The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-30

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and you don't so back to training
tigcrs-no, not even a nearsighted
one"
David lived firm in this decision.
Krantz grunted disdainfully and went
about moping Milly thought she
should be allowed to decide the mat
ter. and in the light of her pride,
David's position was the first unpleas-
ant exhibition of mans vanity of own
ership.
Then Green-eye arrived. He was in
no agreeable mood. Gaunt. fierce from
wound which had partially crippled
one of his hind legs, the brute siouched
about his box, and occasionally tore
at its heavy timbers.
Then the pride of Milly Krantz grew
beyond restraint. Without consulting
the obdurate David, she limited to old
Krantz that she was ready There
was no reason to fear Green-eye and
| she was not afraid.
Old Krantz prepared the properties
and selected a morning. Green-eye' s
cage was wheeled to the larger den
The animal was sluggish and did not
relish the transfer. Now Krantz stood
by the door, ready to pass her up in.
to the cage. He had cautioned her to
take a heavy chair, an aid that might
be required, and she carried one of
those tough whips to bring back to
Green-eye lapsing memory of anoth
er masterful woman whose tempera,
ment had been so like his own.
David would not have suspected
this little drama-would never have
understood why Milly entered the
gers den against his wishes-had il
not been for Firefly, the jumping horse
On the previous day Firetiy had given
evidences of being off feed, and David
arose early to see that a soft mash
was given the animal. Not finding a
stableman close at hand. he had mixed
! the feed himself and was going in with
| it to the horse tent when the clank
of bar against the steel of the bic
cage caught his ear. Wondering who
was in that quarter so early, David
slipped into the big tent-at that very
moment old Krantz swung Milly into
the tigers den.
! David stood completely paralyzed
with fearing dread in those first few
| moments. Silent, unable to cry out
he stood with the bucket of bran in his
hand, staring at the slip of a woman
his wife, in the great cage Green-eye
did not at once move from his posi-
ton on the floor, and as her entrance
had been without noise. it was the
first rustic Of her silken skirt that
told the beast of her presence.
! David moved nearer, now afraid tc
speak fot fear of disconcerting her
She must act for herself. At the first
hiss Of the whip, swiftly Green-eeye
lifted to his feet in a movement OF
sluggish grace, Then, slowly. he
turned his head, and the big greer
eyes stared in all that intensity which
is cruel, bestial. David saw there
was menace in the beasts pose, anC
his face went white; Krantz saw. too,
worst of all, Milly saw. Her eyes were
lined with the tigers. She seemed un
able to move or to speak. Her face
was drawn and set and pale. Hell
eyes stared fiXedly into those CLEAN
ing orbs.
Green-eye uttered snarl-thi.
broke the spell. His bound across the
denis center was not quicker than hel
pitiful cry. She threw forward the
chair, lost her grip of it, and stag
gered aside to the door, screaming:
He can see-He can SEE!n
There had been no waver. no hesita
ton in the spring. The limping les
handicapped him, and he fell en-
tangled by the four prodding legs O.
the chair. Then instantly he wa!
blind again with Firefiy's bucket O
mash in his eyes. David's toss was &C
curate and vicious. The brute rolled
frantically over the floor of the den
wrecking the chair with frenzieC
strokes, biting, snarling, wiping at his
eyes. Then he sprang at the bars, {
hideous, glaring thing. There was &
wick of hatred burning in each of the
green eyes.
Milly, white and quivering, fiuns
herself into Davids arms.
"Oh, David! David" she cried
clutching him, "he can sect"
1t was old Krantz who grunted. and
phoofed, and snorted in German irasci
bility at the wild idea of her fear.
Life in the open will do it, Krantz,
said David.
See! ach Gott! what couldt make
him see when he aindt no eyes? You
kept still aboudt this seeing, Milly!
You loose the nerve, yes. See! couldt
he see these last two, three years
No-Haaa! Well blind is blind, aindt
it?"
And Krantz, stolid, unreasoning
plttered about the stake wagon until
he found an ash club. He tested it
, earnestly grunting.
They found Krantz at the bottom OF
GEeen-eye's cage several mornings
later. 1t had been a good club; but
there was no bandage.
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