Badlands Billy 
he got a sight of the big Wolf with the black 
mane, it struck him that this was also the Cub 
of the old Yellow fury that he had trapped. 
These were among the things he told me as 
we sat by the fire at night. I knew of the 
early days when any one could trap or poison 
Wolves, of the passing of those days, with the 
passing of the simple Wolves; of the new race 
of Wolves with new cunning that were defying 
the methods of the ranchmen, and increasing 
steadily in numbers. Now the wolver told me 
of the various ventures that Penroof had made 
with different kinds of Hounds: of Foxhounds 
too thin-skinned to fight; of Greyhounds that 
were useless when the animal was out of sight; 
of Danes too heavy for the rough country, and, 
last, of the composite pack with some of all 
kinds, including at times a Bull-terrier to lead 
them in the final fight. 
He told of hunts after Coyotes, which usually 
were successful because the Coyotes sought the 
plains, and were easily caught by the Grey- 
hounds. He told of killing some small Gray- 
wolves with this very pack, usually at the cost 
of the one that led them; but above all he 
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