196 THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



splendid shot, but a long one ; and with 

 his heart in his mouth for fear of miss- 

 ing, he took a broadside aim at a big 

 buck, over the stone behind which he 

 was hidden. "Bang!" went Kooma- 

 nah's pistol-gun, and away went the deer 

 like arrows. But they had not gone a 

 score of yards before the big buck com- 

 menced to stumble, and in a little while 

 rolled over on its side and commenced 

 kicking in the air. Koomanah's shot 

 had been much better than he thought 

 when he saw them all start away 

 together. Of course Koomanah had a 

 right to be proud now over this big rein- 

 deer, that would have taken a half a 

 dozen boys of his size to pack into camp, 

 and he was highly praised for his sports- 

 manship. 



During the whole trip Koomanah 



