INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



his lordship over the cows he had assembled 

 around him, which by this time had consider- 

 ably increased in numbers. The distance 

 seemed too great to hazard a shot, and I 

 thought I would circle around on the higher 

 elevations to secure a closer range and better 

 position. Although unfrightened, the elk 

 began to move off with a gentle ambling gait 

 which seems slow, but if one tries to keep up 

 with it in a rough mountainous country he 

 will find his energy pretty well taxed. I soon 

 lost sight of the game and stopped partly 

 because I was almost exhausted and also to 

 locate the herd, if it were possible to hear it. 

 At first I thought I heard the hoof beats 

 on the ground, but presently recognized that 

 it was the action of my heart, which was beat- 

 ing so forcibly that I could distinctly hear 

 it. The high elevation and the vigorous 

 exercise often produce that effect upon one 

 who is not used to the climate. Other sports- 

 men have had a similar experience. After 

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