The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08
The Man Who Smiled


tear him from his place OF refuge rhe
tiger fixed his glarine ewes full on my
companion; croqehed. and prepared to
out, and his would-be nssailant rolled
over, evidently shot I'm tho side. My first
Impression was that the bullet had fin
ished matters. | was about to descend
when the beast growled and staggered
TO his feet. He rushed furiously at Far
auharson and drove his claws deep into
the latters leg just above the knee. The
flesh was ripped down to the ankle and
making another spring. the tiger secured
another hold on the leg. causing d second
wound.
lesped to the ground. and had all but
secured my rifle when the tiger saw me-
He wheeled, made sudden spring and
Pinnted Pmntsnan me TO me earth, ! wrenched my
under the brlte's left car and with q
furious. EFFORT severed his throat cutting
clean through the jugular vein-- He rolled
off me. fell forward and died. I staggered
to my feet. shaken: bruised. but un-
wounded. AS ! did so. Farquharson
slipped from the tree and fell to the
touched me from behind. and looking
back saw the Hindu woman beside me-
Give me that handkerchief from
around your head" l said hurrledly. II
tourniquet to stop the bleeding"
She handed me the handkerchief. and
did what IVES necessary. The light
was now fading fast. but 1 saw through
the high grass Of the jungle several more
dusky faces peering at us, Presently the
natives came forward and helped me to
carry Farquharson back 10 the village
1t Is needless to say that we were
the heroes OF the bout but | had little
thought for anything but the terrible
condition Of my poor friend dreaded
blood poisoning. the result almost inva-
riably Of all bad tiger wounds. and in the
morning saw from the high delirium and
rapidly rising temperature that II had
| actually set IN. I had small medicine
chest with me and did the best 1 could
for him. but 1 feared for the worst. The
native woman. Rhanee Nee. had insti-
tuted herself his nurse.
His life will be spared" she said.
I'VE have certain remedies for tiger
wounds in the jungle that will help the
sahib."
/ have great faith In some OF these ma
tive cures. handed down as they are
germs. many Of them. of our own most
valuable medicines: but l. perceived. to
my alarm. that they had little or no ef-
feet upon Farauharson. TWO or three
abandoned all hope for his recovery.
was pacing about outside the chiefs hut,
wondering whether Mrs. Farauharson hao
already sailed for England. when a clear
English voice sounded on my ears. and
turning. l saw her standing behind me
uttered cry of surprise, but she
Yes. 1 have come. DR.. Halifax" she
said In agitated tones. "Since
wrote Dick that awful letter ] have been
nearly crazy with remorse- l made VI
my mind to follow you both to Jubbulpore
From Jubbulpore ] came to Morer; there
the news of the accident and his danger
GUS Illness reached me. Tell me the
worst: is he dying2"
Almost" I responded. You must be
prepared to see him greatly changed"
We went TO the hut in the door oil
which Rhanee Nee. the black woman
was standing.
"Rhanee," said "this is nem-sahib
the good sahib's wife. She has come all
the way from Bombay to see him"
Rhanee fixed her lustrous eves on the
white GIRL and the latter stretched out her
arms impulsively.
You are his nurse she exclaimed
"I will tell you everything, I have been
bad wife; I have tortured the sahib for
what he could not help. Save him for me
bring him back from the gates OF the
grave. l must show him how sorTy
am
'I have done nearly everything
could said the black woman, Rravely
There is only one thing left was