The sun., 1919-06-16

and ne looked III TO see big and angry
mother dog which snaried menacingly.
Jimmy threw sticks ana stones until
mother backed away and whisked out OF
sight, and then he, too, with 2 puppy
In each arm. scrambled out OF the cave
and ran for sister Jane.
I Later in the evening. when Mr.
Jones came home from the bank and
heard the news, he called Capt. Kin
ney by phone, and the pair. with re-
volvers, went to the cave guided by the
| excited Jimmy aud his no less excited
SITTER. When they got there they found
that more than half Of the puppies we're
gone, the larger ones, but fifteen were
still romping and frisking among the
sticks and the dead leaves Both men
HAD suffered enough from the depreda-
lions Of the pas and mas Of these babies
/ to warrant lethal action. but they
/ couldn't bring themselves to shoot. The
puppies were too pretty. Several seemed
to be almost pure collie, but the most
were cross breeds OF half a dozen blood
mixtures, in. which bulldog. setter. mas
TIL and plain hound showed clearly
enough.
so Mr.. Jones and Capt. Kinney gath
cred up the puppies and took them
home after FIRST blocking the cave en-
trance with big rocks, and yesterday
they were wondering just what to do
with their prizes, They may keep two
o. three OF the best looking breeds, and
they expect to give away few. but in
tho end. one supposes, painless execu-
ton will be the fate of the unfortunate
offspring Of the outlaws.
May Have Fled I'm Alarm.
The important thing H. however, that
the lair Of the wolf dogs has been
found, though why 1t was that more OF
the big hunters were not in or around
the cave when Jimmy blundered into II
Is a mystery. Probably the half dozen or
more Of the brutes that may have been
in the den when Jimmy came along
crashing through the brush and rocks
took alarm and fed when they heard
him approaching. But the discovery
means very likely the wiping out Of the
wild pack.
Mr.. Jones and Capt Kinney told q
reporter for THE SUN yesterday that
they will ask permission from the agents
for Mr.. Rockefeller to organize a wild
! dog drive. which will take in the whole
district. and II that sporting event comes
: of II will be the most exciting wild ami.
ma! hunt in these parts since the effort
was made two or three years ago Il
drive the deer on Shelter Island.
Where the logs came from originally
: 10 something OF a puzzle, but Capt
Kinney TOLD yesterday one story ne haS
heard of their origin. Five or si1
years ago a woman was motoring II
Fort Washington avenue. near the Bill
inss mansion, and with her in the cal
} was her collie. splendid specimen o.
, his breed. She stopped the car to lool
about at the scenery and suddenly tn,
, collie sprang from the car and wa
, gone like a flash over the east side o
the road and down among the rock
ard underbrush. She called vainly I,
I him for hours and came back day afte
day to hunt for him. but It was neve
any use. That was the last she eve
Z saw of Laddie. He was lost dol
! from that day to this Capt. Kinne,
! and Mr.. Jones reason that Laddie jus
: went wild for some reason that humai
, beings simply cannot fathom. and tina
. as time went by he established a fam
lily and. perhaps. became the leader o
tho pack. They think that the BIZ
wolf dog they have often seen slip
ping like a ghost over the SHOWS an,
.. among tho trees. the leader they hav
sent many bullet after. is none othe
than the lost collie.