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"poor pitiable things. Not
a dog dared to go in
and grapple. Many printed
out quickly released or
were knocked end over
end. I got busy with
my graffle going up
to within 20 feet and
getting fine pictures.
Then taking careful
aim I fired with H.P.
savage 22 cal just
behind the fore shoulder.
With a roar he bit
savagely at the wound
and the stream of red
blood then quickly as
a flash he flung at
the dogs and wanted
them terribly. Grasping on
to Sammie's legs by the
leg of the chair he shook
him as if he were a
rat, whirled him around
in the air and slammed him
to the ice as gently as a
wet dish rag. To my great
surprise he jumped up
and trotted away with a