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approacli, and it was so very important to kill one, 



it was decided that the Hunter should go after them 

 alone, whilst Cheadle and Misquapamayoo lay con- 

 cealed in the wood. They crawled to the edge of 

 the cover, and watched anxiously the movements of 

 the Hunter and the buffalo. The latter continued 

 to graze undisturbed, and presently a puff of smoke, 

 and the crack of the Indian's gun, announced the 

 death of one, for but four went away. 



As these galloped off, the spectators were 

 astonished to see another puff of smoke, and hear 

 the sound of a shot, evidently fired by some one 

 lying in wait as they passed, and presently a figure 

 appeared in full pursuit. Cheadle and the boy 

 now came out of their hiding-place, and drove the 

 sleighs to another copse near to the carcass, where 

 a camp was quickly made. 



By dark the meat was all secured, and shortly 

 after our party was increased by the arrival of a 

 very wild-looking Indian clad in skins, and wearing 

 an enormous pair of snow-shoes. He proved to be 

 a Sauteur, by name Gaytchi Mohkamarn, or '' The 

 Big Knife," and informed us that he likewise had 

 only reached the plains that day from the Montague 

 du Bois, and was stalking up to the five buffalo, the 

 only ones to be seen, when, before he could get 

 within shot, he observed Keenamontiayoo creeping 

 close to them. He had wounded two as they passed 

 him, but darkness came on before he could come up 

 with them, and he returned. 



He had tasted no food for two days, and had left 



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