Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 632
afraid to goon. Harry chuckled and said, Tarantula! The great spider, black and hairy, had all ofits legs spread out and dug into the soil. Itsbody was slightly raised, its mouth open, andits eyes gleamed wickedly. So spread it mea-sured, legs and all, a good eight inches, but itsbody proper was… … y* / / THE TAKANTULA AND THE TARANTULA-HAWK. (SEE NEXT PAGE.) dained to retreat. The arrival of the other twoserved to anger it more deeply, and slight whitefroth appeared at its mouth. Harry said itwas spitting cotton and in an extremity ofrage. He cut a long, slender branch from atree close at…
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