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Show Aa Barnes la cloaking Prunella, EnU You will com entreats, nervously: ASSISTS AT A BUFFALO HUNT notify Pa that he was ready to have him scare the buffalos out of the marsh and down the fence Into the When Pn told ut that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffalos In America, where all the buffalo huntef had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldnt run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride long side of him and lire bullets Into bis vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes, and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe. The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a corral. Pa had the gas bag all full, a mile across the marsh, tied to a tree with a slip noose, so when we all got set he could pull a string and untie the slip noose. Well. everything worked bully, and when Pa tied her loose we went up into the air about 50 feet, and Pa steered the thing up and down the marsh like a pointer dog ranging a Held for chickens. It was the greatest sight I ever witnessed, seeing more than 200 buffalo heads raise up out of the tall grass and watch the airship, looking as savage as lions eating raw meat First they never moved at all, but we began to blow the honk horns, and then we yelled through the megaphones to get out of there, you sawed-of- f short horns," and then they began to move away from the airship across the marsh, and we followed until they began to get into a herd, nearly on the other side of the marsh, but they only walked fast, splashing through the mud. When we got almost across the marsh Pa said now was the time to fire the Roman candles, so we each lit our candle, and the fire and smoke and the fire balls fairly scorched the hair of the buffalos In the rear of the herd, and in a jiffy the whole herd stampeded out of the marsh right toward the fence, bellowing in African language, scared half to death, the first instance on record that an African buffalo was afraid of anything on earth. We followed them until they got to cow. I thought we would have about the same kind ot experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them, and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but Instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight, and tries to gouge out your inside works witb his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you, and runs horns all through your system, and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish. The African buffalo has a grouch, as though he had indigestion, from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blase with lire, and he gets as craxy as an anarchist, and seems to combine in his makeup the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the shark and the Texas man-eatin- g e. I .wouldn't want such an animal tor of the buffalos, and we let the gas out cf tbe airship, and went Into camp right there, and Pa bossed things lot about two days, 'alii the buffalos go good and hungry, and then we backed the cages up to au opening in the fence and put hay in tbe tar end oi the cages, and tbe he'' began to take notice. We wanted the big bulls and some cows, and nature heliied us on tbe bulls, cause they fought the weakei ones away from the cages, and walked right up the incline into the cages, and Pa went in and locked the doors, and SYNOPSIS.. the fence, but only about 100 got into the corral, ' the others going around the fence and chasing the keepers Into the jungle and hooking the negroes in the pants, and some of the negroes are running yet, and will no doubt come out at Cairo, Egypt Mr. Hagenbach and the white men got up in trees, and watched Pa and the airship, and when we got where the fence narrowed up at the corral Pa let the airship come down to the ground, and anchored it to a stump and yelled for the boss of the expedition and the men to come down out of the trees and help capture some of the best specimens, so they came down and tore out the wings of the fence and placed them across so we had the buffalos in a pen, and then Mr, Hagenbach, who had been getting a little jealous of Pa, came up to blm and shook his hand and told him he wag a wonder in the capturing of wild animals, and. Pa said dont mention It, and Pa took the makings and made himself a cigarette and smoked up, and Mr. Hagenbach asked Pa how we were mur-lero- -- ea Borne of Those Negroes Are Running Yet, and Will No Doubt Como Out at Cairo, Egypt when we got the cages full of bulls and started to haul the cages to camp by the aid of some of the negroes who bad returned alive, by jingo, the oows followed the cages with the bulls in, and you couldnt drive them away. We loaded the gas bag on to a sort of stone boat, and Pa rigged up couple of ox yokes and in some way hypnotised a few cow buffalos, so he could drive them, and they hauled the stone boat with the airship to camp and we got there almost as soon as the cages did, and Pa was smoking as contented as though he was walking on Broadway, and with an ox gad he would larrup the oxen and say: "Haw, Buck, like a farmer driving oxen to plow a field. Pa got his wild oxen so tame before we got to camp that they would eat hay out of his hand, and when we rounded up in our permanent camp, and looked over our stock, and killed some of the buffalos that had followed the cages, for meat for the negroes, and lit some sky rockets and fired them at the balance of the herd to drive them away from camp, the n groes, who had always had a horror of meeting wild buffalos, thought Pa was a superior being, to be able to tame a whole herd of the most savage animals, and they got down on their knees and placed their faces in the dust in front of Pa and worshiped him, and they wouldn't get up off the ground until Pa bad gone around and put his feet on the necks of all the negroes in token that he acknowledged himself to be their king and protector, and the wives of the negroes all threw their arms around Pa and hugged him until he got tired, and he said he bad rather fight buffalos than half-nake- d negro wom- reOnce a denizen of the gions, where whiskers grow in plenty and umbrellas bulge at will, decided to visit New York. But he decided to visit the bewildering metropolis quite as a man of tbe world not to be taken in by the wicked men, who, as he understood, made a business of deceiving the guileless Hence he arrived at the Grand Central looking very, very wise, and up-sta- r. The next day we shipped the buffalos to the coast, and had them sent to Berlin, and when we got the mall from headquarters there was an order for a lot more tigers, so I suppose we will be tigering as soon as tbe open season is on. The idea is that we must get all the animals we can this year, for it la rumored that Roosevelt is coming to Africa next year to shoot big game, and all of us feel that wild animal will be scarce after he has devastated Africa. We got short of salt pork and some time ago Pa salted down some sides of rhinoceros, and yesterday was the day to open the barrel. Pa showed the cooks how to fry rhinoceros pork, and I tell you it made you hungry t smell rhinoceros frying, and with boiled potatoes and ostrich eggs, and milk gravy, made from elephants milk, we lived high, but the next day an epidemic broke out, and they laid it id Pas rhinoceros pork dinner, but Pa says any' man who eats eight or nine fried ostrich eggs is liable to indigestion. Gee, but this is a great oountry to enjoy an outing in! (Copyright, IW, by W. G. Chapman.) (Copyright in Great Britain.) going to get the buffalos out of the corBut Not Many. ral, 'cause they were fighting each men are so attentive to their Some and of end the the pen, far in other Pa said you just wait, and he sent wives that you might think they wen tor the cages, enough to hold about ten not married. Exchange. tlnulng brazenly to smoke, be remarked: Tut, tut Go away. Dont you think I know that you're made of COULDN'T FOOL HIM proceeded, first of all, to visit the collection of wax figures at the Eden musee. He was engaged in looking critically at one of the most life-likgroups on exhibition there, when a policeman suddenly plucked him by the You turned. sleeve.' The mustn't smoke In here," said the policeman, severely. A look of wisdom beyond the power of words to describe face. Con-came over that e up-stat- 's a wealthy Amrrtran the young Kng-la- li Eilwanl Gerard AnHtrutb--- r and ills Corsican bride, Marina, laughter of tha Paulis, from tlia vendetta, understanding that bln ewanl la to be the liand of Ilia girl ha eves, Enid Anatruthar, sister of the Kng-la- h lieutenant. Tha four fly from AJao-M- o to Marseilles on hoard tha French It earner Constantine. Tha vendetta pur-loand as Uia quartet are about to man) the train for Lain don nt Marseilles. Marina la liauilad a mysterious note which causes her to collapse and necessitates a postponement of the Journey. Barnes gria part of the mysterious note ind receives letters which Inform him .hat he la marked by the vendetta. Ha tmpliiya an American detective and plana to heat the vendetta at their own game. For tha purpose of securing tha safely n the women Bnrnee arranges to hnvo Lady Chsrtrls lease a secluded villa at Nice to which the party la to be taken In n yacht. Suspicion la created that Marina Is In league with tha Corsicans. A man. believed to be Corregio Danella, la seen passing tha house and Marina la thought to hava given him a sign. Murine refuses to explain to Bernes which fact adila to hla latent suspicions. Bernes Clans for tha safety of the party are by the Corsicana Tha carriage carrying their party to the local landing Is followed by two men. One of the horsemen la auppused to ha Corregio. They try to murtfer tha American. Tha cook on tha yacht a Frenchman la susTha pected of complicity In tha plot. anchors at St. Tropes. The yacht party la followed by a small boat. Tha cook is detected giving signals to the boat. Barnes attempts to throw him overboard, but Is prevented by Marina and Enid. Tha cook la found to he innocent of tha supposed plot and Is forgiven. Tha party arrive at Nice and And Lady Chartrls and her daughter Maud domiciled In tha villa rented with Barnes' money. Barnes la air.aied to And that Count Corregio la at Klre and la acting tha role of admirer to Lady Chartrls. Bamea and Enid make arrangements for their marriage. Tha net tightens about Barnes. He receives a note from I .a Belle Blackwood, the American adventuress CHAPTER "vui --Continued. Yes, the day after you left, the poor fellow called to ask If I knew the particulars of hla dear brothers death, You, having lately come from Corsica, be thought, might tell him. Under the melancholy circumstances, I deemed It advisable to say to him that you would be at my villa In VUlefranche soon and would, of course, give him the facts you might know in regard to poor Mubbo! He was killed by some bandit or other in Corsica, I understand. But after the gallant Clpri-an- o met me here on the doa Anglais three dayg ago, he he didn't seem able to talk about anyone else but The widow blushes slightly, uie. looks eagerly at the clock and flutters: The only other subject Count Clprlano mentioned was wag weddings." Barnes plunges his fork disgustedly Into his salad and curses his half confidences to Lady Chartrls. The retreat he had so carefully arranged for Enid and Marina while he and Edwin should hunt down the demons who threatened their young lives, was now by his hostess babbling tongue become known to their pursuers. He glances moodily at his sweetheart Mlsa Anstruther's eyes and her cheeks are both aflame. As If to defy the dangers that are gathering about her wedding day, she says In resolute tones: You know. Lady Chartrls, I marry Mr. Barnes and turns the conversation on her coming nuptials, discussing with her hostess the necessary preparation! for the ceremony the nest evening. With the dessert, Miss Maud enters to give life and vivacity to the feast She has been pnt by her governess In evening Infant dress, prattles merrily of the approaching nuptials, suggests that her youthful ears have heard some of the dinner table conversation through the curtsies that separate the dining-roofrom the parlor. Once or twice, whew her mother's head Is turned, obeying a nod surreptitiously given her by Mr. Barnes, she bolts a glass of champagne, that Is generally forbidden her. Inspired by the stimulating beverage, Miss Maud suddenly ejaculates: Isnt It a pity youre going to be married on the sneak, Barnes? When I get spliced, as you say, Cousin Edwin, I'm going to church with sis bridesmaids and a train ten feet long. Boon after the party rises, and Enid, drawing, her betrothed Into the privacy of the parlor, whispers: My own, remember one of the Iianellas is here. Be careful tor my sake." She puts her fair arms entreatlngly about bis neck. 1 have my pistols, answers Burton, sententlously, and administers a soothing kiss. Stepping to Edwin, be whispers: Keep a sharper lookout than ever. Yes, it's yardarm to yardarm now," answers the sailor. Lady Chartria carriage la announced. "Help me with my wraps, Cousin Burton, cries the widow, eagerly, and seems anxious to be gone. Burton H. Barnes, Willing Corsica, rescues world. but Pa said the way to get buffalo was to go after them, and never let up until you had them under your control. So we started out under Pas lead to capture African buffalo, and while the returns are not all in of the dead and wounded, we know that our expedition is pretty near used up. The African buffalos live in a marsh, where the grass and cane grow high above them, and the only way you can tell where they are is to watch the birds flying around and alighting on the backs of the animals to eat wood ticks and gnats. The marsh is so thick with weeds that a man cannot go into it, so we planned to start the airship on the windward side of the marsh, after lining up the whole force of helpers, negroes and white men, and building a corral of timber on tbe lee side of the marsh. Pa and the cowboy and I went in the airship, with these honk-hon- k horns they have on automobiles, and these megaphones that are used at football games, and Pa had a bunch of Roman candles to score the buffalos. When the fence was done, which 50 men had worked on for a week. It run in the shape of a triangle, or a fish net, with a big corral at the middle. Mr. Hagenbach sent up a rocket to Mr. Barnes of New York UwrmM. nw. uom luad a Co, a. x. en that hadnt had a bath since Stan-lediscovered them, but Pa appreciated the honor, and Mr. Hagenbach said Pa was the greatest man In the a pet, Cuter Aathavaf Mr. Baraeiaf New Yarii, Mr. Pettar af Taaaa, That Fraeakaaa, Eta. be hugged by Pa Had to Put His Foot on Their Necks and Acknowledge Himself Their King and Protector. Archibald Clavering A Sequel to wax? Good Record of Punch. s Many poems, soma light, bright and witty, such as W. S. Gilbert's Bab Ballads, others serious, dignified and sad, such as Tom Taylors magnificent tribute to the memory of Abraham Lincoln and Hood's Song of the Shirt, first saw the light in Punch, or The London world-famou- back soon? Oh yea, by morning, laughs Anstruther, trying to maka light of her fears. "Jack's last cruise ashore, you know. No ward-roojokes about my comcommands hla sister, ing husband! Indignantly. Yea, but I I can't bring Burton home very early, says Ijtdy Chartria, la embarrassed tone. You see 1 I promised to go to the Casino with with Count Clprlano Danella," adding Couldn't I Invite him to tbe eagerly: wedding? Yea, bring Mm. please I want to returns Barnes, aee the gentleman, quietly, his eyes growing steely. Anstruther looks astounded and Enid seems amazed, but the most startling effect la produced upon Marina. Her delicate face growa of a deathly pallor, her slight fingers work nervously, but her dark eyes begin to flame. Gee, remarks Maud, the champagne making her reckless, you needn't look as If you were going to execution, Marina. Clp Isn't your bean. Maud, dont talk that way and go to bed I commands her mother, severely. Though tbe widow as she steps into her victoria reflects with These foreign horror: delighted brides are awful. - Here's a two weeka one Jealous of that fascinating Count Danella, whos now devoted to me, Barnes Immediately follows his hostess and the carriage drives away rapidly, Lady Chartria calling to the driver to hurry. Mias Anstruther gases after It till It disappears in tha shrubbery leading to the entrance of the grounds. Then with a sigh she languidly remarks that she Is tired and will go to bed. Leaving Edwin and Marina In some honeymoon conference In the parlor aha steps up to her chamber and gives her maid a few directions about her coming wedding, when there comes harp, sudden rapping on tha door. What la it?" cries Mias Anstruther, and grasps a pistol Barnes has given e her, as they sailed into tha harbor, with tbe suggestion: It may be useful some day. In answer, Maud's excited voice through the panel makes Mlsa An Vllle-franch- Josh Clarke of the Cleveland dul and the brother of the strenuous Fred of Pittsburg fame Is not only a swell ball player, but the Cleveland inea maintain he would make a superb lass yer or newspaper man, by reason o( the fact that he is a boro inquisitor. The least thing' interests Joah to such a degree that to find out the most minute details he will drive questions at a person for hours at a time. Joah has been very much Interested this season in the business venture that la ownod by Doc White of tha Chicago club and Charley Hickman Tosh wanted to of tha Clevelands. know all .about the profits accruing from the venture end Charley Hickman nss had tha time of hia life la parrying Joshs searching inquiries. When tbe Chicago club played in Cleveland last some one told Clarke that Doc White was a practicing dem list and when Josh learned that this was a fact he It for Hickman. Charley say him coming and prepared hltrsclf tor the string of questions that he felt were coming, but which he hoped to forestall. Josh In excited tones cried out: Say, Hick, they tell me that fellow Doe White la a practicing dentist In the hot-foote- d winter time? Thats right, drawled Charley. Well, how does he make out?" naked Clarke. Oh, he only makes a living," shot hack Hick, and then bo had to run tor it, because Joah quickly grasped the point of the Joke. hand-to-mout- h When Chris Von der Aha waa the Napoleon and the Mareallne of baseball ha waa full of adventures and funny stuff aa a hero In a Third avenue drammer. On day ha got an idea ia hla noodle that the bunch weren't doing any Marathons away from the Juice parlors. Instead of shunning the rough stuff. It waa a case of lead ma to It So Chris rounded them np and there waa that dangerous gleam In hia near lamp that told them there waa something coming. Go by the hotel, all on yon," com- -, I have some commanded Chris. munications yet." It wbb the Grand Central, In New, York, then a house of baseball call, and Chrla led the bunch up to the seventh floor. He barred the door ao that he would not be Interrupted. Arlle Latham began to laugh Chrla could open hie batteries, and turning angrily to him Chrla roared out: .. You monkey, what la It you laugh about, eh?" Latham pointed to a window. Well, what it la!" There's a kid looking In, replied Latham. "Pull down tha blind," shouted an be-fo- re Barnet Alight, and aa He Glaneea Chrla at the Neighboring Hotel dee AnDuring Joe Cantillon's stay In St.' glais, He Recollects This Had Been the Scene of His First Call Upon Louis recently he purchased several teams of mules over on the East side. Enid. It happened that he did bnslness with struther laugh. "Enid, I can't go to a personal friend of President Hedges Bleep till you let me be your maid of of the Browna When Cantlllon asked honor at the wedding." the price of the mulea he was InIt It will please you, dear, remarks formed that 500 would foot the bill. Enid affably. Gee, thats an awful price tor those Thats bully, cries Maud; "they mules, isn't It? asked Cantlllon. give bridesmaids presents, don't the 7 Yes, pretty steep," replied the dealThis last very eagerly. er, "but I'll give you a whole carload Then she suddenly breaks out: for Walter Johnson. t t M Didn't Marina get on a high horse when ma said she was going In to When Rube Waddell was the senmeet Clp Danella? She's jealous of sation of the western Pennsylvania him, I reckon. Hush! commands Enid. "You have district, 15 years ago, it was his the moat extraordinary ideas for a proud boast that no backstop could hold him. The big lefthander would child. Child? Im 16!" cries Mend, de- shoot the sphere over the plate with rlfle-likspeed, and his unfortunate fiantly. Then repressed In one direchave many passed would receiver Is the that champagne tion, coursing through Mlsa Chartria' brain breaks balls. It was not until the manager of the out in another. Anyway, she hints roguishly, Barnes might find air old Butler team employed a veteran sweetheart this evening If he stepped windpaddlst that G. Edward overcame this habit of trying to bore a into the Hotel SL Petersburg." The coming bride's velce hole through the man who handled "Who? Rube and hie new rehis doilvery. is excited. warmed ceiver up and the backstop to a little Oh, girl isn't permitted speak the name of such a lady, re- warned him to pay some attention to plies Maud, Innocently, but it com- signals. When the game started the mences with a Belle and It ends with catcher refused to atop the balls Rube flung at him, and the Butler a Blackwood. cautioned the big fellow to manager she here? la My heavens, Gee, and Biackiea in great shape, take hla backstop's advice. too. I was on the Promenade dea AnWaddell, In two innings, made the remarkable number of 12 wild pitches, glais with Maraton yesterday. Not woman to touch her for beauty. Dia- hia catcher allowing the balls to pass monds to beat Starr A Mortimer's, and to the grandstand when Rube would that Mr. Ruggles running after her croaa him on the signals. Finally with an open checkbook in his hand, Waddell took a tumble to himself and followed hia backstop's advice. Thereeverybody said. Then we'll leave her to Mr. Rug-glee-, after Waddell did not give hie receivsays Enid, coldly, though her er any trouble. heart la beating wildly. Oh, but she wont stick to Mr. RugZeke Wilson, wbo pitched good gles. So I thought I'd just give you a ball In the 90's, was known all around hint, ao that If she cuts In after you're the National league circuit tor his married you'll know how to fix her. appetite. One day In Of course, this evening yon are Baltimore, when Zeke" was In the blocked." box for Tebesn's team, he ate a crackBlocked, this evening? er and cheese sandwich after the first 1 want to tell you something that Inning, a wing of chicken after the happened! second, and a ginger cookie after the Don't dare to. third. He waa late In reporting tor But I will, tor your aake. A note the fourth Inning and the fans became to Barnaey from her. came Impatient. "A note from that Infamous creaHurry em up, Bob, they yelled to ture? Impossible!" the umpire. "The game will proceed, replied "Impossible? I slipped It Into Bur ton's hand jnst before he went In to Emalle, sedately, "when the visitors dinner, and he slipped it into hla pitcher has finished his dinner, I prepocket I saw tha address; it was in sume he Is now engaged with hla cof-fand cigar," her handwriting." e never-satisfie- d ee |