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Show Hear Caoahl la Open Mm. On ber last trip from the north coast the ateatner Mandalay brought but one paasenger. lie waa not an ordinary peraonago, nor did he board the steamer steam-er In an ordinary way. The paasenger waa a young deer. He waa rescued from threatened death by the chief engineer en-gineer of the Mandalay, who Jumped overboard and pulled the balf-drowned animal from the water. How the deer got Into the aea at the mouth of the Coqullle river la a mystery, mys-tery, unless he plunged Into the water In an attempt to escape from pursuers, pur-suers, but thla Inst Is merely a theory. At all evenu, be was In the water, atruggllng to reach the shore, but unable un-able to make headway agulnst the strong outflow from the river. The i men of the Mandalay aaw the beaut and the chief engineer determined to aave him. Jumping Into the water the rescuer awam to the doer, which aeemed to know that the approaching man meant It no harm, for It made no reelatance and quietly aubmltted to be. Ing towed to the ateamer and then hauled on board. The aallora thought It a maaeot and brought It to thla city. Ban Francisco bulletin. |