The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-05

OF CRY Iutue6 WHICH 6pue ueyOfee n1d
forgotten At least. yonder platform
would afford safety through the night.
So. with fhe last bit, of strength at her
command. she gathered up the rushes
and climbed to the platform, arrang.
ing her bed behind the Idol! She GOV.
cred her shoulders with the PUSHES
and drew her knees up 20 her chin.
She had forsotten her father. Bruce.
the happy days In a far country: she
had but q single thought, to sleep.
What the want OF sleep could notper.
form exhaustion could. and presently.
she lay still!
Thus. she neither sawtnorl heard the
Eptous pilgrims who were on their way.
TO Alfalfa to pray In that temple
Known to- offer protection against
wild beasts. Fortunately, they did not
observe her.
The pilgrim Is always a pilgrim in
India; e becomes, one might say, a
fascinating kind OF sport. TO most
OF tl;em, short tpiIg rimages are ;as tame.
las rabbits would be to thes hunterfof
Lions They will walk from Bombay
Ito Benares, from Madras % Lhassa,
|begging and Dragging all the way,
Eventually they become semEholy,I
distinguis citizens In a clutter OF
mud nuts;
They deposited some corn and fruit
sat tbs foot OF the tree and departed
leaving kathlyn in peace. But later
when the moon poured its white, cold
radiance over her face Il; awakened
|Iher. and sit took her some time To-
realize where she was.
Below, belly deep In the river
stood several water buffaloes, their
sweeping horns glistening like old
ivory In the moonshine. Presently a
|tlecpard stole down TO the brink and
Tapped the water gneedily, from tine!
to time throwing a. shasty apprehen-i
sive glance over his sleek should ers.E
The buffaloes never stirred; where
they were twas SAFE. Across the
river o bulky shadow moved in the
light, and d fat, brown bear took sffisi
1.-THE of the water. The leopard
snarled and skunk Of! The bear
washed his face, possibly sticky with;
purloined wild honey, and Sbetooki
himself back to his lair. :; &
Kathlyng sudd denly became aware Of
the fact that she was q spec ators ola
scene such as few human beings are
permitted to see; truce water where
the Wild beasts do not! Kill each other
She Crews interested that she forgot
der own plight. The tree stood Ionlyla
few feet from the water, SO she saw
everything distinctly. ss.
Later, when his majesty the tiger
made his appearance dramatically, the
buffalo simply moved closer together
presenting a formidable frontage !Gofi
horns. 81
Never had Kathlsn seen such an
enormous beast. From IFS great pad.
ded paws to his sloping shoulders he.
stood easily four feet iii height, and
his stripes we're almost as gbfoad as
3herS hand! y he drank Sdoubf less, eyingi
the buffalo sspeculati !; some other
time. Then he, tooS sat on! his haunc hes.
and washed his face but with ssin.S
,anite eracef1lne ss j ! III ecbrred 10
The watcher thai, familiar as she was;
with the mb us of wild beasts, never;
had she Witnessed a tiger 81 d lion
senact this domestic scene. Either they
were always pacing their cages; gazsl
ing far over the heads tof those wh6l
watched them, or they slept Even
when they finished d meal sof raw
meat they merely licked their chops;I
there was mo toilet. e 4 h.
n Here, however. was an elaborate
toilet. The great cat licked his paws.
drew them across Ills 'facs ]: then
licked his beautiful sides, ,purring \ for.
the night was so still and the beast
was so near that she could see him
quite plainly. He stretched himself,
took another drink, and trotted on to:
the Jungle. sss
Then came Ia herd &c elephants, for
each species seemed to have an sap-
pointed time! The buffalo emerged
and fled away into the dark. The ele.:
plants plunged into the water, saueal:s
ling, making sport, squirting water
over their backs and rolling. head Eun.
der; and they buffeted one another
amiably, and there was d baby who
seemed TO get In eyerybo dy's way and
the grownups. treated him shabbily.
By and by they, too, trooped, on. Then
came wild pigs. and ftlrtive antelope.
and foolish, chattering apes. 8 "
* At3last the truce water became de-
serted and Kathlyn lay down again,