Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26

land grass into the air. With eac Istroke he gave a sullei rumble.
 "Now," proceeded Matthews, speaH I ing from one side of his mouth, ''yo
 and me wouldn't jibe." He giggles
 with feeble attempt at mirth bu
 your sister, she's a nice little gal. an
 she'd like me. Tm"- | He got no further nor was Daiia
 given time to reply. A resonant DaaN 7 rang through the lanes of corn. Lnei . came the sound of trotting Incl
 turned, to behold Simon advancing
 He had jerked up the picket pin!
 Matthews saw his peril. Wltn )curse of alarm he dropped coat ans l hat and made for the coulee.
 But to no use. The sight of that nee ing red lnaddened the bull. His fee' stretched to gallop, his broad horni lowered until his muzzle touched tht l grass, his tail sprang out to the leve I of his curly back. With the pickei Il rope hissing across his Hanks and WILL no eye for his mistress he bore doWr upon the hapless Matthews
 "Shoot him! Shoot screamed Matthews. The bull was at his heels With quick thought he side stepped. i It gave him brief respite; but since Simon went on for space and then wheeled, it also cut him off from 1 the coulee. He tore toward the shack now. After him, tether whipping among the stalks, charged the bull l Again the interpreter side stepped | just in time and with the dexterity of l matadore. But Simon was more alert and came about like COW pony, emit | ting terrible bellows. Matthews lied toward Dallas. His face was 9 sickly green. His hair was loosened and waved backward in the sum-,
 "Simonw cried Dallas us the two went by.
 Matthews was winded, and when the bulls hot breath famed his back for the third time he resorted to strategy. Once more stepping aside and escap- ing the sharp horns by less than, a foot, he followed, and, in desperation. seized Simon by the tail.
 And now the bulls anger was sud- denly changed to fear. His desire to horn that scarlet thing became desire i to get rid of it. With bawl of terror he darted this way and that, trying to shake himself free and swinging Matthews clear of the ground. This method failed. At once he adopted new tactics. Believing, he raced away 1 through the corn, dragging the inter- preter astride of the stalks, blowing up the earth with him, rolling him feet first or sidelong down the rows;s but like grim death and with raucous paths, Matthews hung on.
 Out of the corn to the coulee road they went-when Simon saw the grove at the landing Among those trees many pestering buffalo fly had been outwitted; there, where grapevines tam gled, many mosquito had been rub bed away. Quick as a flash Simon made for the cut, with Matthews com ing breathlessly after.
 The interpreter thanked his stars for the bulls maneuver. The grove would give him shelter. He could dodge be- hind a friendly trunk or si.in one to
 Simon had stopped to indulge in more whiplash waltzing, and the arm weary Matthews could scarcely keep his hold. "Ma-a-aw, Ina-a-aww roared the bull. Then, discouraged, he shot. forward again.
 But now fright consumed him, and he lost thought of scratching free of his tormentor. His red eyes were pop ping from his curly face. His mouth was wide. His tongue lolled. With great jumps he sped straight through the grove.
 It was all too swift for calculation. Matthews was conscious only of a, great wind, of an invisible power that, bound him to that bulls tail, of dull roar in the ears, a blur in the eyes
 Simon leaped the hedge of fruit hung grapevines. poised for second on the brink of the rivers caving bank-hiss feet together, his neck stretched. Then, the red of him disappeared, and after 1t the more vivid tuft at the end of his tail