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vanced, the man with the saddle-bags on his arm, 

 backed away in the direction of the village, having 

 on hand a progressive case whose course could 

 not be checked by the kind of pills he carried. 

 The agitated gentleman was trying to over-awe it 

 by the gleam of his brown eyes into its two points 

 of flame, and perhaps he succeeded to some slight 

 extent, but the close proximity of the village, 

 swarming with dogs, was most likely the reason 

 why a good hunter went to bed without a late 

 supper. The doctor made his professional call 

 later, having exchanged his saddle-bags Ifor a 

 double-barrelled shotgun loaded with buckshot, 

 and brought with him, as further body-guard, Bill 

 Marshall and Charley Cody, each armed with a 

 long rifle, muzzle-loaders. 



The township hunt organized and carried on 

 with vigor, saw many traces of this undesired 

 visitor from regions to the north, but the beast 

 eluded all pursuit. But this is another story. 

 They sent me to the doctor's boarding place that 

 he also used as an office, for some medicine for 

 Ted, now nearly well, that would be found wait- 

 ing my coming. As hero of the Mountain Lion 

 story, the doctor's time had been a good bit 

 broken in on and he had forgotten to put it up. 

 His landlady was sure he would be right back 

 and advised me to wait. I waited and waited, 

 and waited, and it was dark when he got back. 



