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howling band seemed to have only intensified the 

 brute's coinage and thiist for blood. The man, weak- 

 ened by long exposure and loss of food, realized that 

 he would soon be torn to pieces if he did not ado])t 

 s<»me new means of defense. 



A DESPERATE BATTLE ON THE ROCKS. 



Fc^rtunaiely, as the animals began closing around 

 him foi' ano{he!* onslaught, he reached a high rock and 

 nuirinli'd on its top, where a giant tree served to pro- 

 tect him from falling backward. He reached this 

 eminence in time to drop his saddle bags and provide 

 himself with some stones and two or three good clubs 

 before his piirsurers started to attack him. He stood, 

 back to the tree, and as the animals, led by the leader, 

 attempted to come up he drove them back with bis 

 primitive weapons. A large stOTie hurled with great 

 force and accuracy broke the head of one of the as- 

 sailants; this fortunate occurrence gave the Doctor a 

 breathing spell. 



AMMONIA SAVED HIM. 



The man, however, realized that he must soon quit 

 this refuge, and remembering that lie had in his sad- 

 dle bags a large bottle full of ammonia he determined 

 to employ it as a final report to save his life. ITi^ quickly 

 removed one of his baize leggins, tied it securely to a 

 stick, and after saturating the material with ammonia, 

 he boldly started down from the rocky pronwntory 

 toward the Wolves. Tlie cunning animals apparently 

 aware that he could more easily be overpowered on 

 level ground, separated, slunk off, and pennitted him 

 to proceed several hundred yards before they renewed 

 the pursuit. They did not, how-ever, allow much time 



