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aioment. With a view of guarding them, Dick now left his beat and walked 

 around the fire, stepping very lightly, so as not to disturb them. 



At the first step, the wild animals vanished, as suddenly as if each had taken a 

 backward leap of twenty feet. 



" They'll show themselves again," said Dick to himself, " and then I'll take a 

 whack at one of them." 



He had not long to wait, when the phosphorescent eye-balls were seen once 

 more. This time they remained fixed so steadily upon the youth that he could not 



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THE AOUDAD. 



have asked for a better target, since the illumination on his gun was all that he 

 needed. 



" I wonder where the other one is." 



Strange that the bright lad did not think of the probability of the second wild 

 beast being behind him instead of in front ! 



Yet such was the fact, and, the moment he brought his gun to his shoulder and 

 sighted at the first beast, the other was creeping noiselessly and swiftly.upon him 

 from the rear. 



