Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-09-14

motioned the party to dsfir 70 tie KID.
| and 50 true was her aim that she
brought the animal down with single
shot Nothing succeeds like success,
and the name Of the KID was thence
forth changed to Diana.
When night came on the men began
to cut wood for the purpose Of max
ing a cabin for Diana, but az soon az
she realized what they were doing she
stopped them.
II sleep on the ground In my blan-
kets," she said In decisive tone, "and
don't you forget It I didn't come out
here to put on frilla"
No cook had been brought with the
party, Hackstaff having intended to do
the best he could at getting the simple
meals required. Diana took the mat
ter out Of his hands and showed her
self an adept at making savory dishes
out of the simple stock Of provisions
that had been brought on the pack
horses, and when supper was served
all declared that 1t was the best meal
they had ever eaten In camp.
Hackstaf was the only man Of the
party who had ever hunted to any ex-
tent, the rest being mostly amateurs.
He therefore arranged for their meth
DDS Of hunting. how they should sep
arate and how come together on sig
nal Diana insisted on hunting alone
and during the first day brought In
more game than any other Of the party
except Hackstaff.
One day when Diana was stalking
through a wood she heard that deep
growl which comes from bear. Cock
ing her rife, she advanced under COW
er Of the bushes in the direction from
which the growl seemed to come.
Reaching a place where the trees grew
thinner, she saw Harry Evans, the
youngest member Of the party, just
disappearing In the branches Of a tree.
At the same moment huge grizzly
bear emerged from some underbrush
and numbered toward the tree In
which Evans had taken refuge. Reach
ing the tree, the animal raised itself on
its hind legs, rested its fore paws on
the tree and looked up at the refugee.
At the same time Diana heard some
thing strike the ground. 1t was Evans
rifle. He was so frightened that he
had dropped it
The bear exposed q side to Diana,
giving her a fine opportunity to put
bullet behind fore leg, which meant
into the heart Taking deliberate aim,
she fred. and bruin dropped to the
ground.
Hackstan was near by and, hearing
the shot, broke through the trees and
brush into the space where all this &C.
Cured just In time to see the shot and
its result. When the bear fell Diana
advanced. Evans remained In the tree.
Diana, seeing that the bear was I'M
movable, poked him with her foot
Are you sure he's deadT' asked
Evans.
Hackstaff burst into a laugh and
called on the man In the tree to come
down, which he did with some re-
| luctance.
This episode placed Diana Mt the
head Of the party for sportsmanship
and Harry Evans at the foot. The
men had begun by calling Frank the
Kid. They now transferred the name
to him.
During the rest of the hunt Diana
won the name that had been given her.
proving herself the best shot In the
party Her ride back to the ranch was
triumph, and at the first supper at
the ranch house she was placed at the
head of the table. and her health was
drunk by the others standing and with
q hurrah.
But another triumph was in store
for her. She had brought with her a
trunk, and when, after having donned
becoming costume, she emerged from
her room every man was struck with
her appearance. Not only this-every
man was ready to be her slave.
However, Hackstaff, as host, claim
ed the privilege Of escorting her back
to civilization and made so great head
way with her that at the end Of the
journey he was permitted to 90 to her
father to ask for her hand. though
Il is questionable II his success with
her was not largely based on the fact
that she was anxious to live on
ranch, her desire for that being due to
the fact that she was born huntress
and her taste for the sport could be
better gratified on ranch than any.
where else.