Excerpt: ...shouted and drove big rowel spurs hard up the flank of his galloping Cayuse. "Just my evil chance!" snarled A'tim as he headed for Shag; "but what is a small piece of Bacon compared with a big Buffalo?" For into his quick Wolf brain came the safety thought that should the pursuing hunter Pg 69 sight Shag he would follow, and let the bacon go. As the Man galloped he unslung a gun, and fired at the fleeing Dog-Wolf. A little sputter of dust drove into the nostrils of A'tim as a trade ball spat in his face and ...
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Excerpt: ...shouted and drove big rowel spurs hard up the flank of his galloping Cayuse. "Just my evil chance!" snarled A'tim as he headed for Shag; "but what is a small piece of Bacon compared with a big Buffalo?" For into his quick Wolf brain came the safety thought that should the pursuing hunter Pg 69 sight Shag he would follow, and let the bacon go. As the Man galloped he unslung a gun, and fired at the fleeing Dog-Wolf. A little sputter of dust drove into the nostrils of A'tim as a trade ball spat in his face and buried itself in front of him. There was no second shot; only the "thudety-thud" of the Pony's hoofs. The pursuer was armed with a muzzle-loading trade musket. The shot startled Shag. Now he could see them rushing his way; soon they would be upon him. With a bellow of frightened rage at the stupidity of A'tim, he stuck his scraggy tail out with its tip curled over his back, and broke into a solemn gallop. In an instant the hunter swerved from his course and raced for the Bull, loading his gun as the Cayuse swung along Pg 70 under a free rein. Shag chuckled softly as he spread his great quarters, and hung his nose closer to earth. "It's a down trail for miles," he muttered, "and I, who in my prime have outrun the fastest Buffalo Horses of the Bloods and Blackfeet, can surely show that lean-flanked Pack Animal a long trail. Mou-o-o-h! but already I feel in my veins the strength of this rich feeding." And the huge form slipped down the gentle grade of sloping plain like an express train. Once the hunter threw the butt of his musket to shoulder and fired; but half the powder charge had spilled in the restless loading, and the trade ball wandered aimlessly yards wide of the fleeing Bull. Shag grunted and kinked his tail derisively as the spirit of old times threw its glamor over him. It Pg 71 was years since he had been thought worthy of the chase; surely he was becoming of some account in the Buffalo world again. A'tim, sitting on his haunches, ...
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Heming, Arthur (Illustrated by), and Gordon, J.S. Pen& Ink Chapter "head and tail-pieces" from drawings by) Fair. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Plates loose from binding. Wear minor to spine ends, corners. Random soil spots to interior. Occasional child's pencil scribbles. Green cloth over boards; ornate gold titles, buffalo, wolf-dog profiles. Green, tan blossom patterned end papers. [6], 138 p. 21 cm. B&W Heming Plates, 6 of 8 present. Audience: Children/juvenile. A buffalo joins a wolf-dog mix becoming companions in survival, voicing the story to each other in the pioneering Western American Plains.
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Heming, Arthur. Good. No DJ. Book 1901 copyright & publication date. No indication of later printings. Turquoise cloth with gilt and black pictorial stamping of bison & wolf on front board. Illustration and boards clean and bright, corners lightly rubbed. Spine clean and attractive, ends gently bumped. Frontispiece loosening, one b&w illustration detached, but present. Binding lightly cracked at a few places. Light staining at front gutter, else unmarked and clean. Text block age darkened. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall.
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Arthur Heming. VG. No Jacket as Issued. Book The book is green cloth-covered boards with gilt title and gilt and black illustrations and decorations on the front-a very attractive book. There is only very slight shelf edge wear. The previous owner's bookplate is inside front cover. Decorated end pages, black and white illustrated plates plus other black and white illustrations. The story of a dog. 138 pages.
