The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-08-08

man laughter, repeated again and
again; where, to their astonish-
ment, the oxen testified the great
est uneasiness, the dogs growled
and drew close to their masters,
and the ostrich fairly bolted with
Jack into the rice swamp.
The laughter continued, and the
beasts became unmanagable.
Something is very far wrong!"
cried Fritz. 81 cannot leave the
animals; but while | unharness
them, do you, Franz, take the
dogs, and advance cautiously to
see what is the matter"
Without a moments hesitation,
Franz made his way among the
bushes with his gun, closely fol
lowed by the dogs; until, through
an opening in the thicket, he
could see, at a distance of about
forty PAGES, an enormous hyena,
in the most wonderful state of
excitement; dancing round a lamb
just killed, andl uttering from
time to time, the CHASTITY hyster-
ical laughter which had pealed
through the forest.
The beast kept running back
ward and forward, rising on it's
hind legs, and then rapidly whirl-
ing round and round, nodding it's
head, and going through most
frantic and ludicrous antics.
Franz kept his presence of mind
very well; for he watched till,
calming down, the hyena began
with horrid growls to fear it's
prey; and then, firing steadily
both barrels, he broke its foreleg,
and wounded it in the breast.
Meanwhile Fritz, having un-
yoked the oxen and secured them
to trees, hurried to his brothers
assistance. The dogs and the dy-
ing hyena were by this time en-
gagged in mortal strife; but the
latter, although it severely wound
ed both Floss and Bruno, speed
lily succumbed, and was dead
when the boys reached the spot.
They raised a shout Of triumph,
which guided Jack to the scene
of action; and their first care
was for the dogs, whose wounds
they dressed before infinitely ex-
aiming the hyena. 1t vas as large
as a wild boar; long stiff bristles
formed a name OF its neck, its
color was gray marked with black,
the teeth and jaws were of extra
ordinary strength, the thighs mus
cular and sinewy, the claws re
markedly strong and sharp alto
gether. But for his wound he
would certainly have been more
than a match for the dogs.
After unloading the cart at the
farm, the boys returned for the
carcass of the tiger-wolf, as it is
sometimes called, and occupied
themselves in skinning it during
the remainder of the day, when,
after dispatching the carrier-pig-
con to Rockburg, they retired to
rest on their bearskin ruga to
of adventures past and
future.
The following day they devils
ed 10 less a scheme than to sur
vey the shores of Wood Lake,
and place marks wherever the
surrounding marsh was practic-
able, and might be crossed either
to reach the water or leave it.
Fritz in the cajack, and the
boys on shore, carefully examined
the ground together; and when
they found firm footing to the
waters edge, the spot was indi-
Gated by planting a tall bamboo,
bearing on high a bundle of reeds
and branches.
They succeeded in capturing
three young black swans, after
considerable resistance from the
BID ones. They were afterward
brought to Rockburg, and detain-
I'd as ornaments to Safety Bay.
Presently a beautiful heron
.hrust his long neck from among
he reeds, to ascertain what all
he noise on the lake was about.
Before h ecould satisfy his curl
1sity, Fritz unhooded his eagle,
md though vainly he tapped and
struggled, his legs and wings were
gently but firmly bound, and he
had to own himself vanquished,
md submit to the inspection of
lis delighted captors.
It was their turn to be alarmed
text. for a large powerful animal
putting, with a curious
Rhistling sound, through the dense
of reeds, passing close by
md sorely discomposing them by
is sudden appearance. 1t was out
sight Immediately, before they
could summon the dogs, and from
heir description ii must have