from its open jaws, and its eyes glared furiously.

Seeing that Dick did not advance, the bull charged him

with a terrific roar; but the youth had firm nerves,

and although the rush of such a savage creature at full

speed was calculated to try the courage of any man,

especially one who had never seen a buffalo bull before,

Dick did not lose presence of mind. He remembered

the many stories he had listened to of this very thing

that was now happening; so, crushing down his excitement

as well as he could, he cocked his rifle and