Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07

he pointed. Even In the dsoD tW1n11s
che could already Aalo s0t ~ sAam.
bling figure that vas coming along to-
ward them on all fours.
why does he move IN tAae queer
sort Of way?" she whisDsEsa.
They had shrunk back into the
shadow Of the hut, the girl actually
inside Of the vestibuls ana Caylsy -
the doorstep.
Hes been wounded When I was
overhead could make out the blood
stains ON his side. ana he was leaving
. track on The ice.
Wounded in . light with anotAe1
bear?"
mo. that's not likely"
She asked no further sxplanatioa,
but slipped into the hut The next
moment she was beck with the nsld-
glasses.
While you're attending to the
bear" she said IN a whisper. IN Just
keep watch up the beach tor-fof any
one else"
The past weeks had made one dif-
ference in her attitude toward Cayiey
which she was now aware of, as she
contrasted her sensations on seeing
Philip step forward. out Of the shelter
Of the hut, to confront the bear. with
those she had experienced when he
had set out on . similar errand o0ce
before. She knew him now. and shs
had no fear for him The feeling
that thrilled her now was nearer aka
to pride than anything else.
Cayley fully justified her confidence.
The course the bear was taking would
have brought him within 20 yards OF
their doorstep. When he nrst caught
sight of Cayley he stopped. in two
minds. apparently, whether to be
hunted or To do the hunting himself.
Then. as Cayley advanced upon him
rather slowly. he decided, Kissed at
him venomously and reared up.
He was already badly enough
wounded to have taken all the fight
out of. any other sort Of animal. but
half alive as he was, he cost Cayley
four cartridges. Three of those shots
Cayley was reasonably sure must have
entered . vital spot. The first one
took the bear between the eyes - he
was rising. The second was fred into
his open mouth. The third was prob
ably detected BY the massive fore
paw which he was holding across his
body. in the attitude Of boxer. The
fourth shot, however. penetrated his
throat and probably smashed one Of
the two first vertebrae. for Il seemed
to bring the monster down al In .
heap, where he finally lay stin. Cay
ley could have reached him With hi0
foot.
Good shooting" said the g1rl Qa3st.
~ from the little vesdbuls.
He reloaded the revolver. lstt1n4
the empty shells drop UNDECIDED o.
the ice at his feet He gave the weap-
on back to the girl. and bent over the
bear.
I'm less interested in what I did
TO him." he said, than In what he got
from the enemy who drst attacked
him"
The light was almost gone. 90 that
all he could So wero two or three
irregular dark stains upon the white
fur. A wound In the flank. which
none Of Cayley's shots could have &C.
counted fer. he explored With peao-
t1sed hand.
Watching him - he Atd -, The
girl could 50 that he lad found so0e,
thing unszpsptsd. somseAinS witch
SURPRISED him greatly. And tAsro
vas more than Surprise There was
alarmed urgsncy In his voice whsa b
spoke to her. He offered no axpaana,
ton. Merely told her e 90 into The
hut and make fast the solid wooden
shutters over the windowA He wouN
come In and would tell her wAaE n
was al about. IN . momsnt
The girl had hardly AnisAed tie
task hs had given her, vha - cane
IN. In his hlooA-statnod ha1A - was
holding out somstAi1g for her ia0poo
ton.
Conqusrtng . feeling a rapugnaneA
she bent over the hald. cast one
glance 1t the thing It co0kainsd aAA
then started up end gasaA, Whsl1e4
into HIS face.
"A bullesi" che saaA. ~Dut-hsA ~
thought that Roscoe wasn't ARMED
not With Are arms. mean"
Cayiey nodded. "But tAis seems %
be pretty good evidence that 1s q.
Thae's Why I sent sou into the hsA
1t occurred to No that fe might b
following Tie bear. aAd tAat The Ag4t
Aow,e TAls3