CHAPTER XXII
THE MOUNTAIN LION
“It’s a wildcat!”
“No, it’s a mountain lion, and it’s going to attack Randy!”
“Shoot the beast!”
“Look out or you’ll shoot Randy!”
“There they go—through the bushes!”
“What shall we do?”
Such were the startled exclamations from the other three boys. The yell from Andy had brought Fred and Jack hurrying forward, and they were just in time to see the wild animal land on the flank of the horse. Then the steed, evidently terror stricken, dashed into the brushwood alongside the trail, carrying Randy with him.
“Was it really a mountain lion?”