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In that instant, he knew what 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. IN THAT INSTANT HE KNEW WHAT 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
the safety of his rifle, and an instant later he knew that he had made a mistake which could easily cost him his life; a mistake from which neither his comprehensive logic nor his hypnotically acquired knowledge of the beast's habits had saved him. As he stepped to the ground, facing toward the front of the jeep, he heard a low, whining cry behind him, and a rush of padded feet. He whirled, snapping on the headlamp with his left hand and thrusting out his rifle pistol-wise in his right. For a split second, he saw the charging animal, its long, lizardlike head split in a toothy grin, its talon-tipped fore-paws extended. He fired, and the bullet went wild. The next instant, the rifle was knocked from his hand. Instinctively, he flung up his left arm to shield his eyes. Claws raked his left arm and shoulder, something struck him heavily along the left side, and his cap-light went out as he dropped and rolled under the jeep, drawing in his legs and fumbling under his coat for the revolver. O THE GROUND THUMBING OFF THE SAFETY OF HIS RIFLE AND AN INSTANT LATER HE KNEW THAT HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE WHICH COULD EASILY COST HIM HIS LIFE A MISTAKE FROM WHICH NEITHER HIS COMPREHENSIVE LOGIC NOR HIS HYPNOTICALLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEAST'S HABITS HAD SAVED HIM AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND FACING TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE JEEP HE HEARD A LOW WHINING CRY BEHIND HIM AND A RUSH OF PADDED FEET HE WHIRLED SNAPPING ON THE HEADLAMP WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THRUSTING OUT HIS RIFLE PISTOL WISE IN HIS RIGHT FOR A SPLIT SECOND HE SAW THE CHARGING ANIMAL ITS LONG LIZARD LIKE HEAD SPLIT IN SOOTHY GRIN ITS TALON TIPPED FORE PAWS EXTENDED HE FIRED AND THE BULLET WENT WILD THE NEXT INSTANT THE RIFLE WAS KNOCKED FROM HIS HAND INSTINCTIVELY HE FLUNG UP HIS LEFT ARM TO SHIELD HIS EYES CLAWS RAKED HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER SOMETHING STRUCK HIM HEAVILY ALONG THE LEFT SIDE AND HIS CAP LIGHT WENT OUT AS HE DROPPED AND ROLLED UNDER THE JEEP DRAWING IN HIS LEGS AND FUMBLING UNDER HIS COAT FOR THE REVOLVER
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