"Hoof and Claw" by Sir Charles G. D. Roberts. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Sir Charles G. D. Roberts. Hoof and Claw
Hoof and Claw
Table of Contents
The Bear that thought he was a Dog
The Trail of the Vanishing Herds
A Master of Supply
The White Wolf
Up a Tree
The Eyes in the Bush
The Runners of the High Peaks
The Pool
The Shadows and John Hatch
The Fisher in the Chutes
The Assault of Wings
The Cabin Door
A Basket of Fish
Brannigan's Mary
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Sir Charles G. D. Roberts
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The cook was a poor shot at any time, and at this moment he was at a special disadvantage. The bullet went close over the top of Woof's head and sang waspishly across the clearing. Woof turned and looked over his shoulder to see what the man had fired at. If anything was hit, he wanted to go and get it and fetch it for the man, as Jabe and Jinny had taught him to do. But he could see no result of the shot. He whined deprecatingly and ventured all the way into the cabin.
The cook felt desperately for another cartridge. There was none to be found. He remembered that they were all in the chest by the door. He crouched back in the bunk, making himself as small as possible, and hoping that a certain hunk of bacon on the bench by the stove might divert the terrible stranger's attention and give him a chance to make a bolt for the door.
