92 The King of the Thundering Herd 



dead buffalo, and then to snake out the 

 one inside, by the aid of Ulysses. This 

 was quite a task and he nearly tipped the 

 wagon over in doing it, but it was finally 

 accomplished. 



They then left Mrs. Anderson and her 

 youngest eon to do what they could to re- 

 pair the damage in camp, while Mr. Ander- 

 son and Bennie went in search of old 

 Brindle. 



It seemed almost a hopeless task upon 

 the hoof-beaten plain to find her, even if 

 she had not been swept along with the 

 herd. But Mr. Anderson counted upon 

 Shep. He had gone for the cow in the 

 Indiana pasture ever since he was a curly 

 frisking pup, and if any nose could follow 

 her trail it was his. Besides he was a 

 famous cattle dog, having participated 

 many times, back in the Hoosier State, in 

 rounding up strayed or stolen cattle. 



Not only was old Brindle a necessity to 



