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Show WITH WET OAHTKIDOES. The story which I tun About to re Into wii told me liable tho cAmp fir on the bank of I ho lll Haiiatouk, In outhcasteru (J tic boo: The wild rftdnni almnt tht Sanalook 1 kea nre rtci In fbli nnl pun. A I arty t'( (our, devotee, of pi in an 1 rod pnl peddle, wu went oho Jut to till find of tho Mgftptatookt nud round tho camp tire otiu chilly eunlntf whr-n nsudden north wind hnl putminh" nipt end to our nMihur. Htranton, Im-In, Im-In, hi a certain mhw the leader of our party, m called upon for a story oi alt en tun'. Wo .wen All experienced woodtnett, with n lnrM(Hk nf httiric tit our command; com-mand; tut Htrnnlon eiperknco wai the wlhW ntid tohltnliml fallen the tnuftniidiu6At thrlllhuf adventures., Vt'lteu LSlrnnlou nm not with u aftd jam mhjht to i Hi Itotl front tho tips of Vt H. or Bumurcvcit mjwlf; litit hi Htrnnlon' presence wepalenl our 'in rffitttutl fire. When wo hi' I henped our tamp (tro to thrleo 1(4 aceUKtomerl lit Iht an J hud liutUUtl otioclt e ouiit fortabljr In our lihtukeUi under tha lea ofthoUut, no ttmutl otirntttntlon to Btrtnhm, ond Htmnlou Ujiiii "lloyr, tho ntr bltin rlimw.llr. It It a nipping nud rnjjtr Mr, In fact, It putt tno fort-'Ihlj- hi mhul of one of my iet iilrctittircn. whlcli lefell luothat Mlntr uhen I wa trupplnj on tho Mt-tie Mt-tie tiou'wect Mlr.iment M ''Oh, roinu' Tell tn n pood rumiiit r itorjr, oil nnn,' iuUrrupted W 11. Tm Imlf fruzwinM It U tonight Till til nbouc foino plueo down In tha Uup Irfl, vrtieru tjuyluito to cool thtlr ior-rIdtMltItloIhnKun(er" ior-rIdtMltItloIhnKun(er" Xny," rvilk'd Stnmlon, "my thought! nro wtutry and otuoiiiutt my f Ury bo " He traced (it tho lUr a few medlUtlvo cin-hswltli hln pl (which ho ratoljr ftinokcd, iulnf It rullicr for oratorical illcct) and then nxutued i That mm a Imrd winter of inlnn on tlieLlttlo Hou'wHt I FJnitl Itnttho t.inf. and It dU ma good, hut, looking Lack nrvffi It now, I wondtr vhtt In iltiei d uui to UttdertAko (L I gnt tlj cxp rlineo mid I Indulged my hobby to tho full, hut by spring I felt IIUo a bar bar 1a n, ! bail Nod with mo tbnt wluter-n pood Inuit- r and true, but ulxjiit as compinlutiiibto n4 a tirnd turtle. Our trajM wtro u.t lu two Kroat clnult ono on IIih wmtli kldAof tho htreaui, tho other ou thunortli, Tho nnge to tho north wiw In my rh.irK. and a ery blrf clutKo It wa. When 1 bail any Mirt of luitk, It umhI to tab mo n day and n half to mako tho round, for I bod rctititcen tnj to ten J, pn-ud out over a raii(,o of about twenty lnlle. liutwhtn the trap were not well filled, 1 tiBod to do It without klieplnjauay from tho ramp, "It' not much like piny, I ran tell you, trail i pt tiff nil day oti hiiowbIioo througb thohO Woodi, carrying m ax, n f cm lint; plvoo, fooil, Ainmuultloit and onu times ii wick ot fun. Whenever I bud tn bleep out I would dl a big ob b'lig holo lit tho mow, build a roaring 11 ro at oiio cud of tho hole, bury uitelf liiluinlock bouglm at tho other end, Mid nmH7 like a doruiouso till mom big I relied Implicitly on tho flro to beep off, any bean or Indian doU (Kiiithcri) tliat tnllit bo feeling InquM-tlve InquM-tlve ui to whether I woutd bo good cat Ing Tho Know must hat o been fully ilx feet diHp that ear, Ono morning, near tho lat of rcbruary, 1 had tvt out ou my round, and bud matin nmno threo tulle from our rhanty when I cunglit eight ot a' covey of ptirtrldgui In tho dUtauce, and turned out of my iray to g( t a fchot at them. It had oo rurred t Tiie that pcrehance a brtca of thcio inlght make tatory moneN fori luy upptr, After a counlderablo de I tour 1 bugged my bird und rccorered I my troll near the lait trap I hud ! lted. My tm-ke, as t had left them, ' bud been Military enough, but now I found they werv oceompanlod by thu footprlnto of a large Indian dcIl "IdlJVt really cipect togitanhot at tli'i boat, but I loaded both bar nil with, ball eftrtrldge. An I went on, howuor, It begau to strike tuea Mrungo that tho bruto ihould bnppeii to bo going u far lu my direction, btep for tep hU footprints clung to lulnoWhen rtacbed tho plueo where I had bruuchtil'oa lnreimh of Urn luirtrldgra I found that tho panther bad braneheil oil with no. Ho polltv u coufonnlty of bl wa)i to mine coul 1 have but ono iignlflcunco, I wa lx lug tntAkcdl "The Idia, when It flret trtiek nit, (truck me with too limrh foroo to ha onTiable. It wa n iry unusual pro n tiling on tliu jnrt of on Indian di dUpluylug a moit huperfret oonceptlu i of the tltner of things That 1 hoiil 1 bunt hh ilium propT and ruitoinuryi but that bo ilionM thlukof bunting u.e, Diusuuiptuou aud luobt uupliasatit. I rtibheil that be honld bo tnode to rc-peutjtbofotonlf;lit rc-peutjtbofotonlf;lit "Tho trap Wt.ro anmually iurce-ful iurce-ful lint trip, and nt !,it 1 bad to stop and make a cache ot my rpnll. Tlu unusual delay reetned to tnlitead tuy wily puniifr, wlio unddenly tame out ot a thicket while 1 woe hlddeu bthln-l a tree trunk. A be crept stealthily along on my tracks, not fifty anls awny, I was dhguited At hi ruth bound persHenco and crafty nmltgtjUy. 1 raised my gun to tny diouldcr, and In another moment would bare rl 1 myself of bli iiiidttlretl Attract lom, but the animal must hate eaught n gleam from tbo tlilnlrg baml, for be turml like a Dad i and burbtl hliimlf In tho nearest thicket. "It wm evident that ho did not wUh the matter forced to an Immediate Is sue. Al a eonsc-ptenee, I decided that It ought to In settled at once. I ran toward tho thicket, but nt tho samo tlmn the panthir Mole out ou tho other skle and disappeared hi the woods. "Upon this I concluded that be hod becoino ecareil and glwn up his unhsb j lowed purpose. Tor inmoboursl dlo-' missed him from my mind und tended . my trnpi without further a prelim slon, but nUiut tho middle of the after noon or n llttlo later, wbfu I had reached thofirthest iwlnt nf my circuit, cir-cuit, I onco mora became Impressed with a scnto that I wa Uing followed. I "The Impression grew mi strong that It weighed upou me, and I detennlnul to bring It to a lift. Taking kjiuo lunch von from my pocket I sat down U hind a tree to nibble nnd wait I sup poiol inusthnToiat them ten mlnuUr, Iiearlng nothhig, seeing nothing, s) that I was about to gho It up and con tluuomy tramp, whtn along camo tho tvintherl My gun was fowled ImtnmV ly, but nt the name Imtant the brute bod dlsapteared. llieyeiwcn,shnrer thin mine. Wlit'sald I to ihysitr. I will hi o to Keep a big flro going to night or thle fellow will pay men rail when I nm snoozing "Alwut sundown I met with an tin lucky accident, which dauiK.ncd both my spirits and my Mwder. In crostlng a swift brook at a pt.we where tho Ico wa hardly thick enough to hold up Ilx covering of Miuw, I broke through and wnvsoiltod. After Cthing tnjtelf out with some dlfliculty I found my gun was full of water, which had frozen ai It citUrod Here was a pretty fit. Tho weapon wa for tho present utterly ut-terly nub-si, 1 feare-1 that tuut ot my cartridges wero hi like condition, Tho pnprctfur the night, whtn tho Indian dcTil tbould arrlo upon tli scene, was not a cbetrful one. 1 pushed on mliwr.ibly for another mile or so, anil then prepared tti camp, "Hot of all I built such a flro as I thought woul I Impress upon the In dliui devil a dim sinw) of my Importance Impor-tance and my iuyterlous power. At a aafe dNtaueo from the lire 1 spread out tuy cartridges tu dry, In tho fervent hope that the water bad not enutiatiid far enough to rcn lor thuu uwd. My gun I put where It woull thaw ai quickly a toMilble. 'Then I cut uiottgh flrvwootl to blaze nil night. With my raowthoes I dug a deep hollow at one side of tho lire. The lint soon molted the snow beneath It, and brought It down to the level whereon I was'to phco mycouch.( 1 maymytlmt tho ground Iliad m lected ws a geiiUotlopo, nnd the tire was below my bed, so that the uniting mow could run off freely. 0 rr my head I fixed a good, firtn 'loan to1 of rpruco rnplintni, thlol.ly thatched wltli bounln Ihu I secured myself lu such a wny that the Indian ri til could t ouio at me only from tho side on which thntlre was burulug. Huch nppniach, I con gratutatcd mjwlf, would b htlle to hU cat hip takte. 'IIy thetmitt my shelter wa com pleted It wn fully night In tho woods. My fire made a ruddy elate about th camp, and prxwntly 1 db(crnotl the panther, gliding lit and out among the tree trunks on the outer edge of the circle. Ho s tared at me with bis round, green eyes ami Irvturmd the guxo with cold Indifference. I waabtiy putting my gen hi order. I would not i ucotirngo him ht ho might grow tovt futiillUr before I wa ready for bis re centlon. 'letwecn my gleaming walls of mow I had worked up a tunpiraturo that wa fairly tropical, Awny up otcr bead, among tbo pine top, a fow large stars gtlmuurud louesomely. How far Hwaypoctuod tho world of my friends on whom these mme rt an were looking dowut I wonder how thoho at liomo would feel If they could seo mo theru by the solitary camp lire, watched re lentlessly by that pruwllugand hallo theUast. "IVicntly, finding that I made no attack upon him, tho bruto fllppM iiolvtowly to within n few dozen p-icei of tho flro. Theru he crouched down lit I the snow and glared upon me. I hulled a lUtnlng brand at hhu. and be sprang ' backward, snarling. Into tho gloom. I Hut the brand spluttered In tho mow nnd went out, whereupon the bruto returned to bin post. Then I threw another at bhu, but ho regarded It this I time with contempt, merely drawing t aside to give It room. When It bail gone black out bo approached, pautd It out, wid snifiVd hi eupremcfct eon I tempt 'Ihen he came much ncoisi, I so that I thought ho was about to I spring on me. I moved directly to tUs i oUicr side of the tire. "Ily thl Hum the gun van ready Mr action, but nut " the cartridge" The weroljhig farther from the tiro and dangerously nearer uiy unwelceine ill tor. I ponvtvud that I must mtkou dlterjoit at onco "(Meeting a n'slnous stick, Into which tho lire bad eaten deeply, so that I It held a maw of gtovtlng ooal. I hunched it suddenly with such careful aim that It struck rljht between tha lirtitu'a furelfg A It scorched titer, bo caught nud bit at It angrily drop jiod It with a vcnnmliiff marl and shrank farther anay Wlwtt ' crouchel down, biting tho mow, I fol lowul my advantage by rushing upon lilui with ubUulug rod of blfth baric He tlld not aw tit my onset, but bounJ i ed off among the tree, where I could hwr Ulin. k'nunbling fit tho elnrknMs over bis rmnuliic mouth, I loft tho bark blaring In the saow whtlft I went bark to see iny pncltvi9 cart ridged. "IteforoI'Hig tbo pinther nppeareil at the limits of lite bgbte.1 Circle, but lectiifHl not qullo so confident na before, Revert I leltws, It was clear thnb, ho hail set M heart on making a tueal ot ine, and was not to be bhitled out ot bli do nlgn by a fow firebrands. "I dlcntcred that till my ball car fridge were potld( but there weron, few loaddwItli shot wlilch tho water bad not pcnetrnteb IVum them I , wttMrcw th shot and substituted ball ' nnd flugft. Thn, flipping a I mil ear-t ear-t rid go Into ono burcl, slugs Into the other, and three or four extra car trldjp into a bandy pocket, I waited for my opponent to recov r hi confl deuce. As bo seemed content to wait I awhile, I set about broiling my par fridges, for I was becoming clamorously liuiigr. "So also wa tho panther, a It seemed. When tho odor of lliei iir-tridtroi iir-tridtroi stole seductively to his nostril bo oucn more nppro.tchetl my fire, ami this time with an air of stern detenntna lion quite dlfTerent from his former ay hi'olcnee. The criits bid coin. I ftclrcd my gun nnd knelt down behind the lire f arranged a burning log In such a man tier that I could grap and wjcld It with both bands In an emergency, 1 Jtift a tho animal drew biinvlf to gether for n spring I firod onebarnd that containing the ball and shatte ml Ids lower Jtw Mnd with jmIii and fury, Im sprung Tho contents of my second btrrel, A be ivy charge of slugs, met him full tu thn brcait, and bo fell In a heap at my fott. "As ho h) there, struggling and snarling and teirmg up the snow, 1 lipped In another" cartridge and the next moment a bullet In Ids brain put an end to his mlnrlc. I "Aftc r thl performance I ate my pjtrtrldge with a crygraUfuI heart and slept thu sleep of the Just aud le torlou. The skht ot that nudaclout In-Ill j i devil now He tu my study, where H mi N comtantly desecrating it with bl Irreverent shoos." A few muuients alter titranton hil flnbdicd hit story thu euinp ou the Hlg Hquatook was wrapped hi slumber, an 1 tbo toon out In the bosom of tho moonlit lake were hushing to ono another unheeded. Chnrle O. J. Ilobert In Hv Tranclfco Pot, |