Remember, we want a tender young cow, two of 'em if we can get 'em, an' don't fool with the bulls." Ned's heart throbbed as Old Jack bore him around the thicket.

He had fought with men, but he was not yet a buffalo hunter.

Just as they turned the flank of the bushes a huge buffalo bull, catching their odor, raised his head and uttered a snort.

The Panther promptly fired at a young cow just beyond him.

The big bull, either frightened or angry, leaped head down at Old Jack.