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Show lj----------,---,i,--------aaaaaaaBaaBBi MOUNTAIN LION AND ELK. i 1 i Duel to the Death, the Huge Cat Proving Prov-ing the Victor. Tho Hon quickly moved to tho side ! of tho fleeing quarry, and tnklnR-lilra FK- jj.:- on tho shoulder nud -breast with Ills Hh"'' ' ,forepavs, embedded his terrible teeth HHL, 'In the throat of tho elk, Tho elk gave MKf" n- tstlned cry of pain nnd ragp as ho MKL'ai - nttempleu to trample tho enemy nfip;i- down, They were now coming uncom ffltf' ' ifortably close. Tho elk had swayed ,Y9L ' In his courso and Htnmjorcrt from tli iljj jmtli. With ono mighty cfort he tried IMpJ to dlslodgu the Hon by swinging his fMJR , hend up and down nnd striking with Mm: his foro feet, but his fato was sealed. EBB As well might n rabbit expect to es- EHk t'npo the eagle when once In Its talons flRL . ns this monster elk to defeat his tcr- IHIkV rlblo foe. (HP " The great beast staggered Interall? PHf, nrd foil, his shoulders bearing down bHl.'; " the lion's haunches and bind log" WmLJ".' causing It to relax Its death grip to WEgfo pull Itself from under the elk. whlr'i eBP mado a rallying effort and regained Its H& fcot- 0nc0 n,oro lhe "on s,1CP,l0,, ' H& In fnstcnlng Its teeth In the flesh of W'' tho cll. "'Is time on tho top of the i'v "ccl nni1 "' l'lk mni,e a ,ast f00l)!f, 4ME "- lurch forwnrd nnd fell within ten feet K'''. Tho elk reemed to fall forward i:WM''- ' more from r'ln than from weight of SB- i tho foe; whereupon the lion doubled FBW' 1,8cIf "P- ros,ll'K hoth fore nnd hind &K' , feet on the elk's neck on either side EJHJV, of tho lion's mouth, then the hind feet Rfr' ' 'were pressed against the neck, em- ftSEfr i .bedding the eliiws deep Into the elkV BflMip'r ' llcsh, nnd, with a mighty effort the pHlg," ' pr-t cat no: only broke ti:e neck, but F'ffT !'tt 'ally tut H half In two. Tin- -; Btl' wile rlnc" (.r the neck was .p"imI fSH"4 .- by the ilt" - t'"t'' ami pulled Id ' l'M'V4" tfrfr-" 'be I' '1 '; to c!! f- ii t'Ibi! over on Its side $&)" nn.' tfco lion began to lap the blood LWt n It spilled from tho great gap at "MH ", tho lop or lie throat. |