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     Now�察�a collie ��in brain�察�though never in heart�� is much more wolf than 

dog。 A bullterrier�察�or an Airedale�察�would have charged on at his foe�察�and 

would have let himself be hacked to pieces before loosing his hold on the 

man。 

     Buteven as a wolf checks his pursuit of a galloping sheep when the 

latter dashes into the guarded foldBruce came to an abrupt halt�察�at sight 

of these reenforcements。 He stood irresolute�察�still mad with vengeful anger�察�

but not foolish enough to assail a whole brigade of armed men。 

     It is quite impossible ��though Mahan and Vivier used to swear it must 

be   true��   that   Bruce   had   the   reasoning   powers   to   figure   out   the   whole 

situation which confronted him。 He could not have known that a German 

brigade     had    been    sent   to  take   advantage      of   the  ;Here´We´Comes; 

temporarily isolated positionthat three sentries had been killed in silence 

and that their deaths had left a wide gap through which the brigade hoped 

to creep unobserved until they should be within striking distance of their 

unsuspectingly slumbering victims。 

     Bruce   could   not   have   known   this。   He   could   not   have   grasped   the 

slightest fraction of the idea�察�being only a real´life dog and not a fairytale 

animal。   But   what   he   could   and   did   realize   was   that   a   mass   of   detested 



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Germans   was   moving   toward   him�察  �and   that   he   could   not   hope   to   attack 

them�察  �single´handed�察  �also�察  �that   he   was   not   minded   to   slink   peacefully 

away and leave his friend unavenged。 

     Thwarted rage dragged from his furry throat a deep growl�察�a growl that 

resounded      eerily   through    that  silent  place   of   stealthy   moves。    And    he 

stepped   majestically  forth   from  the   surrounding   long   grass�察  �into   the   full 

glare of moonlight。 

     The deceptive glow made him loom gigantic and black�察�and tinged his 

snowy chest with the phosphorous gleam of a snowfield。 His eyes shone 

like a wild beast's。 

       * * * * * * * * * * * * 

     Corporal   Rudolph   Freund�察  �of   the   Konigin   Luise   Regiment�察  �had   just 

finished his three´word report to his superior。 He had merely saluted and 

announced 

     ;He is dead� ─�

     Corporal     Freund    did   not  thrill�察 �as  usual�察  �to  the  colonel's   grunt   of 

approval。 The Corporal was worried。 He was a Black Forest peasant�察�and�察�

while   iron    military   life   had   dulled  his   native   superstitions�察  �it   had  not 

dispelled them。 

     The night was mystic�察�in its odd blend of moon and shadows。 However 

hardened one may be�察�it is a nerve´strain to creep through long grass�察�like 

a red Indian�察�to the murder of a hostile sentinel。 And every German in the 

;Pocket; had been under frightful mental and physical stress�察�for the past 

week。 

     Corporal Rudolph Freund was a brave man and a brute。 But that week 

had sapped his nerve。 And the work of this night had been the climax。 The 

desolate ground�察�over which he had crawled to the killing�察�had suddenly 

seemed   peopled   with   evil   gnomes   and   goblins�察  �whose   existence   no   true 

Black Forest peasant can doubt。 And�察�on the run back�察�he had been certain 

he   heard    some    unseen   monster     tearing   through    the   underbrush     in  hot 

pursuit of him。 So certain had he been�察�that he had redoubled his speed。 

     There were no wolves or other large wild animals in that region。 When 

he had   wriggled toward   the slow´pacing American sentinel�察 �he had  seen 

and heard no creature of any sort。 Yet he was sure that on the way back he 



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had been pursued byby Something� �And into his scared memory�察�as he 

ran�察�had flashed the ofttold Black Forest tale of the Werewolfthe devil 

beast that is entered by the soul of a murdered man and which tracks the 

murderer to his death。 

     Glad was the unnerved Corporal Freund when his run ceased and he 

stood   close   to   his   grossly   solid   and   rank´scented   fellowmen   once   more。 

Almost he was inclined to laugh at his fears of the fabled Werewolfand 

especially at the idea that he had been pursued。 He drew a long breath of 

relief。 He drew the breath in。 But he did not at once expel it。 For on his 

ears came the sound of a hideous menacing growl。 

     Corporal Freund spun about�察�in the direction of the mysterious threat。 

And   there�察  �not   thirty  feet   from  him�察 �in   the   ghostly   moonlight�察  �stood   the 

Werewolf� �

     This   time   there   could   be   no   question   of   overstrained   nerves   and   of 

imagination。 The Thing was THERE� �

     Horribly visible in every detail�察�the Werewolf was glaring at him。 He 

could see the red glow of the gigantic devil´beast's eyes�察�the white flash of 

its teeth�察�the ghostly shimmering of its snowy chest。 The soul of the man 

he   had   slain   had   taken   this   traditional   form   and   was   hunting   down   the 

slayer� �A thousand stories of Freund's childhood verified the frightful truth。 

And   overwrought   human          nature's   endurance   went      to   pieces   under   the 

shock。 

     A maniac howl of terror split the midnight stillness。 Shriek after shriek 

rent the air。 Freund tumbled convulsively to the ground at his colonel's feet�察�

gripping   the   officer's   booted   knees   and   screeching   for   protection。   The 

colonel�察  �raging   that   the   surprise   attack   should   be   imperiled   by   such   a 

racket�察  �beat   the   frantic   man   over   the   mouth   with   his   heavy  fist�察  �kicking 

ferociously at his upturned writhing face�察�and snarling to him to be silent。 

     The shower of blows brought Freund back to sanity�察�to the extent of 

changing   his   craven   terror   into   Fear's   secondary   phasethe   impulse   to 

strike back at the thing that had caused the fright。 Rolling over and over on 

the ground�察�under the impact of his superior's fist blows and kicks�察�Freund 

somehow regained his feet。 

     Reeling up to   the nearest   soldier�察  �the   panic´crazed   corporal   snatched 



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the private's rifle and fired three times�察�blindly�察�at Bruce。 Then�察�foaming at 

the mouth�察�Freund fell heavily to earth again�察�chattering and twitching in a 

fit。 

     Bruce�察�at the second shot�察�leaped high in the air�察�and collapsed�察�in an 

inert furry heap�察�among the bushes。 There he lay��his career as a courier´ 

dog forever ended。 

     Corporal Rudolph Freund was perhaps the best sniper in his regiment。 

Wildly though he had fired�察�marksman´instinct had guided his bullets。 And 

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