Show THE CZARS BEAR HUNT Sav dived edby ft by thal tho brother s af the 1 man jl V ho he H hotd a d wronged Wro needy ngod ji I 1 L was a clear bright 0 frosty biorn augill of R russia julid lid hardened snow was wai crip as toast frozin trees 0 glittered littered like silver in the cloudless and the woods were all alive bilth the shrill blasts of the li born and tile tho sho ats bt men telling that alic czar Alex alexander huder 1 I and ilia his courtiers were out for a abear beair hunt no one could have wished for it a finer ilay day for the sport and acry ciary face in the party parly was na as bright ni aj the blue sky overhead all except e one that was wa tile the face ot of llie Knip eror himself I 1 I 1 A hear bear mint in his ot awu ru nathe for was alexanders favorite amusement ard no ono could ad imagine what hat it was that thai made him look so ait oit this beautiful morning with such il a capital prospect for good sport the time had been when his chosen comrade count nicola the ll 11 licett att sportsman in st petersburg next to the iho czar himself had been beside lim him as a matter of course oil all edcur s alous 3 orthis 0 kind od bucche t two 0 arl ads bad wi cold to each other and causes of 14 quarrel had risen and multiplied until nt at length alexander hav having ing or rather chinkin thinking be had for the fault had and never been clearly pr d gravo cause of of bf f afka at M lf fa lad la d and ed cd by balishin banishing him to a lonely fortress in the mat most out of the way part of bastain russia but now the merry music of the lite horns and the familiar cries of tile hunters the blacina kee keenness of countr yair I 1 the lit of the woods bh that t lie knew and loved so wall cil brought a back the old tunes as fresh lyas iras ever Ile remembered how often he be arid and lad had in arched tide 1 1 d c 1 by y side aver over llie lite snow for milo mile following fol 10 wing the sharp hoot prints ants of ari an elk die or the huge home touted round paw markhof a black bl ack bear f and the lite thought of df his old cowl comrade a ie puling in that dismal place rose irv up hauntingly in his bis mind 1 lirk what was ivis that all the I 1 party halted and held their breath to listen ahten yet yes there could be no mig mistake about it var far in tho the distance was heard the lie shrill jong ong er drawn bu bugle insall call which told I 1 the JO game awe ans was found 2 the first note of that nall known call was enough crudu gh to drive e litfiy ery other t thought hOugh tOut out of tile the mind of such i born so sportsman as the emperor alexander the next moment he be was hurrying over the hard crisp snow DOW in ili the direction of tile the sound diflo in hand As ai the czar rao ran his bright blue eyes eyed kept T gi 0 ceaselessly to the right and left in ill of tiro the expected bear to so eager eager 0 was lie he to catch tell sight of it that h he e never net cr noticed how persistently lie was followed by a tall wall man nith mill his flee face half hidden in a hume fur cap who seemed determined to stick to lo him wherever lie went I 1 in ili the heat of the chase the hunters were quickly y scattered and ami the czar was a soon left alone lint but still he be was kept lit in sight by the mysterious man in tho the fur cap who seemed indeed I 1 to be grawin drawing closer and add closer to him thou ii without couling coming so near as to attract attention mora curious still although altho no bear hill had appealed as yet et he fie was w already rady il loosening ins his huntin hunting knife in its sheath as if expecting to have to use it i very cry shortly suddenly there was a s crash lit in ilia thicket as a hume huge 0 black misa came bunting tarou tl rough the tha bushes arld alexander suddenly found himself himi elf face to fcc face with tile largest bear lie lic hall biad ever seen in his life such a meeting in lucli a pla e would have hale stait lea most men inea for the black ber of northern elisii Kli it isia though less daiil ill than the terrible american 0 is is a very ery allu ugly rily cuff customer outer at close quarters quarter but such perils bic bere nothing new to the hunter cui cin geror who instantly brou ht his gun min a to ins his shoulder nud and fired but unlucky alexander I 1 was wj so eager ca cr to make sure of the bear be boic ic any of the athor men could come coine up that tie he did not aim as E carefully as usual aud and tho the bullet 1 glancing lancing alon along the monster shoulder should er hurt him aim just enough 0 to make inake hint doubly turi ois 0 oil lie came alah a ficile rush skull aud 1 earing up lip on oil lih his hind leaf showing all his cruel white daugs in in a hideous grin at the sa tame inc moment the chars foot sill slipped ped and down lie cattle came on oil his face at tire llie I 1 pry fet of his sayi c enemy another iii blant anil all would have hac been oer but just then the tall stranger sprang forward fo nari ond darting darling in in under the huge bl e cx extended tended forepaw forepaw fore paw buried his ion long anil to the very very paw hilt i il t in tile the great black body for one moment mail oil and beast were rollin rolling together in confused nesb a 11 spray of flying snow and air lite min man rose panting 0 to ills his feet ami lid the alie monster with alth one convulsive struggle g I 1 le lay aleid before him r lou on are arc cried alexander 91 ceppi 11 toward him you have sailed in my y no life ask viliam voit will and you on llull have it 1 not tillou till you knor J cujow olio 11 I 1 nil ani and with what purpose I 1 cattle came hither answerer the stranger string cr lit 11 a t low stern voice throwing back biel k his thick cape ni as he spoke poke 11 look well at my face and see ece if you ou remember it 1 I ti 11 had I 1 not banished INi nicola colit bobo S I 1 I 1 left leff said the czar lookin looking at al win in ill astonishment 1 I should st say that ou were arc lie I 1 am ins his brother michael said baid the lite other and I 1 came litre here lit re to adly lo 10 kill you for the w ron you ha 0 lone him there was a tuo moments ments silence while tile the two wen men looked fixedly at each other my brother was banished for a fault that he ha had not commit committed tc 1 resumed So bolett at length to him such soch n islin tent is worse than death and aati 0 nod to avenge avello avell o him dim I 1 nixed mixed with willi 3 jour our men today to day in ting this disguise caning la to to get near you in the course of the hunt and kill you ou with wy my own hand and why ITLY hac you jou aud my illy life then asked the emperor ele cue in ing him keenly I 1 should have accounted disgraced forever had I 1 let any brave i nian all die weilu I 1 sti jd near enough lo 10 0 O help him and still wore more utterly y disgraced ili 1 have aye been in ill my own eyes c I 1 accepted auy ally I 1 altor atour at your hand without Ait hout firby tell ing ing you on that chali I 1 had meant to take your v our life not to save it listened in the azars czars boll bold blue eyes BB as ha held out his hi hand to lo the man inan who had sought his lii lie goil lie ile thanked said lie fie aliat it is ii not nol too late to malc mak amends thief thiery ery day I 1 recall your brother from neither lie nor 3 you oil shall ever leave me inc again 11 Ifor pers young 11 people |