The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03

could now sec it quite clearly, and saw, to my
iagIy wrapped in blanket, for couli part OF
IT IT dragging Now was in fix indeed was
lV tempted to shoot the brute but If fired aud only
wounded her she would immediately maui the poor
wretch she was carrying, and for all knew he might
Stlll be alive. [ decided that would not risk it, so
stopped where | was. with the oness getting closer
could not help wondering what my boy Was don% n he
was probably back underneath the wagon by thus
time,
Well, the lioucss came slowly along till she was
W',nIn W. nm hundred Yards Of me- when she stopped land
made me feel decidedly nervous for thought she
. hundred wards from me, but was between her and
the river, could not that the she was carry
his hand, and what I had thought 10 be blanket
turned out TO he cavalry cloak If was dead
nervous of only woundiug her in which case Inc
Door beggar she had hold Of would suffer
A LII this time I was lying full length raising my
n head few inches and then TO watch. /
coul? see her snItpg at him and presently she started
a little trench Next she picked up the man and ald
Great scott!'' thought 'she means to bury
him' There some shifting, while | watched
with strsinng eyes Then she started cover hlm up
and tbcn she would stop and sniff al the poor begga ET
again. mad with impatience. wishing she would
move off, so that could get at the unfortunate rel
low. for ] had an odd feeling that he st alive.
She hn'shsd at last with the man fairly well covered
save for his boots and hands, which stretched
out.
1be honeSs moved of about lve yards:
turned and came back, stepping very lightly tor all
tho world like cat She had another sniff
which apparently satisfied her for she went off AGAIN
this time little farther, but only 10 repeat
process, I could sec her object She evidently
had her cubs somewhere near, and going TO BRING
them to dinner, but wished to protect her prize
while
The bruto's next journey took her about 100 yards
from 7 determined to fire, trusting TO luck
get in another cartridge Of miss. So Just
when she turned TO back for another look
prey I pulled the trigger. aimed Just behind the
shoulder, hoping to fix her in shot, The moment
7 fred, out of the Of nv eye / the fellow
in the roll over rise 10 his feet saggor
toward Theu I turned my attention TO the ouess
7 could sec she was hit, for she sitting on her
launches roaring like ten lions in / slipped III
another cartridge, and about to finish her when
the poor fellow in the oycrcoat reached ME and
literally foil on top Of He in fearful stnte
covered all over with blood,
was horribly afraid, while struggled 10 free NV
self that tho wounded ioncss would have both of u
for the would let Of me, but clnne on cou
vulsiveIy, CRYING. 'FMy God Ny God''' Fortunate
~ for beth of MS. however. he collapsed, and was
able to shake him OF and finish the ljoness II was
an easy iob first shot had Just caught her back
bone. and she was helpless. | gave her one more
through the head AMI killed her
( to the poor fellow and carried him
through tho reeds to the water edge, where.
time, he revived. To nay surprise, when
washed the blood from his fnoe, recognized him as
my nhum GRAY. IIc still suffering from the shock
and all he could do to weakly. ''My God. Ny
Cody and then break down