. Wild animals I have known and 200 drawings [microform]. Animal behavior; Animaux. igedy, the ward more \\sso over irained our the blood ;Iazed, her HoAwward ilf, and ex- iw we had w pack. d afterward he roar of the distant irching for ed her, but r, his deep- 0 much for i.\\ that day 1 his quest, f the boys, Blanca was miing tow- unded con- mistakable Lobo note ot sorrow in it now. It was no longer the loud, defiant howl, but a long, plaintive wail; << Blanca I Blanca! " he seemed to call. And as night came down, I noticed that he was not far from the place where we had overtaken
. Wild animals I have known and 200 drawings [microform]. Animal behavior; Animaux. igedy, the ward more \\sso over irained our the blood ;Iazed, her HoAwward ilf, and ex- iw we had w pack. d afterward he roar of the distant irching for ed her, but r, his deep- 0 much for i.\\ that day 1 his quest, f the boys, Blanca was miing tow- unded con- mistakable Lobo note ot sorrow in it now. It was no longer the loud, defiant howl, but a long, plaintive wail; << Blanca I Blanca! " he seemed to call. And as night came down, I noticed that he was not far from the place where we had overtaken her. At length he seemed to find the trail, and when he came to the spot where we had killed her, his heart-broken wailing was piteous to hear. It was sadder than I could possibly have be* lieved. Even the stcUd cowboys noticed it, and said they had " ne\^r heard a wolf carry on like that ; He seemed to know ex- actly what had taken place, for her blood ha^ stained the place of her death. Then he took up the trail of the horses and followed it to the ranch-house. Whether in hoi)es of finding her there, or in quest of re- venge, I know not, but the latter was what he found, for he suri)rised our unfortunate watch- dog outside and tore him to little bits within fifty yards of the door. He evidently came alone tnis time, for I found but one trail next morn- ing, and he had galloped a^cat in a reckless manner that was very unusual with him. I bad half expected this, and had set » number of ad- 47. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York : Grosset & Dunlap
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