The Prairie Detective: Secret Service Series No. 24 — page 111: what you’re looking at

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Ha * - i y ory ‘ = © -—* —_, #s _ THE PRAIRIE DETECTIVE. 109 hostilities, he was speedily reassured as to her inten- tions. She looked him over carefully from head to foot, and then, apparently satisfied with the result of her investigation, she came trotting up to him, and seizing the hem of his pantaloons in her teeth, tugged with all her strength. ‘“Well,’’? exclaimed Robinson, in puzzled tones. “What on earth does that mean: 99) Vixen evidently understood his. inability to com- prehend her meaning, for she immediately desisted from her unintelhgible attempts, and running off a few steps in the direction in which the trail taken by Hsther led, she raised her muzzle in the air, and whined piteously. This performance she repeated two or three times, occasionally stopping and look- ing him in the face with an expression which seemed _ to say: | “You are very stupid; will you never understand ?’’ “Ts she trying to make me follow her?” asked Robinson, half aloud. ‘‘I have heard of cases where animals have done such things, 4 ‘“T believe I'll try her, anyhow, and see if she knows what she is about.”’ As soon as he started toward the place where-she stood, Vixen sprang into the air, giving every in- dication of joy, and then started away rapidly upon the trail, stopping every moment to see if Robinson was following. He went on far enough to see that he had rightly understood her purpose, and then stopped an instant in hesitation. Clearly, he ought to go on, to the rescue of the girl, who might be alone and Grprotected from m many sur- rounding evils. But if he undertook that Joumey Eomicbooks