The Roosevelt Book: Selections from the Writings of Theodore RooseveltC. Scribner's Sons, 1914 - 197 pages |
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Page 187
... They were now barking treed and were clustered around a pin- yon below the ridge crest on the side hill oppo- site us . The two fighters , Turk and Queen , who had been following at our horses ' heels , appre- The Cougar 187.
... They were now barking treed and were clustered around a pin- yon below the ridge crest on the side hill oppo- site us . The two fighters , Turk and Queen , who had been following at our horses ' heels , appre- The Cougar 187.
Page 188
... Turk and Queen were meanwhile working their way uphill . Turk got directly under the ledge and could not find a way up . Queen went to the left and in a minute we saw her white form as she made her way through the dark - colored hounds ...
... Turk and Queen were meanwhile working their way uphill . Turk got directly under the ledge and could not find a way up . Queen went to the left and in a minute we saw her white form as she made her way through the dark - colored hounds ...
Page 191
... Turk , who was near where they struck , was not able to spring for the hold he desired , and in another moment the cougar was coming down hill like a quarter horse . We stayed perfectly still , as he was travelling in our direction ...
... Turk , who was near where they struck , was not able to spring for the hold he desired , and in another moment the cougar was coming down hill like a quarter horse . We stayed perfectly still , as he was travelling in our direction ...
Page 196
... Turk ran in and got the great beast by one ear , stretching out the cougar's head , while he kept his own forelegs tucked way back so that the cougar could not get hold of them . This gave me my chance , and I drove the knife home ...
... Turk ran in and got the great beast by one ear , stretching out the cougar's head , while he kept his own forelegs tucked way back so that the cougar could not get hold of them . This gave me my chance , and I drove the knife home ...
Page 195
... Turk and Queen along . He went up the hill and came to bay on the top of the cliffs , where we could see him against the sky - line . The hounds surrounded him , but neither they nor Turk came to close quarters . Queen , however , as ...
... Turk and Queen along . He went up the hill and came to bay on the top of the cliffs , where we could see him against the sky - line . The hounds surrounded him , but neither they nor Turk came to close quarters . Queen , however , as ...
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