The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-03

StSS% fCsontislued froGs, feste.G@N.f
ssS1n the light Of what he had Just
~ the explanation Of the thlns
&fch had go puzzled and termed
III became almost iudier9hssS SUI
Earring the years tnat mao t.apss !.
4inee any news al ths ~ M, -. = =
f1Srfd had Gene IL him, somebody haa
Sserfcd Il flying machine. and this
Nov happened To have ono
ESSS I'LL even occurred To Roscoe that II
VI xsssld get possession ot the ap-
SIlrnfas n. might ne able to use II
Shrsasf might, alter aiming the
E57aAu Haa Later. the gar. rc abIe 10
EVnfs.linu1e his exile hefe.
Sg He had NJ doubt at all, now that
Ne naxst.rs was solved and the terror
n4sr that these t&o we're delivered
4 8ssto his hands. Even without the
aeif1e he would have felt sure % that
WITH II, the thing was almost too
S&iFn*y He had only To vat where he
SwAs and keep watch nntit the man
s5ihuuid come aat 81 the hut rte
EE2Suiu tsraa8 UP lo Within eass RANGE
kss1nd one shot would settle him
4 Hut before an hour had passed.
kc4rtxIf assasl& Marriages about this plan
shAd ot,trudeti themselves upon Ros-
The wind vas rasing and the tern-
NerNfure falling stea0ily. There y A.
RSers Indication that the first o. Tis.tE
6w winter storms was about t. be-
<9n una even for one protected as
knetoe was, and Injured to cold. nss
NATION would Coon become unsena-
&A 1t WAS 81 question of ftfner q
x1b1ore, before he could accomplish his
6rp0se. But he wanted to accom-
I'm 1t tonight. And ah~ mof+ he
49, 4. n. mad INT
Ssirs.
kAt last he rose sti,iiy. picked III
rifle. which ne had laid les.de
and cautiously approached the
M Mas SO pfeoeeupied with H. es-
lily AZ he drew nearer, that he
N about the bear and Stumbled
~ Il in the dark. This gave him
6pmentary fright and caused him
W1t1perea oath or two.
n picked himself up and examined
xreht ungainiy carcass. Explar-
~ with his hands. he found thu
4I1t hUIes made. by TWO Of CaAley e
o9 effective shots. one between the
and the other in the throat
III MtA was good shooting Better
t1k1manKhip than he, Roscoe WAS
kD1E or T1earIy. II would not DO
fre moment came. Roscoe must see
that all the advantages would
x0n his side. Well. that ought to
eoAy. since the man had 4 Woman
pkotect as we'll as himself
leaving the bear he peered
eAtthily around the three exposed
1tew ~ the hut No light was shin
x througir- its we'll caulked organizes.
M he heard no sounds, either.
lnce or twice, from mere habit, HI
need UP fearsomely at the star
a3t. and then swore at himself for
ktnE done go No terrifying appari-
a could appear up there now.
0f d moment, an accession of rage
1anAt the Two who had batfied him
~M snjuyed immunity from him SO
Ax. almost led him to attempt To
&Ak into the hut then and there. and
e9tlc matters; hut his saner common
<Aze told him that the settlement
on1d almost inevitably he against
tn should he attempt it,
M@Ae WAS still entertaining this notion
&WeSer, when d luminous idea oe-
01Ed 10 MN Around on the far
64 0f the hut. the west side. which
gs&ked towards the neadiand. Was a
d-sized heap of fire. wood which
M)1tp had not been able to find room
A1810sS tie nut ROSCOE N3d Will
311 flint and steel and a quantity
Tow. lie never travelled without
I'm
With infinite pneeaution agains,
01Me he began laying a fire against
~ Mfndward wall III the hut Squat
nG, fNith his rifle across his knees
NM0y 10 use in case of an emergency
~ methodicaiiy whitfield quantity
@M9 dry splinters off a few OF the
#Mkleks, ignEed them and carefully
S4ENAd the blaze. until, under ths
MINK wind. IL grew to tho beginning
IL fair sized tontiagration. Then
Fastening UP his rite, he slipped around
~ other side OF the hut, crouchine
0Wn not more than twenty PAGES
3Nay. and waited
Already the ire WAS burning finri!
mad the silhoaetted outline of the hut
$500 plain against the glow of it.