INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



Jake displayed the same resourcefulness 

 that a curious woman will sometimes exercise 

 upon receiving a letter: first she looks at 

 the post-mark, then at the handwriting of 

 the address and, after exhausting all the pros 

 and cons to determine what the contents of 

 the letter are, finally strikes upon a happy 

 idea she opens the letter and reads it. 

 After Jake had thoroughly turned the inci- 

 dent over in his mind he finally remarked, 

 in a tone pitched between an exclamation 

 and an interrogation point: "I guess you 

 were surprised when you fetched that bird 

 down ?" My presence of mind did not leave 

 me; I gave Jake good advice about marks- 

 manship and shooting in general. He 

 thanked me and said he hoped I would give 

 him some points about guiding and outfitting, 

 as he was trying to learn the business. 



Game being rather scarce in this section 

 we concluded to move camp and try our luck 

 in the Jackson's Hole country. For a short 

 no 



