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Next morning we sent the two men for the deer skins, and a further supply of venison; but when they came back they brought the skin of the panther as well. They had found the animal close to the body of the deer, by the scent of which he must have been attracted; but he must have died of his wounds before he had begun to eat the flesh.
They tethered the horses at the edge of the wood, but where they could reach the grass, and then Bowie placed numerous pickets in the wood through which an enemy must come, if he came. Ned was in the first watch and Obed and the Ring Tailed Panther were with him. Ned stood among the trees at a point where he could also see the river, here a beautiful, clear stream with a greenish tint.
He was never better prepared to support the creed of the frontiersmen who would willingly leave the red men unmolested if they in turn sought to do them no harm. The Shawanoes soon passed by, making no pause until they reached the carcass of the panther.
Ned knew that the timber wolf was a much larger and fiercer animal than his prairie brother, and he did not altogether like this whining sound which now rose and died for the third time. "Must be a dozen or so," said the Panther, noticing the increasing volume of sound. "We'll light the fire again.
"Proofs," muttered Greatauk, "Proofs, what do they prove? There is only one certain, irrefragable proof the confession of the guilty person. Has Pyrot confessed?" "No, General." "He will confess, he ought to. Panther, we must induce him; tell him it is to his interest.
Milo was taller and stouter than the Spartan, who was formed like Apollo, and seemed from his great youth scarcely to have passed from under the hands of the schoolmaster. "In their naked beauty, glistening with the golden oil, the youth and the man stood opposite to one another, like a panther and a lion preparing for the combat.
Only the panther snarled, and its tail beat against the ground with a dull, monotonous sound. And Dea Flavia, standing beside the monster, white as the lilies which now lay withered at her feet, listened to every word that he said, whilst Taurus Antinor gazed on her and saw again in her eyes that look of anticipation and of understanding, as of one who knows what is to come.
Hignett stood staring at the door as Jane closed it safely behind her. "Eustace," she said, solemnly, "that is a wonderful girl!" "Yes! She once killed a panther or a puma, I forget which with a hat-pin!" said Eustace with enthusiasm. "I could wish you no better wife!" said Mrs. Hignett. She broke off with a sharp wail.... Out in the passage something like a battery of artillery had roared.
Here and there were cross trails and others which joined the main avenue, and always upon each of them were the tracks and scent of the great cats, of Numa, the lion, and Sheeta, the panther. With the exception of a few small rodents there appeared to be no other wild life on the surface of the valley.
The Panther promptly fired at a young cow just beyond him. The big bull, either frightened or angry, leaped head down at Old Jack. The horse was without experience with buffaloes, but he knew that those sharp horns meant no good to him, and he sprang aside with so much agility that Ned was almost unseated.
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