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Chapter 53

           Hewassureofitwhenthejaguar,arrivinguponthebankabovehim,setitselfinthatcoweringattitudethattoldofitsintentiontospring.

           Indespairhesteadiedhimselftoreceivetheonsetofthefierceanimal.

           Hehadnoughtwherewithtorepelit—noknife—nopistol—noweaponofanykind—notevenhiscrutch!Astrugglewithhisbarearmscouldbutendinhisdestruction.

           Awildcrywentforthfromhislips,asthetawnyformwasaboutlaunchingitselffortheleap.

           Therewasasimultaneousscreamfromthejaguar.Somethingappearedsuddenlytoimpedeit;andinsteadofalightingonthebodyofitsvictim,itfellshort,withadeadplashuponthewater!

           Likeanechoofhisown,acrycamefromthechapparal,closefollowingasoundthathadprecededit—thesharp"spang"ofarifle.

           Ahugedogbrokethroughthebushes,andsprangwithaplungeintothepoolwherethejaguarhadsunkbelowthesurface.Amanofcolossalsizeadvancedrapidlytowardsthebank;anotheroflesserstaturetreadingcloseuponhisheels,andutteringjoyfulshoutsoftriumph.

           Tothewoundedmanthesesightsandsoundsweremorelikeavisionthantheperceptionofrealphenomena.Theywerethelastthoughtsofthatdaythatremainedinhismemory.Hisreason,kepttoolongupontherack,hadgivenway

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