CHAPTER 7
o steal upon t o let ttering in mortal fear to tree-tops.
As ter abundance, moving sloo meet ter in tray part-gro rongly for larger and more formidable quarry, and one day on t ty moose reams and timber, and c bull. emper, and, standing over six feet from tagonist as even Buck could desire. Back and fortossed palmated antlers, branco fourteen points and embracing seven feet ips. ter lig sight of Buck.
From t forruded a feated for instinct o cut t from t of t out of reac antlers and of terrible splay amped o turn o paroxysms of rage. At sucs reated craftily, luring ed inability to escape. But o rejoin the herd.
tience of tireless, persistent as life itself--t ionless for endless s s coils, ts ambuscade; tience belongs peculiarly to life s living food; and it belonged to Buck as o tarding its marcating tinued. Buck multiplied tacking from all sides, enveloping tting out im as fast as it could rejoin its mates, tience of creatures preyed upon, of creatures preying.
As to its bed in t (ts eps more and more reluctantly to t leader. ter seemed tireless creature t t ened. ter interest tent to pay toll.
As tces--tered--as t a rapid pace t. follo let more ton rong life, full of figruggle, and at t teeture w reac knuckled knees.
From t and day, Buck never left a moments rest, never permitted it to brorees or ts of young bircunity to slake in trickling streams ten, in desperation, into long stretc. At sucime Buck did not attempt