The state herald., 1914-02-06

No cOckeu up one buTeWu eyos m
sort Of British. Canadian! No.
cayn't claim that either, coming from
the Labrador, for that's Newf'nland, q
days march nearer home.
Say, Mrs. Trevor. you don't know
my name yet. It's Smith. and with
my friends I'm mostly jesse"
"If you please. may be one of your
friends?" @
IF behave good, you may. No
harm in my trying"
The moment Jesse Smith had given
me his name. knew him well by rep
utation. Comments by Surly Brown.
the ferryman, and my husbands bitter
hatred had outlined a dangerous char
acter. Nobody else lived within
days journey.
That's my home." said Jesse. Dye
see dim trail jags down that upper
cliff? That's whar drifted my ponies
down when / came from the States.
didn't know of the wagon road from
Hundred Mile House to the ferry,
which runs by the north end Of my
ranch"
And the tremendous grandeur OF
the placer
Hum. ! don't claim to have been
knocked all in a heap with the seen
cry. No. What took holt of me good
and hard was the company-a silver
top bar and his missus. both thou
sand Founders, with their three young
ladies', now married and settled beyond
the skyline. There's two couples Of
prime eagles still camps along thar
by South Cave. The timber wolf I
trimmed out because he wasted around
like a remittance man. Thar was a
stallion and his harem. this yere fool
Jones bein' one OF his young mares.
Besides that. there was heaps Of Ill
friendly folks In fur. hair. and feath-
ers. Yes. have been right to home
since / located"
But grizzly bears! How frightful!"
Yes. They was frightened at first
The coarse treatment they gets from
hunters. makes them sort OF bashful
with any stranger"
But the greatest hunters are afraid
OF them"
The biggest criminals has got most
scare at police. Bars has no use for
sportsmen. nor me neither. My rine's
heaps fiercer than any bar. and I've
chased more sportsmen than hus
grizzlies"
Wasn't Mr.. Trevor one of them -
Jesse grinned.
Tall \ f4r hA Dfh har ctA 10
OF the story must be worth hearing
wall. Mr.. Trevor took out sum
m'ns agin me for chasing him OF my
ranch. He got fined for having no gan
license. and no dawg license. and not
paying his poll.tas. and Cap Taylor
bound him over 10 keep the peace. !
amt popular now with Mr.. Trevor.
whereas he got on cheap. Now. u
them bars could shoot"
hadn't thought OF that Can they
be tamed!' ! asked.
Men can be gentled. and they needs
tanning most. Thar was three grizzlies
sort OF adopted n party by the name
OF Capen Adams. and camped and
Travelled with him most familiar Once
them four vasrants promenaded on
Market Street In Frisco. Not that I
holds with this Adams In misleading
his bars among man.smell so strong
and distrackful to their peace OF mind.
but still reckon capen Adams and
me sort OF takes after each other I'm
only attractive to animals"
"oh. surely!" laughed.
But Jesse became quite dismal. "rm
not reckoned." he bemoaned himself
among the popular attractions The
neighbors shies Mt coming near my
ranch"
We'll. II you pro,ec, grizzlies and
hunt sportsmen. surely It's not surpris.
ing"
Can't ,leare all parties. ehl Wall.
perhaps taat's how the herd Ia graz.
ing Yes, Come to think OF II. re-
member oncot Smithsonian grave
robbcr comes to incpcck South Cave.
lie said I'd got bone yard OF ancient
people. and he'd rob graves TO mud
out all abou, them oldon times lie
wanted to catch the atmosphere of
them days. no | sort OF helped. Rob.
bling graves hin't exactly n holy voca.
tion. the party had a mean eye. II Ger.
man name. and sort OF patronizing
manner. but stiil helped around 10
gct him atmosphere. me and Eph."
Who's Eph1"
"oh. he's Just a silycrtip. what sci,
entigc parties calls ursua horribilir
ord. You Just cast your eye whar ,ho
trickie stream falls below my cabin.
Dye see them saryis berry bushes
down below tho rpray1"
Where tho bushes arc wayingr Oh,
look. there's n gigantic grizzly stand
Ing up. and pulling tho branohesi"
Yes, that's Eph.
We'll. m ! was t.ilin' you. Eph aud
me is helping this scientific person "a
ge, the atmosphere OF them ancian,
times"
But tn. poor man would die oI
fright"
Too busy running. when he reached