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or three miles, he again crossed it and turned 

 back toward the river, coining out several 

 miles above the Andersons' homestead. In 

 this manner he had entirely circled the 

 farm and was now well above it on his way 

 northward. 



At this point Shep made a desperate effort 

 to turn the bison back south. He snapped 

 at his nose until Buck was in a frenzy and 

 would have done him real injury if he 

 could have gotten within reach of him, but 

 with that remarkable agility that collie 

 and shepherd dogs have, in common with 

 wolves, he always kept just out of reach and 

 at the same time was within snapping dis- 

 tance. 



Seeing that Buck could not be turned in 

 this way, he tried snapping at his heels, 

 which caused Buck to lash out savagely at 

 him every time he came within reach. One 

 thing was sure, he had lost all control 

 over the bison ; and another thing was also 



