Chapter VI 
THE PANTHER: A Lassoed Lion 
“So you think you would like to go lion hunting, 
do you ?' 1 
“Yes, sir ! 11 said Buck. 
The big man was sitting on his horse, staring down 
at Buck. He had just agreed to take Father and Uncle 
Ely with him into the wilderness searching for a 
mountain lion, and Buck at once asked to go. 
“You understand, don't you, son, that we are not 
going to shoot this lion? We are going to try to bring 
him back alive . 11 
“Yes, sir. I heard you telling Uncle Ely . 11 
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