CHAPTER XX.

THE CAYOTES' STRYCHNINE FEAST--CAPTURING A TIMBER WOLF--A FEW CORDS OF VICTIMS--WHAT THE LAW CONSIDERS "INDIAN TAN"--"FINISHING" THE NEW YORK MARKET--A NEW YORK FARMER'S OPINION OF OUR GRAY WOLF--WESTWARD AGAIN--EPISODES IN OUR JOURNEY--THE WILD HUNTRESS OF THE PLAINS--WAS OUR GUIDE A MURDERER?--THE READER JOINS US IN A BUFFALO CHASE--THE DYING AGONIES, 292-305