The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-03-31
B|[B0 QUESTIONS
SENATE VETO VOTE
WHY WoODSMEN LET THE 6
WOLF ESCAPE.
Had "Put Up . Good Fight" ans
Natural Enemies Spared His
In Token Of Their AdmIratiol
for Him.
GOVERNOR SAYS VOTE PASSING
EXPERIMENTAL STATION BILL
NOT CONSTITUTIONAL.

With a grand flourish the last
was laid on the platform and the e
torrent Of green-and-white water u
foaming down the slide. Then
boom that held back the logs
drawn aside, and down they came
a flock Of sheep heading for the I'll
By SKIES and sevens they plunged 1 Il
the pool below, rising again in a
swift torrent at various angles; til l,
circling madly round until at last IL .
made their way through the narrol a
and OF down the river. ,
Dave Mordaunt, the foreman, VIII 4
tied gayly as he watched the logs pal =
But suddenly he saw with ~uneasind :.
that the men stationed at the narroJ /,
could not keep the logs moving ia ,
enough. A jam was beginning
form.
Shut her off," he called, land hui
tie down here! The narrows ar
choked!"
The men swiftly swung out the ligh,
boom and checked the flow of logs
Then, sh0uldering their poles, the ten
Of them marched after their boss down
the narrow path that led to the lower
end of the bay.
The path was merely a shelf in the
face Of the cliff, which rose above 1t
for nearly a hundred feet. Ten feet
below was another shelf, the lower
path. 1t was even narrower and more
slippery.
The men loosened the jam, and the
logs once bore hurried down the
stream. Then they shouldered the long
poles again and started back up the
path toward the dam.
"Hark!" shouted the foreman, hold
ing up his hand for silence. From their
left, above the roa of the water, came
yelping of a pack of wolves.
They are after a deer!" cried Ben
Ford.
Even as he spoke the deer came in
sight. It was hard pressed; clouds of
steam rose from it's painting sides, and
its dropping head and protruding
tongue showed that 1t was completely
exhausted.
The mon nh~~--a 81. - pueseu, but
.. paIu no attention to them. Round
the narrow lower path It stumbled,
and on reaching the narrots, which
were now free Of logs, it Plunged in.
The rushing current carried it down
the river. but it gained the other shore
at last and lay down, painting.
"Now, boys" cried Mordaunt, "the
wolves will follow the path the deer
took! Gather a lot of rocks and spread
yourselves along the path. When the
wolves are past me l will give the sig
nal. Then let go the stones. After
that you can go to them with the pike.
Don't let one get through"
The men made every preparation to
give the wolves a warm reception. In
a few minutes the animals appeared.
six Of them, running close together.
AS they reached the narrow path they
fell into single file without l~essening
their speed. AS they ran they gave
occasional short yelps.
Their tongues were hanging out and
there was foam about their mouths
and cleaning teeth. Without an up
ward glance they ran in between the
wall and the rushing, foaming water.
Now for them!" shouted Dave.
With a yell the men sent down a show
er of stones on the unsuspecting pack.
With howls of pain and surprise the
wolves looked up and saw their foes.
Down went their tails and they tried
to retreat; but they were in a trap.
One by one they were pushed off into
the hurrying water.
Only the leader of the pack was left
alive. He had been knocked into the
water by a stone. but had managed to
gain a footing on two logs that were
floating close together. AS the logs
drifted apart, he mounted the larger,
on which he crouched, a picture of alb
ject fear. The log began to move slow
ly toward the narrows. Nearer and
nearer it came to the mighty mass of
water pouring out through the gorge.
The wolf backed to the far end of the
log and crouched there, shivering.
81 hate a wolf worse than poison"
said Job Nelson. but I can't see that
brute scared plumb to death before
being drowned"
Neither can I, Job" said the fore
man, land he sur put up a good fight
for it."
The circling current brought the log
to a point Just below where the men
stood.
With a spring, Job landed on the
lower path. He stretched out his pole
and drew the log and its frightened
occupant to the shore. Then he quick
ly rejoined his comrades.
Nov, boys" he said. that beggar
must pass you all. Anyone who wants
him can have him.
Realizing that he was free, the wolf
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