The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-07-25

Gap into our own domain, where
they would be shut up, as it were,
in a park, free and yet within
reach. Down the hill we rode as
hard as we could go, formed in
a semi-circle behind the larger
herd-magnificent antelopes-and,
aided by the dogs, with shouts
and cries drove them along the
stream toward the Gap; as we
came near the opening they APP
peared inclined to halt and turn,
like sheep about to be driven into
the butchers yard; and it was
all we could do to prevent them
from boiling past us; but, at
length, one made a rush at the
opening and, the rest following,
they were soon all on the other
side of the frontier. and inhab-
itants of New Switzerland"
Capital" l said, capital, my
boyl But l don't see what is to
make them remain inhabitants of
our domain, or to prevent them
from returning through the Gap
whenever they feel inclined"
stop, father" he replied, you
interrupt me too soon; we thought
of that possibility too, and pro-
vided against it. We stretched a
long line right across the defile
and strung on it feathers and
rags and all sorts of other things,
which danced and fluttered in
the wind, and looked so strange
that l am perfectly certain that
the herd will never attempt to
pass it; in fact, Levaillant, from
whom l learned the trick, says,
in his Voyage au Cap de Bonnie
Esperance,' that the Hottentots
make use of the method for pen
ming in the antelopes they have
caught In the chase"
'Well DONE" said l, 81 am glad
to see that you remember what
you have read. The antelopes are
welcome to New Switzerland, but,
my boy" l added, Il cannot say
the same for the rabbits you have
there; they increase so rapidly
that if you establish a colony of
the little wretches your next diff
ficulty will be to get rid of them"
"True," he replied, "but my idea
was to place them upon Whale
Island, where they would find
abundant food, and at the same
time in no way trouble us. May
/ not establish a warren there?
1t would be so useful. Do you
know, my eagle caught these pref
ty little fellows for me? | saw 4
number Of them running about
and so unhooded him, and in a
few minutes he brought me three
one dead, with whose body
him, and these two here,
unhurt."
Now, father said Jack, inter
rupting him, "do listen to me
and hear my story, Of else Fritz
will begin upon my adventures
and tire you out with his rigma-
role descriptions"
Certainly, Jack" l said, l am
quite ready to listen to you. First
and foremostly, how did you bring
down those beautiful little ami
mails you have there?"
"Oh, we galloped them down.
The dogs shifted about in the
grass while Fritz was away after
the rabbits, out popped those
little fawns, and away they went
bounding and skipping, at the
rate of thirty miles an hour, with
Grumble, and the dogs at
their heels. In about a quarter OF
an hour we had left the dogs
behind and were close upon our
prey. Down went the little crea-
in the grass, and, overcome
With terror and fatigue, were at
bur mercy. So we shouted to
Fritz, and"
MY dear boy" said /, accord
ng to your statement, Fritz must
lave been seven and a half miles
,ff."
oh. well. father, perhaps we
lid not ride for quite a quarter
Il an hour, and, of course, l can't
'ay exactly how fast we were
and then, you see, the
avns did not run in a straight
Inc; at any rate Fritz heard us,
nd he and Franz and leashed
e legs of the pretty creatures,