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DESPITE HIS great size, Koku was as light on his feet as a cat, and he made no sound as he followed in Tom's footsteps. As silently as panthers they approached the fence.
Tom had slipped a revolver into his pocket as he left the office, as a matter of precaution, though he hardly thought he would have occasion to use it, and would only do so in the last extremity. Ordinarily his sinewy arms and powerful fists were a sufficient reliance. But there was no telling whether he would have to face an individual or a gang, and it was well to be prepared for any emergency.