160 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



Doig was in a most dangerous predicament. 

 The slightest movement would mean another 

 attack from Reno, who now presented the 

 picture of a furious, vicious animal, ready for 

 anything. As it happened, a policeman on 

 duty near by called for help, and another 

 Keeper, Jackett, Who was working about 150 

 feet from the place, caught up a light club 

 and ran to the assistance of Doig. He got in- 

 side the gate and hit the elk a stinging blow 

 over the head with it, but the club unfor- 

 tunately broke in two. 



Seeing that the elk would in all probability 

 kill Doig if he left him in order to fetch 

 another club, Jackett grabbed an antler in 

 one hand and with a fence picket in the other, 

 succeeded in pulling the elk's head round so 

 that his attention was drawn away from the 

 injured man. Reno now tried to vent hia 

 spite on Jackett, but the man had climbed on 

 top of the fence where the elk could not get 

 him, but where Jackett was close enough to 

 attract and keep his attention. 



By this time several other keepers arrived, 



