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

Ask no questions" I replied "win
II should like it OF NIL things. and Lii
could go to the Sullys." he said and
"One moment" l interrupted. If you
come with me. please understand that
you can be. and I hope you will be, per-
fectly natural, When you wish to make
grimaces pray do so; when. you wish to
smile, smile freely. and laugh when you
are so inclined. l want YOU 10 be. nat
ursl; those are my conditIons-will you
grant them?'
He wrung my hand; his eyes spoke.
though the rest of his face was immov-
able. There was no hitch In the arrange
ment and early neY5 6ay
our rapid journey i found my companion
overcome by a melancholy so intense that
no effort could shake II OF; We spent "a
small town in the vicinity of the name
OF Morar. In the neghborhood of Morar
we should get .be big sd shooting we wsTe
to Mrs. Farguharson during our jour
ney. telling her that Morar would be
our destination, and the following r,tly DAY
were some for me. and several FOR Far
quharson. 1 saw his face change color as
he took one up and eagerly broke open
as he perused the contents. and when he
had finished he handed IL to me; :
>, This Is from my WIFE he SAID: "a and ari
The letter ran as follows:
Dearest Dick: 1t is not that I don't
love you. but l am not strong enough
upon me. Neither. dear. can you bear
it-you cannot stand the strain which
must never be relaxed. and / cannot en-
dure the constant suspense of watching
watch continually TO see the devil come
out In your face. And, Dick, II is gradu-
ally driving me mad. Please, do agree
am older and stronger l may be able
10 bear what Is now too much for me.
Forgive mo and let me go. shall return
home by the next steamer. Your loving
and unhappy wife"
/ looked up when I had read the mis-
sive to find Farquharson staring at me
fax" he said. II believe that LII is per-
fectly right-she Is best quit OF me-
s bGee au ne save one Oh hs
"Merciful heaven!" 1 muttered TO my
self, mo wonder that young woman flees
from him Me is the aDa best OF VS.
might as we'll be the worst OF monsters"
Fsrquharson's hysteria was short-livol,
he controlled himself by powerful ef
projected hunt
Half an hour later we were off. bound
for Rhanpore. small hamlet In the very
thick q the grass jungle The Chief OF
thusiasm. There was a man eating tiger
In the vicinity: and the Htndus know
well now "Ultc nunt0TS wage war on
these terrors Of the Jungle, This tiger
had already killed twenty-seven inhabi-
tants of the village. Tho natives were
In state rio Of absolute pa1,e They had
believing It to be possessed OF unnatural
powers. and although most anxious that
nun sHGqd IT ,hd@se1ss sa nsy he ahs on tho e
party took us Immediately to his hut.
and soon afterward one OF the women OF
Snrypi white laHy avail
could speak broken English, She in
formed us that her husband and three
children chi had been } nSSt Victims OF the tiger;
could get rid of the brute she would re-
gard us as gods, Knowing that none of
her tribe dare kill the monster. she
looked upon our arrival as an innrposi-
I'VE VIII go into the jungle at once
said How many men can 60 with
Right here an unexpected difficulty
arosc, None Of the Inhabitants was
touched me on the arm.
81 Will guide the sahibs, '>hc said. and
with this lone assistant we were obliged
TO be content. In less than half an hour
we set forth,
This promises to be something like
ply: we were crushing down the long
jungle grass as we walked Suddenly the
guide fell upon his knees, examining the
Here is the tiger trail" he said. ''He |
comes here nightly, and goes to the pool
there to the right TO drink" AS he spoke |
he bent forward and listened intently |
Tho next instant his face writhed with |
surprise and terror. he lcaped to his feet |
and disappeared like shadow In the |
Jungle. ! turned To what had be- |
come OF him and what his reasons were |
for this unlocked for desertion. The |
cause came swiftly TO light: violent |
shock threw me To tho ground, and my |
rifle was dashed from my hand. as |
huge tiger sprang clean over me.
a tree was near; | made for IL. and |