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The Red Wolves

           "Wemusthusbandourammunition,"wasthereply."To-day’sshootinghascostusdear,andweareshortofpowderandshot.Wecan’tfiremorethantwentytimes."

           Theboymadenoreply,andGlenarvanaskedhimifhewasfrightened.

           "No,myLord,"hesaid.

           "That’sright,"returnedGlenarvan.

           Afreshreportresoundedthatinstant.Thalcavehadmadeshortworkofoneassailantmoreaudaciousthantherest,andtheinfuriatedpackhadretreatedtowithinahundredstepsoftheinclosure.

           OnasignfromtheIndianGlenarvantookhisplace,whileThalcavewentbackintotheinclosureandgatheredupallthedriedgrassandALFAFARES,and,indeed,allthecombustibleshecouldraketogether,andmadeapileofthemattheentrance.Intothisheflungoneofthestill-glowingembers,andsoonthebrightflamesshotupintothedarknight.Glenarvancouldnowgetagoodglimpseofhisantagonists,andsawthatitwasimpossibletoexaggeratetheirnumbersortheirfury.ThebarrieroffirejustraisedbyThalcavehadredoubledtheiranger,thoughithadcutofftheirapproach.Severalofthem,however,urgedonbythehindmostranks,pushedforwardintotheveryflames,andburnedtheirpawsfortheirpains.

           Fromtimetotimeanothershothadtobefired,notwithstandingthefire,tokeepoffthehowlingpack,andinthecourseofanhourfifteendeadanimalslaystretchedontheprairie.

           Thesituationofthebesiegedwas,relativelyspeaking,lessdangerousnow.

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