CHAPTER XX. 

SOMETHING ABOUT WHITE OX. 

"What shall we do, Joe; wait until your brother and old Benson come up?" asked Darry, as they surveyed the approaching animals. 

"I suppose we ought to wait," answered Joe. "But if they take alarm, they'll be off in double-quick order, I am afraid." 

Each of the boys brought around his rifle, which had been picked up on leaving the desperadoes' rendezvous, and saw that it was ready for use. 

"If we could only signal to the others!" suggested Darry impatiently. 

"One of us might go back," began Joe, when he gave a sudden start. "They see us! See, they are turning away!" he cried. 

Hardly had he spoken when Darry fired, aiming at the largest of the buffaloes. Joe followed, with a second shot, aimed at the same beast. Both bullets reached their mark, and the animal was hit in the breast and in the right foreleg. 

"We hit him!" ejaculated Darry. "Let us fire at him again!" And he started to reload with all speed. 

When struck the buffalo uttered a bellow of pain and went down on his knees. But he quickly arose, and now came straight for the boys, his head down, as if to gore them to death. 

Crack! It was Darry's rifle which spoke up, and the buffalo staggered, hit on the head, a glancing blow, however, which did little damage. 

By this time Joe had reloaded, but he did not fire at once, hoping to get a closer shot at the beast. In the meantime the others of the herd had disappeared completely. 

1. What Darry fired at?
2. Was it a big one?
3. Who did the same?
4. What he targeted?
5. Did they make it?
6. Where did they hit the buffalo?
7. Anywhere else?
8. Did they kill it instantly?
9. What it did?
10. then?
11. They were the only two there?
12. Who they expected to show up?
13. Anyone else?
14. Were they in front of the buffaloes at that time?
15. What the buffaloes were doing?
16. Who asked whether they should wait until others show up?
17. What was Joe's response?
18. Once the buffalo charged who fired?
19. What the other person did?
20. What he did next?
21. What the rest of the buffaloes did?

Numbered answers:
1. buffaloe
2. yes
3. Joe
4. the same buffalo
5. yes
6. in the breast
7. and in the right foreleg
8. no
9. But he quickly arose
10. charged them
11. yes
12. Joe's brother
13. old Benson
14. yes
15. approaching them
16. Darry
17. they ought to wait
18. Darry
19. reloaded
20. hoping to get a closer shot
21. disappeared completely