Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
of the lattlee wlth lts great talons.

of the lattice With its great talons.
 The girl had almost ceased tO breathe when to her relief the head disappeared and she heard the brute's footsteps leaving the window But now they came to the door again, and once more the scratching commenced, but this time with increasing force until the great beast was tearing at the massive panels in n perfect frenzy of fury. Could Jane Porter have known the immense strength of that door, bulided piece by piece she would have feit less fear of the tiger reaching her by this avenue.
 For fully twenty minutes the brute alternately snlffcd and tore at the door occasionally giving voice to q cry of baflled rage. At length, however, lie gave up the attempt, and Jane Porter heard him returning toward the win dow, beneath which he paused for m instant and then launched his great weight against the time worn lattice The girl heard the wooden rods | groan beneath the impact. but they held, and the huge body dropped back | to the ground below. ! Again and again the tiger repeated these tactics until finally the mortified ! prisoner within saw n portion of the lattice give way and in an instant one great paw and the head of the animal were thrust within the room. H Slowly the powerful neck and shoul- ders were spreading the bars apart, and the 1.-the body came farther and farther into the room.
 As in a trance the girl rose, her hand upon her breast, wide eyes star Ing horror stricken into the snarllng lace Of the beast scarce ten feet from her. At her feet lay the prostrate form of the negress.
 The girl. standing pale and rigid against the farther wall. sought with increasing terror for some ioophole of pressed against her bosom. felt the hard outlines of the revolver that rClayton had left with her earlier in the day.
 quickly she snatched 1t from it's hiding place and. leveling 1t full at the tigers face. pulled the trigger.
 There was flash of flame, the r0aI of the discharge and an answering roar of pain and anger from the beast.
 Jane Porter saw the great form dis appear from the window, and ther she, too, tainted
 But the tiger was not Killed. The bul, let had but inflicted painful wound in one of the great shoulders. In an. other instant he was back at the lat tice and with renewed fury was claw. ing at the aperture. but with lesscned effect since the wounded member wos almost useless
 He saw his prey-two women--lyine senseless upon the floor. There waf no longer any resistance to be over come. Sabor had only to worm hi' way through the lattice to claim li
 Slowly he forced his great buli inch by inch. through the opening Now his head was through, now ont great fore leg and shoulder.
 Carefully he drew up the wounded | it lhnAAAaA' iA E'Ahi9 b'' 'ffN the tight pressing bars.
 A moment more and both shoulders through, the long. slnuous body and the narrow hips would glide quickly after.
 It was on this sight that Jane For ter again opened her eyes.
 
 When Clayton heard the report oi the firearm he fell into an agony oi fear and apprehension. What wer' the thoughts of his strange captor ol . guide Clayton could only vaguely con . lecture, but that he had heard the sho and was in some manner affected h, 1t was quite evident. for he quickene' his pace so appreciably that Clayton stumbling blindly in his wake, wen down,
 (To be Continued)