noon
At which adjuration , Cæsar , doubtless knowing who were called upon , pricked up his ears and started on a full run , probably not wishing to find himself in such company just at that time . An establishment similar to the one that had sheltered him the night previous , proffered its entertainment at the close of our adventurer 's second day . The third day in the wilderness was signalized by an incident , which excited such triumphant emotions as to cause it to be long remembered . About an hour subsequent to his noon halt , as he and Cæsar were proceeding along at a moderate pace , he heard a rustling , crackling noise on the right side of the path and suddenly a deer , frightened and panting , flew across the road , turned for a moment an almost human , despairing look toward him , plunged into the tangled under-growth on the left and was gone from sight . John drew his reins instantly , bringing his horse to a dead stand , loosened his rifle from his shoulder and after examining it closely , remained quiet . His patience was not taxed by long waiting . Within the space of two minutes , there was another sharp crunching and crackling of dry boughs , when a wolf , large , gray , and fierce , sprang into the path from the same opening , following on the trail of the deer .