded 10 gray sea OF
storm.clouds.
Half an hour OF scramblipg up the low,
broken ledges brought Andy to the rocky
face be bad marked the day b,fiie. A
wide y-lhspsd fisfure yawled at Its base.
The rubble before 1t was troddeD into a sort
OF m4cadsm. The dry, gray rit-bore OF
lamb lsy at ole size, and Ardy's sharp
ey es dete cted some coarse blsck hairs cling
ing to the edge OF the openirg.
He cooked the ! ia , ard etooplng some
wha', walked slowly iuto the fl sure IGI
ran blek straight and gradually increasing
In cimeLsiobs for su'prhi x distance In
The bal;-darkness Andy made ou. several
dim galleries leading into the main cave,
but Investigation convinced him that the
bear had NOT pass d through them.
Presently Grip, the 'iIen', made little,
low gurgllDg 10 his throat. He brushed
BY Aniy's Kegs and weut CALAMITY to the
front, mncing like cat, but his iopg low
,r jaw worked, ard two threads OF saliva
iripped from ii.
A1dy smt lied tine rapR, stiggiDg odor
himself, aud his heart beat more rapidly
He ordered Grip to heel in stern whisper,
Iud pulling bit Of candle from his pocket,
lighted IL with fiogera that we're not quite
teady.
Holding his hat behind The q ,me and the
III under one arm, he walked gently for.
ward, until deep, inqulrrg rumble fatis-
led him that he had gone far enough
lie moved the li2h', and 1t struck two
,Ieer, steady sparks out Of the daikness
head. Then he placed II upon the l)or,
I'D stood with ri0, ready and stiaibir z
yes. About the greenish dots he present.
y distinguished the outlines OF black,
nsrling face, ard lower down v5gue
VI i.h MARI. The parlah glared blck at
i'm with grinnipg suarl, ard lhen re.
eated softly round a sudden twist 10 The
allery.
No goirg round there for me, thought
INDY. o d sly-boots might get me at un
onfortsbly close quarters.
He unwrapped The cotton from the wick. =
4 little dynamite cartridge and set i, gin. VI
erly 10 cleft 10 the reck n 'or. Then he
cid the cande to the snak, fase. IL ignit-
q, al tiny spark began to crawl spirally 9
own The coil.
Cs'chine Clip by the liar, Andy bur y
ed back toward the entrance. 1'ne dog u
as reluctant to leave, and at times Andy
nd TO drag him along By main force Ex. u
N'u cs h' was h' paw Nv htb'hhipH W hih
lrroubdlDgs ubtil all at orce he brought U
aalpst dead wall. a.
For the ii .st time he noticed hcw absc-
Itely dark was the place. Releasing Grip, Vi
9 saeIt the wall with az anxious hand. ~
s was In cul.do-ssc at The ei d OF one Of q
ma eide galeiI,s. ~
For moment lie tesiia,d, chilled by
,e thought OF the small rcd spark crawl. -
Il insxorsbly on h,eiland. Their. clutch d
e Grip, be ran stumbling down the pat. ~
Ige.
He came cut into The main ehsnter, rec u
,nizns Il by is sldti, and tuned 10 the o'
sht. The fuse bad been Gu. 20 baru ten W
ibute.. how much time he had wasted
: hox far svsJ lay the entrance he could ~
ot tell. X
q a. III