The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-21

weather, I'll show you the sort OF
man / am. | should love a bit OF dan
ger for your sake"
About week later, the girl was
sitting on the p00p-deck, reading a
book. The "old man" was marching
up and down with a quarterback fr0t.
casting glanees at her and thinking
how pretty she was, when suddenly h.
uttered howl that would have fright
ened an elephant and sprang into the
port mIzzen rigging. l was near al
the time, aud looked at him, wonder
lns whether he had gone mad. Then
l saw what he had seen, and went MP
10 the starDoard mizzen shrouds as
quickly as he had gone up the port
ones. The girl raised her head and
looked aD at the Captain and be gaped
down az her aud tried 10 shout. But
for some time he could only make
faces.
'Lookl lookF he yelled al last
"come up the rigging" The lion Is
l0oser'
She sprang TO her feet and looked
about her Not four yards away from
her the lion was playing with a coll
|ot rope, the terrible claws alternately
exposing and sheafhing themselves
The creature was paying no sort OF
attention 10 the girl az the moment.
hut OF course IL might take II into its
head 10 spring on her at any instant.
As she stood. she was corncred be-
tween the stern OF the ship and the
cabin door. There was nothing 10 BE-
done but % climb up the rigging.
She tried. but the first step was too
high. and she could not manage IL:
when she realized that, thought she
was going 20 faint.
Hosklns was just going down 20
give her a hand, but az that moment
the lion looked up and saw him.
and lashing It's tSu gave a mufiied
roar. The :. old man stuck where be
was then. and sort OF shIvered all over
Ike a jelly. AS FIR the girl. she m0aned
despalringly, and gave herself up for
lost Just thcn-out OF the cabin came
Professor Hay.
the Ion. Then he picked up a broom
that someone who bad been washing
decks had left leaning against the
deck-house. aud pushed NJ the Hon
with H. looking II straight between the
eyes, He kept walking forward. push
Ing the beast gently before him right
into the waist and back into It's cage.
Ia spite OF several ugly snaris. When
be had IL safely fastened In, he came
astern again. looking not the least BIT
excited or worried. and put the broom
carefully back ia IFS place. The girl
Was hooking hard a; him. and her eyes
were shining: but be didn't seem 10
he aware OF H. Captain Hoskins had
come down the rigging and was look
ing tribe ashamed Of himself. He
hadn't known II WIS SO easy 10 push
lions into their cage with a broom.
After biz he spoke up.
THAT was a fne bit OF work. SIR"
be said IF hadn't seen Il. eo11in't
have believed H."
''oh. It's nothing" said the Pro-
reSsor. 1T was my business. l have
tan~d wild animals"
After that be seemed 20 dismiss the
whole subject from his mind. and went
down into The cabin. But I saw him.
later IN the evening. talking TO that
girl. and be must have had something
Important 10 say 10 Der. for when the
'oid man" met her next morning and
began making excuses for himself.
she cut him short.
Captain Haskins." she said. do
you remember advising me 20 marry
a brave manf'
Il do said Hoskins. a bit puzzled.
well" she said softly. he asked
me yesterday; and I'm going 70 take
your advice
All OF which shows you. Doctor. that
bravery Is very much matter OF Gus
tom. As for poor old Hosklns. we had
miii-pond weather the whole way
home. and be hadn't even a chance to
show hlmSeif--Skcfch.