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Show tiijs nlht tbc f api p ..tdlk turned npon twthiiji.1 , . Muybav boulnwftkencdy-ljy ihsaidge surrdpntliiiga' oti tlid cruel toggesll, ttio' ibpicv Thi gnWo descrlUpd fts crj" of the" iMnllicrisa soaiidlmt coald ibako.thestontt.lipart; sometimes tWplcrc1ujf;milipg ycll.of batH&V fogo, (-"others' aVprblfned, (tecdrtTur'wdllJ 05 off S Ionian , lost in 'Hio; woodt Att ad-tenlurebtCliencjtlib ad-tenlurebtCliencjtlib .fearless' Niwrbd'. of itbe, ACFronUnck; ' jvitlt "one of tfiesc' butdloutUI' deuiwris oC'tlo'fprcst, n's rtjufcd tcftho jJhrty bj: Tpny Is worth TCrwntjmr: Jlany pf Ui?! secluded lakes LKf'nfe freqiieutcd" liyttie otter. It u, bctlnicj, a,fr'olics6ifio;'crcatur, and h a curious practice of -'Itdthgiw' It chooses a deep,. (Icclirtty cndlnij in the watii' or'upon tlit?. Ice, and Uiero they are woat to ciJoy thc$livcrtiiJc; "sHdcs'for, ooarfiogcthcr; ' " -Eaflyoli'e'winicr mornlag, Cheney tIs-ltJ tIs-ltJ tho'slidq;" bat, foVa stealthy hnn-Wf,of hnn-Wf,of tho otcr fia'd anticipated-him,; for there, fiI to'mbi Vjw the' b'road.'"tracK W the pantbefr-"Too 4 lesser? garoo w'as JwUntly forgoUcq in the' tlogling excite Bent of a.dapgcrous'chaso!'" "At onefho harried liacVforJiis-stout old' hoijha'rei tarned and before' ebon -was aloudnpbn wo track, ' TKb b61dest 'huntef?wllt own Jfff there is morq pfril ihjia pastimo iu thfSj hase, for Jhp' alert foo Is ccrtalq to fy soom scent the pursuit, when it has a Cf . 5infi;.to .trccs;' 'casting "its traimid ftaltU fpr its' pursuer at'advari- ge. luq.hanfntw q'ring has become 1 IK07fb.of!qulcVdcsand against' Its guo ;and; Vondcrful strcngtH, iit oso ft?rs, a weapon o littlo arail. But ' ttoonce, ltscrft,W(;s.opp9Scd to.'tsaga-v to.'tsaga-v PCTcr hood'-wlnkedtt vigilance never footed, 'p'; Ji'ouiur was "tralnca jn Mnjttehaien'iid as'ircll ajfaro asiis S?ter(9f'tho character Jof'tliofoo before es,' Cheney held luV trusty coadjutor la check, kc?p!iig hlra'stcadily, only a few in advance,' never 'allowing blmvout W, sight, end at a moderate pace pushed .0?. Tjrq ior three WoWof Urdy, paticht (trortiiig woro onj not aljiisli, trcc or 5? Wcapcdtho!huhter' jealous scrutiny, i' 'eliedlttalnlr uwii 'ihc acute In-Acfof In-Acfof Jtie4,apS7t6 . apprise Jitifrot 'the prwiBnly of; ho pauthcrj aifrt the coble f ound this da proved for tho thousandth time that his master's 'trust' Tvas' well Pwcedf JToc, behojdj tlio noblo animal ho-, iPA 9 r test - the" . ailcn air iit prolopged fMto jicrftogj ulrfoofllitt6 tWif.baekwafd.'and bespeak bis 'master's AtteBtion'wItl) low' whtulogVr These a hoicn'ty-ot the pantheK Fnl"ig-it'pnrs!rers,HhVrafty.Jaulra?t k ,,?bt K "topped arid taken t--r' " " cr6nmspcUbu was put ,to the keenest tension & rod farther; and he'talghi be under th eye of the hidden pan,ther,.ihd instantly bo faced by Its flverwhtimlng s)nog Besides, theJmntc'r belnjr In sic-,tlo, sic-,tlo, und tho fdd.irf cbvtrthe, latter pc-scsscd pc-scsscd a danjirons advantage' lit jifllnt" of discovery,- Tlio aching suspcnScv of such' 0 rnomntlnnst have been almost Ifrtoler able. At thU tndra6nt a Hrald huntcf would have glvjsn his car to tho'snggca tions of prudence, or of that-feai1 which! sometimes bcari.snch a nuine, and Quietly! "bached ont, , As", for Cheney, Hits bar-! rowing snspenso' only? strung W sharper' tension ''nerves, of irictl'isVccL Alwayi keeping la iho shcllcr of a tree, he crept on a few rods further" -' ( ,.Dy this ,time,"'tho houndwlth, back' bristling, and uttering- lowJmOancame oacliJd his roaster! Sect) -nd'urgfng could force hliii to move i brt n tingle fobt'w1th- but hii'mdstdr :r Cheney was lture that at that Ibtartt ho Could' not bo A da?cn rods froni.the panther ndcca, hc wad certain' thatthe'erowded Jam ;of hemtbek' before him was the fcoycr: 'Tliol hunter felt 'at that Instant thnCthe:fcWcWus"bca9t'w'as only-waiting Vs catch, Tiun -clear-froni the shelter of the, Vrofccting trees tolniakeva spring3 Thc'huhtcf relthimscir.heltcrcd behind, his strohghbld'n'ttcnorrabris: henv Iocbahd coolly made "ready To'rAth6'finnl scene of tho lonely' but-terribly '"exciting drSmaV-Herlante.tlil,,halknefc In the n6y, freshly capped'hisWcapbtt, aiid got acCond.chn'rgeof powder and. lead ready to5 band. 'Xtixi, all ready, keeping bis lK)dy8"eltcr'cd,'ho1beghs, to' search Inelf by inch, aa'd fob'"by foot, the dense mass of hemjbek bcyond.r He knows bis feline fellbW'actdr ts ;theror i'ctsa perfectly was the panther hidden, hat; (bra' tbrW irig half hoiir tho hunter strained his cyci in valri. Suddenly a pircfcwhlnb from th:hoarid lmggirig his feet", startles him j rollowlng the dog's riveted gazenlmomcnt, lol, the dim outlino of tho savago Ly slow, bloodchilllng-Tlegrees grows .. npod the hunter's terf developing, W'it,wcrc(. into Jhapo from the dense niasa of hemlock spray I TUopanthcv was hngglug close iojt, giant limbihtho' fbrkof a tree, scarcely a h'nndrcd feet distant, -jt- was motrbnlcss, sa'vo' its'-yellbw -eyes, which now begin ttf ifctiiUUatb like sparks of fire; Jt-wai notn moment for hesitation. XhoMiunter'took siiiglo stridp from his shelter, cunght ), 'sight, nid -with- the iinicfeness: of 'thoiiglil Jlrcd. Tho ball inennt for the creature's head only, broke! Ms shoulder, The. sriioke of ibe discharge; liad'jwt yetirison alio p)jtUcr!ft cutdingi scream of pam had sdareely 'riven." the forest stillness beforo Cheney was shelter-! ctt nm, ready to try again. i Until ,tho panther- &m get aif nnob-i slructed sight, it will.hardly ever spring. I!itt tlio vyouuilctl animal was emitiiug picr'ciiig'cric8,and hit powerful tail was; rapidly lashing 'ils'-'Oanks';' Agatii the1 lmnter .stepped out; it was but a moment's glance; yet,'he aw! tbeflaming eyes, the stretched'- nod' foam'-yrippltig jaws(;thc! fVoryV white clniys fliat'TtYctcir thCiriseirM; in6 the great brancji iipon-' which thoi p'atith'cryet, tey, rlflc-ball' was quick, cr than' the' panthcir'a'sprlng, for-justas it: Vallicil back' 'upon Its haucches for" the bduntl, the missile, this time-truo; rootc it, fairly between-the oybi- Tho shot was Instantly fatal 5' its" steel-sprung limbs relaxing, re-laxing, and the. Veen claws; loosening their grip in the1 wood whero they lmd been half-buried, tlio panther fell .crashing through the branches at the hunter's feet, dend. After "Toney's talc," it was not a thought to fiiUcomplacentljraslecp,npon, that wo were tiii night in the once favorite favor-ite retreat of this animal, However, the fire was heaped with wdod, nud a ruddy blaio aided to'dissblyo the Incubus of fear that bail crept upon the listeners during the guide's story, |