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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
LIMA, PERU, TO HOLD
centennial CELEBRATION
MANY Nations of the Earth
VIII Have Exhibits America
May Join In the
Celebration

1lns. June t.-Nirfuzlly ali the ma
sions Of the world have been invited
to send representatives 20 this ely
IN July 10 attend The centennial ceie-
braiion Of Peruvian independence.
Al official program Is now being pre-
pared
Great Britain. Germany. japan.
France. Italy. China. Ncrw&y. and
Central American states ana Mexico
are among he countries that already
have sienifiea their intention 10 be
represented al the celebration L is
expected tie United States viii send
special mission. Argentina plans 20
send cavalry troop and az air
squadron SIS well as a diplomatic re-
preventative and Bolivia according
fo an announcement, vii sent a com
pAsy a inianiry
Al exhibition building is under con
sruciior in which il is proposed 10
display the agricultural and mineral
products q Peru Foreign manu-
tac.urers also are planning to ex-
Aitii j is said the government pro
poses 10 permit free importation Of
articles for exhibition
A feature q ihe celehrs'ion, which
wiil begin ahou, July - ald con .iaue
for Two weeks. viii be The unveiling
o. 81 equestrian sfAtna ot Jose de
san Martin, the Argelfsae general
who PLAYED The lesa.ar par ia .he
liberation of the : cfh A er.osn COZ
onies from Spanish rub
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
u. S. SOLDIERS WELL
Off COMPARED TO THESE
Foreign Countries Not Caring
For the Men Who Fought
and Were Crippled;
Some Cases Cited


Lisbon. June s--American soldiers
who complain ihat the rovernmen;
docs not properly take care a dis
Ahlea veterans of re greai war
probably are in no worse a fix than
some 81 Tie Portuguese. who simi
lariy suffered ard On whose behalf
Indignant protests are being made to
tire Portrgrese government.
The greatest indignation has been
aroused here nv rne discovery that
p wounded soldiers had been dis
CHARGED from 8 government inssisa
ton with an allowance equivalent Ia
shons sS cents day
Finding themselves destitute. the
disabled mer had decided "a form, :
grcap and Aag aims in tire streets
of Lisbon bur they were induced nc,
70 DO this ~ promises that ;Aei- case
would he presented - Parasame-r
and COTE rlainf wonid - made against
tse action Of the War o.fce sab
scriptzons were taken up for them
An The leading wspape-s sosnea
in the agitation ard one of them
threatened that n ihe eovcrnneu,
did not properly aid the disables
rlen they woaia formed into v pno-
rexsAo-- In r-a~4~h tA-.,@rh- .Nn r..-r.,. :
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
ENROLMENT AT EDMOND
Has RI ACHFD $500

Eamond. June Enrolment for
the summer term of Central state
Normal school has reached nearly
The 1900 marx WHINE teachers con
siune to arrive The first chA9e'
exercises un1er The oaiaoor pavilion
we're held Wednesday morning Re-
Forney Hutchinson. pastor q ST
I.skes Methodist church. Oklaaona
City addressed iAe ihrOng q teach
ers
A schedule q attractions for the
ten weeks term include recital hv
The Apollo S'nh of Oklahoma ci.y
and lecsures hy Henry 5 Curtis.
oAerhn. Ohio widely known play
EToand supervise. Dr. Il. W Nut.
training school director from the
University q Kaasa Dr ". Alex
ander. Atlanta. Georgia community
worker: sienry Olds, New York City
ard Dean Kendric Bahcock Of tn.
University of Illinois.
IN additions TO these speakers
many 0klahoms lectures wiz he on
The program A musical attraction
IL announced for June s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
FLOOD TOLL is GROWING
IConi.naed from Pake I !

tNQLlllel from rage
The mos, authentic figures place j.
over four million 6oliars in The rsil-
road yards alone AID St more than
four million io other properly Il the
city. Tie railroad yards are sea ot
mud and slime ss7ewn with wrecas
os cars and other railroad equipment
The Colorado STATE Ranchers- unaer
comAnnd ct ColonaE Pat EAnrock
have taken charge az the city io
prereu- loo;ins and io establish as
soon as possible temporary shelter
for the hundreds Of homeless The
greatest suffering IS reported at
Grove District Pueblo. q section in
AAaited mostly hy foreigners ana
steel Fill workers
Wire oommanications with Pueblo
is being re- established slowly Thus
far fhe telegraph and ;hans wire
service has been irregular most O:
he traffic over the big commercial
Lines has consisted Of official state
business
Denver officials predict hovsver.
a servici close 10 normal within forty
eirhf hours
Rain was s'in falling This morning
n Northern Colorado ard Southeast
err Myrninr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
TO PROBE TULSA RIOT
Findings To Go To Washington
State Also To Investigate.
Attorney General Freel-
ing on Job

0klshomA City. June a-lnves;i-
,tasson q the Tulsa race riot by fed
erAa authorities has been IN progress
I ard ~lli be continued. 81 became
known here this afternoon. wAen
preliminary reports 81 the no, were
sent to Washington The inforEnA
/ lsien secured Is FOR the benefg of The
department and none ot 4, vas eis-
en- to the pablo Information thus
secured is for use should occasion
'Arise This has nothing 10 do with
ANY investigation made Ay the state
authorities.
Governor Robeytson today directed
Attorney General Freezing 70 imne
dtAie'y begin an snreshSaiion 10 rx
the responsibility for fAe race ria,
in Tulsa, resulting In the Killing ~
s number o. people. white and black
and the turning az a large amour, ot
property.
The attorney general Is directed ~
thoroughly investigate every <iae that
nasy lead so the identity of the per-
sons responsible for the trcuhle. And
also he is directed To begin custer
proceedings against any city or ccan-
" officials whose CO duct in any way
warrants action oi This kind The
attorney general Is directed to .nves-
iieaie the matter 81 whether or not
officers did their full da,y in lryins
70 prevent she outbreak. and If their
Is z-v evidence at sn that they we're
derehct. whatever action adequate
sAould follow
Attorney General Freezing. who re
turned today from Washington. could
mot say this evening just when ne
would begin his work in Tu'Sa. Mr.
Freezing will take personal charge Of
the work he said He could not say
today just what would he MS first
procedure n the matter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
CHESTER FREED sy K. c. JURY
lconanued from Paee III

kNfNA Mb lt1 A1Wm fAAt 4
ND vou see him once On the wit
ness stand, when Awkward asked hin
question. open his hips and almost
talks~
Physicians have testified This uaa
can talk Eie eats ana sleeps vel. -
Caesters physical condition should
have 10 weight with the sury any
how. Orr declared.
II this nan fired that bullet. h
Ssid. he is Just as guilty as il ne
could walk ind talk sympathy has
no place here
Chester escaped from The trs
near Broken Bow. ree prisoner said.
be was not thrown off. and the wlt
nesses told the truth
He attacked ihe character Of ~
defense witnesses mentioning r.
Ne-gs and Lonne Aff,onu as et
srpies.
Chester he said Asi fred the sic.
that killed ar innocent woman ans
Il was fae iurvs duiy 70 find sir
guilty Of first degree murder sn6
assess The extreme nenaltv
Orr spoke for an hour
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
ANOTHER BIC STRIKE
LOOMS IN ENGLAND
Half Million Operatives In Mills
To Quit Work. Walk-out
Results From Wage
Cut

Manchester. Eac Jpn "a Frse-
tcaiy five hundred thousand opera
fires in me spinning and weaving
SECTIONS Of The cotton mills VII cess
nork .omorrow. owing 20 the fact
iha. Il hss been impossible to reach
sn agreement with the cotton spin
ners an6 nanvfsc -urers association
over proposed reduction Of thsrss
per cen. u wages.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
Bt tRlED TREASt RE Is
F0t Nd IN TE\AS

Monterey Mex June Adam
Fisher. said 10 he well known bus
ness man in San Antonio. Texas.
created stir here Friday. uThen he
claimed he found SIS ix.a,oa0 in boul-
lion near here The treasure. be as
seTss. was hidden n lslo IN csvs
IN Saddle mounisin. which towers
above Monterey.
He said be counted the geld and
silver hsrs and that there are S.4se
O. the former and 1850 OF the latter
The silver alone is valued At $500.
600 He has applied 10 the Mexican
government for permission to move
fhe treasure from the cave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
HAVANA KIND TO
NEWSPAPER MEN

Havana Cuba. June 4-Esvsna
newspaper men xii have : meeting
place. tuilt Al . cost Of $4,000 BY
the national government. Il BIZ
10 be introduced BY Representative
Autenho Rar6o Susrez st the next
session Of Congress is passed
The government in 1919. eeded 1
qlot Of ground in one of the moS-
valuable parts Of the city as site
fo- the proposed clubhouse Of The As
socsstlor of Reporters Of Havana. 70
which virtually every active nexsps-
Per1sz IN TIE capital belongs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
BAD CREEKS

The deplorahle racial outbreak
at Tulsa once more places the
state IN an unenvishle light Just
gas Il IS recovering from an over
dose Of al Jennings. hank rob
berries and Clara Hamon Smith
There Is nothing IN the insen
safe outbursi al Tulsa from which
10 draw the usual moral les.
sons Pre9udice and rancor
were. of course. al the bottom of
il, bat the animaiing motive WIS
corn whisky IN bad Greek negroes
who spoiled for trouble.
The negro colony at TulsA Is
composed largely al Creek be
rroes. who have grown rich and
insQ,fnf on oil leases. Normal
negroes had no part in the armed
mob which surrounded the Jail.
osiensibly 10 protect brute who
had assaulted a crippled orphaned
girl.
Both the whites and blacks of
Tulsa are equally 10 blame. how
ever. and the officials chosen to
uphold The law are deserving al
the severest condemnation. The
aftermath shows the negroes will
profit by the reign al terror. in-
asmueh as substantial conirihn-
fions have been made 10 rebuild
the burned district.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

Knox. Ind June THE sury
which heard TIE evidence in the case
q Cecil Bu-ke,f. i. charged WIKI
he murder Of Bonnie Slarin. his
playmate failed 20 agree upon yer
. dict TO-DAY and was cisul ssed hy
Judre PentTos1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
poLANDER EXECUTED
81 FIRING SQUArC

Wa-saw- June 4.--Ixeut Henry
IWaaickia- Of the Polish flying corps.
'conFiiced ny courtna-tisl OF htga
treason n disPosing OF military Sc
.crets 10 British sEents- was execuies
Friday by firing squard at The fam
Gus Warsaw citadel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
SOCIALISTS LOSE IN
SUPREME COURT DECISION

New York June The s7Peists
division cf he supreme coarr decided
today IN Brooklyn that the CITY cf
Mount Vernon was within lis rights
when il refused 20 allow socialists 10
hold a street meeting October :.
1874
The socialists had asserted that the
action abridged the right Of free
speech
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
COAST STUDENT HAS
MOST BRILLIANT MIND

Seattle. Wash. June 4-Michasi
Moan, 4e years old. University Of
Washington engineering student. to-
day was Characterized by University
authorities as ~cre OF the twenty
five most hrlllian; minds in the Uni-
ted States following his feat n
making a perfect score-eis points
IN the army Alpha intelligence
test
Nolan required only i3 OF the II
minutes allowed. in which 10 CON-
plete the test His fes, WAS IN
eaualled. SO far as is known here. by
any Of the million service men who
took the test during the war
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
FIGHTING BETWEEN GERMANS
AND POLES coNTINtlE

Oppsln. Silesis- June s--Fghtiuz
between Germans and Poles con
Itnues il the vicinity OF SchimischoE.
about 5 miles northwest Of Gross
Strehiitz TIE castle owned b.
COUNT Ssahwitz has been burned.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

The first woman's maeazine e.
America was edited for 80 years hs
Sarah ] Vale. wh0 was 90 years ~
ere when she retired from the ed
iarisi chair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

The loss % colored business men
pt Tulsa or account os the fire during
the race war 81 that place. wills ex-
ceed ssse.e e.esa according 10 r G. Dun
T. -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

There are more thar 20 species CT
edible sea~eeds growing on the
coasts Of Hawaii and about 40 Of
these are il common use among the
natives
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

More than sae.0ea worth Of guns.
ammunition and leather goods was
lost 70 Tulsa hardware dealers during
the Tioiine in that place this week.
The arIcles were taken ny white
men who broke into the stores.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04
SCHOONER AGROUND WHEN
-EAYy FoP CONES ON

Vineyard Haven, Jane THE
packet schooner Wilizu Draper. With
ninety lmm grsn's aboard. hound from
Rrsrs for NeR Bedford weri aground
early 9o6ay a. tie ves-eTn entrance
70 vizeysrs sound Fog Was res
uenslele for De misha7-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

FOR SAI.E-Old papers st ths Lead
or office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

Leader Classified ADS. 81 Results
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-04

John Hammers is dead al Purcell
ihe -esui; OF being 'hroan from a
horse
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

couutahle thing In baseball.
Maybe it's PSYCHOLOGY,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
Phlladalphla &C. IS 40 go
Games Today

Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
New York at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Boston at Brooklyn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
First Game VIII be Called
At -Four O'clock.
Sport Gossip

Unless there Is change In pro
gram q the last minute there vii.
be q double baseball tragedy enact
ed AZ South Side park this after.
noon and early evening. at four
O'clock the Kiwanls club of this
city, now sporting a brand new
manager and some old uniforms
Borrowed from the Midwest team,
which won lIndisputed possession
Of last place in the city league a
Ssar or so ago, will clash with the
Kiwanis club Of Clarksburg.
Following this game 1t Is under
stood that the Marion county doc
tors Will play Barrackyille.
The two games are staged as
preliminary training for tho clash
next ThursdaY afternoon between
the Marion county doctors and the
Fairmont Slwanis club.
Fans who sit through both con.
tests Win be entitled to some sort
oi q squirrel medal or n FREQ trip
10 Weston,
The game next week between the
doctors and Kiwanis will be for
blood and glory: the games this
afternpon are simply for instance
and exercise, but they will be well
worth While as panacea.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

Abraham Lincoln invented a ~.
vice for lifting vessels over shosis
but It wouldn't work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
Sunday Game.

Sunday afternoon The Marion
Athletics will play Mlllersville on
the Millersville diamond. AS the
Millersville nine has already de.
feated the Athletics by a close
score the Marion outfit will be out
for revenge and there promises to
be hard fight. Spencer will like.
ly start on the mound for the Mil.
lers while Ebby or Hamilton wifi
oppose him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
Games Tod ..
Philadelphia at Boston.
Washington atGNew York.
Cleveland at Chicago.
st. Louis at Detroit.

iris Speaker isn't laying all the
blame for the batting spree on the
liveliness Of the ball.
"Batters have more confidence
now than they once had" says iris.
with the freak deliveries gone,
batters have taken new lease on
life. They know that all they need
face will be speed and curves.
at is like taking a handicap of
any athlete. He makes leap for
ward"
Speaker Is a great leader, He
knows what he's talking about.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
EA HOW TEIEY
81 STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Result,

Yesterdays Results.
St Louis, 3; Pittsburgh, 2 twelve
inningsl.
81. Louis, 4 Pittsburgh. 8.
New York. 10; Boston, 4.
Brooklyn, G; Philadelphia, 4.
Chicago, 6; Cincinnati, 3.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

Another new team known as the
Fairmont Athletics has Just recent.
ly been organized and has In Its
line up several well known stars.
Several Of the Marion Athletics
players are in the lineup and these
with other stars are ready to meet
any team in the county wanting
games with q fast nine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
#TYs,, T9sRs
DOuOs Dill DOOSed 'FOf SoOutll olQe3Park a$$ssss

them. This. year the sox have
beaten him twice.
Dutch Leonard of the Tigers is
another hurled who has lost his
charm. Last year Leonard beat
Cleveland three out OF four games.
This year he is "pirkiu's" for the
Speakerites.
This pitchers ink is an unac.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
MAY BE PSYCHOLOGY.

Pitchers occasionally shift their
jiax around from one club to an.
other.
Red soz.
Jones used to beat the White sox
by simply throwing his glove" at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
10 Low,esvtlIe.

Sunday afternoon the famous
Red Belts Joints" will go TO
townsville where on the joy Hite
diamond they will meet the fast
Federal No. 3 team In what is ex.
ipected to be a good game. The
Federal team has been going good
lately and will make things inter
Sesting for the South side nine. re
etersl Is the mainstay OF the pitch
ing stan for the townsville team
and II. Is likely that this bird will
oppose the "Joints" In Sundays
game When this lad is going
good he Is hard to beat. A large
crowd Is expected to attend the
Game oH-Ratn.
8he game between "Red" Belts
r
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
Marion Athletics
To Disband Soon

The final game OF tho Marion
Athletics will be played with Mil
lersville after which another team
will be put on the field. For games
with tho new organization call
7126-R.2i, The Marion As lost 10
Bathlehem No. 81 Wednesday 2-5.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

Bethlehem No. Al -. 900 sol 90
Three base hIts-Eby, V. Hamil-
ton, Boles, Ingram. Double plays
G. Vaughn to ]. Vaughn to V. Ham.
ilton; G. Vaughn TO V. Hamilton.
Base hits off Hamilton, 0 in 4 in
nlngs; off Eby, 2 in 8 innings; off
Lemly, in Z innings. Struck out
By Lemly, G; by Hamilton, .; by
Eby, 4. Umpire Thurman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
KINTANIS'PLAYS CLARKSBURG TEAM;
DOCTORS. WILL PLAY BARRACKVILLE

Joints" and the Marion Athletics
that was booked for last night al
South Side park was called OF on
account of wet grounds. The
Joint" manager is trying to ar.
range game for some evening next
week,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

one ot the members OF the
American Polo team which secured
q sweeping victory In England
rode O pony bred on Glenn Shaver's
farm near Monongah. The mare
was Handsletta aud was ridden by
Hitchcock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Yesterdays Results.
New York, 6; Boston, /.
Philadelphia, S; Washington. 8.
Chicago. 9; Cleveland, 0.
st. Louis. 6; Detroit, 4 twelve
innlngsl.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

New Orleans Is the second larr.
est city in the United States 4
poipt Of area.l ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-18

as the darkness pressed around him.
that he was to be tried in the fire. And
the horse staggered beneath him as
he tried to hasten.
He showed no mercy to his mount.
Horse-f1esh isn't made for carrying q
heavy man over such a trail as this.
and she IA red-nostriled and lath-
cred before half a mile had been COW
cred. He made her leap up the rocks.
and on fairly level stretches he loosed
the reins and dashed her into a gallon.
Only a mountain horse could have
stood that test. He gave no thought
tn his own safety. His courage was
a. the test. and no risk of his own
LIE must interfere with his attempt
tina. threatened her. He didn't know
when the horse would fall with him
and precipitate him down a precipice,
and he was perfectly aware that to
crash into a lOw-hanging limb Of one
Of the great trees beside the trail
would probably crush his skull. But
he took the chance. And before the
ride was done he found himself plead
ing with the horse, even as he dashed
her sides with his whip.
The lesser forest creatures sprang
from his trail and once the mare
leaped high to miss a dark shadow
shat crossed in front. AS she caught
her stride. Dan heard q squeal and a
rattle Of quilts that identified the crea-
ture as q %porcupine.
BY now lie had passed the first Of
the worst grades, coming out upon a
long. easy slope Of open forest. Again
he urged his horse. wing to her
keen senses alone the choosing of the
path between the great tree trunks.
Then he heard Snowbird fire for the
fourth time: and he knew that he had
almost overtaken her. The report
seemed to smash the air. And he
dashed his horse into the tastes: rnp
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-18
RUB RHEUMATIC PAIN
FROM ACHING JOINTS
Rub Pain right out with email triN
bottle Of old "St. Jacobs OIL"

stop dosing Rheumatism.
It's pain only not n case In nifty
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs OIL"
right on the tender spot" and by the
time you say Jack RObinson-out
comes the rheumatic pain and distress.
Est. Jacobs Oil" is q harmless rheu-
matism liniment which v disap-
points and doesn't burn the skin. 1t
takes pain. soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and bones !;
Stops ~sciatica. lumbago. backache and
neuralgia.
Timber up! Get a small trial bottle
Of Old-time. honest "St. Jacobs Oil"
from any drug store. and in 4 moment,
you'll be free from pains. aches and
stiffness. Don't suffer! Rub rheuma.
t1Sin away.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-18

hibit when hunting q new game so
that he didn't attempt to strike Snow
bird down at once. But as the chase
went On, his passion grew upon him.
Ever he crept nearer. And at last he
sprang full into the thickets beside
her.
At that instant she had shot for the
first time. Because the light had left
his eyes before she could find aim.
both shots had been clean misses. And
terrible as the reports were. he was
too engrossed In the chase to be
frightened away by mere sound. This
was the cry the man-pack always
made-tlles0su sudden, startling sounds
in the silence. But he felt no pain.
He crouched a moment. shivering.
Then he bounded on again.
The third shot was a miss too: in
fact, there had been no chance for a
hit. A sound In the darkness is as
unreliable a target as can possibly be.
imagined. And II didn't brighten him
rs much as the others. He waited.
crouching. and the girl started on.
She was making other sounds
queer. whimpering sounds not greatly
different from the bleat that the fawn
utters when 1t dies. 1t was q fear
sound, and II there is one emotion
with which the wild beasts are ac-
%quainted, In all its phases. 1t is fear.
She was afraid Of him. then, and that
meant he need no longer be in the
least afraid of her. His skin began to
witch all over with that terrible mad
ness and passion OF the f1esh-hunters.
This game was like the deer, and
the thing to do was lie In wait. There
was only n trail. He wasn't afraid
Of losing her in the darkness. She
was neither fleet like the deer nor
courageous like WoOf the bear. He
had only to wait and leap from the
darkness when she passed.
When Dan Failing. riding like mad
over the mountain trail. heard the
third shot from Snowbird's pistol, he
felt that one Of the debts he owed had
come due at last. He seemed to know.