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Raftmates

CHAPTER V
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It had aroused him, and now as he listened to it, and tried in vain to catch a single gleam of light through the intense darkness, it was so incomprehensible and uncanny, that brave boy as he was, he felt shivers creeping over his arms and back.
Could the sounds be made by an animal?
Winn knew there were wild-cats and an occasional panther in the forests bordering the creek.

If it was caused by wild-cats there must be at least a dozen of them, and he had never heard of as many as that together.

Besides, wild-cats wouldn't make such sounds.

They might spit and snarl; but certainly no one had ever heard them squeak and groan.

All at once there came a great swishing overhead and then all was still, save for the howling of the wind and the roar of a deluge of rain which Winn now heard for the first time.
The boy felt his way into the forward room and opened the door to look out, but was greeted by such a fierce rush of wind and rain that he was thankful for the strength that enabled him to close it again.


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