atesinpolandofurse,papaanda
nsent,andkatinkahateshibut,yousee,hehasgotlotsofpoionsaturtifithadntbeenforthat,ihearthatheissedfrohearlongsince;and,of
all,heisgoveorhere,andcansendtoheadquartersanylyingreporthelikes,anddopapadreadfulhar”
jackdidnotunderstandanythinglikeallthatolgasaid,buthegleanedenoughtounderstandthedriftofheversation,andheanddiatterveryseriouslythatnight
bothagreedthatsothingoughttobedoneethingwastobe,neitheruldoffertheretestsuggestiontheyweresohappyinthefalynoreatedbytheuntessandher
daughters,thattheyfelttheirtroublestobetheirohey”ustthinkitover,jack,”dicksaid,ashetuedintobed”itsaercyofabrute
likethattheideaofhisarrytheprettykatinkawhy,hesnotgoodenoughtoblackherbootsiinthe
dshipnsberthonboardthefaln;athing
ortwo”
theladshadnotavailedtheelvesoftheofferofridinghorses,astheyaccustodtotheexercise,anddidnotlikethethoughtoflookingridiculousbuttheyhadeagerlyacceptedtheoffertohavesoing
onenight,everythinghavingbeenprepared,theytooktheirseatsinasledgedrahefastesthorsesinthestablesoftheuntessa
thesledgeedtouse,and
heldfour,besidesthedrivertenexperiencedhunterstooktheirplaidshipnaportionofthe
carcaseofahorse,slegandbeenshotthe
previousday,enedbehindthesledge
adriveofanhourtookthearintotheheartoftheforest,althoughtheauchslohanusual,inorderthatthehorsesghtbeperfectlyfreshen
toldthedriverthattheyhadgonefarenough,andthesledgewastued,thehorsesfaeathen
unfastenedfroehindthesledge,andaropesofortyyardslongattachedtoit,theotherendbeingfastenedtothesledgethehorsesovedforiltheropeight
they
,andthepartyaedtheresult
theyoungonhesky,anddarkobjectssholearlyovertheesnoancehalfanhourpassed
houtahoutasoundbreakingthesilence
thatreignedintheforestpresentlyaloperingwasheard,andtheboysfansvingangthe
treesthehorsesbecarestlessandexcited,andituchasthenstandingattheirheadsulddotoquietthetheachnsatlookingback,ant
start
allatonangthetreesonto
thebroadlineofsnoarkedtheroad
”juin,ivan”theachnexclaid”heretheyekeepasharplookoutonbothsideshosefelloanding
stilltheonlydangerisfrofreshpackingfrohead”thepeasantleapedintothecar,andinaninstantthehorsesdashedoffataspeedfarathewolves
hadnottheirdriverreinedthenandquietedthehisvoicetheysoonsteadieddoanat
tislookingbackandregulatingtheirspeedsoastokeepthebaitglidingalongjustaheadofthewolves
thepeasantnoidshipn,htheirguns
ckedandinguphonekneeontheseattosteady
theelves,readytofire,andthetoncerangoutoneoftheleadingthebait,
droppedandrolledover,peringcrytoldthat
anotherwaswounded
theboyshadanideathattheoptodevourtheirfallenrade,buttheslloftheatoreteting,
foreonagainandagainthelads
fired,theenhandingtheparegunsandloadingasfastastheydischargedthe
suddenlythedrivergaveanexclation,andfaraheadontheeroad,theboys,lookinground,uldseeadarkssthepeasant,hastrokeofhisknife,cuttheropehebait
theachndroveforhincreasedspeedforfiftyyardsorso,andthensuddenlydrehehorsesthepeasantsinaninstantleapedout,eachharuginhishand,andrunningtothehorsesheads,atonalsby
thenthenjuedintothesledgeagain
ahundredandfiftyyardsbehind,theirlatepursuers,inass,weregroeat,butalreadyny,
findingtheelvesunabletoobtainashare,hadsetoffinpursuitoftheprizeahead,isedtobealeforall
tothese,hohepeasantspaidnoattention,buteachtakingadoublebarrelgun,pouredheavychargesofshotinabovethebulletshandingtheotheboys,theyperfordthesaoperationtotheothertetousetheelves
standingontheseat,thenpreparedtofireatthelyahead,signingtotheboystoleanover,oneoneachside,andtakethoseontheflanksofthehorsesallthiswasdoneinaveryfehesledgeglidedsteadilyalongtohe
fastapproachingfoesehinfiftyyards,thehorsesforfullgallopinanothersendorthefour
barrelsoftheenpouredtheitentsintothessofwolvestheboysongtheandthenthey
fired
ahideouschorusofyellsarose,andthehorsesatfullspeeddashedinuponthepa,and,
tralingoverdeadanddying,theyrushedthroughinspiteoftheexeidshipnsdoublebarrel
guns,severalriedtospringintothesledgeasitpast,andoneoftheucceededinleapingupononeofthehorsestheanildeaensprang
totheground,andburiedhislongknifeinthebeast;then,asthesledgesberedintothe
carbeforethee
uptohi
thegunsklyloadedagain,andan
