The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-10-15

a. could through the giant trees,
dsnss foliage and thick underbrush.
which almost Inisrlock.d the scarce.
Is dlscernlble pathway could nov
hear the screelh u the owl and the
cries u the sild beast coming up|
through the dense darkness
on and on ! trudged. and 81 ! ap
preached q place rourher and darker
n possible. than any ! had passed
through. heard a cracking sound
in The undsrhrush near me know
ing Il 10 b.. undoubtedly. a Wild beast
n some Kind and having ~ means
n defense ! 30 On in q run. hoping
thus tn esCnps BE- observation Bot
in vain aoon discovered that the
beast xas following me-
on ran and Oh followed the uild
beast. sprnrinr through the thiok
undsfhrush and ~ svsfy spring gain.
inr on me When ths punuef had
come within a feN yards ~ ne.
knowing thai d you'd b. useless FOR
me a. ron farther. turned. facing
the beast a. b. approached When
within q fsW fsst ~ me- ihs beast
uttered an angry cry and paused
ready a. make q spring upuh me-
A this moment I heard q sound b..
hind me and. turning. ! sau a uelrd
shiis form dart out from che daft
Depths n suods. and II ihr same in
slant an affuw sped hy ne and ths
cid animal fsll dad. pierced o. the
heart
Hsfors could rsaliIs whai had
taken piscs. he mystsfious form had
disappeared in IN darkness WI
49, n brave archsrf I dId nai
knau ! had friend within miles
much less in The Slid - Panther
Hollow Whistler man o. rhnsi b.
o. q bad probably saved ny llfs
hy H. Timely Staying ~ shat d.
oossrri % b. q uiidcat
naTnr no tinis Coz solving ths my
teri. ! again taak ms uay toward
home Ths uay 80 intricate and
rough and dafk could hear ths
hoah and uiss and SCREAMS n vild
hssss in ever direction Would .
ever 80 through this psfiious uil.
dsrnessf ! msiiiaied Would i
ever 49, wife and home again.
o. ! trudrsi. pushing my vaYI
ihr urt d. thilt soods. H. uay
sosm.nr a. Efus. u pussilis more
rough and dsnss and daft a. sent
iiy raihs. mads hy che uild animals
as ihsy praslst thruurh thr vuois.
ID - in even dirrlias and hsi
or u.iy .n falinsinF ths iririlaic
naaiuay
When hsi pushed on r.fhaus III
m.ie from ths slsus u ihs mysirflnus
tiunr - a. silicai heard an
auHals sound in ths d.sianss behind
ur o. sas NJ havlnr n an im
nsrse numtsf ~ uu'vsa' Could IN
h. that q psCk - thcss uvcnous
beasts sas on ny tfafkf Nusi n
Uis Narspps. h. chased by q psfk
n solyrsf Unfortunately. aai
if.ot Hos wished Co. Old hon
flih fouf Fuai lrra'
nai wishing hsinr ~ na avail. u
nrfrassd my speod and pushed on.
snt.aus o. pat 81 great q diaianCs
a. possible between mr and m
uol,es on ulunrei through ~
u,ads and g. sent GOULD tsli
ffam ~ sound hshind ne that ths
saltss ven an ms trail thsir bowls
rfusinf louder and hefrrr ana usaf.
81
ON ! un uhiis the uoisy hsasis
.ame rushing on. wuaf. vuof. behind
nl and gaining a. e,vry hound'
! had nav reached a plaos Whers
TO- land was ue. at and seampy
ani The surroundings vefv more sam
lsf and rhosilikr The great pall
n SOLVES came bowling on. mnfs
isisy ard anrfy e. they spprosrhod
ih1urh ihs darkness vas - rfrat
auud uai ~ ~ forms ~ ~ raw.
snous hes.,s, ! could lsll BY he sav.
ars hoss ard ths crafklinr ~ the
unisfhrath hat they vsrr ouiy a ~
rois behind u uiil avn D. an over
9Th ne I thourhi b. despair. a. n
iiil haffiei on. Offering tilruiI
prayer o. ~ Great nsfsuifr ~ thsI
iffrntflfss
Al ihn nlsmenl un ihfuufh 4 iari
rstinr b. ~ rirhi I l.shrM e sight
hat suuuunllsd a. ! vas. fflri mel
siih amafsmrni and consicfuaiion
I'D rlafs hrotc out. al owning upI
ifam TO- Fruuud. and a great lum.n
sus hall, 81 ~ Orr. came toward me
Gliding of rolling down tie rayiur'
On came the mysterious lrhi. and a.
u uearcd me. b. Ia weird rlarc Il
could now discern the nov startled
beasts a. they Cor the moment pauscd
IN their determined onslaught Sud
isnly e. The uncanny ball ROLLED on
the frightened wolves took 10 their
heels and scampsrcd 81 through the
woo,is. psll.msll. IN every direction
The rFsai ball u hrhi passed on ard
disappeared down ,hs Favins 10 the
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