Jack, the Giant St. Bernard 75 



skulking tricks were most annoying, in ad- 

 dition to the long delays they sometimes 

 occasioned. It was a very great satisfaction 

 to my Indian drivers when Jack at length 

 grasped the situation and proved himself 

 equal to any two of the men in hunting 

 down and promptly bringing in the miser- 

 able offenders. 



Quite fairly Jack was a privileged char- 

 acter among the dogs, for he and Cuffy 

 always slept close to me in the camp, on the 

 outside of my robes. When the men began 

 harnessing up their trains, it was soon seen 

 which dogs were missing. An honest effort 

 was generally made by the men to capture 

 them, before they would appeal to me for 

 Jack to come to their help. When, however, 

 it was seen that some were still undiscov- 

 ered, Jack was speedily set to work. All I 

 had to do was to show him one of the empty 

 collars, and to tell him to go and find the 

 dog that had the head that ought to be in it 

 One good smell at it was all that he re- 

 quired, and then he was off with a rush. 

 Round and round the camp he would go, 

 until he struck the trail of the dog for which 

 he was searching. When this was found a 

 joyous bark gave us the news that he was on 



