Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-08

] put ther locOmOtOT thClllJleh complete
ly out Of business"
She was smiling when she handed
him the revolver Here's luck. she
said Don't be afraid for me"
/ Cayley smiled 90 Keep behind
me, but not 30 far that you're In any
danger OF getting cut on IN case I
| have 10 dance around him little,
There he's wnded us already"
/ Cayley turned for last look at her.
lie had slipped bis bundled wings
/ from his back and laid them on the
ice He was still smiling. bat some.
what ironically I'm half afraid he'll
run away" he said. 'snd half afraid
he won't"
The next instant all doubt on that
| head was ret at rest Tho monster
/ hissed and came numbering toward
them. pretty rapidly across the ice.
Cuyley advanced slowly 20 meet
him. but not IN a direct lino Instead,
. he bore on In a curve 10 the left The
/ girl understood tho maneuyer instant.
/ ~, and herself sot ont landward Mt a
| brisk pace, moving in the arc Of a cir
/ Gle parallel 10 hiH but larger In
such a way M 10 keep tbo bear. Philip
| and herself, on all three moved IN az.
| ferent directions, IN a straight line,
They Quartercd round In this way,
/ the bear swerying in well toward
/ Philip. until all three were In line,
about equldlstant from the hut Philip
and the bear, were, perhaps a dozen
PAGES apart without turning no call.
cd over his shoulder to her Now run
for lt-tor the hut III keep him
amused out here
Al The sound Of his voice the bear
rushed him Tho girl had never In
her NE found anything 800 hard 70 do
es 20 obey orders now But sho aid
obey and waR running at top speed
toward the open door Of che hut when
phe heard 0ayloy fire FOR the first
time Just as sho reached II. she
heard his second shot When she
turned about painting. to observe the
result Df Il, the two seemed TO her
10 he at horribly close quarters The
bear. reared mp on his hind legs, had
) just luugod forward
/ He sprong back clear Of the flashing,
scythelike cut Of those terrible claws.
A little 10 the girls surprise and con-
sderaby TO her alarm, he turned and
went sprlntlng up the beach toward
, the talus. at full speed the bear
wounded. but not In the least disabled,
numbering after him
II takes a fast runner to ogtrun q
bear, but Oayley did II When he
) reached tho foot of tho talus. tho bear
was 20 PAGES behind him She saw
him SOP short, whiH round again and
face hls pursuer with a shout
The bear also checked his speed
and reared up once more, towering,
upon his hind logs Then Cayley
fred twice. the shots coming so close
ly together Rs 70 he hardly distinguish.
} able One or both of them took In.
stantaneous effect The great yollw-
, lsh-white mass tottered forward, and
/, collapsed In heap only pace oi iwo
, from where Philip was standing
Ic waved his hand at the girl and
I walked badk for his wings. when
= she Get him. half way mp the beach,
he oNs ctretully taking tho gbent
shells o,n ot his revolver one lt a
, time and IepositIng them IN his pook
ct No filling how they may prove
useful" Ne commented then. with a
a quick lt5k into her face u hope you
woresS frightened when you sCS me
run"
81 suppose I shouldn't have been
but I'll have 10 confess that | was
You weren't trying 10 get away from
him Or you wouldn't have run In that
! direction But II looked rather dread
ful iust tho same Why did you
do it7'
I'VE were too far down the baaCn,
, too near The waterB edge before. Il
, was too late to skin him and cut him
up tonight, and was afraid II storm
were TO come up before morning, a
really big storm, wo might lose him
, II was lot easter 10 gel him mp the
, beach before Ared those last two
shots than II would have been after,
, I thought at hrtt Of running toward
the hut II occurred 70 me, only Just
In time, that there Was no use In ma.
king an abattolr Of our front yard"
They had reached the hui. and ss ho
finished speaking, they Cnterod IT,
Even Philip caught his breath rather
suddenly With thRt first glance about
its transformed interior The drift.
wood Gre. which glowed upon the
hearth hlled she whole room with
light, aud bathod tho walls and ralters
. with warm oolors.
Here was their fortross--again the
cold and the dark, fortress, too
against despair That rude hearth
which no had built today was 20 be
their altar ot hope.
The girl stood looking at Il mo