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twice she had got a far-away reply from one of 

 her own race, whereupon she had quickly 

 ceased and timidly quit the neighborhood. 



One day, when on the Upper Garner's Creek, 

 she found the trail where a piece of meat had 

 been dragged along. It was a singularly in- 

 viting odor, and she followed it, partly out of 

 curiosity. Presently she came on a piece of 

 the meat itself. She was hungry; she was 

 always hungry now. It was tempting, and 

 although it had a peculiar odor, she swallowed 

 it. Within a few minutes she felt a terrific 

 pain. The memory of the poisoned meat the 

 boy had given her, was fresh. With trembling, 

 foaming jaws she seized some blades of grass, 

 and her stomach threw off the meat ; but she 

 fell in convulsions on the ground. 



The trail of meat dragged along and the 

 poison baits had been laid the day before by 

 Wolver Jake. This morning he was riding 

 the drag, and on coming up from the draw he 

 saw, far ahead, the Coyote struggling. He 

 knew, of course, that it was poisoned, and rode 

 quickly up ; but the convulsions passed as he 

 neared. By a mighty effort, at the sound of 



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