A Bay Knight On Hoofs

The bay Jack is one of a dozen hunters I which Mr. James B. Dill keeps in his I stable at his home 'on Harrison street, I Orange. Ijis fad is breeding hunters. The other morning Mr. Dill was standing just inside vhe stable door talking to his grooin and had Jack's bridle in his hand. Suddenly he heard a scream and recognized the voice as that of his little daughter. Jack, the bay hunter, heard it, too, and he must have recognized it, for quicker than it takes to teil and before Mr. Dill realized what had happened, Jack had jerked the bridle froni Mr. Dill's hand, backed out of the stable and Was running across the stable yard. Mr. Ml followed, and what he saw was calculated to make him follow pretty rapidly. His little daughter was being attacked by a dog- a big, ugly, yellow cur that did not bejong around the place. She had seen her father return from his ride and had started from the house to the stable to meet him, as was her custoin. Tiie strange dog had sprung at her. lts teeth were tearing her dress, and she was vainly struggling to release herself. What Mr. Dill saw Jack, the bay hunter, saw, too, and he must have had the same appreciation of the little girl's danger that the father had. Running until he reaehed the little girl and the dog, he reared up on his hind legs and then brought his fore feet down with crushing force on the vicious cur. The dog released ita hold on the girl's elothing and feil, but Jack had not finished his work. Turniug just as the dog was about to rise again, he letfly his hind legs and gave the cur a kick that landed it in a heap against a stone fonce f uil 10 feet away. Then Jack's work was done, and he waited for Mr. Dill to come up. Mr. Dill found that his little daughter was not injured, though badly frightened. Then he went over and took a look ut the dog. It was dead. Then he went over to his bay huuter, Jack, gave him an affectionate slap or two and placed his little daughter on Jack's back. The hunter seempd lo appreciate the compliment and neighed with delight as he Btarted for the sfable, where Mr. Dill told the groom to give him "the best in