Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-06-13

weather, I'll show you the sort of
man am. l should love n bit of dan
ger for your sake
About a week later, the girl was
sitting on the poop deck. reading a
book. The ''old man" was marchin,
up and down with quarterback trot.
casting glances at her and think ing
how pretty she was when suddenly la,
uttered q howl that would have fright
ened an elephant aud ssprslng into the
port niizzen rigging. 4 was near at
the time. and looked at him, wonder
ing whether he had gone mad. Then
4 saw what me had seen, and went ur
60 the starboard mizzen shrou,is as
quickly rs he had gone up the posy
ones. Tire girl raised her hesd and
locked up at the Captain and he gaped
down at her and tried 10 shout. But
Tor some time he could only make
faces.
"Eookl iookr' ne Yelled at last
come up the rigging.' The lion IL
looser'
She sprang to her feet and hooked
about her. Not four yards away from
her the lion was playing with coil
OK rope. the terrible claws alternately
exposing and sheathins themselves
The creature was paying no sort OF
attention 10 the girl at the moment.
nat OF course II might take Il into Cts
ifead to spring on her at any instant.
AS she stood, She was cornered be-
tween the stern OF the shin AMI tn,
cabin door. There was nothing =, ba
done bat 90 climb ap the RIGGING
She tried. bat the first sten w,as t,,n
high, and she coehl not manage 81,
when she realized that, Thought she
was going to faint.
Hoskins was Just going down 70
give her a han4, but at that moment
the lion looked up and saw him.
and iashing It's tail gave A mufR.a
roar. The old man" stuck where no
was then, and sort of shiSered an over
Ike Jelly. AS fnr the girl. she nroaned
despairinelS, and gave herself mn for
lost. Just then-out of the cabin came
Professor Hay.
He took one hook around and saw
the lion. Then he picked up n broom
that someone who had been washing
decks had left leaning against tho
eck-houses aRd pushed at the lion
with II, 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,
in spite of several ugly snarhs. When
Ire had II safely fastened in. he came
astern. again, hooking not the least bit
eNcited or worried, and put the broom
carefully back In IT'S place. The girl
was looking hard MT him, and her eyes
We're shining; but he didn't seem to
be aware OF 1t. Captain Hoskins had
come down the rigging and was 1ool,.
ing trifie ashamed OF himself. He
nA0nt known IN
lions Into their cage with q broom
After bit ne spoke up.
THAT was a fine bit Of work. Sir"
he said. IF hadn't seen 1t, couldn't
have believed It,"
"Oh, it's nothing" said the Pro
lessor 1T was my business. 1 have
tanned wild animals"
AFTER that he seemed to dismiss the
whole subject from his mind. and went
down into the cabin. But saw him.
iater IN the evening, talking to that
gHl, ana ne must have had sometime
important to say to her, for when Tho
OLD man. met her next morning and
began making EXCUSES for hirnself
| she cut him short.
Captain Hasl1ins," she said .do
you remember advising me to marry
brave MANI
90, SAID Hoskins, a bit puzzled
Well she said softly, che asked
me yesterday; and I'm going to take
your advice"
All of which shows you, Doctor. tY,as
bravery Is very Inuch n matter Of ems
TOM. AS for poor ola 14os1fns, we had
hIii7pond weather the whole whS
nome, and he hadn't even chance II
show himself Sketch.
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