Show TRACKING A CHILD showing that a bloodhound Is always a fierce beast so many terrible stories of the ferocity of bloodhounds have been told thab it is refreshing to read a true tree story of a chase by a bloodhound in which the th bunter banter rind the ibe hunted were equally satis satisfied fled it la Is vouched couched for by a writer in good words who had it from an eyewitness the bloodhound was enjoying a stroll with his master on the sands of weston super mare quietly following the harm bis owner rode neither was thinking of a chase in fact nothing seemed further from tho the character of the dog than a desire to interfere with any human being the group of pleasure seekers scattered over the sands saw nOth nothing unusual in him nor did the poor distracted woman who ran from one group to another frantically asking for tiLiX inga of a lost child nobody knew anything of the missing boy and when in her desperation she approached the gentleman on the b horse orse he be also shook his bis head bead but though he knew nothing olf of her boy he was not so sure that ho he could not help her find him he alighted from his horse and thrusting his arm through the bridle tent bent over the hound bound putting both hands bands carelessly round his head bead then lie he took from the woman some abing that looked like a childs hat bat and held laela it toward the dog talking to him the while the bound sniffed and whined mournfully as aa if unwilling to leave bip hi master soon however he be lifted his bis head bead is in the air uttered a short sharp bark or bay and began sniffing about the sands ands for a minute or two he be followed the in a zigzag fashion and then with a long loud bay turned off at an amazing pace ran in in a straight lins line across the sands crossed the parade all and d baying as he be went turned down a side aide street that was an exciting chase the field the streets of a populous watering place and the game a lost child the loud voice of the dog could be heard beard in the distance guiding those these who followed the mothers feet were swift but she con coffil 11 d not keep up with the dog on he went till he had bad run his pre prey y to ground then he stopped and fawned upon the little lad who was wan overjoyed to find eo friendly a playmate when the mother r cams came up hunter were best of friends so much so BO that neither was willing to part with the other the gentleman had bad more than once to his hia dog before he be would consent c to leave the child As for the boy be could not be led away while the dog remained and after the hound bound bad dis appeared he be was still heard to 1 I bonu uk liia that dear doggie for mv r ewe |