The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-28

between Jack and Fritz, and we
were 500 fast asleep.
We did not, however, long en-.
joy this repose; a loud barking
from our dogs, who were on guard
outside the tent, awakened us,
and the %fluttering and cracking
OF our poultry warned us that a
foe was approaching. Fritz and
sprang up. and Selling our guns
rushed out. There we found a des-
perate combat going on; our gal
liant dogs, surrounded by a dozen
or more large jackals, ere fight
ing brayely. Four of their oppon-
ents lay dead, but the others
were in no way deferred by the
fate of their comrades. Fritz and
I, however, sent bullets through
the heads of a couple more, and
the rest galloped off. Turk and
Juno did not intend that they
should escape so cheaply, and pur-
suing them, they caught, killed,
and devoured another of the IN
imals, regardless of the near re-
lationship. Fritz wished to save
one of the jackals that he might
be able to show it to his broth
ers in the morning; dragging,
therefore, the one that he had
shot lear the tent, he concealed
it, and We once more returned
to our beds.
Soundly and peacefully we slept
until cock-crow next morning,
when my wife and 1 awoke, and
began to discuss the business OF
the day.
ut seems absolutely necessary,
my dear wife, I began, to return
at once to the wreck while it is
yet calm, that we may save the
poor animals left there, and bring
on shore many articles of infinite
value to us, which, if we do not
now recover, we may finally lose
entirely. On the other hand, l
feel that there is an immense
deal to be done on shore, and
that l ought not to leave you in
such an insecure shelter as this
tent
Return to the wreck by all
MEANS" replied my wife, cheer
fully. Patience, order, and perse-
verance will help us through all
our work, and 1 agree with you
that a visit to the wreck is with
out doubt our first duty. Come,
let us wake the children, and set
to work without delay"
They were soon reused, and
Fritz, overcoming his drowsiness
before the others, ran out for his
jackal; it was cold and stiff from
the night air, and he placed it on
it's legs before the tent, in a most
life-like attitude, and stood by to
watch the effect upon the family.
The dogs were the first to per-
ceive their enemy, and growing,
seemed inclined to dispose Of the
animal as they had disposed of
it's brethren in the night, but
Fritz called them off. The noise
the dogs made, however, had the
effect of bringing out the younger
children, and many were the ex-
carnations they made at the
sight of the strange animal.
"A yellow dog!" cried Franz.
"a wolff" exclaimed Jack.
1T is a striped fox" said Err
nest.
"Hullo," said Fritz. "The great
est men may make mistakes. Our
Professor does not know a jackal
when he sees one"
But really" continued Ernest,
examing the animal, Il think it
is a fox"
Every well, very WE'LL" retorted
Fritz, mo doubt you know better
than your father! He thinks it is
jackal."
Come boys" said 1, mo more
Of this %quarreling; you are none
Of you very far wrong, for the
partakes of the nature of
all three, dog, wolf, and fox"
The monkey had come out on
Jacks shoulder, but no sooner did
It catch sight of the jackal, than
t fled precipitately back into the ,
.ent, and hid itself in a heap of ,
until nothing was visible ,
)ut the tip of its little nose. Jack :
;oothed and comforted the fright :
,ned little animal, and l then sum !,