Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-02-28

! XfS ulUlL tue WOll 0S @ 7A five cents a peep, -@A but the public had
 @ hung back. A jz debt was contract
 => ed with the liv- @@:- eryman, and he S&@k had to take the
 wolf for payment. He would keep the animal until a cir GUS came alocg.
 To keep children away from the stables it was given out that the animal had killed and eaten DO less than five different persons, and was on the watch for others.
 It was declared that if he should break his way out of his cage, the slaughter would be something terri. ble.
 The rumor that Miss Jessie Payne was hesitatin. between two lovers had some found,Aicn. She was not en- gagged to young Stephen Allaire of the village bank, but everybody said 1t would make a match. For months he had no rival Then young Albert Morton came from the city to visit rel atives. He had been introduced to Miss Jessie and had fallen in love.
 One evening the livery stable man received a caller whom he was sur. prised to see. It was MT. Allaire, and in a careless way he asked: ;, .
 What about that wolf you have here?"
 "Oh, he's a wolf, all right" was re- piled.
 T hear he Is very savage beast ]"
 You just ought to see him attack g piece of beef"
 "1f he were muzzled he might be let out?" t
 "Bless you. man. he don't need any muzzle on to walk the street He is no more dangerous than an old hen. He's an old wolf on his last legs. He was born in captivity, and has played with children for years. I have to tell of his savageness to keep the chil- dren away"
 "Mr. Norton," said the young man after drawing a long breath. If I should want to take your wolf for a walk this evening"
 "Take him right along"
 At seven o'clock that evening the skaters began to gather on the pond, and at the same hour came the report that MT. Norton's wolf had escaped from his cage. and was roaming about. He had already bitten old Mrs. John son and Deacon Skinner. and other victims would be heard of. The skat- CTS began leaving the pond. They didn't propose to take any such risks. The last of them were just leaving when Miss Jessie Payne and MT. Albert Morton came down to the pond and heard the news. :
 ''Why, If that is 50 then we can't go." said MT. Morton.
 But why can't wei" was asked. :
 Look at the risk! That wolf may be here at any minutel" -
 And hes may not be here before next summer!"
 But if he is loose he will certainly make for the pond" ]
 Then let him come. You can pro. tect me from one old wolff"
 "But he is 8 savage animal, Miss Fayne."
 q came down here to skAte, Mfr Morton, and 1t will take more than one old wolf to drive me homo again. If you are afraid" ]
 "Oh, no, no. no! It Is solely on your account"
 But you needn't mind me. Conc on!" !.
 Away they went up the ri,es, side by side, ste smiling contemptnously and he glancing back oveffhis Jhoul- der at brief intervals with. an awful dread in his heart. sIt wai an inner ited fear. and he could not control 1t. Of a sudden. after ono of his glahces back. he caught the Gifl h4 the arm and almost shrieked out:
 "The wolff The wolff Hs b after us!"
 He can't bel" she replied.
 But he was, and if they had looked a little closer they might have made out a skater not far behind the ami nal.
 He's coming! He's coming!" shout ed the young man as he twisted the girl about in his excitement.
 Then fight him off!"
 Three seconds later MT. Morton was skating for the shore. and alone! The wolf came up and began circlins the girl. as if preparatory to spring. but before he had closed in the skater arrived and stretched him dead wfth a bullet from his pistol.
 "Oh, stephen!"
 ''Is this you, Jessief'
 The next morning MT. Morton went home. He had. neither exCuSss nor .tarewells. In two months Miss Jeseie Fayne became stephen Allaire's wafe