The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-04

1 first point where 1t looms up beyond the plains, and we had reached the Laramlne river before remembered it.
 | We were to camp for the night and
 shoot ducks and collect a rare and l
 believed hitherto unidentified species of Edogenium Ca miscroscopical water plant l was making a special study of at tl.at time), and here we had another sample of Jinnys change of heart: she declined to have her pack removed. After both Brandt and I had operated on it-one of us had to hold her-she dropped In her affliction and Said, "Oh crool, crool men, You've robbed me of me only earthly joy" or looks to that effect, and then 1 threw my arms around her neck and
 hugged her, she positively was so human. 1 And her reasons were presently evident Brandt picketed her a long way off and her links stayed close with his ownest uvver. It was only when Jinnys pack | was strapped to her that she could have | that young Adonis hard and fast on the 1 end of a rope so he could get away spite | of all his ownest muvyer might say about | it.
 | As the weeks progressed Captain links 1 learned to crop grass for himself, ac- ! quired a great chumminess for his human | friends and a choice assortment of names -"Jinsky," "Stilts, Heir Apparent" | 'Old Maids Darlington 70. M. D." for | short-to all of which he answered cheer l fully and promptly. We found our nur- | sery governess, Jimmy so efficient that I put off going to Toltec for my new sad | dle horse and rode Muldoon on short ! trips, leaving the Heir Apparent to Jisl- ny. On these occasions however, we always picketed her so elephants could |, not have torn our htches loose, for Jimmy was contemplating nothing less than an {, elopement with her Jinks and I happened | to want him for myself-to say nothing of his ownest muvver.
 | One afternoon-We were camping then l in the neighborhood of Laramie Peak, grouse hunting, with an eye out for bears, which are rather plenty in the vicinity we picbeted Jimmy In wide field of an | abandoned ranch where grass was good, and told her to take care of links till we returned. links was nothing loath to stay-trotting over the hard mountain
 trails tired him good deal and wore his little hoofs sadly; and besides Jimmy was very-yOu know what I'm trying to
 say but can't; wouldn't you rather stay with your aunty or your grandmamma sometimes? So links gave us a cheerful whinny and we rode off to a stream some miles away where the w.-iow grouse came in to drink at sunset.
 Well, we got our grouse and were tent
 
 Peak, when adown the breeze came ''Op-oo- ooo!'-a long rising cry, the hunt ing call of the wolf
 '"The Captan"-they'v winded himr Brandt exclaimed, pushing Black Bess up mountain side to which flight of stairs or step-ladder might be easy riding.
 MT. links for supper?-not while livei' said Muldoon in her own language, hurrying after Black Bess, ears perked and wide nostrils taking the wind. At the crest of the ridge we saw the field with Jimmy picketed in the middle of 1t. Even at that distance and with the fading light we could make out the wolves already circing about links and Jimmy and beginning their attack.
 "Jumpin' giraffsl" cried Brandt, fling ing off his horse and snatching the rifes Its that old she-wof and her brood Williams said carried off his colt close to the ranch house last week! Say 'goodby
 to the Heir Apparent"
 Trust Jinny!' l retorted.
 We were too far for a shot. We left
 our horses on the ridge and footed 1t down
 as the safest and quickest way, for 1t was dusk under the trees and every step
 was perilous. The wind favored us and
 we reached a hillocl in easy range with
 out the wolves suspecting our presence At the instant we raised our rifles a cub
 wolf scared aloft from Jinny's beels like
 a big. bad bat and came down with a plop. He never moved again. Good shotl'' cried both of us at once. "Oh. wait" whispered. excitedly.