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hurrah!" Hatteras was saved. He owed his life to the man he hated the most. What a storm of conflicting passions this must have roused in his soul! HURRAH HATTERAS WAS SAVED HE OWED HIS LIFE TO THE MAN HE HATED THE MOST WHAT A STORM OF CONFLICTING PASSIONS THIS MUST HAVE ROUSED IN HIS SOUL
r it was impossible to ward off the blows of horns and hoofs of two such powerful antagonists, and in a few minutes more he must have been torn to pieces. But suddenly two shots resounded, and Hatteras felt the balls graze his head. [Ilustration: Dealt him such a tremendous blow on the head with his hatchet, that the skull was completely split open.--P.177] "Courage!" shouted Altamont, flinging away his discharged weapon, and throwing himself right in front of the raging animals. One of them, shot to the heart, fell dead as he reached the spot, while the other dashed madly on Hatteras, and was about to gore the unfortunate captain with his horns, when Altamont plunged his snow knife far into the beast's wide open jaws with one hand, with the other dealt him such a tremendous blow on the head with his hatchet, that the skull was completely split open. It was done so quickly that it seemed like a flash of lightning, and all was over. The second ox lay dead, and Clawbonny shouted "Hurrah! AVE BEGGED HIS INTERVENTION HOWEVER HE HAD HARDLY TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE ALTAMONT WAS AT HIS SIDE HE COULD NOT HAVE HELD OUT MUCH LONGER FOR IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO WARD OFF THE BLOWS OF HORNS AND HOOFS OF TWO SUCH POWERFUL ANTAGONISTS AND IN A FEW MINUTES MORE HE MUST HAVE BEEN TORN TO PIECES BUT SUDDENLY TWO SHOTS RESOUNDED AND HATTERAS FELT THE BALLS GRAZE HIS HEAD COURAGE SHOUTED ALTAMONT FLINGING AWAY HIS DISCHARGED WEAPON AND THROWING HIMSELF RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE RAGING ANIMALS ONE OF THEM SHOT TO THE HEART FELL DEAD AS HE REACHED THE SPOT WHILE THE OTHER DASHED MADLY ON HATTERAS AND WAS ABOUT TO GORE THE UNFORTUNATE CAPTAIN WITH HIS HORNS WHEN ALTAMONT PLUNGED HIS SNOW KNIFE FAR INTO THE BEAST'S WIDE OPEN JAWS WITH ONE HAND AND WITH THE OTHER DEALT HIM SUCH A TREMENDOUS BLOW ON THE HEAD WITH HIS HATCHET THAT THE SKULL WAS COMPLETELY SPLIT OPEN IT WAS DONE SO QUICKLY THAT IT SEEMED LIKE A FLASH OF LIGHTNING AND ALL WAS OVER THE SECOND OX LAY DEAD AND CLAWBONNY SHOUTED HURRAH
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