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Show Prompt Courteous i Telephone Service what is everybody wants. Get it by using "The Phone that talks. Lion Huntin in the Molopo g Country By Percy Selous Wherever guns are made and sold and game is hunted for the sake of ihe sport of it the name of Selous is familiar. The stories of his achievements circle the1 globe, and lens of thousands of lesser hunters to have hunted tilth i eel honored im on occasion or to have crossed his track or followed his trail. A confirmed nomad, a soldier of the chase by irresistible predilection, he has spent his life hunting, trapping and traveling, sometimes in the Canadian woods, sometimes in the forests of the Andes, sometimes in the passes of the Ventral' Asian mountains, sometimes in the northern ice, sometimes in the African jungle, and ihe story of his hunting experiences is a romance of fact and adventure. A member of this famous family of hunters is accompanying Theodore Jloosevtlt into the jungles of East A frica. IE HAD bad very little sleep TJWrl a11 night, owing to the Ww I1 prowling and . ....around . .. i tuirai.-i.eu.. ins the 1 iiuiiB, of her. Stepping steadily back she lay directly from mo I drew another bead bet ween her ears at the base of her skull, and let fly. This time there could be no doubt as to its being effective, for, as I stood, I could see where the bullet bored right into her brain. The lioness never so much as moved, so I stepped up and examined her. My first bullet had struck her too low beneath the eyes to reach her brain.1 It had torn through the cartilage of the nose and ('own her throat, momentarily stunning and so stuplfy-Inher that her last nsh was a random one; but she was dead, to all intents and purposes, and doubtless was not In need of my second ball. Her skin was simply of no value, and could only have been an eyesore, so I did not bother to take It off, only keeping her skull, and returned to the wagon to rate my heedless driver soundly. Awakened by the Roar of a Lion. My theory was that a lioness would probably not be altogether solitary, as rs sometimes the case with animals of the male sex. Acting on this hypothesis, I determined to cast around and see if I could not make out further signs of Hons. I did not need meat There was plenty .for some time, and the additional excitement attached to hunting such game as I was after had a great fascination. It was no use my talking to Lob, and the other boy would probaby have fled at the first of a previous encounter In which I had been knocked senseless by a lion In a death charge flitted through my brain. If I had only had a dog I Bhould not have thought anything of it, but my doubts were speedily dismissed and I stepped briskly forward. A lion dies a lot easier than a grizzly bear or a jaguar, as I had proved, and even a deer with a bullet through its heart will go farther before It succumbs. Of the tiger I cannot ' speak, but the leopard an-- the Jaguar, as. also the "puma, or mountain lion, partake more of the "cat" tenacity of life than does, the lion of South Africa. well have missed seeing them, as there was quite a distance of bare veldt all around the cover I was hunting through. I was just persuading myself that they must have sneaked away, when a cub, about the size of a Newfoundland dog, jumped out of a thick patch and stood gazing steadily at me. I did not dare to empty my barrel at it, for I felt that its mother was near by. In a minute or so another cub followed the first and also took a good look at my doubtless unexpected person; and whilst my Ideas were somewhat confused as to the really best course to pursue, a One oLl lioness Tracking on High Ground. marched grandly' out and stationed The- spoor led away towards Borne herself beside her progeny; at the higher ground, Intertwfned with a tan- same time flxingfrne In anything but a gled growth of creepers, ind which plpasant manner with her penetrating looked just like the kind of harbor my orbs of almost indescribable green. ' game would be likely to take refuge Her Cubs. In. I even thought I could discern Getting a Lioness with I don't think she meant charging, some moving objects there. Anyway I followed the spoor right to where 1 however; one can tell intuitively pretbad calculated I should find recent ty correctly when this Is going to haptraces of the lions if they had not left pen, and I believe she would have the vicinity, and suddenly in the sun, gone quietly away and taken her cubs at full length among the rocky boul- with her, if I had no interfered. The ders, I came across one. As I ap- tenets ventilated by a certain exproached, he lazily raised his head and plorer of prominence, who evidently looked at me, at the same time utter- considers it a heinous crime to kill ing a low growl, as if annoyed at my lions and similar gentle, useful creaintrusion. As he did not seem in- tures, had not then come to my knowl clined to move further, and must have edge, not that they would have Influ descended and climbed the side of the enced mo a bit if such had bet n the Utah Independent Telephone Co. 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The night was, however, so dark that I could not get a view, and. although I once thought I could make out the form of a lioness In the gloom, I concluded It was not best to fire, as, In the event of my only wounding her, she would have had much in her favor should she have attacked us In such darkness. All we bad left of the giraffe was represented by a few splinters of bones which the hyenas had polished after the lion had gorged himself. For some distance along the river bank the country was pretty well wooded, whilst away to the north stretched the Kalahari, dotted here and there with scant timber clumps, but otherwise a vast sea of sand. I did not take my horse, as he was a bit stiff from the tumble of the day before; he had also somewhat renewed his lameness, which vas scarcely to be wondered at, considering the country I had ben galoping III m over. On the Track of a Lioness. The brush was so thick that it was next to Impossible to get through it, and therefore, as It was clear around, and there was no fear of making a conflagration, I set Are to it as the best appnrent means of ousting our game, Telling Rob, my Kafir driver, to keep close behind me, I went a little further round the cover and waa Just In time to see a lioness break away, but o far off that I did not fire, preferring to let her go. In hopes of getting a more favorable chance for a shot By this time the blaze bad got so powerful that we, too, were glad to get away from it. The lioness made straight for another bit of brush, whither we went after her, and, though the thorns were quite thick enough, I decided to follow her in. My boy did not relish accompanying me, nor could I exactly blame him; for, though a fair hunter and a brave enough lad In ordinary, he did not like lions, his father having been killed and his brother badly mauled by one. It was rather difficult keeping her spoor, but after some trouble and considerable wear and tear, I espied ber lying on a bare spot, watching me Intently. Her head was resting between ber paws and, as quickly as possible, I fired between ber eyes, and could have sworn I planted the bullet there, for she was not above thirty jinct'S from me. Turning to take my spare carbine from Hob, I found that he had vanished. But the lioness never stirred, and I was hurriedly reloading when she suddenly jumped up and dashed further Into the thicket Unpurliuuientary language relieves the feelings, If nothing more; bo, after having avathematlzed poor Dob, I once mor. pli?ged after the lioness, wondering how our next meeting would come off. Tfcere waa plenty of blood, just where he- - ltnd had lain, and also enough to guide me easily on the tracks she tin J taken. Iudeed, before I was aware of it, I was almost on top Machine Dewing -i a giraffe which I had shot the preoffal Sea Fishing, Motoring through the Orange Groves. For v. full particulars ask your nearest Salt Lake Route W. O. CREER BUILDING SPANISH FORK, UTAH is more beautiful than any otnerv Dr; W. E. Warner tjFBEE Has leas Quarantine and City Physician Office at City Drug Store . Spanish Fork Nijjht calls answered from Creer Bldjj. Next to the Bell Telephone office. , Offict at World Drif C. - , CFRES makes a tFHEE is the best oall XL. Creer's, Second Indeiendent Phone 42-- 1. Optician sight of a Hon, so I started off myself and tramped about until I was pretty well exhausted, without finding any further Indications of "Isllouan." Much disgusted, I returned to camp, pleased that I had not decided to inspan and trek farther, without satisfying myself that I had not passed a lion by; for I meant moving as soon as ever the moon was old enough to guide us at all. That evening I whlled away the time while daylight lasted In cleaning the skull of the lioness and entering up my diary for the last week or bo. My clothing also sadly needed patching up after the walt a bit thorns of the day before. Then I turned In early and was soon In the realm of dreamland, to be awakened by the unmistakable roar of a lion. I had been right after all, but only felt half pleased at being disturbed. There waa nothing for It but to mount guard again, and another broken night's rest waa the consequence. Still the animals did not seem to approach any nearer. Uy the sound they were evidently close by the water. As soon as the morning snack was over I set the boys to work to get everything In readiness for lnspannlng, and started off once again, this time keeping close along the bank of the river as the most likely way of coming across the spoor of the lion. I still thought It prudent to rest my horse, as when we got farther out Into the veldt I should find It much more difficult to dispense with him than where I then was, with pretty well of cover. A couple of miles down the river I found where the lions bad been drinking. There were several of themthree, anyway, as I could distinguish from the pug marks two ones and a cub. or cubs. This discovery caused me to reflect a bit as to the wisdom of proceeding single-handeHowever, I must either give up the Idea of the hunt altogether, or tackle them myself; for I had no confidence In the boys at such work, and I would much rather be without thorn than with them. Yet I felt It was a risky undertaking and recollections full-grow- n OF DEADLY PERIL little DURING kloof which Intervened between us before he could reach me, though I did not anticipate this, I walked on towards htm, till I got to my side of the ravine, about thirty paces from him. He now seemed as It he . hud thought that he had permitted me to encroach far enough oh to his domain, and rained himself on his forequarters, the tip of his tail twitching In a manner which I knew meant mischief should I wound blm. If he moved away I might not get a better chance, though I wished the distance bad been less; but on such occasions aa these It does not do to hesitate long, so I took aim at bis shoulder, which presented a fair mark, and as I fired be fell over with a roar which was answered some little way off, doubtless by his mate. I speedily got another cartridge in, and, as he lay writhing, I ran down the bank and up towards him. He re covered a little as I got nearer, cover Ing him all the while, and made a futile attempt to charge me. As he did so, I gave him another shot In the chest, dropping him, though he waa up again directly and glaring at me viciously. Again bis roars were answered, but I could see no signs of any other lions; In fact I dared not take my eyes more than an Instant oft the one I had In hand. I still kept moving steadily up to him, and, having got as near as I thought advisable, just as he seemed about to make another effort to come at me, I got a third bullet Into him, this time catching him right in the ear and 'finishing htm. He was a young male, with a pretty fair mane, but nothing like so fine as others I have met with. I measured him by stepping, after I had stretched him out and his length, from snout end to tip of tall, was a little over ten feet I had no time then to see farther to him, but set about searching for the other lions, which were still In the underbrush Ilut though adjoining. ! beat almost every yard, aa I thought of cover, I could not come across them, they lay so close. Hal they crossed the open, I could not very fully-grow- n A case, and her rich, tawny skin waa sufficient temptation for me; , so I aimed at her throat which presents a much easier and safer mark than that of the lion, with Its matted and tangled mane, sufficient at times to offer considerable Impediment to a bullet. She must have raised her head as I fired, for my ball passed harmlessly by; fortunately, too, for me, missing the youngster Immediately behind her, or a pretty hullabaloo might have been the result All the same, I was In no enviable position, with my carbine empty, In close proximity to these three cats. I followed the old adage of keeping my eye Intently fixed on that of the lioness; whether that had anything to do with her refraining from charging I will not pretend to say, but she did remain still whilst I mechanically reloaded and as mechanically brought up my weapon. Taking more' careful aim this time, I potted her right In Jier white cravat, sending her In a somersault over the young ones to their no little astonishment and, what with the roaring of the lioness and the row made by the cubs, there was quite a Bedlam. Then, appearing to realize their danger, they suddenly vanished Into cover again, rather to my relief. My lioness struggled so violently that It was difficult to finish her off, but at last she gave me a chance to put her out of her misery by a bullet through her brain. Aa aoon aa she lay, still I seated my. self upon her and waited for ;he reappearance of the cubs, but although I stayed until the sun had got very low, I never saw anything more of either of them. I therefore whipped off her hide, and rolling It up returned to the lion, and served him likewise, getting through with the job before dusk. The hyenas could now worry at the carcasses, though I hoped I might find the skulls In the morning. 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