New-York tribune., 1908-08-09


took place; but they, with more noise than Tn
ceritv, spurned the thought No indeed they would
not be frightened lust wait and see.
We had passed the hollow sycamore and tu-1-
ing my face back toward the girls. l SAID
think the bear IS right ahead or rs Ot course,
It was said TO frighten them didnoc see Mao with
The girls; 50 / asked, Where's Nab,
She dropped her nuff and has gone back .
ind it. answered Betty
BalSer and | were perhaps ten wards ahead ol
the girls and he called back IN a hoarse WHISPER,
Here's the bearl Here's the bear. Then he wins
pered 10 me, Let's fire and scare them There u
bear within a mile of US. and We II not see one
Wanting TO show off, he fired his gun and 00
b1azed awaV at nothing The result was most sals-
factory for the girls ran back The path screaming
Ike mad. They were not going - be frightened.
No, not thevl BalseT and | stood Laughing, oa'
soon our tune changed for N less -han a minute ne
girls-that Is, three of theu-came back 70 Is
screaming and frightened II real earnest
THERE'S another bear right back OF rs cred
Betty.
.BaIser and l again laughed. but We were soon
convinced that they had really seen a bear
go Where was it / asked arN-ouSly-
He came out of the hollow sycamore Just as W
got there, answered Nan q,
Where IS Mab2 Where Is Nab l ASKED IL
last | was aroused.
She is down the path hunting her raq-i- a.
swered Nan, and the bear started rsnI oo"N %
her direction r..-.l
Il
run and Balser followed me
Load your gun l cred, and come On IL
hurry! MI
Il tried to load my gun as ! -4r. but slL[i L-is
the powder and could not get bullet II the lE l--E
Balser stopped TO load his gun nd soon .s ,fI
me Then | stopped and neVe- n all my N-e ~
load gun quickly ter
Il threw nv coat 70 the ground ana Slii l0- -.
Balser- After | had passed H.- heard q F---~ IS
scream just ahead of me l sae" the SeIee-' cs-5
from Nab though | could no. see her, ior lNS -
made sharp turn at that -. anu I,"-.,ri ,Hl M.
brush. though leahess sa .-.-@ thaI ''~--
see through It
WHEN | rounded the bend he pain NJ t5 o3i ii
w almost froze One hundred vardS aAt'1f If, =
the bear. and few -- EdfGS 90 Iss The
Nab, running and screams Tor dedl ~, m long
between Nab and the be- would no, % o. lsa+h a.
The girl though braver than ] hen iatls. IN from
the hands of The Wolves uld SOU soon ,-- would
exhaustion and fright, and the -uriaIsu 90
tear her TO pieces. c- shoot
First Nab was in line with III, -eaI anu -. :. would
my bullet should miss the black prI'V, :. coward
surely find her. Second the hear Tan Lad shot.
/ could get neither a bro-aSlde IoI q - Trorrl
and if | should hit the bear, my huLet 49, ne Il
but would not kill, and wounded O0"-
carnatiOn of fury t.,sa nv
While these thoughts were t-+shll.s - 9Td rtss
mind, the bear overtook Nab saw fs4rfll raWs
20 its feet To- strike the girl WITH i's - was
One blow would have killed her iar -il0
monster Cd NIB 70
The brute's momeutary pause ,,'' ~, hea< vas
gam a few feet IN the race. and "9lT IN "a he
upright Balser fired Instantly A'.o A'.osi ~ -ouaci
ground | shouted and thc otar -',- " ~ .r,yef,
me. | hoped | had drawn the %t'"I1 70 fre At
and had my gun almost 70 my shoulder ia ~ ss1a
the bears head; when 1t turned q'y yNisr r- me
presented its rump for 1ny ann % - and ~
had reduced the distance between TIC - ra-h
10 twenty wards. and Nab was iElnS III '-'
few wards ahead Of II. red vsfy
OF course all that telling Zy" I. -han ore
rapidly,-withIn few seCordS- III ~~rel It V4S