Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-19

such moment.
The game may be uncovered at any
instant. or the swapping Of a twig may
send it bounding away in wild alarm.
As carefully as Pawnee on the
trail Of scalp Mr.. B0wSer moved for
ward. After he had gone 4 Quarter Of
mile he saw that the tracks grew
fTeSher. all III one of tGem he plainly
observed the initials IL Y r. r."
After moments thon2nt he knew
that these stool for 'lyoop your eye
peeled" and ne rado-als5 his v;g-
lance. 1t was reverted rs Ic turmoil
the next thicIct. S01atling beloved
and bounded ava. fro,2 him. lie drew
up his gun and fra1 and after the
smoke blew away lie saw q ca,f stand
inc and facing him fly feet away. In
his ar,lor to get that wagon load of
rabbits aIr. BoWser had rot stopped to
be critical about tracks. WEN 2 heart
full of thankfulness that Mrs. Rowser
was net there and would never know
about it, he passed or. Five minutes
later he found other tracks.
Here was real game afoot.
Every print of the foot had the letter
''R' branded in it, and r. stands for
rabbit. even in the new way of spell
ing.
Mr. Bowser took up the trail with
fresh ardor. He followed it through
thickets and over logs and across
frozen ponds, and directly he found
that it led across a meadow straight for
farmers barn. He had only to recall
his bOyhood days to realize that rabbits
and barns are inseparably connected
the barn was the lair of the beast, and
he should he dragged forth and slaugh-
tered without mercy.
Clinging to the trail like a savage
wolf to the footprints of a wounded
buffalo. Mr.. BOwser eventually reached
the barn In the open door in the win
ter's sunshine q cat sat licking her
paws. Had Mr. Bowser been given
Eve minutes in which to think it over,
he would have connected the cat and
the tracks ana the barn together. but
while he was looking from one to the
other and scratching his head a farm
er and his two grown sons appeared in
the door back OF the cat. The farmers
dog also appeared, coming from the
house, and, feeling that he had been re
miss I'm his vigilance, he made up for it
now by nipping Mr.. BOwser in the leg,
BY thunder" exclaimed the NimrOd
as he drew up his gun to shoot
Hold on, therer' cried the three men
in chorus as they rushed out.
you are a nice sort of man to keep
such a cur aroundr' stOrmed Mr.. Bow
ser, with all his joviality vanished.
what in the devil do you suppose !
keep a dog for except to bite tramps?"
retorted the farmer
Il am no tramp, as you very well
know. Sir, there is a law against keep
ing savage dogs. and / want damages
or l viii appeal to it. Who is to say
that this bite won't give me hydropho-
bar
Ordered OF the Farm.
and who is to care whether it does
or not? What right have you got tres
passing on my land? What are you
doing here, dressed up like some dime
museum freak? BY John, if you are
not over the fence in two minutes me
and the boys Will throw you over!''
There could be but one ending to the
situation.
AR. Bowser had tracked a calf.
He had tracked a cat.
He had been bitten by a dog without
excuse.
20 h
His eyes snapped. and his ears worked
He would have taken it out on Mrs
Bewser if he could, but she was far
away, and the farmers were near by
He drew q long breath and told the
three of them and the dog to 90 TO
that place where you don't have TO buy
coal in the winter, and next minute the
conflict was on. Mr.. BOwser was rolled
in the snow. He was punched in the
eve and on the nose. The farmers tore
and rent his. hunting suit They al
most husked him. as they would have
an ear of corn. True. he fought back
and left scars behind him. but he had
to so. Re had to go on the run. Even
after the men got tuckered out the dog
kept him going for spell. lie reach
ed home t1tee hours earlier than was
expected, ana there was q stern dig
nifty about Linn as he stood before Mrs
Bowser.
We'll. ! see that sou got a wagon
Dad of som ching else she observed.
And now? And why: Who put up
the little job? Who planned to spoil
my day: Woman, look me ia the eve
and answer my questions
4 tod you you would lay it to me if
anything happened.
Would DE assassinist!' he Kissed. and
after gazing at her for minute with
folded arms he walked, one-two-
three, down the hall and upstairs.
NJ. QUAD.