INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



Jake acted as guide and horse wrangler. 

 These men could take a turn at helping each 

 other, but each had his special work cut out 

 for him. In packing and pitching tents they 

 were mutually helpful. Whenever things 

 went wrong and descriptive language was 

 required to soothe irritated feelings, their 

 common desire to aid each other developed 

 into a generous rivalry. Aleck was busy 

 getting breakfast ready, but the other man 

 was not in sight. 



"Where is Jake?" I asked. 

 "Gone after the horses," Aleck answered 

 "Do you suppose they are gone far?" 

 "Oh, maybe a mile, maybe fifteen," was 

 the enlightening response. 



When camping out in the Western country 

 horses are an uncertain quantity. They are 

 apt to wander over a considerable space in 

 search of good pasturage, which is not easy 

 to find on account of the extreme dryness of 

 the soil and the difficulty of any vegetation 



