The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under
the breast. The fox gave a yelp of intense pain and dropped back.
The other fox came rushing at the doctor's son. The strap of Shep's
gun had become entangled with that of his camera and consequently
it was next to impossible for him to bring the weapon into proper
play. He fired, but the charge went too high, and the beast continued
to come on, until it crouched at his feet, snapping viciously and
getting ready to leap at his throat.
It was now that Giant showed his mettle. He, too, had had a little
trouble in getting at his gun, but now the weapon was pointed at
the fox at Shep's feet. Giant ran closer and pulled the trigger.
Bang! went the gun, and the fox received the full charge directly
in the left ear. It keeled over, and Giant sent the second charge
of his double-barreled weapon into the second fox, and that, too,
went down and lay quivering in its death agonies.
It took the young hunters some time to recover from the excitement
of the occurrence. The attack of the foxes had come so quickly that
it had startled them greatly.
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