"The great dog shook his victim like a terrier shakes a rat" . . .
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"He was thrown off his balance and shouldered clean over the brink"
"Then he spread his wings wide and let go"
"He flung his arms about Jim's shaggy neck and buried his face in the
wet fur"
"'You keep right back, boys,' commanded the Deputy in a voice of steel"
"The door was flung open, and Black Dan with his hands held up, stalked
forth into the moonlight"
"He drew a long knife ... and slipped behind the canoe"
"In the meantime, Jim, travelling at a speed that the fugitive could
not hope to rival, had come to the right spot"
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