Chapter 54

           Thefriendlyarms,flungaroundMauriceGerald,werethoseofZebStump.

           Guidedbytheinstructionswrittenuponthecard,thehunterhadmadeallhastetowardstherendezvoustheregiven.

           Hehadarrivedwithinsight,andfortunatelywithinrifle-rangeofthespot,atthatcriticalmomentwhenthejaguarwaspreparingtospring.

           Hisbulletdidnotpreventthefiercebrutefrommakingtheboundthelastofitslifethoughithadpassedrightthroughtheanimal’sheart.

           Thiswasathingthoughtofafterwardstherewasnoopportunitythen.

           Onrushingintothewater,tomakesurethathisshothadprovedfatal,thehunterwashimselfattacked;notbytheclawsofthejaguar,butthehandsofthemanjustrescuedfromthem.

           FortunateforZeb,thatthemustanger’sknifehadbeenleftuponland.Asitwas,hecamenearbeingthrottled;andonlyafterthrowingasidehisrifle,andemployingallhisstrength,washeabletoprotecthimselfagainsttheunlooked-forassault.

           Astruggleensued,whichendedinZebflinginghiscolossalarmsaroundtheyoungIrishman,andbearinghimbodilytothebank.

           Itwasnotallover.Assoonasthelatterwasrelievedfromtheembrace,hebrokeawayandmadeforthepecântree;asrapidlyasiftheinjuredlimbnolongerimpededhim.

           Thehuntersuspectedhisintent.Standingoversixfeet,hesawthebloodyknife-bladelyingalongthecloak.Itwasforthatthemustangerwasmaking!

           Zebboundedafter;andoncemoreenfoldingthemadmaninhisbear-likeembrace,drewhimbackfromthetree.

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