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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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We
were
up
at
dawn,
but
before
we
could
get
away,
three
men
came
riding
into
camp.
They
were
the
Penroof
boys
back
again.
The
change
of
weather
had
changed
their
minds;
they
knew
that
with
snow
we
might
have
luck.
"Remember
now,"
said
King,
as
all
were
mounting,
"we
don't
want
any
but
Badlands
Billy
this
trip.
Get
him
an'
we
kin
bust
up
the
hull
combination.
It
is
a
five-and-a-half-inch
track."
And
each
measured
off
on
his
quirt
handle,
or
on
his
glove,
the
exact
five
and
a
half
inches
that
was
to
be
used
in
testing
the
tracks
he
might
find.
Not
more
than
an
hour
elapsed
before
we
got
a
signal
from
the
rider
who
had
gone
westward.
One
shot:
that
means
"attention,"
a
pause
while
counting
ten,
then
two
shots:
that
means
"come
on."
King
gathered
the
Dogs
and
rode
direct
to
the
distant
figure
on
the
hill.
All
hearts
beat
high
with
hope,
and
we
were
not
disappointed.
Some
small
Wolf
tracks
had
been
found,
but
here
at
last
was
the
big
track,
nearly
six
inches
long.
Young
Penroof
wanted
to
yell
and
set
out
at
full
gallop.
It
was
like
hunting
a
Lion;
it
was
like
finding
happiness
long
deferred.
The
hunter
knows
nothing
more
inspiring
than
the
clean-cut
line
of
fresh
tracks
that
is
leading
to
a
wonderful
animal,
he
has
long
been
hunting
in
vain.
How
King's
eye
gleamed
as
he
gloated
over
the
sign!
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