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The eight inch slashing claw of the nighthound's right intermediary limb had raked him; only the instinctive motion of throwing up his arm, and the fact that he wore the revolver in a shoulder holster, had saved his life. THE EIGHT INCH SLASHING CLAW OF THE NIGHTHOUND'S RIGHT INTERMEDIARY LIMB HAD RAKED HIM ONLY THE INSTINCTIVE MOTION OF THROWING HIS ARM UP AND THE FACT THAT HE WORE THE REVOLVER AND SHOULDER HOLSTER HAD SAVED HIS LIFE
ntirely too much of a success. The nighthound had winded him as he had driven up the old railroad-grade, and had followed. Its best running speed had been just good enough to keep it a hundred or so feet behind the jeep, and the motor-noise had covered the padding of its feet. In the few moments between stopping the little car and getting out, the nighthound had been able to close the distance and spring upon him. [Illustration] * * * * * It was characteristic of First-Level mentality that Verkan Vall wasted no moments on self-reproach or panic. While he was still rolling under his jeep, his mind had been busy with plans to retrieve the situation. Something touched the heel of one boot, and he froze his leg into immobility, at the same time trying to get the big Smith & Wesson free. The shoulder-holster, he found, was badly torn, though made of the heaviest skirting-leather, and the spring which retained the weapon in place had been wrenched and bent until he needed both hands to draw. HAD GONE WRONG HIS PLAN HAD BEEN ENTIRELY TOO MUCH OF A SUCCESS THE NIGHTHOUND HAD WINDED HIM AS HE HAD DRIVEN UP THE OLD RAILROAD GRADE AND HAD FOLLOWED ITS BEST RUNNING SPEED HAD BEEN JUST GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP IT A HUNDRED OR SO FEET BEHIND THE JEEP AND THE MOTOR NO NOISE HAD COVERED THE PADDING OF ITS FEET IN THE FEW MOMENTS BETWEEN STOPPING THE LITTLE CAR AND GETTING OUT THE NIGHTHOUND HAD BEEN ABLE TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE AND SPRING UPON HIM IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF FIRST LEVEL MENTALITY THAT VERKAN VALL WASTED NO MOMENTS ON SELF REPROACH OR PANIC WHILE HE WAS STILL ROLLING UNDER HIS JEEP HIS MIND HAD BEEN BUSY WITH PLANS TO RETRIEVE THE SITUATION SOMETHING TOUCHED THE HEEL OF ONE BOOT AND HE FROZE HIS LEG INTO IMMOBILITY AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO GET THE BIG SMITH AND WESSON FREE THE SHOULDER HOLSTER HE HAD FOUND WAS BADLY TORN THOUGH MADE OF THE HEAVIEST SKIRTING LEATHER AND THE SPRING WHICH RETAINED THE WEAPON IN PLACE HAD BEEN WRENCHED AND BENT UNTIL HE NEEDED BOTH HANDS TO DRAW
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