132 ADVENTURES OF DR. ALLEN. 



a large white-tail buck on the run, and knocked off one of 

 his horns. He went down, but he got up again and flew over 

 the ground. Rifles were banging all around. Five deer 

 rushed out together. I killed the leader and some one killed 

 a doe. Our camp was in a whirl. The deer were bewil- 

 dered, running in every direction. I followed the buck that 

 I had first hit, and found him lying on a small island. He 

 started to run, but I caught him in the neck with a ball. 



Our teams having rested, we started again, and it was 

 not long before we pulled into Bozeman the most ragged, 

 filthy and destitute lot of travelers that ever crossed the 

 range. None of us had enough clothing to cover his body. 

 I had a little money, but scarcely enough to buy a pair of 

 overalls. With this I crept up a back alley to the clothing 

 store of Ellis & Davis,, and they let me have a pair. I found 

 employment and at the end of two weeks bought a suit of 

 clothes, after which I could walk the streets without a sense 

 of shame. The other boys did likewise, and we felt quite 

 proud of ourselves. Here we parted, with kindly feelings 

 toward one another and went our separate ways. 



