84 THE HUNTERS ARCADIA. 



a cross between a German boarhound and greyhound, 

 a well-plucked beast, sulky and obstinate to a 

 degree, but possessed of this selfish peculiarity, 

 that he would never leave game he had killed till 

 he had made a heavy meal off it. 



This more thoroughly convinced me that a kill 

 had been made, so I cast about to find the carcase. 

 While doing so I noticed that when I headed in a 

 certain direction my attendants showed a manifest 

 dislike to following me ; but, as the missing dog bullied 

 all the others, and would brook none to feed alongside 

 of him, I attributed their conduct to fear of punish- 

 ment from him. 



Again I turned my horse to go further up to 

 windward, when I found the truant standing fixed 

 and rigid, his lips curled up to show all his teeth, 

 and a demoniacal expression about him that told 

 plainly as words could express it, " There is an enemy 

 in front of me ; I would fain attack, but I fear I 

 am not quite equal to the job." 



I slowly advanced, the courageous dog preceding 

 me, and in a few steps the mystery was unravelled, 

 for in front of me were two hyenas, tearing at the 



